Top Law News Kerala to have six new all-women police stations January 7, 2014 / January 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, in his first meeting with police top brass, vowed to make the state a “Nirbhaya Kerala,” one where women have nothing to fear. Six new all-women police stations would be set up, he said. He said atrocities against women and children would be sternly dealt with. Chennithala was sworn in […] Read more » Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala news Nirbhaya Kerala six new all-women police stations in Kerala todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Bihar clerics not to conduct nikah of dowry seekers January 6, 2014 / January 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Muslim clerics in a Bihar district have said they won’t conduct marriage ceremony of those who give or take dowry. Alarmed over the trend of dowry among Muslims, this decision was taken by a body of Imams of Bihar’s Nalanda district at a meeting Saturday evening. “We have decided not to conduct nikah (marriage) for […] Read more » Bihar clerics not to conduct nikah of dowry seekers Haji Mohd Shafiullah Khan Muslim organisation Imarat-e Sharia news Qazi Maulana Mansur Alam todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News UP information commissioners’ appointment challenged in court January 6, 2014 / January 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day after the Uttar Pradesh government appointed eight information commissioners, the decision was challenged before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court (HC). In a writ petition, Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Amitabh Thakur, among the 600 plus applicants for the eight posts, alleged that the selection process was arbitrary and sought it […] Read more » Allahabad High Court IPS officer Amitabh Thakur news todays news todays top news Top news Uttar Pradesh government appointed eight information commissioners
Top Law News Courts should carefully scrutinise rape victims’ evidence, says SC January 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that courts must carefully examine the evidence of a rape victim to ascertain its trustworthiness as it alone was sufficient to convict a rape accused and sentence him to life imprisonment. Holding that the rape victim’s evidence is placed on such a high pedestal that it alone was sufficient to […] Read more » Courts should carefully scrutinise rape victims' evidence Justice J. Chelameswar Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Rioting case against Kejriwal to be heard Jan 25 January 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Saturday posted for Jan 25 hearing of a case of rioting against Arvind Kejriwal, who is now the Delhi chief minister. The case dates to protests held by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) outside the official residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Aug 2012. Members of the party were then charged with […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Defence counsel Rahul Mehra Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Delhi's Urban Development Minister Manish Sisodia news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Man files defamation suit against son for inter-caste marriage January 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man in Bihar disowned his son and filed a defamation case against him on Saturday for marrying out of caste. Sidhnath Sharma, a Patna lawyer, also asserted that his son Sushant Jasu could no longer use his name and will have to pay Rs.10,000 copyright fees every time he used it. Filing a defamation […] Read more » Man files defamation suit against son for inter-caste marriage news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Tejpal’s judicial remand extended by 10 days January 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal’s judicial remand was Saturday extended by a further 10 days by a magistrate here. Tejpal, who has spent more than a month cumulatively in police and judicial custody, was presented before a court of a judicial magistrate. His defence argued that Tejpal should be released on bail because police had not […] Read more » news Tarun Tejpal Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal Tejpal's judicial remand extended by 10 days todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Himachal court quashes state law on court employees January 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court Friday quashed the state law on pay, allowances and service conditions of subordinate courts’ employees and directed the state to implement the Justice Shetty commission recommendations from April 2003. The judgment was delivered by a division bench of Justice D.D. Sud and Justice D.C. Chaudhary on a petition filed by […] Read more » Himachal Pradesh High Court HP Non-gazetted Judicial Employees Welfare Association Justice D.C. Chaudhary Justice D.D. Sud news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Leaders must be cautious in comments on court verdicts: SC January 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday expressed displeasure over critical comments by people in public life particularly the senior union ministers including Law Minister Kapil Sibal and Finance Minister P.Chidambram on its verdict holding that gay sex was an offence. “Some of the statements made were not in good taste and it is not appreciable. We express […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam Finance Minister P.Chidambram Justice Ranjan Gogoi Law Minister Kapil Sibal news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Anna seeks Rajnath’s help in installing own statue January 4, 2014 / January 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Social activist Anna Hazare has written a letter to BJP chief Rajnath Singh, complaining that a leader of his party from Haryana was creating hurdles in the installation of his statue in Gurgaon. Hazare has urged the BJP chief to help. Rajnath Singh on Friday met Anna Hazare’s Gurgaon-based activists at his Delhi residence. “Anna […] Read more » Anna seeks Rajnath's help in installing own statue news Social activist Anna Hazare todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Home ministry to hold interactive session on citizenship January 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Indian government will organise a day-long interactive session in Kerala later this month to create awareness among people about overseas citizenship of India as well as citizenship to foreign nationals. The interactive session and public hearing will be held at Vadakara in Kozhikode district Jan 23, said a home ministry press release. The ministry’s […] Read more » hold interactive session on citizenship Home ministry to hold interactive session on citizenship news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Jama Masjid case: Bhatkal sent to seven days police custody January 4, 2014 / January 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Friday sent Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his aide to seven days police custody in connection with September 2010 Jama Masjid terror attack case. Additional Sessions Judge Daya Prakash allowed Delhi Police’s plea seeking custodial interrogation of Bhatkal and his close aide Asadullah Akhtar, both accused in the case which […] Read more » Defence counsel M.S. Khan IM IM co-founder Yasin Bhatkal Indian Mujahideen Jama Masjid case news todays news todays top news Top news
