Top Law News SC stays Madras High Court order on judges appointment January 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday stayed the Madras High Court order to maintain status quo on the process of appointing 12 judges, saying it is a “serious matter” which will be taken up by the apex court. The apex court also took exception to the conduct of a judge of the Madras High Court who on […] Read more » judges appointment Madras High Court New Delhi news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Don’t make gender biased remarks, HC tells trial courts December 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Judges should not make “gender biased” and insensitive comments in their verdicts while dealing with matters related to women, the Delhi High Court said while expunging two of such remarks made by a fast track court here in a rape case. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice VK Rao, taking suo moto […] Read more » Delhi courts Delhi High Court Gender biased commnets New Delhi news rape todays news todays top news Top news Trial courts
Top Law News Duo who killed merchant navy captain denied bail December 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has denied bail to two men, awarded life sentence by a trial court for murdering a merchant navy captain in 2004 on board a ship in the Atlantic Ocean. A division bench of Justice Kailash Gambit and Justice Indermeet Kaur, observing the “seriousness of the offence” and the manner in which […] Read more » Delhi High Court Delhi murder Justice Indermeet Kaur Justice Kailash Gambit merchant navy MV Crimson Galaxy New Delhi news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Need to strengthen our juvenile justice system: CJI April 8, 2013 / April 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The country could face chaos if it does not provide adequate protection and care to children, especially those in conflict with law by stressing the need for strengthening the juvenile justice system the Chief Justice of India here on Sunday in Rashtrapati Bhavan He voiced concern that despite 42% of population comprising children, who […] Read more » Care and Protection of Children Chief Justice of India chief justices of high courts Conference of chief ministers juvenile justice system New Delhi Rashtrapati Bhavan
Top Law News SC rejects magistrate’s report in Tarn Taran incident April 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The magisterial probe has been rejected by the Supreme court of India here in New Delhi of the Tarn Taran incident in which a girl was beaten up by Punjab Police saying it does not have the value more that of a “scrap paper”. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and Kurien Joseph said that […] Read more » Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Bihar police Delhi Police DGP grass-rootslevel justices G S Singhvi and Kurien Joseph New Delhi Patna demanding regularisation Punjab police scrap paper secretary senior advocate Harish Salve Supreme Court Tarn Taran incident Union Territory of Chandigarh administration
Criminal Law News Aarushi case: Questioning of retired CBI official completed April 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: In a special CBI court retired CBI officer Vijay Kumar in the Aarushi-Hemraj case was completed after cross examination with the next date of hearing fixed on April 9 Deposing before the court as a prosecution witness, Kumar, who was also CBI’s first investigating officer of the case, said he had conducted the polygraph tests on […] Read more » 14-year-old Aarushi Aarushi case Aarushi-Hemraj case AIIMS CBI official Central Forensic Science Laboratory New Delhi Noida residence in 2008 Rajesh and Nupur Talwar special CBI court
Top Law News Inquiry Commission set up into rape case December 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government set up a Commission of Inquiry to identify lapses and fix responsibility in the gang rape of 23-year-old girl in New Delhi, an issue that was discussed by the Union Cabinet with ministers expressing concern over the incident. The one-person Commission, to be headed by former Delhi High Court judge Justice Usha Mehra, will […] Read more » aggravated sexual assault Commission of Inquiry Delhi High Court judge Justice Usha Mehra Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde NCR safer for women New Delhi Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Union Cabinet
Top Law News Know where ‘Lakshman Rekha’ begins, SC tells media May 4, 2012 / May 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday said media should know where the ‘Lakshman Rekha’ of reporting sub-judice matter begins while the Editors’ Guild of India questioned the court’s jurisdiction to frame guidelines for journalists. The apex court constitution bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice D.K. Jain, Justice S.S. Nijjar, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice J.S. […] Read more » lakshman Rekha For Media May 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said media should know where the 'Lakshman Rekha' of reporting sub-judice matter begins while the Editors' Guild of India questioned the court's jurisdiction t New Delhi