Top Law News ‘Delhi as unsafe for women as on Dec 16’ September 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The only thing constant about change is change itself but this doesn’t seem to be the case when it comes to the national capital. Despite the public outcry post the horrific December 16, 2012, gang-rape of a young woman, little seems to have changed for most women, who feel as unsecure as ever. Despite the […] Read more » Delhi as unsafe for women as on Dec 16 national news news Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna Sushmita Malaviya todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Burn them alive: Dec 16 rape victim’s last testimony September 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Her cries for help went unheeded as the six people, including a juvenile, tortured her for an hour, took turns to rape her, bit her, hit her with an iron rod, shoved it inside her and even used hands to tear her inner organs out, the gang rape victim said in her last testimony. In […] Read more » Dec 16 gang rape and murder Dec 16 gang-rape national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Court stays ‘Grand Masti’ release September 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday ordered a stay on the release of Hindi film “Grand Masti” in theatres in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. The film was scheduled for release across India Sep 13. A lawyer had petitioned the court that the film contained vulgar dialogues and obscene content. He said the movie promos […] Read more » Court stays 'Grand Masti' release Grand Masti national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Four accused convicted for Dec 16 gang rape September 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four accused in the December 16 Delhi gangrape case were on Tuesday convicted by a court here. The court will announce the quantum of punishment on Tuesday. Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna found the four guilty in the case. They were present in the court. They were found guilty on 13 counts. The court’s decision […] Read more » 16 Delhi gangrape 16 Delhi gangrape case Akshay Thakur Defence counsel A.P. Singh Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi Mukesh Singh national news news Pawan Gupta Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna todays news todays top news Top news Vinay Sharma
Top Law News Lalu Prasad begins arguments in fodder scam case September 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Arguments on behalf of RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Monday began in a case related to multi-million-rupee lapses in Bihar animal husbandry department, popularly known as the fodder scam. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader’s lawyer presented his arguments in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court in Ranchi. The lawyer told the court […] Read more » fodder scam fodder scam case Lalu Prasad national news news Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD chief Lalu Prasad todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC notice on integrated action plan to counter Maoists September 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and nine state governments on a PIL seeking the effective implementation of the integrated action plan to tackle the Maoist menace. A bench of Chief Justice P.Sathasivam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai issued notice on a PIL by Kishore Samrite, who contended that even four years […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai national news news PIL by Kishore Samrite todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC told about states’ doublespeak on manual scavenging September 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday was told that the states keep denying the existence of manual scavenging but also avail assistance of crores of rupees from the central government for the rehabilitation of those engaged in this work. “Ninety six percent of those engaged in manual scavenging are covered under Article 17 of the constitution (abolition […] Read more » abolition of untouchability appearing Chief Justice P Sathasivam Chief Justice Sathasivam counsel Gopal Subramanium Justice R.P. Desai national news news NGO Safai Karamchari Andolan Solicitor General Paras Kuhad todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Need to decriminalise defamation, say experts September 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 9 IANS) While Britain has amended its laws to decriminalise defamation, in India the issue is still being debated with journalists often being harassed on the basis of libel, said experts here Monday. According to journalist Aniruddha Bahal of online magazine cobrapost.com, defamation laws in India were used to harass journalists with […] Read more » Chinmayi Arun Decriminalising Defamation Global Perspectives on Punishments for Speech journalist Aniruddha Bahal Media Legal Defence Initiative MLDI Nani Jansen national news news Paranjoy Guha Thakurta todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Meghalaya blockade from Tuesday September 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As the pressure groups in Meghalaya announced a four-day and night blockade from Tuesday demanding permits to check illegal influx of migrants, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma described the concept of restrictions as outdated. The pressure groups plan to launch the agitation to demand the implementation of inner line permit (ILP) to check illegal influx into […] Read more » Meghalaya blockade from Tuesday Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma national news news North East CleanTech Summit todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Sikh group granted plea on summons to Sonia Gandhi September 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Sikh rights group has obtained an order from a US federal court for delivery of summons to Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, who is in New York for medical treatment, through hospital staff or security personnel assigned to her, according to the group’s attorney. US-based group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and some victims of […] Read more » Alien Tort Claims Act ATCA Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer national news news SFJ Sikhs For Justice todays news todays top news Top news Torture Victim Protection Act TVPA US Federal Judge Brain M. Cogan
Top Law News IPL spot-fixing: Chandila, two others get bail September 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Suspended cricketer Ajit Chandila and two others, arrested for their alleged involvement in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, were today granted bail by a Delhi court which said there were some “missing links” in the prosecution’s case. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma granted bail to Rajasthan Royals’ player Chandila, ex-Ranji player Baburao Yadav and alleged bookie […] Read more » Arun Chandila Baburao Yadav bookies arrest Chandresh Jain Deepak Kumar Delhi Police IPL 2013 IPL scam IPL Spot-fixing national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Land acquisition bill not fair to tribals: Hemant Soren September 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said the central land acquisition bill did not favour the state’s tribal people, and told reporters Sunday that he would raise the issue with the union government. “The state government will formulate its own policy to give maximum benefit to people of the state,” Soren said. The new land acquisition […] Read more » central land acquisition bill Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Land acquisition bill not fair to tribals national news news todays news todays top news Top news