Top Law News Lack of political will to protest violence against women: Javed Akhtar January 27, 2014 / January 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the wake of the gang rape of a 20-year-old woman at the behest of a kangaroo court in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, acclaimed Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar on Saturday expressed dismay that political parties do not have the “will or courage” to act against such violent incidents because of “vote banks”. “Political parties do […] Read more » acts of violence Lack of political will to protest violence against women news todays news todays top news Top news Violence Against women West Bengal's Birbhum district
Top Law News Sensitise drug peddlers with ill-effects on users: Court January 27, 2014 / January 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Noting that drug addiction has spread like an epidemic, a court here has asked government and other authorities to ponder over the manner for sensitising drug traffickers with the ill-effect and pain of an addict. Noting that there is no provision under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the court has asked jail officials […] Read more » Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act NDPS news Sensitise drug peddlers with ill-effects on users Special Judge Narinder Kumar todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC ruling on section 377 ruling hollow, shallow: Vikram Seth January 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Slamming the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding Indian Penal Code’s (IPC)section 377, criminalising gay sex, celebrated author Vikram Seth on Sunday said the judgement was “ethically hollow and intellectually shallow.” “Just because a population is miniscule do you forgo their fundamental rights? Its ethically hollow and intellectually shallow,” he said during a session at the third […] Read more » “A Suitable Boy” IPC section 377 news SC ruling on section 377 ruling hollow todays news todays top news Top news Vikram Seth
Top Law News Nurture conciliation at village level, says chief justice January 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India Justice P. Sathasivam Friday urged the legal fraternity that would operate Village Legal Service Clinic to nurture the culture of conciliation instead of litigation so people could settle their disputes outside the court. He said this while inaugurating Village Legal Service Clinic being set up by the National Legal Service Authority […] Read more » Chief Justice of India Justice P. Sathasivam NALSA NALSA executive chairman Justice R.M. Lodha National Legal Service Authority news Nurture conciliation at village level todays news todays top news Top news Village Legal Service Clinic
Top Law News Delhi government asked to make schools refund excess fees January 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Friday directed the city government to implement recommendations of a panel on the unaided private schools’ fee structure which has asked nearly 250 institutions to return the “excess amount” to parents with nine percent interest. A division bench of Justice BD Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul told the Delhi government […] Read more » advocate Ashok Aggarwal Justice Anil Dev Singh Committee Justice BD Ahmed Justice Siddharth Mridul news NGO Social Jurists todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC to hear Bhullar’s plea for commuting death sentence January 25, 2014 / January 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear on January 28 the curative petition by 1993 Delhi blast terror convict Devinderpal Singh Bhullar for commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment. A bench of Chief Justice P.Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice M.Y. Eqbal slated the matter for hearing Jan 28 as senior counsel […] Read more » 1993 Delhi blast terror convict Devinderpal Singh Bhullar Chief Justice P Sathasivam justice M Y Eqbal Justice Ranjan Gogoi news senior counsel K.T.S. Tulsi todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Samjhauta blast case: Aseemanand, 3 others formally charged January 25, 2014 / January 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here Friday framed charges against Hindu leader Swami Aseemanand and three others in the Samjhauta train blast case. Following the framing of charges, Aseemanand and three others – Kamal Chand, Rajinder Chaudhary and Lokesh Sharma – will face trial for criminal conspiracy, murder, attempt to murder, sedition and […] Read more » Hindu group Abhinav Bharat Hindu leader Swami Aseemanand National Investigation Agency news NIA Samjhauta blast case todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Nurture conciliation at village level, says chief justice January 25, 2014 / January 25, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India Justice P. Sathasivam Friday urged the legal fraternity that would operate Village Legal Service Clinic to nurture the culture of conciliation instead of litigation so people could settle their disputes outside the court. He said this while inaugurating Village Legal Service Clinic being set up by the National Legal Service Authority […] Read more » Below Poverty Level BPL Chief Justice of India Justice P. Sathasivam NALSA National Legal Service Authority news Supreme Court Legal Services Committee chairman Justice A.K. Patnaik todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Millennium Depot’s shifting will cost DTC Rs.300 crore, court told January 24, 2014 / January 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) Thursday told the Delhi High Court said that to relocate its Millennium Bus Depot, built on the Yamuna river bed ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to another location , would cost “Rs.300 crore”. The depot was built on about 50 acres of land at a cost of Rs.60 crore. […] Read more » Commonwealth Games DTC Millennium Depot news The Delhi Transport Corporation todays news todays top news Top news Yamuna river
Top Law News R-Day telecast: Advisory to channels after disabled protest January 24, 2014 / January 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Following a protest by disabled rights groups Thursday, the government issued an advisory to all news channels telecasting the Republic Day parade to take signals from public broadcaster Doordarshan that will provide sign language interpretation of the event. The step by the information and broadcasting ministry came after protests by disabled people demanding that all […] Read more » Disabled Rights Group DRG National Association of the Deaf news R-Day telecast sign language interpretation of R-Day telecast todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News SC pulls up Gujarat minister for ‘arrogance of power’ January 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a severe indictment of functioning of the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government, the Supreme Court Thursday pulled up state Revenue Minister Anandiben Patel for displaying “arrogance of power” by ignoring senior officers’ advice and “dictating” allocation of land to a private company in breach of statutory provisions. “She (Patel) has ignored that howsoever high you […] Read more » Court Gujarat Narendra Narendra Modi news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News New complaint against Bharti, AAP supports him, BJP demands arrest January 24, 2014 / January 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti, who came under renewed fire on Thursday over his controversial action against an alleged “sex and drugs ring”, was defended by his Aam Aadmi Party, while the BJP demanded his arrest and a Delhi court sought a reply from police on a complaint by another Ugandan woman. The AAP said […] Read more » AAP Arvind Kejriwal Delhi Law Minister Dharna news Somnath Bharti todays news todays top news Top news
