Top Law News Jailed Himachal lawmaker’s plea to attend assembly refused February 4, 2014 / February 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday turned down the plea of Himachal Pradesh Congress legislator Ram Kumar Chaudhary, who is behind bars for murder charges, to attend the ongoing state assembly session. Dismissing his plea, the court observed: “It will be inappropriate to exercise the discretion under constitutional provisions to grant permission to an […] Read more » Congress legislator Lajja Ram Himachal Pradesh Congress legislator Ram Kumar Chaudhary Jailed Himachal lawmaker's plea to attend assembly refused news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Plea filed in Delhi HC against power tariff increase February 4, 2014 / February 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Aam Aadmi Party founding member Madhuresh Lakhaiyar Monday filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the three discoms in the capital to not increase power tariff. The public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Lakhaiyar sought the court’s direction to ascertain the reason for increasing the power tariff as per the recent […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party founding member Madhuresh Lakhaiyar Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission DERC news Plea filed in Delhi HC against power tariff increase power purchase cost adjustment changes PPAC todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News If our momos can be accepted, why not us? A northeasterner’s lament February 3, 2014 / February 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four years in the national capital, apart from all other things I have developed immunity against the word “chinky” though I consider it extremely offensive and derogatory. I have ignored it while walking past people, thinking they were naïve when they have called me “chinky” right to my face. But now, with Nido Tania, the […] Read more » news Nido Tania’s news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Disabled to protest demanding passage of rights bill February 3, 2014 / February 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Disabled people from across India will Monday stage a protest here demanding the government to pass the Disability Rights bill after incorporating the amendments demanded by rights groups. “The bill in the current form is not just a negation of already-won rights and the recent judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of jobs […] Read more » diconvenor of the Disabled Rights Group Javed Abi Disabled to protest demanding passage of rights bill news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Buddhadeb summoned by commission probing 1993 police firing February 3, 2014 / February 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Enquiry Commission set up by the Trinamool Congress government to probe the police firing on the Youth Congress supporters on July 21, 1993 has summoned the former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. “To record his views he has been requested to appear before the Commission on February 26. An order asking him to […] Read more » former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee news retd Justice Sushanta Chatterjee todays news todays top news Top news Trinamool Congress
Top Law News Political,legal fraternity spar over stage for disqualifying legislators February 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There was unanimity on decriminalization of politics at a day-long session on electoral reforms here Saturday but sharp disagreement between politicians and legal luminaries on enlarging the scope of disqualification of sitting legislators or those aspiring to contest. While the political participants batted for the status quo – that is disqualification only upon conviction, the […] Read more » eminent jurist Fali Nariman legal fraternity spar over stage for disqualifying legislators National Consultation on Electoral Reforms news Political fraternity spar over stage for disqualifying legislators present chief Justice A.P.Shah retd. Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Expedite child tracking system, government told February 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday directed the central government to expedite operationalisation of the crime and criminal tracking network system (CCTNS) and TrackChild project after expressing displeasure on increasing cases of kidnapping and trafficking of children. A division bench of Justice P.K. Bhasin and Justice Indermeet Kaur directed the ministries of home affairs and women […] Read more » CCTNS crime and criminal tracking network system Expedite child tracking system Justice Indermeet Kaur Justice P.K. Bhasin news todays news todays top news Top news TrackChild project
Top Law News Aruna Roy urges Sonia to give social schemes a push February 1, 2014 / February 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Noted social activist Aruna Roy Friday urged Congress president Sonia Gandhi to intervene personally to give a “strong political push” to the UPA’s flagship schemes like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and the Social Security Pensions. In her letter to Gandhi, who heads the National Advisory Council, the former NAC member said […] Read more » Congress Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme news Social Security Pensions Sonia Gandhi todays news todays top news Top news UPA
Top Law News Sex workers’ body to set up RTI centres in four metros February 1, 2014 / February 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The All India Network of Sex Workers will set up RTI centres in the four metros – Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai – to enable community members get information from government officers in their fight to get their rightful place in society. “The AINSW will have one RTI centre each in four metropolises – Kolkata, […] Read more » AINSW Chennai Delhi Kolkata Mumbai news RTI centres sex workers todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Notice on 2006 Mumbai train blast accused’s plea for books February 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to central and city government on a plea filed by a prime accused in the 2006 Mumbai serial train blasts, seeking a direction that he be provided books on homoeopathy free of cost in jail for studying as he was too poor to afford them. Justice Manmohan, […] Read more » 2006 Mumbai train blast Arthur Road Delhi High Court news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC seeks details of production, sale of synthetic milk from states January 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday asked all states and union territories to file affidavits on the steps taken by them on curbing the production and sale of synthetic milk and prosecution of the offenders.A bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Vikramajit Sen also inquired about the steps taken by Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Rakesh Khanna Indian Penal Code’s section 272 Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Vikramajit Sen news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC notice on Bhullar’s plea January 31, 2014 / January 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today stayed the execution of Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar and agreed to review its judgement by which it had rejected the 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict’s plea to commute his death sentence to life term. A four-judge bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam issued notice to the Centre and Delhi […] Read more » Bhullar's wife Navneet Kaur Chief Justice P Sathasivam IHBAS Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar news SC notice on Bhullar's plea todays news todays top news Top news