Top Law News Witness act may cover whistle-blowers, RTI activists August 10, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Maharashtra government was considering inclusion of whistle-blowers and RTI activists in the proposed Witness Protection Act, it told the Bombay High Court today. While a policy to provide police protection to witnesses in sensitive cases was already in place, a legislation would be framed soon, additional government pleader Nitin Deshpande told the division bench of […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News Maharashtra government RTI RTI activists witness Witness act may cover whistle-blowers
Top Law News Judges suggest speedy trial ways, lawyers boycott December 31, 2012 / December 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amid lawyers refusing to represent the accused in the gang rape-cum-murder case of 23-year-old paramedic, two women judges have come out with suggestions for effective fast-tracking of the trial. While Justice Gyan Sudha Misra, a sitting Supreme Court judge, suggested amendments to the Evidence Act to avoid recording of evidence at multiple stages to “cut-short” […] Read more » 23-year-old paramedic Amid lawyers Arguments crimes against women CROSS-EXAMINATION Delhi Police effective fast-tracking of the trial former Delhi High Court judge gang rape cum gang rape-cum-murder gangrape case Indian Evidence Act Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Usha Mehra lawyers boycott police Supreme Court judge witness women judge
Top Law News A rustic witness can get confused, says apex court August 5, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that a rustic witness was ‘bound to get confused and make some inconsistent statements’ if he is subjected to ‘fatiguing, taxing and tiring cross-examination’ for days. As compared to an educated witness, such a witness with rural background cannot be expected to remember every small detail of an incident and […] Read more » confused rustic witness
