Top Law News Fast track courts for trial of atrocity on Dalits urged January 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment National Commission for Scheduled Castes Vice-Chairman Rajkumar Verka told that “Trial of atrocity cases against Dalits should be conducted in fast track courts.” “Cases of atrocities pending for five years should be moved to fast track courts. Atrocity cases are registered, but only five per cent reach a logical end,” According to the Verka. Stating that […] Read more » atrocity cases Dalits fast-track courts Haryana Madhya Pradesh National Commission for Scheduled Castes National Commission for Scheduled Castes Vice-Chairman Rajkumar Verka Punjab Quality education Rajasthan Union government Uttar Pradesh Vice-Chairman Rajkumar Verka
Criminal Law News Judicial custody of Namdhari, others extended January 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The judicial custody of sacked Uttarakhand minority panel chief S S Namdhari and nine others, arrested for their alleged roles in the murder of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother in a shootout, was extended till Friday by a Delhi court. By a day the judicial custody of Namdhari has been extended by the Metropolitan […] Read more » Anand Singh Bisht Arms Act assault attempt to murder Bhupender Singh chief S S Namdhari Crime Branch Crime Branch of Delhi Police criminal conspiracy dacoity destruction of evidence Duty Magistrate Aggarwal illegal confinement judicial custody kidnapping Mathura Singh Mehra Metropolitan Magistrate Anu Aggarwal Namdhari Ponty Chadha Murder PSO Sachin Tyagi Punjab Rajpal Singh Satnam Singh trespass Uday Raj Singh Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Uttarakhand minority panel
Criminal Law News Another accused detained in Delhi gang-rape case December 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As the outrage across the country grew over torture and rape of a 23-year-old physiotherapist, the Delhi police detained the fifth accused in the heinous incident in a late night raid on Thursday. Yesterday the police detained the fifth accused, named Raju, in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh. Five days ago the girl was tortured and raped here […] Read more » a gang of six men Ballia in Uttar Pradesh crime in delhi Delhi police detained the fifth accused fifth accused heinous incident in Badaun intensive care unit (ICU) protest march protest on india gate Raju rape case rape case in delhi rape in bus Safdarjung Hospital torture and rape of a 23-year-old physiotherapist Uttar Pradesh ventilator
Top Law News NHRC notice to Uttar Pradesh over hospital deaths November 3, 2012 / November 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttar Pradesh government has been asked by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to submit a report on the death of six patients at a medical college in Gorakhpur after their oxygen supply was stopped, allegedly by unruly junior doctors, Sep 4. NHRC has sent notices to the state’s medical education secretary and Gorakhpur district […] Read more » Gorakhpur Gorakhpur district magistrate medical college medical college in Gorakhpur National Human Rights Commission NHRC oxygen supply state's medical education secretary The National Human Rights Commission Uttar Pradesh
High Profile Cases Akhilesh Yadav: Game of name changing continues July 24, 2012 / July 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It seems that Uttar Pradesh is not going to do development in future but will do development in changing names of cities, changing names of programmes initiated by Mayawati. Since the coming of Akhilesh Yadav we often hear maladministration news from Uttar Pradesh this is perhaps because of his total attention is diverted towards changing […] Read more » Akhilesh Yadav BSP Supremo Mayawati changed names of 8 districts of UP changed names of 8 districts of uttar pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav former chief minister mayawati Mayawati SP leader akhilesh yadav UP UP cm akhilesh yadav Uttar Pradesh Uttar praesh chief minister akhilesh yadav
Media & Entertainment News ‘Aarakshan’ ban evokes mixed reactions in Uttar Pradesh August 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttar Pradesh government’s move to ban the screening of Prakash Jha-directed film “Aarakshan”, based on caste-based reservations in the education system, has evoked a mixed response from people in the state. While a section of the people term the ban “illogical”, others supported the government’s decision, saying the movie could create law and order […] Read more » Aarakshan ban caste-based reservations Prakash Jha-directed film "Aarakshan" Uttar Pradesh
Criminal Law News Court questions Uttar Pradesh on police station death July 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Court questions Uttar Pradesh on police station death Raising questions over the Uttar Pradesh police report on the murder and alleged rape of a teenaged girl in a police station, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Monday sought more details on the case from the state government by July 8, a lawyer said. While hearing a petition seeking a Central Bureau […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Central Bureau of Investigation Court police station death questions Uttar Pradesh
Intellectual Property News Two-thirds of rights violations in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi May 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Of the 18,000 human rights violations recorded in India in the first three months of this year, a staggering 65.57 percent, or roughly two-thirds, were reported in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, shows data from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). According to official documents, from Jan 1 to March 31, a total of 18,772 cases […] Read more » Delhi National Human Rights Commission NHRC rights violations Uttar Pradesh
Media & Entertainment News Rural women of Uttar Pradesh assert themselves March 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment From taking on corrupt officials to striving for greater rights for themselves, a women’s convention in this Uttar Pradesh town unfolded bold narrations of success stories of rural women, who dared to speak out. The two-day ‘Empowering Rural Women’ programme, that begun here on Thursday, saw over 400 women leaders from 10 districts of eastern […] Read more » assert RTI rural women Uttar Pradesh
Criminal Law News Aarushi case: Plea for adding glove as evidence March 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea has been filed in a special court here seeking that a glove found near the residence of the murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar be admitted as evidence in the case and be subject to forensic tests. K. Ashish alias Ashish Kumar, submitted, through his lawyer Sanjay Tyagi, that he recovered a surgical glove from […] Read more » Aarushi case adding Cellular telephone Central Bureau of Investigation Delhi Public School glove plea Uttar Pradesh
Criminal Law News Girls unsafe in Uttar Pradesh, say women’s panel, activists February 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Girls unsafe in Uttar Pradesh, say women’s panel, activists The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday formed a committee to investigate the shocking case of a Dalit minor who was brutally attacked for resisting rape in Uttar Pradesh, a state where, activists say, the situation for women, ruled by a woman chief minister, is going from bad to worse. NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said: […] Read more » National Commission for Women NCW chairperson Girija Vyas Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News Apex court questions Uttar Pradesh on Lucknow park September 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file an affidavit listing the construction activities it was undertaking at a 195-acre eco-park located on Lucknow’s Jail road. The park is being developed on the land where the old jail of Lucknow city existed earlier. The land for the park was made available […] Read more » apex court Lucknow park questions Uttar Pradesh