Consumer Law News IOC rapped by consumer forum for using unfit LPG cylinders January 20, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Apex consumer panel NCDRC has castigated Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for using and asked the state-run oil firm to pay a compensation of Rs 2.25 lakh to a victim of cylinder blast. The victim, Shimla-resident Ramesh Thakur, had complained to National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) that in December 2008, a cylinder had burst at […] Read more » Indian Oil Corporation IOC) LPG cylinders beyond expiry date National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC unfit LPG cylinders
Consumer Law News Bank can’t recover EMI on undisbursed loan : Dispute Redressal Forum January 20, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rejecting an argument by SBI that it was not at fault in recovering monthly instalments on “disbursed” housing loan, the Dispute Redressal Forum here has asked the bank to refund the entire EMI charged unduly for 20 months from a policeman and directed it to pay him Rs 50,000 as compensation for deficient services.In their […] Read more » Bank can't recover EMI Dispute Redressal Forum Forum President M Y Mankar undisbursed loan
Bar, Bench & Firm News Lawyers get parking space for 300 vehicles near SC January 19, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Parking woes of lawyers practising in the Supreme Court will soon be a thing of the past as the India Trade Promotion Organisation’s (ITPO) has provided them parking space across the road to accommodate almost 300 vehicles. A bench headed by Justice V Gopala Gowda took note of the submission that the ITPO has provided […] Read more » Justice V. Gopala Gowda Lawyers get parking space Parking woes of lawyers practising in the Supreme Court PIL filed by Indian Council of Legal Aid and Advice Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice is not a commodity to be sold to highest bidder: Dattu January 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Justice is not a commodity to be sold to highest bidder: Dattu Chief Justice of India H L Dattu today voiced concern over rising cost of litigation and pendency of cases in courts, saying steps should be taken to ensure that people get “real access to justice.” He praised the role played by Lok Adalats in disposing of cases swiftly. “Disposal of 1.25 crore cases in Lok […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu convocation at National Law University NLU)
Bar, Bench & Firm News Lawyers do not need to please judges January 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Lawyers do not need to please judges A lawyer “should not agree” with a judge if he has a point to propose which is supported by “precedent or authority”, a Supreme Court judge said today even as he averred that there was no need to please judges. Speaking at the award ceremony of the 11th K K Luthra Memorial Moot Court Competition […] Read more » 11th K K Luthra Memorial Moot Court Competition Justice Dipak Misra
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Nip religious intolerance in the bud: Delhi High Court January 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Growing instances of religious “intolerance” have to be “nipped in the bud” as the country can “ill-afford” that they spread like “wild fire”, Delhi High Court has observed. Dismissing a PIL against Aamir Khan’s block buster ‘PK’, a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw said “the present petition is an […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini delete "objectionable" scenes from 'PK' Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw
Criminal Law News 2 persons sentenced to 20 years in prison for gangrape January 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today sentenced two persons to 20 years imprisonment in a gangrape case. Additional Sessions Judge VK Singh awarded 20 years imprisonment to Virendra Soraj and Munesh, who raped a girl on March 15 last year in Kunda area here. The court also imposed fine of Rs 26,000 on each of them Read more » prison for gangrape
Bar, Bench & Firm News Adjournment is a disease: Supreme Court Judge January 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Adjournment is a disease: Supreme Court Judge Adjournment is a disease and a disorder and young advocates should try to get out of it, Supreme Court Judge Justice Dipak Misra on Saturday said while kick-starting a five-day workshop organised by the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD). Advising young lawyers to be confident yet humble, he said, “Adjournment is a disease, a […] Read more » Adjournment is a disease Justice Dipak Misra workshop organised by the Bar Council of Delhi
Criminal Law News HC to hear Jindal’s plea against news on ‘sexual assault’ January 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday posted for hearing on January 19 a plea by Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal seeking a direction to restrain the media from airing the news relating to alleged sexual assault case against him and his associates. A bench of Justice Jayant Nath issued a notice to a private […] Read more » Justice Jayant Nath Naveen Jindal news related to the alleged assault Sexual assault
Bar, Bench & Firm News Sanction should not be granted in vexatious trial:SC January 17, 2015 / January 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The competent authority should not grant sanction to try government officials if prosecution is “simply vexatious”, the Supreme Court today said.A bench comprising justices Kurian Joseph and Abhay Manohar Sapre said that once the prosecution is of the view that no case is made out to prosecute an accused, “unless the court finds otherwise, there […] Read more » Abhay Manohar Sapre Justices Kurian Joseph Sanction should not be granted SC vexatious trial
Top Law News Controversial book on Sonia Gandhi ‘The Red Sari’ now out for sale in India January 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A fictionalized account of Sonia Gandhi‘s life by Spanish author Javier Moro which could not be published in India after Congress objected to its contents a few years ago has finally hit book stores in the country. “The Red Sari has now been published in India. Get your copy!” tweeted Roli Book’s editorial director Priya […] Read more » book on sonia gandhi controversial book on sonia gandhi controversial book on sonia gandhi 'the red sari' the red sari
Family Law News Husband cannot shirk liability to maintain wife: Court January 16, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The husband cannot shirk his liability to maintain his wife on the pretext that she is qualified and competent enough to take a suitable job, a Delhi court has observed while directing a man to pay his estranged wife a monthly interim maintenance in a domestic violence case. Metropolitan Magistrate Mona Tardi Kerketta directed the […] Read more » Court Domestic Violence Act' Husband cannot shirk liability to maintain wife Metropolitan Magistrate Mona Tardi Kerketta
