Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Supreme Court directive on bail in Shopian case July 25, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court asked the two senior police officers arrested in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two women in Shopian to approach the Sessions Court in Jammu and Kashmir for bail. A Bench, comprising Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam, passed the order while disposing of special leave petitions […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Jharkhand police chief served showcause notice July 25, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ranchi- Jharkhand police chief Vishnu Dayal Ram has been served a showcause notice by the state government after the Accountant General (AG) recently sought a probe into the unusually heavy withdrawl by him of money meant for paying informers. Ram has been given 15 days time to reply, the official sources said. The show cause […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Swine flu suspects may not ger Indian Visa July 25, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi- People travelling to India will now be asked to furnish details if he is undergoing treatment or has symptoms of swine flu. They may also be denied a visa, a senior health ministry official said Thursday as the country increasingly reported ‘imported cases’ of influenza A. Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Search engine’s director moves HC over obscenity charge July 25, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai- A director of the ‘Rediff.com’ has moved the Bombay High Court seeking to quash a criminal complaint which alleges that the website, through the search engine linked to it, disseminates obscene material. Sunil N Phatarphekar, one of the non-executive directors of Rediff, filed the petition after a lower court issued process against the website […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Criminal Law News Minister calls for fart-track courts for rape victims July 25, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi- Minister of State for Women and Child Welfare Krishna Tirath called for setting up fast-track courts to provide speedier justice to rape victims. Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Supreme Court contempt notice to four officials July 23, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court asked Maharashtra Chief Secretary and three top officials why it should not launch contempt proceedings against them for installing gates at a barrage over the Godavari river in violation of its April 2007 order. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice B.S. Chauhan issued notices to Joseph, […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Guidelines for PIL July 23, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As per the information furnished by the Registry of the Supreme Court, the guidelines for entertaining Public Interest Litigations (PIL) have been laid down by the Supreme Court in judicial pronouncements. Administratively, the Registry has generally defined matters of public interest to include (i) bonded labour matters, (ii) matters of neglected children, (iii) exploitation of […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Criminal Law News Mumbai suspect trial to continue July 23, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The trial of the main suspect in the Mumbai attacks will continue despite his admission of guilt, the judge has ruled. Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab’s confession will go on record but it does not address all 86 charges he faces, Judge said. The trial has now resumed as normal and prosecution witnesses have started giving […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Intellectual Property News Private intellectual property rights in India July 22, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The intellectual property rights are private rights and the right holder can assign, license, transfer or sell the rights to others depending upon his commercial and other interests. During 2004-05 to 2008-09, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has assigned / licensed 11 patents to United States (US) based companies. The information in respect […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News Gujarat HC reserves order on petition against SIT probe July 22, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ahmedabad- The Gujarat High Court today reserved the order on the petition challenging post-Godhra probe by special investigation team (SIT) against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and 62 others, till July 24. Justice D H Waghela was hearing a petition from former BJP MLA from Lunavada, Kalubai Malivad, against the probe by Supreme Court-appointed SIT […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News NHRC notice to Madhya Pradesh on virginity test July 22, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on NHRC notice to Madhya Pradesh on virginity test The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday said it has issued notice to Madhya Pradesh on the virginity tests conducted on brides at a mass wedding there. The commission, taking suo motu cognisance of media reports, issued a notice to the chief secretary of the state on July 17 and sought a factual report within […] Read more » Law News Legal News NHRC Notice
Criminal Law News High Court reduces Sanjeev Nanda’s jail term July 22, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on High Court reduces Sanjeev Nanda’s jail term NEW DELHI: In a major relief to Sanjeev Nanda, prime accused in the BMW case of 1999, the Delhi High Court converted his offence from culpable homicide not amounting to murder to a simple case of causing death by rash or negligent act and reduced his sentence from five years to two years. Sanjeev Nanda […] Read more » High Court Law News Legal News Sanjeev Nanda’s Case