Consumer Law News Notice to Mercedes for supplying ‘defective’ car to Congress MP January 26, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra’s apex consumer disputes redressal body has issued notices to Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd and its local dealer for supplying a “defective” luxury car to Congress Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda. Based on a petition filed by Darda, the Nagpur Bench of Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (MSCDRC) issued notices on Friday. The Bench, […] Read more »
Consumer Law News HC seeks DDA reply on plea for probe into hotel lease January 26, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought DDA’s response on a PIL seeking a CBI probe into the 25-year lease extension granted to Taj Palace hotel here in 2013. A bench of justices B D Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul issued notice to Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on the plea by a lawyer who has alleged that […] Read more »
Media & Entertainment News Comment on govt F’book page to vent grievance no offence: SC January 26, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It is not an offence for any person to post grievance on a page created by a law enforcement agency on a social networking site as such an interface is meant to help the public, the Supreme Court has held. The court quashed an FIR against a Bangalore couple who had failed to get relief […] Read more » Comment on govt F'book page govt F'book page
Criminal Law News SC sets free two Italians guilty of friend’s murder January 26, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has set free two Italians, undergoing life imprisonment for murder of their friend in 2010, saying the evidence submitted by the prosecution to suggest motive does not inspire confidence. <a href=”https://jt.india.com/adlink/3.0/1191/5569816/0/165/ADTECH;cookie=info;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;rdclick=https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=L&ai=B5mnPskvFVO7-IpS38AXyi4H4D7ndstEHAAAAEAEg4cuYHzgAWKGW69XGAWDlwuSDpA6yARF6ZWVuZXdzLmluZGlhLmNvbboBCjI1MHgyNTBfYXPIAQnaAWNodHRwOi8vemVlbmV3cy5pbmRpYS5jb20vbmV3cy9pbmRpYS9zYy1zZXRzLWZyZWUtdHdvLWl0YWxpYW5zLWd1aWx0eS1vZi1mcmllbmRzLW11cmRlcl8xNTM1OTI5Lmh0bWypAh4OXQ6nelE-wAIC4AIA6gImLzExNDQwNDY1L1plZU5ld3NfQXJ0aWNsZXNfMjUweDI1MF9CVEb4Av_RHpADmgiYA5oIqAMB0ASQTuAEAaAGFg&num=0&sig=AOD64_32QUhr1r89mVReRZ5TeQequ1avQQ&client=ca-pub-6717584324019958&adurl=” target=”_blank”><img src=”https://jt.india.com/adserv/3.0/1191/5569816/0/165/ADTECH;cookie=info;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4″ border=”0″ width=”250″ height=”250″></a> A bench of justices A R Dave, Kurian Joseph and R Banumathi set aside the Allahabad […] Read more » Elisa Betta Bon Compagni justices A R Dave Kurian Joseph R Banumathi Tomaso Bruno
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Meiyappan & Kundra indulged in betting : Supreme Court January 23, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment N Srinivasan’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra were indulging in betting in IPL matches, the Supreme Court said yesterday while holding them as “team officials” of their respective IPL teams Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). “The three-member committee headed Justice Mukul Mudgal has correctly appreciated the facts as emerging from the […] Read more » Gurunath Meiyappan Justice Mukul Mudgal Jutice FMI Khalifulla Kundra indulged in betting Meiyappan indulge in betting Raj Kundra Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Hearing on Petition on Screening of MSG Deferred January 23, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court today deferred till January 27 hearing on a petition seeking a stay on the screening of the controversial movie Messenger of . The petition filed by Mohali-based Kalghidhar Sewak Jatha came before a division bench of justices Hemant Gupta and Haripal Verma who directed that the petition be placed […] Read more » God (MSG) starring Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Justice Haripal Verma Justice Hemant Gupta Screening of MSG Deferred
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Court rejects CBI’s closure report in DA case January 23, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here has rejected a CBI closure report pertaining to a disproportionate assets case against a Superintendent Engineer of Delhi Jal Board (DJB), saying it was filed on the basis of “unfounded fear” and “fanciful apprehension”. Special Judge Manoj Jain said “I, therefore, return the closure report with direction to CBI to have a […] Read more » CBI's closure report in DA case DA case DJB Prevention of Corruption Act Superintendent Engineer of Delhi Jal Board
Media & Entertainment News Case registered in Allahabad court against “PK” January 23, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Case registered in Allahabad court against “PK” A local court today posted for February 20 hearing on a petition alleging that religious sentiments have been hurt by Aamir Khan-starrer “PK”. In his petition, lawyer Sushil Kumar Misra has sought to make Khan, the film’s director Raj Kumar Hirani and others associated with the blockbuster as parties. The case came up before the […] Read more » Aamir Khan-starrer PK Judicial Magistrate Neelima Singh lawyer Sushil Kumar Misra
High Profile Cases Supreme Court verdict on IPL scam January 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Misconduct is not only punishable against team officials but also the franchises: SC on making CSK, RR accountable SC objects to BCCI calling Justice Mudgal panel findings in IPL betting scam as “preliminary”. SC says BCCI cannot “trivialise” a high power committee formed by the SC using its “superior powers” Findings of the Justice Mudgal […] Read more » Supreme Court verdict on IPL scam
Criminal Law News HC refuses urgent hearing of PIL on Sunanda death case probe January 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to give an urgent hearing to a plea seeking its intervention in the ongoing probe into the mysterious death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar.A bench of justices B D Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva declined the request of NGO Anti-Corruption Front to hear the plea today saying […] Read more » PIL on Sunanda death case probe Sunanda death case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Ex-branch manager of a bank jailed for one year in graft case January 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former branch manager of Punjab and Sind Bank has been sentenced by a Delhi court to one year rigorous imprisonment in a corruption case for misusing his official position by conspiring to cheat the bank. Special CBI Judge Kanwaljeet Arora also awarded a year’s jail term to a businessman, P V Khullar, for attempting […] Read more » jailed for one year Special CBI Judge Kanwaljeet Arora
Consumer Law News Ex-branch manager of a bank jailed for one year in graft case January 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former branch manager of Punjab and Sind Bank has been sentenced by a Delhi court to one year rigorous imprisonment in a corruption case for misusing his official position by conspiring to cheat the bank. Special CBI Judge Kanwaljeet Arora also awarded a year’s jail term to a businessman, P V Khullar, for attempting […] Read more » M/s Solar Finvest Pvt Ltd M/s Tar Agro Farms Pvt Ltd Punjab and Sind Bank