Human Rights Top Law News Special court in Kerala for women, children January 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “In Kerala a special court will be set up to ensure speedy trial of sexual exploitation cases” According to the Chief Minister Oomen Chandy. After the Cabinet meeting Chandy said, “We have decided to sanction 18 new posts to set up a new additional and district court at Kochi. It will deal with only cases pertaining to […] Read more » brutally assaulted cases gained momentum Chief Minister Oomen Chandy Delhi gang-rape gang rape Kerala Para-Medical student sexual exploitation cases Thiruvananthapuram women and children
Top Law News Kerala HC refuses to stay ban on pan masala August 2, 2012 / August 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kerala High Court on Thursday refused to stay the state government’s ban on manufacture, storage and sale of gutka, pan masala and their variants containing tobacco and nicotine. Declining to stay the May 22 last government order invoking the provisions of Food Safety and Standards Regulation Act, 2011 to ban the products, Justice T R […] Read more » ban on pan masala Food Safety and Standards Regulation Act Food Safety and Standards Regulation Act 2011 HC High Court Kerala Kerala court Kerala government Kerala HC Kerala High Court
Top Law News Italian marine case: Next hearing on July 25 July 17, 2012 / July 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Italian marine case, in which two Indian fishermen were killed, is posted for July 25 by a local court of Kerala. The involved marine is ‘Enrica Lexie’. Judge P D Rajan of the district and sessions court adjourned the trial to July 25 and rejected the defence plea for the translated version of the […] Read more » criminal act of foriegn vessel in indian territorial water death of two indian fisherman by Italian marine death of two indians by Italian marine Italian Italian marine case Italian vessel case Kerala Kerala High Court Madras High Court news of Kerala
Top Law News Italian marine case: Italy moves Supreme Court July 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Italian government has moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings against its two marines charged with the murder of two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast this February in Italian marine case . The petition filed by the Italian government and its two marines has challenged the May 29 order of the […] Read more » criminal proceedings against italian marines Italian government Italian marine case Italian marine case happened in Indian territorial water Italian marine case in supreme court jurisdiction of Indian courts in cases where accidents happen in indian territorial water Kerala Kerala coast Kerala High Court Kerala Police Kollam court news of Kerala senior advocate Harish Salve Supreme Court Titus & Co
Top Law News FinMin: No service tax on NRI remittances July 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Government today said remittances from abroad will not attract service tax, putting to rest the concerns raised in view of new tax norms. “The matter has been examined and it is clarified that there is no service tax per se on the amount of foreign currency remitted to India from overseas,” the Central Board […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh CBEC Central Board of Excise and Customs Dr Manmohan Singh Kerala Manmohan Singh prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Punjab remmittance of NRI from service tax service tax Tamil Nadu
Top Law News ‘suicide capital’: Gujarat’s Rajkot among top 5 in India July 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rajkot is the official suicide capital of Gujarat. With suicide rate of 28 (number of suicides per lakh inhabitants as per mid-year population estimates), it shares third spot jointly with Chennai. Only two newly-introduced cities this year by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) — Kollam in Kerala and Durg Bhilai in Chhattisgarh — are ahead […] Read more » Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India ADSI Chattisgarh cities of Gujarat Gujarat Kerala Madhya Pradesh National Crime Records Bureau NCRB NCRB data NCRB's annual publication NCRB's annual publication Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India Rajkot Saurashtra suicides in India ‘suicide capital’
Top Law News Court refuses to quash FIR against CPI-M leader June 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court on Thursday refused to quash a FIR registered against a CPI-M leader for a speech justifying murders, and asked police to go ahead with its investigation. Dismissing M.M. Mani’s petition, Justice S.S. Sateeshachandran condemned his speech and said his comments had shocked the society. He observed that speeches like these could […] Read more » CPI-M CPI-M in Kerala CPI-M leader CPI-M leader in court FIR against CPI-M leader Kerala Kerala High Court
Top Law News Former Kerala cop gets life term for Maoist’s murder October 28, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 40-year-old case came back to haunt a retired Kerala police officer Thursday when he was sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI Special Court for killing a Maoist leader in cold blood and passing it off as a shootout. Retired Inspector General of Police K. Lakshmana, now 74, was found guilty of murdering the […] Read more » cop Former Kerala life Maoist murder term
Top Law News Contempt proceedings ordered against Kerala CPI-M leader October 12, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court Tuesday ordered contempt proceedings against senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader M.V. Jayarajan for his outburst against judges in July. A three-member full bench comprising Chief Justice J. Chelameswar, Justice A.K. Basheer and Justice K.M. Joseph ordered this while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL). Jayarajan, 50, while speaking at […] Read more » against contempt CPI-M leader Kerala ordered proceedings
Top Law News Tribunal to recover damages from Coke in Kerala July 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A tribunal will be set up to recover Rs.216.26 crore from Coca-Cola for the socio-economic damage caused by its bottling plant in Palakkad that has now been shut down, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said Wednesday. The soft drink giant, however, maintained that it had done no wrong. The cabinet came to this decision after the […] Read more » Coke damages Kerala
Top Law News Will run golf club, Kerala tells court June 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala government Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it would ‘manage and conduct’ Trivandrum Golf Club (TGC) after terminating the tie-up with the existing licencee. The state said that after the takeover of the golf course it would be handed over to the Kerala Sports Council. The court was also told that the state […] Read more » club golf Kerala
Top Law News Apex court questions Kerala on licensing of clinic June 8, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Apex court questions Kerala on licensing of clinic The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to Kerala on a petition challenging a law that requires private clinics that dispense medicines to patients to obtain licences. The court was hearing a petition filed by Indian Medical Association against the Kerala government’s decision to amended the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940. The Vacation […] Read more » Kerala licensing of clinic