Criminal Law News 2-yr jail to man for abetting daughter-in-law’s suicide February 1, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 62-year-old man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a local court for harassing his daughter-in-law and driving her to commit suicide. Assistant Sessions Judge S M Mahadik convicted the accused, Gautam Yedba Kasabe, of Narpoli in Bhiwandi town here, on Saturday under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the IPC and awarded […] Read more » 2-yr jail to man Assistant Sessions Judge S M Mahadik daughter-in-law's suicide section 306 (abetment of suicide)
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Court orders proceedings against man for false charge February 1, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Making a false corruption charge against a public servant proved costly for a man with a Delhi court ordering initiation of legal proceedings against him observing that statements made under oath before it shall be on a “higher pedestal”. Special judge Narottam Kaushal directed initiation of proceedings against Inder Mohan Verma, who had alleged in […] Read more » Delhi Jal Board man for false charge Special Judge Narottam Kaushal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Why coal blocks put in 3 schedules? HC asks Govt January 31, 2015 / January 31, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Government the reasons for segregating coal blocks into three schedules if they could be auctioned off for any end- use.The coal blocks, which were cancelled last year by the Supreme Court, were segregated into three schedules. While Schedule one had all the cancelled blocks, Schedule two comprised those […] Read more » coal blocks put in 3 schedules justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed
Bar, Bench & Firm News Judges expect informed criticism of judgments: SC January 31, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme court on Friday upheld the Kerala High Court order holding former CPI(M) MLA M V Jayarajan guilty of contempt of court for using “abusive and pejorative” language to criticise a judgement but reduced the six months jail term awarded to him to four weeks. “Judges expect, nay invite, an informed and genuine discussion or […] Read more » Judges expect informed criticism of judgments Justice C Nagappan Justice Vikramajit Sen SC
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Saradha scam: Mukul Roy quizzed by CBI January 31, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Trinamool Congress general secretary Mukul Roy, considered West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s right hand man, Friday faced a four and a half hour grilling from the CBI in the multi-crore rupee Saradha ponzi scam. Coming out of the Central Bureau of Investigation office at Salt Lake’s CGO complex in the afternoon, Roy said he […] Read more » Mukul Roy quizzed by CBI Saradha scam Trinamool Congress general secretary Mukul Roy
Top Law News Bagrodia, Gupta “prima facie committed misconduct” in Coalscam: Court January 31, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Minister of State for Coal Santosh Bagrodia, ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta and a Coal Ministry official prima facie committed criminal misconduct and facilitated a private firm to unlawfully obtain a coal block, a special court said on Friday. The court’s observation came as it asked CBI to further probe a coal blocks allocation […] Read more » Coalscam
Bar, Bench & Firm News Don’t frame schemes you can’t implement: SC to Centre January 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today came down heavily on the slow pace of the Centre in implementing the “Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana” to provide hostels to students belonging to SC/ST category, saying it should not frame schemes that it cannot implement. The object of the Scheme was to provide residential accommodation to SC boys and girls […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General P S Narsimha Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana Don't frame schemes
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Coal scam: CBI draws flak for taking “U-turn” in final reports January 30, 2015 / January 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI today drew flak from the Special Court for taking “U-turn” on investigation of various coal scam cases and filing final reports, without giving any plausible reasons for arriving at such conclusions. It also directed the probe agency to provide “some logical and legally admissible reasons” in all final reports in future to buttress the […] Read more » allocation of Bander coal block in Maharashtra AMR Iron and Steel Pvt Ltd coal scam Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar
Consumer Law News Firm asked to pay nearly Rs 8L for arbitrarily refusing claim January 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A consumer forum here has asked an insurance firm to pay around Rs 8 lakh to a man for arbitrarily refusing his claim for the damage of his house, insured with it, due to heavy rains in August 2008. A bench of New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, presided by C K Chaturvedi, asked […] Read more » Rs 8L for arbitrarily refusing claim
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Coalscam: Passport auth. Can’t sit over matters January 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today rapped passport authorities for “sitting over” matters relating to impounding of or releasing passports and directed them to fix a time-frame to decide on such issues. “I am constrained to remind the concerned passport authorities that in all such cases they are duty bound to proceed further in the matter as […] Read more » Coalscam Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar
Court, Judiciary & Legal System OMC mining case: Janardhan Reddy appears before CBI court January 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, an accused in the case of alleged illegal mining in Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) and other accused today appeared before a special CBI court here. This was the first appearance of Gali Janardhan Reddy and his brother-in-law B V Srinivasa Reddy, the Managing Director of OMC, before the trial […] Read more » Janardhan Reddy OMC mining case Reddy appears before CBI court
Consumer Law News Delhi govt asked to pay Rs 8L for medical negligence at LNJP January 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The apex consumer commission has asked the Delhi government to pay over Rs 8 lakh to the kin of a 46-year-old man who died due to “gross negligence” at the state-run LNJP hospital while being subjected to radiotherapy. A bench of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), presided by Justice D K Jain, asked the […] Read more » LNJP National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC removal of malignant tumour cell Rs 8L for medical negligence
