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
Top Law News Section 377: Supreme Court declines to stay High Court judgment July 22, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court declined to stay the Delhi High Court judgment declaring Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code unconstitutional and decriminalising unnatural sex between consenting adults. A Bench comprising Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam granted eight weeks for the Centre to file its response to special leave petitions challenging the High […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Criminal Law News Ajmal admits to crime July 22, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai- Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir ‘Kasab’ confessed to his crime before the Special Sessions Court at the Arthur Road jail in mumbai. He said “Mujhe gunha kabool hai. I want to confess.” The lone surviving terrorist of the 26/11 attacks stunned the courtroom with these words, uttered just as the court was preparing to […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Criminal Law News SC stays narco test of police officers July 20, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: Jul 20- The Supreme Court today stayed narco-analysis test of the police officers arrested in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two women in Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir. A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam posted the petition filed by the officers challenging a Jammu […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Top Law News State governments set up SCPCR: Ministry of WCD July 20, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on State governments set up SCPCR: Ministry of WCD Ministry of Women and Child Development has been requesting the State Governments and the Union Territory Administration to set up State Commissions for Protection of Child rights in accordance with the Section 17 of the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act 1005. So far only Delhi, Maharashtra, Sikkim and Goa have constituted the State […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Criminal Law News Case of arson handed over to CB-CID July 20, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment LUCKNOW- The case relating to vandalism and arson at the residence of UPCC president Rita Bahuguna Joshi here has been handed over to the Crime Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID). Higher authority said that the CB-CID was directed to submit a report at the earliest. No time frame was set for completion of […] Read more » Law News Legal News
Criminal Law News CBI begins probe in missing file case July 20, 2009 / August 13, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment LUCKNOW- As directed by the Allahabad High Court (Uttar Pradesh), the CBI has started investigation into the case of 23 missing files related to the Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri mosque land dispute. A CBI team met senior officials of Uttar Pradesh government officials, sources said here today. Read more » Law News Legal News