Top Law News Special law to adopt transgenders on the anvil October 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Legal Services Authority is working on a special law to safeguard the interests and welfare of transgenders on the lines of Special Marriage Act, Supreme Court judge Altamas Kabir said Sunday. “Transgenders are in a most disadvantageous position, not of their own making. Some of them are rejected not just by society, but […] Read more » Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen Special law Special Marriage Act Supreme Court Supreme Court judge Altamas Kabir welfare of transgenders
Top Law News Supreme Court rejects Manohar Joshi’s erase strictures plea October 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has slammed former Maharashtra chief minister Manohar Joshi while rejecting his plea to erase the strictures passed against him and the then minister of state Ravindra Mane in a land use change case. The two changed the land use rules for a plot meant for a primary school in Pune to benefit […] Read more » Maharashtra chief minister Manohar Joshi Supreme Court
Banking & Finance Law News Supreme Court suggests fine in cheque bounce cases October 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has suggested that the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, could be amended so that a convict in a cheque bounce case is made to pay a fine from which the complainant can be paid a compensation. “One other solution is a further amendment to the act so that in all cases where there […] Read more » cheque bounce cases Negotiable Instruments Act Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Gujarat Government tells Supreme Court to stop monitoring riot cases October 12, 2011 / October 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Gujarat Government tells Supreme Court to stop monitoring riot cases New Delhi: Taking a cue from the central government in the 2G case, the Gujarat government on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to stop monitoring the trial in the 2002 riot cases. Supreme Court bench headed by justice DK Jain was told by senior counsel Mukul Rohtagi that according to the rules, monitoring should come […] Read more » Gujarat government Gujrat riot case Narendra Modi Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Probe Chidambaram plea: Supreme court reserves order in 2G case October 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgement on a plea by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy for a probe into Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s role as the then finance minister in deciding the second generation (2G) spectrum pricing. Swamy said, “Counsels representing Union of India pleaded before the court that Chidambaram was being targeted, […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation case Criminal breach of public trust DMK MP Kanimozhi former Telecom Minister A. Raja Home Minister P. Chidambaram Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court stays Kasab’s death sentence October 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court stays Kasab’s death sentence The Supreme Court Monday stayed the death sentence awarded to Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone gunman captured alive during the Nov 26-29, 2008 Mumbai terror attack. AnSupreme court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice C.K. Prasad stayed the death sentence till it hears Kasab’s petition challenging his conviction and death sentence. At the outset […] Read more » Ajmal Amir Kasab Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Senior Counsel Raju Ramachandran Supreme Court Supreme Court stays Kasab's death sentence
Top Law News 2G scam: Raja wants to argue before Supreme Court October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former telecom minister A Raja on Wednesday moved an application in the Patiala House Court seeking permission to appear in the Supreme Court on Monday. Raja, who is currently in the Tihar Jail in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam, pleaded that he be allowed to argue in person before an apex court bench. […] Read more » 2G scam 2G spectrum allocation scam A. Raja Supreme Court
Top Law News No communication from high court: Kashmir government October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday denied it had received any communication from the state high court regarding the nomination of a sitting judge for a probe into the death of a ruling National Conference (NC) worker Sep 30. Reacting to a news item carried by a section of the local press and IANS, Home […] Read more » High Court Home Commissioner B.R. Sharma Kashmir government National Conference Supreme Court
Criminal Law News ‘High court judge can’t probe Kashmir custodial death’ October 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has turned down the state government’s request that a sitting judge of the court probe the custodial death of National Conference (NC) worker Sayeed Muhammad Yousuf, official sources said on Monday. According to sources, chief justice KM Kalifullah has told the state government that it is not within his […] Read more » chief justice KM Kalifullah high court judge Jammu and Kashmir High Court Kashmir custodial death NC) worker Sayeed Muhammad Yousuf Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Kashmir villager sends Rs.26 to Manmohan, Montek October 2, 2011 / October 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Kashmir villager sends Rs.26 to Manmohan, Montek A villager from Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday said he has sent demand drafts of Rs.26 — the Planning Commission’s poverty line cut-off for rural areas — to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and the commission’s Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahulwalia and asked them to show how to spend […] Read more » Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Kashmir villager Manmohan Singh Montek Singh Ahulwalia Planning Commission Rs.26 to Manmohan Rs.26 to Montek Supreme Court
Top Law News Voter card no proof of tenancy, rules apex court October 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Voter card no proof of tenancy, rules apex court The presence of a person’s name on the electoral roll would only prove that he/she was residing at the premises at a certain point of time but in no way would indicate his/her status as a tenant or a licensee, the Supreme Court has said. “The electoral roll will not show whether a person is […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran no proof of tenancy Supreme Court Voter card
Criminal Law News Give Raj Bala’s autopsy report to her family: Supreme court October 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday directed Delhi Police to give the post-mortem examination report of Raj Bala to her family. The Haryana resident was injured in the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s gathering at Ramlila ground in Delhi in June and died earlier this week after being hospitalised for 114 days. Raj Bala […] Read more » Baba Ramdev Delhi Police Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Raj Bala's autopsy report senior counsel Ram Jethmalani Supreme Court