Human Rights Merit alone can be ground of admission in medical PG courses: SC January 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Merit alone can be the basis of admission in Medical PG courses among candidates of a given category, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The court also set aside section 5(4) of the Kerala Medical Officers’ Admission to Postgraduate Courses under Service Quota Act, 2008 which provided that senior candidates, serving the state government, will […] Read more » admission in medical PG courses Justice R. Banumathi Justice T.S. Thakur Service Quota Act 2008
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Coal scam: SC to examine allegation of interference by Ranjit Sinha January 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine the allegations of interference and scuttling of investigation into the coal block allocation scam by former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha, who refuted the charges. “We have to take a call. Either, we have to agree with you (CBI) or with him (NGO’s counsel making allegations),” a bench […] Read more » ACB Anti-Corruption Bureau coal scam former Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahay Ranjit Sinha
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC quashes cancellation of selection of 31 IMU professors January 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court on Monday quashed a central government order cancelling the selection of 31 professors for the city-based Indian Maritime University (IMU) following allegations of irregularities in the process. Holding that the cancellation of the selection was bad in law, Justice M M Sundresh said all the candidates were duly qualified and were […] Read more » cancellation of selection of 31 IMU professors IMU Indian Maritime University Justice M.M.Sundresh Madras High Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News CBI court grants extension of bail term of Ex-AG Ashok Mohanty January 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Special CBI Court on Monday granted continuation of bail of former Advocate-General (AG) Ashok Mohanty named by the apex probe agency in its charge sheet regarding the multi-crore chit fund scam. Special CBI judge Padma Lochan Satpathy extended the bail term of Mohanty in connection with the Artha Tatwa Group scam when he appeared […] Read more » Artha Tatwa chit fund company Ashok Mohanty multi-crore chit fund scam Special CBI judge Padma Lochan Satpathy
Criminal Law News Man jailed for trying to sexually assault daughter’s playmate January 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment for trying to sexually assault a six-year-old girl who had come to his house to play with his daughter. Additional Sessions Judge Illa Rawat refused to take a lenient view against the convict saying he had betrayed the trust of the victim’s mother who had […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Illa Rawat sexually assault daughter's playmate
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Family Law News Wife’s Pub Visits No Ground For Seeking Divorce: Bombay High Court January 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has refused to grant divorce on the ground of cruelty to a man who alleged his wife often went to pubs leaving their child in the care of domestic help and also often insulted him and his parents. A Division Bench of Justices Vijaya Tahilramani and Anil Menon recently upheld an […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice Vijaya Tahilramani Justice Anil Menon Wife's Pub Visits No Ground For Seeking Divorce
Corporate Law News Criminal Law News Ex power secy’s wife summoned for not declaring money abroad January 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Delhi Power Secretary RK Verma’s wife has been summoned as an accused by a court here for allegedly not declaring money stashed in an undisclosed company in the United Kingdom’s British Virgin Islands. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Devender Kumar Sharma took cognizance on the complaint filed by the Income Tax Department and issued summons […] Read more » Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Devender Kumar Sharma declaring money abroad Ex power secy's wife summoned Former Delhi Power Secretary RK Verma
Criminal Law News Seven acquitted in fake postal stamps case January 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has acquitted seven persons arrested in a 2007 case for allegedly possessing and circulating fake postal stamps, while expressing dissatisfaction over the manner in which the investigation was conducted. District judge AS Waghwase, in his order delivered recently, acquitted the seven persons giving them the benefit of doubt. Thane Local Crime Branch […] Read more » District judge AS Waghwase fake postal stamps case Thane Local Crime Branch
Bar, Bench & Firm News Lok Adalats settle 1070 cases, award over Rs five crore January 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A total of 1,070 cases were on Saturday settled by the Lok Adalats conducted at all the six district courts, Debt Recovery Tribunals and state consumer commission here in which settlement amount of over Rs five crore was awarded. According to the Delhi State Legal Services Authority, 29 benches were constituted in the district courts […] Read more » Debt Recovery Tribunals Lok Adalat Lok Adalats settle 1070 cases Lok Adalats settle cases State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission
Criminal Law News Court allows NIA to seek details of Skype a/c of ISIS recruit January 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today allowed National Investigation Agency to seek details of the conversations and chats carried out by the alleged ISIS `recruit’ Arif Majeed through the telecommunication apps Skype and Tango. “We want the details of the communication made by Arif in the past six months and the court has given us permission to […] Read more » ISIS recruit NIA to seek details of ISIS recruit Skype a/c of ISIS recruit Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Bar, Bench & Firm News North East lawyer assault in Tis Hazari: Accused advocates to reply on contempt plea January 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought responses of two lawyers to a letter sent by Tis Hazari court to consider initiating contempt proceedings against them for allegedly abusing and manhandling persons, including a lady advocate, belonging to Northeast region. A bench of justices G S Sistani and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal issued notice to the alleged […] Read more » contemnor lawyers Azad Chandra Prakash Gautam Delhi High Court Justice G.S. Sistani Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal North East lawyer assault in Tis Hazari Tis Hazari court Varun Jain
Criminal Law News Evidence showed Uber cab driver raped woman: police to court January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police on Friday asserted before a court here that scientific, medical and other evidence showed beyond doubt that it was the driver of US-based cab service provider, Uber, who had raped a 25-year-old woman executive and also tried to commit unnatural sex with her.”Scientific, medical and all other evidence showed that this (rape) was […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja Criminal Procedure Code CrPC Uber cab driver Uber cab driver raped woman
