Court, Judiciary & Legal System Criminal Law News Court denies NRI bail for Facebook post on Gujarat CM’s kin September 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court denied a pre-arrest bail today to a non-resident Indian (NRI) facing a case of allegedly posting a lewd message on Facebook about Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s granddaughter. rejected the application of the accused Roshan Shah since the offence is bailable and because anticipatory bail cannot be sought under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). As […] Read more » Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel's granddaughter Indian Penal Code INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT NRI bail Sessions Court Judge S J Raje sexual harassment
Top Law News Prof sent to police custody in obscene letter case August 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court sent a professor of the Gujarat University to a one-day police custody here on Friday, in connection with a sexual harassment case, for allegedly writing obscene letters to three of his women colleagues. Sarman Zala (56), who heads the political science department of the Gujarat University, was arrested yesterday for sexually harassing […] Read more » Ahmedabad Crime against women Gujarat University news Obscene letters Professor professor sent police custody Sarman Zala sexual harassment todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Court notice on sexual harassment guidelines in foreign airlines June 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday sought a response from the central and Delhi governments and SriLankan Airlines on a plea by an Indian woman seeking court’s direction for implementing Vishaka guidelines (against sexual harassment) in foreign airlines. A bench of Justice Sunita Gupta issued notice to the civil aviation and women and child development ministries, […] Read more » Delhi High Court sexual harassment sexual harassment guidelines in foreign airlines
Top Law News Prof accused of sexual harassment gets 2-day PC June 12, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dr Shaileshwar Natarajan, a professor at Rajiv Gandhi Medical College here, arrested for allegedly molesting or misbehaving with several female students, was today remanded in a two-day police custody by a local court. Natarajan, arrested last night, was today produced before a magistrate. He is facing a case under section 354 A (sexual harassment) of […] Read more » Dr Shaileshwar Natarajan news Prof accused of sexual harassment Rajiv Gandhi Medical College section 354 A Senior Inspector R D Malekar sexual harassment todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Swatanter Kumar files defamation case against media, intern January 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Supreme Court judge and National Green Tribunal chairman Justice Swatanter Kumar on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court for a defamation case against media organisations and an intern who accused him of sexual harassment. Mentioning the matter before Justice G.S. Sistani, the bunch of lawyers appearing for Justice Kumar also sought an order restraining […] Read more » National Green news sexual harassment Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news Tribunal chairman
Top Law News SC panel to probe sexual harassment November 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday set up a committee of judges to go into a newspaper report in which a law graduate from Kolkata has alleged sexual harassment by a now retired Supreme court judge while she interned with him in December last year. Soon after lunch break, Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, heading the three-member bench, […] Read more » Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Chief Justice P Sathasivam judges R.M. Lodha Justice H.L. Dattu Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai SC panel to probe sexual harassment sexual harassment
Criminal Law News Human Rights Top Law News Delhi High Court to take up harassment cases January 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi all cases of sexual harassment which are pending will be heard in Delhi High Court on a “priority basis”. This follows a directive from high court Chief Justice D. Murugesan. A circular which is issued by him has mentioned that “Chief Justice has desired that considering the large pendency of cases related to […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan Chief Justice of India Delhi court Delhi rape Delhi rape cases gang-rape of a young woman rape cases. rape case sexual harassment Singapore
Top Law News Sexual harassment: Set up committees, says Supreme court October 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Sexual harassment: Set up committees, says Supreme court Expanding the ambit of its 1997 Vishaka verdict, today the Supreme Court directed all regulatory bodies such as the BCI and MCI, which regulate different professions, to set up a committee to deal with all cases of sexual harassment at the workplace. A bench of three-judge headed by Justice R. M. Lodha directed regulating bodies […] Read more » 1997 Vishaka verdict Medha Kalwal R.M. Lodha sexual harassment
Top Law News Bill against sexual harassment likely in parliament’s monsoon session July 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bill on preventing sexual harassment of women at the workplace is likely to be introduced in the monsoon session of parliament beginning later this month, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Monday. “We are expecting to table the bill in the coming monsoon session. The draft of the bill is ready and […] Read more » sexual harassment
