Top Law News Delhi to have human rights courts soon July 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After a petition was filed in the Delhi High Court questioning the absence of human rights courts in the national capital, Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna has issued a notification that each Delhi court will have a specific human rights court. The notification, a copy of which is with IANS, said under section 30 of the […] Read more » Asian Centre for Human Rights Delhi Delhi High Court human rights courts National Human Rights Commission
Criminal Law News Bengal government issued notice on children’s deaths July 2, 2011 / July 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The West Bengal government was Friday issued notice by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over the reported deaths of 17 infants in a state-run hospital in Kolkata in a span of two days. According to a statement by the commission Friday, 17 infants died within a span of two days at the B.C. Roy, […] Read more » Bengal government children's deaths National Human Rights Commission NHRC
Intellectual Property News Two-thirds of rights violations in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi May 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Of the 18,000 human rights violations recorded in India in the first three months of this year, a staggering 65.57 percent, or roughly two-thirds, were reported in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, shows data from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). According to official documents, from Jan 1 to March 31, a total of 18,772 cases […] Read more » Delhi National Human Rights Commission NHRC rights violations Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News RTI queries on Balakrishnan’s assets pile up May 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s apex human rights body gets about 40 RTI queries a month. But of late, the number has shot up to almost 200. And a lot of them have to do with former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan’s assets. Balakrishnan is chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). “The number of queries on […] Read more » assets Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan National Human Rights Commission RTI
Top Law News Uphold dignity of women, Delhi Police told March 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has censured Delhi Police over a girl with a plastered leg being dragged in a court complex, saying the dignity of women must be upheld. ‘The commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports alleging that a young girl having plaster in her leg was dragged by police […] Read more » Delhi Police Delhi Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta DIGNITY National Human Rights Commission Uphold women
Intellectual Property News Don’t impose service tax on healthcare: Rights panel March 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday joined the healthcare industry in strongly opposing the proposed service tax hike in the budget, saying that it will adversely affect the common man. ‘It has come to the notice of the commission through media reports that the centre proposes to introduce a five percent service tax on […] Read more » healthcare impose National Human Rights Commission Rights panel service tax
Top Law News Apex court seeks status report on K.G. Balakrishnan February 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court Friday asked Attorney General G. Vahanvati to submit the status report on the home ministry’s investigation into a complaint alleging former chief justice K.G. Balakrishnan possessed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatantra Kumar gave the attorney […] Read more » apex court Attorney General G. Vahanvati Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatantra K.G. Balakrishnan National Human Rights Commission President Pratibha Patil Supreme Court
Top Law News Rights panel concerned over farmers’ suicides in Orissa January 19, 2011 / January 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday expressed concern over the increasing cases of starvation deaths and farmers’ suicides in Orissa and gave a list of recommendations to the state government for the overall improvement in the human rights situation.”The commission has received complaints of starvation deaths and farmers’ suicides in the backward KBK (Kalahandi, […] Read more » National Human Rights Commission NHRC