Top Law News Apex court orders transport money to deaf and dumb December 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has directed the central and state governments to grant transport allowance to deaf and dumb employees as is given to blind and orthopaedically handicapped people, and said any distinction between the two was discriminatory. “We are inclined to allow and direct to grant transport allowance to deaf and dumb people at par […] Read more » Justice A.K. Sikri Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news transport money to deaf and dumb
Top Law News Public awareness key to Lokayukta success, say judges November 6, 2013 / November 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The institution of Lokayukta can function effectively only if there is an awareness in public of its role, judges said. “There has to be a proper and broader understanding of the office of Lokayukta” and its “evolving jurisdiction has to be settled by the High Courts and the Supreme Court”, said Justice Manmohan Sarin at […] Read more » Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice Manmohan Sarin Justice Nandrajog national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Transgenders have right to live with equality & dignity:SC October 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Responding to forceful plea for ending the discrimination being meted out to transgender people and recognizing their constitutional rights, the Supreme Court Tuesday asked the government to spell out whether it would recognize them as third sex or give them the choice of being identified as male or female. A bench of Justice K.S.Radhakrishnan and […] Read more » Justice A.K. Sikri Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan right to live with equality & dignity Transgenders have right to live with equality & dignity Transgenders should live with equality & dignity
Top Law News Accept school certificate as age proof: SC September 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Noting the large number of cases where the question of whether or not an accused is a juvenile reach right up to the Supreme Court, the apex court has said that an authentic school leaving certificate (SLC) should confirm the age, and there is no need for a medical determination of this if that document […] Read more » Accept school certificate as age proof Justice A.K. Sikri Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Madhya Pradesh High Court national news news Ranjeet Goswami SLC should confirm the age todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC notice on PIL for HPV vaccines research details September 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government on a PIL seeking access to the research and other information on the PATH project on human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, used for preventing cervical cancer in India. A bench of Justice K.S.Radhakrishnan and Justice A.K.Sikri issued notice. The HPV vaccine’s clinical trial was conducted […] Read more » HPV human papilloma virus ICMR Indian Council for Medical Research Justice A.K. Sikri Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan national news National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization news NTAGI todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Court dismisses petitions against GPS systems for Delhi autos September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a bunch of petitions challenging the Delhi government’s decision making it compulsory for auto-rickshaws in the city to install global positioning system (GPS) devices. The court maintained that government is authorised for such powers under the Motor Vehicles Act, and legal provisions accorded the power to the State Transport […] Read more » auto drivers for installing GPS systems auto-rickshaw drivers challenging the government Control Centre Room for installing GPS/GPRS on the vehicle Court dismisses petitions against GPS systems for Delhi autos global positioning system devices government was over-charging for the GPS or GPRS device government's decision is a violation GPS systems for Delhi autos infamy of the auto-rickshaw drivers Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Motor Vehicles Act State Transport Authority violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India
Top Law News Equal varsity reservation for disabled as SC/ST: Court September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has held that a university here has to provide equal reservation to disabled candidates in admission as available to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe candidates to avoid “discrimination”. The court said it was “discriminatory” on the part of Delhi Technical University (DTU) to provide only five percent relaxation in admission to […] Read more » AIEEE examination became eligible Anamol Bhandari Bhandari eligible based Bhandari for admission in B.Tech course Delhi Technical University disabilities belonging to SC/ST categories DTU's admission criteria for general category candidates eligible for admission Equal varsity reservation Equal varsity reservation for disabled as SC/ST: Court Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw SC/ST candidates for B.Tech programmme at DTU technical education department of the Delhi government
Top Law News Court fees hike: Delhi questions counsel’s appearance September 11, 2012 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment How can a central government’s senior law officer appear for a lawyers’s body to oppose a legislation, the city government Monday asked in the Delhi High Court which was hearing a plea against the recent hike in court fees. The government opposed the appearance of Additional Solicitor General (ASG) A.S. Chandhiok for Delhi High Court […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General A S Chandhiok counsel for state government Najmi Waziri Court Fee (Delhi Amendment) Act Court fees hike: Delhi questions counsel’s appearance Delhi government assuring to resolve Delhi High Court Bar Association Delhi High Court which was hearing a plea Delhi questions counsel’s appearance Justice A.K. Sikri lawyers’s body to oppose a legislation
Top Law News Courts handle complex matters in society: Khurshid September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has praised the judiciary’s role in the “present contentious society” saying “the courts have not shirked their responsibility”. “In today’s contentious society, where there is a dichotomy, where there is a questioning of fundamental values and a reassertion of traditional values, the courts have not shirked their responsibility and do […] Read more » chief justice of the Delhi High Court Courts handle complex matters in society: Khurshid Distinguished Law Teacher Justice A.K. Sikri law teachers and law schools of the SAARC region Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training present contentious society SAARC law scholar Award Society of Indian Law Firms Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Vice Chancellor Professor Upendra Baxi
Top Law News HC declines to hear plea for unblocking websites September 6, 2012 / September 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on HC declines to hear plea for unblocking websites The Delhi High Court today turned down a plea for quashing the Centre’s notifications, blocking web pages, including those of Facebook, Google and Twitter, for hosting “inflammatory” contents, triggering panic among north east states’ natives, living across the country. “We are not inclined to entertain this as PIL,” the bench of Acting Chief Justice A […] Read more » HC declines to hear plea for unblocking websites inflammatory Information and Technology Act Internet service providers Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw online payment sites and cyber cafes plea for quashing the Centre's notifications provoke Muslims to target people search engines telecome service providers Uniform Resource Locators
Top Law News Illegal hookah bars to be raided, police tell Court August 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Police on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that they have asked all Deputy Commissioners of Police to have illegal hookah bars running in city restaurants raided and ensure their closure to comply with the anti-smoking Act. Delhi Standing Counsel Najmi Waziri made this submission before a Division Bench of the Court comprising […] Read more » anti-smoking Act Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Counsel Najmi Waziri illegal hookah bars Illegal hookah bars to be raided Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Municipal Corporation of Delhi public interest litigation World Lung Foundation-South Asia
Top Law News Court notice to Delhi University on teachers’ attendance August 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi University and the University Grants Commission (UGC) on a plea for introducing biometric attendance system for teachers to ensure punctuality. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sought response from the university and the UGC by Sep 19, […] Read more » advocate R.K. Saini biometric attendance system biometric system in colleges Court notice to Delhi University on teachers' attendance Delhi University on teachers' attendance Indian Council of Legal Aid and Advice Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw public interest litigation University Grants Commission
