Top Law News JK High Court first female Chief Justice Justice Gita Mittal says tried to embed spirit of equality in courts December 9, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After rendering over 28 months of service as the first female Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal on Tuesday said she tried to embed the abounding spirit of inclusion, equality and justice in the courts. Justice Mittal, who was sworn in on August 11, 2018, as the 36th Chief […] Read more » first female Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Justice Gita Mittal
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice Gita Mittal Said : ‘Access To Justice Cannot Be Understood To Mean Access To Courts’ June 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Friday, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy hosted a panel discussion on ‘Roots of Prosperity: Policy Priorities for the first 100 days’ which saw an engaging exchange between Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Justice Gita Mittal (Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir), Shri Ram Sewak Sharma (Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of […] Read more » Justice Gita Mittal Mean Access To Courts
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice Gita Mittal Holds Court Hearing Via Video Conferencing Despite Medical Difficulties June 7, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of J&K High Court, Justice Gita Mittal has been holding court via teleconferencing since 10th of May 2019, despite medical difficulties. Justice Mittal suffered a fracture leg and has been advised abstention from judicial work or any kind of exerting physical work including holding court proceedings. However, she has been holding court via […] Read more » Chief Justice of J&K High Court Court Hearing Via Video Conferencing Despite Medical Difficulties Justice Gita Mittal
Criminal Law News Top Law News Halfway homes for mentally-ill prisoners urgent: HC March 19, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions to expedite setting up of halfway homes for mentally-ill prisoners and recruiting trained staff to be deployed there, saying these homes should start working with “utmost urgency”. Halfway homes are residences for individuals who are released from institutions treating the mentally ill or drug addicts […] Read more » Delhi High Court featured Halfway homes Halfway homes for mentally-ill prisoners HC IHBAS Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences Justice Anu Malhotra Justice Gita Mittal mentally-ill prisoners
Criminal Law News Top Law News HC dismisses Sajjan Kumar’s plea to transfer ’84 riots case November 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today dismissed the pleas of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others for transfer of their case relating to 1984 anti-Sikh riots before another bench, saying these were “baseless and misconceived” and an “abuse of law”. A bench of justices Gita Mittal and P S Teji also rejected their plea alleging bias by […] Read more » '84 riots case Congress leader Sajjan Kumar featured former MLA Mahender Yadav HC dismisses Sajjan Kumar's plea to transfer Justice Gita Mittal Justice P S Teji Sajjan Kumar's plea
Criminal Law News Nitish Katara murder case: HC rejects death plea, but enhances punishment of killers February 6, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected a plea for death penalty and enhanced the sentence for Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal from life imprisonment to 25 years without remission for the murder of Nitish Katara, a friend of Vikas Yadav’s sister. The court also increased the jail term of another convict Sukhdev Pehelwan […] Read more » Justice Gita Mittal Justice JR Midha murder of Nitish Katara Nitish Katara murder case
Top Law News Katara case convicts deserve death: Cops to HC August 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police today told the Delhi High Court that Vikas Yadav and two others, convicted for killing Nitish Katara, deserve death sentence as the offence was “pre-meditated” and committed in a “cold blooded” manner. “The accused persons (Vikas, Vishal and Sukhdev Pehalwan), in furtherence of their common intention, murdered the victim Nitish Katara in a […] Read more » Delhi High Court Delhi Police Justice Gita Mittal Justice J.R. Midha Katara case news todays news todays top news Top news Vikas Yadav
Top Law News Provide details of your property: HC to Rajpal Yadav July 25, 2014 / July 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav to provide the valuation details of his properties in order to facilitate the process of discharging his liability of Rs 5 crore borrowed from a businessman who has filed a recovery suit against him and his wife. A bench of Justice Gita Mittal and Justice […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Gita Mittal Justice Sunil Gaur news Rajpal Yadav Senior advocate Dayan Krishnan todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News ‘Cyber crimes alone cost India Rs 24,630 cr in 2013’ July 7, 2014 / July 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Cyber crimes have cost India a whopping about Rs 24,630 crore (US $ 4 billion) in 2013 alone as criminals used sophisticated means, says a Delhi High Court-commissioned report. “Internet frauds alone have cost India a whopping 4 billion US $ (about Rs 24,630 crore) in 2013 as cyber criminals are using more sophisticated means […] Read more » Cyber crimes Delhi High Court Delhi Legal Service Authority DLSA Justice Gita Mittal Justice J.R. Midha news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Rape a tool for subjugating women: Delhi HC judge March 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rape and gender-based violence are tools used to subjugate women, Justice Gita Mittal of the Delhi High Court said and called for effective ways, including reforms in laws, to address such crimes. The judge said the issue of gender-based violence is directly related to equality, dignity and status of women and priority attention should be […] Read more » Delhi High Court Delhi High Court judge Former Vice-Chancellor of the Delhi University Gender Based Violence and Public Health International Perspectives on Budgets and Policies Justice Gita Mittal rape of women in india subjugating women Upendra Baxi vice-chancellor of JGU
Top Law News India’s first child witness court room inaugurated September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s first child witness court room (CWCR), designed to present a friendly image of courts for child witnesses, was today inaugurated at the Karkardooma courts complex. The CWCR has been opened to help children, who are sometimes witnesses in cases pertaining to sexual offences, to depose freely in the court. The inauguration was done in […] Read more » cases of sexual offences and child witnesses cases pertaining to sexual offences Delhi High Court Acting chief justice AK Sikri inaugurated at the Karkardooma India's first child witness court room India's first child witness court room inaugurated judges PS Teji judges Sunita Gupta justice Altamas Kabir of Supreme Court Justice Gita Mittal justice GP Mittal Justice Kabir welcomed the inauguration of CWCR justices Reva Khetrapal Karkardooma courts complex rape cases involving minors
Criminal Law News Katara murder: Two cops guarding Vikas Yadav suspended March 29, 2012 / March 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that two security personnel were suspended and an inquiry initiated against them for allegedly allowing Nitish Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav leave his hospital room on the Diwali night last year. Placing the medical records of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) before the court, advocate […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Gita Mittal Justice V.K. Shali Nitish Katara murder convict case Nitish Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav
