Top Law News Disabled groups seek Ansari’s support on disability rights bill December 31, 2013 / December 31, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An eight-member delegation of disabled groups Monday met Vice President Hamid Ansari to seek his support in ensuring that the Disability Rights Bill is passed in parliament, a statement said. The bill was approved by the union cabinet Dec 12. Meeting Ansari, members of the Disabled Rights Group (DRG) and the National Platform for the […] Read more » disability rights bill Disabled Rights Group DRG National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled Nations Convention on Rights of Persons news NPRD todays news todays top news Top news UNCRPD
Top Law News Religious leaders welcome SC verdict on gay sex December 31, 2013 / December 31, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Heads of various religious group Sunday welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court criminalising homosexuality and said the verdict was in line with eastern traditions and India’s moral values and religious teachings. The apex court’s Dec 11 verdict declared homosexuality an offence. “The decision of the Supreme Court on Article 377 is not only in […] Read more » Article 377 gay sex homosexuality news Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Doctor fined Rs.4 lakh for negligence December 31, 2013 / December 31, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held a doctor guilty of medical negligence and directed him to pay Rs. 4 lakh to a man who lost his hand. Order challenged The Commission was hearing a revision petition filed by a Bihar resident, Jai Prakash Mehta, challenging an order of the Bihar State Consumer […] Read more » Doctor fined Rs.4 lakh for negligence NCDRC NCDRC president D.K. Jain news The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Rs.2 lakh relief to kin of man who died of AIDS December 31, 2013 / December 31, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed a life insurance company to pay Rs.2 lakh to the kin of an army man who died of AIDS (Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome). The commission was hearing a revision petition filed by Postal Life Insurance (PLI) challenging the order of the state commission of Haryana, which […] Read more » National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC NCDRC presiding member Ajit Bharihoke news Rs.2 lakh relief to kin of man who died of AIDS todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Activist Khurshid Anwar’s suicide: Was media trial responsible? December 31, 2013 / December 31, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The tragic death of Khurshid Anwar, a social activist who committed suicide following rape charges against him, has raised questions about the role of media which highlighted the victim’s allegations on TV without bothering to cross-check facts or even get his version of the incident. Anwar’s death has caused deep anguish among journalists, activists, friends […] Read more » Activist Khurshid Anwar's suicide news NGO Institute for Social Democracy Senior Journalist Saeed Naqvi todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Punjab Police, PGIMER to help mentally unstable people December 30, 2013 / December 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab Police has tied up with the state’s health department and the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) to identify mentally ill people and get them admitted for treatment. Under the project, mentally ill people who are languishing aimlessly and are not capable of taking care of themselves, especially in the cold […] Read more » news PGIMER PGIMER to help mentally unstable people Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Punjab Director General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Narayan Sai rape case: Court issues notice to Gujarat Police December 30, 2013 / December 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday directed the Gujarat Police to explain the notice served to a woman to appear in connection with a rape case against Narayan Sai, son of self-styled godman Asaram. The court has directed the state police not to take any “coercive step” against the woman till its further orders. The 28-year-old […] Read more » Narayan Sai Narayan Sai rape case news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Street children send list of demands to Kejriwal December 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday took oath as Delhi’s new chief minister, street children became one of the first to send him a list of demands for their betterment. Street and working children through their federation Badhte Kadam congratulated Kejriwal on becoming the “Mukhya Sewak” (chief servant) of the people and sent him through fax […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal Badhte Kadam federation CHETNA Childhood Enhancement Through Training and Action news Street children send list of demands to Kejriwa todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Widows of Vrindavan bid adieu to 2013 December 30, 2013 / December 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The widows of Mathura and Vrindavan bade goodbye to 2013 recalling some happy moments of having participated in festivals like Holi, Durga Puja and Diwali, and ending the year with merry celebrations of Christmas. The spirit of Holi was seen across the five government-run shelter homes in Vrindavan where NGO Sulabh International provided stipend, food […] Read more » Meera Sahbhagini Ashram news NGO Sulabh International Sulabh founder Bindeshwar Pathak todays news todays top news Top news Widows of Vrindavan bid adieu to 2013
Top Law News Religious leaders welcome SC verdict on gay sex December 30, 2013 / December 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Heads of various religious group Sunday welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court criminalising homosexuality and said the verdict was in line with eastern traditions and India’s moral values and religious teachings. The apex court’s Dec 11 verdict declared homosexuality an offence. “The decision of the Supreme Court on Article 377 is not only in […] Read more » homosexuality an offence news Religious leaders welcome SC verdict on gay sex SC verdict on gay sex todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Kejriwal urged to take actions on pensions December 30, 2013 / December 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Pension Parishad on Sunday wrote to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal demanding immediate action on its demand for universalising pensions and declaring Jantar Mantar as “Sangharsh Sthal (protest site)” with toilet, bathrooms and cooking facilities. In two separate letters written to Kejriwal, the Pension Parishad in letters, signed by eight activists including Aruna Roy […] Read more » Aam Aadmi Party AAP Aruna Roy Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Kejriwal urged to take actions on pensions news Nikhil Dey todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Singapore group seeks clarification on Indian deportations December 28, 2013 / December 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Civil society group Workfair Singapore, which works for the welfare of local and migrant workers, has asked the law ministry to clarify why Indians who had charges dropped against them for alleged rioting were eventually deported. As many as 57 Indian nationals, allegedly involved in the Dec 8 riot in the Little India area, have […] Read more » Indian worker Sakthivel Kumaravelu news todays news todays top news Top news Workfair Singapore