Environment Law News Plea on cock fight: Supreme Court asks impleadment of Animal Welfare Board January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court on Friday directed that the Animal Welfare Board and others be made parties to a petition seeking stay on a recent order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court banning traditional cock fight games during the Sankranti festival in the state. “The petitioner is directed to implead Animal Welfare Board (AWB) as a party […] Read more » Animal Welfare Board Plea on cock fight Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News HC Refuses to Bar Delhi EC From Issuing Poll Notification January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on HC Refuses to Bar Delhi EC From Issuing Poll Notification The Delhi High Court today refused to restrain the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) from issuing notification for the upcoming 2015 Delhi Assembly polls on the allegation of presence of bogus voters. “We (the court and the petitioner) are here to solve the issue. I cannot injunct the whole electoral process. Let them (CEO) declare this. […] Read more » Advocate Tiku Bar Delhi EC From Issuing Poll Notification HC Refuses to Bar Delhi EC Justice Vibhu Bakhru
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC nod to Sahara to proceed with foreign loan transactions January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Sahara Group to go ahead with its proposed transactions for a loan of around US dollar 1,050 million from abroad for raising Rs 10,000 crores to ensure release of Subrata Roy from jail. However, the apex court put conditions including the approval of RBI for the transfer to India […] Read more » FEMA Foreign Exchange Management Act foreign loan transactions Justice T.S. Thakur Sahara Sahara India's Aamby Valley Ltd Sahara to proceed with foreign loan transactions
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC refuses to stop govt ads January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today refused to direct stopping the publication of government advertisements carrying photos of political figures and sought replies from the Centre and others on a court-appointed panel’s recommendations to regulate such publicity materials. “Before we pass such an order, we should be giving an opportunity to other side,” a bench comprising justices Ranjan […] Read more » Advocate Prashant Bhushan government advertisements Justice Arun Mishra Justice Ranjan Gogoi SC refuses to stop govt ads
Criminal Law News SC likely to pronounce verdict tomorrow on pleas of Mittal & Ruia in spectrum case January 9, 2015 / January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow its verdict on pleas of Bharti Cellular Ltd CMD Sunil Bharti Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia against a trial court order summoning them as accused in a corruption case related to allocation of additional spectrum during NDA rule in 2002. A three-judge bench comprising Chief […] Read more » allocation of additional spectrum Bharti Cellular Ltd Chief Justice H.L. Dattu CMD Sunil Bharti Mittal Essar group promoter Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Madan B. Lokur Prevention of Corruption Act Ravi Ruia Ruia in spectrum case SC likely to pronounce verdict tomorrow on pleas of Mittal senior advocate F S Nariman
Criminal Law News Nido Tania case: Victim’s father moves HC over dropped charges January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Congress MLA from Arunachal Pradesh and father of Nido Tania, a youth who died early last year after he was allegedly beaten up by some persons at Lajpat Nagar here, has moved the against the trial court’s decision to drop the charges under the SC/ST Act against the accused. Nido Pavitra has moved the […] Read more » Advocate Prashant Mendiratta Delhi High Court Juvenile Justice Board Nido Tania case Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989
Family Law News Court concerned over rise in cases of crime against women January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has expressed concern over increasing cases of crime against women in the city while sending an auto driver to jail for 18 months for molesting and threatening a woman, saying it was a serious matter that females are not safe on roads even from auto drivers. Metropolitan Magistrate Ekta Gauba awarded the […] Read more » benefit of Probation of Offenders Act1958 Crime against women Metropolitan Magistrate Ekta Gauba
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice delayed is justice undermined:NCDRC January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Justice delayed is justice undermined:NCDRC Justice delayed is not only justice denied, it is also circumvented and undermined, the apex consumer commission has said while disallowing a man to lead additional evidences in a medical negligence case after 14 years. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), presided by Justice J M Malik passed the order while upholding Tamil Nadu State […] Read more » advocate P Kandasamy Justice delayed is justice undermined National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Court breather for 4 disqualified JD(U) MLAs January 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Patna High Court on Tuesday reinstated membership of four rebel Janata Dal-United MLAs, who were earlier disqualified by the Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhury for their alleged “anti-party activities”.“The activities of the disqualified MLAs were not an act of defection but dissension,” the court in the judgment said. In November 2014, the Speaker […] Read more » Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhury JD(U) MLA Gyanendra Singh Gyanu JD(U) MLA Neeraj Kumar Babloo JD(U) MLA Rahul Sharma JD(U) MLA Ravindra Rai Patna High Court
Family Law News Husband can’t deny wife maintenance saying that she can earn: Court January 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has asked a man to pay Rs 25,000 as interim maintenance per month to his wife saying that a husband cannot shirk his liability to maintain his wife on the pretext that she is qualified and competent enough to earn.Metropolitan Magistrate Mona Tardi Kerketta asked a Delhi based doctor to pay Rs […] Read more » Domestic Violence Act' Husband can't deny wife maintenance wife maintenance
High Profile Cases HC exempts Rahul Gandhi from appearing in defamation case January 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has granted exemption from personal appearance to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed against him in a court at Bhiwandi town in neighbouring Thane district over his alleged remarks against RSS. The exemption was granted till February 17 by Justice M L Tahilyani who was yesterday hearing […] Read more » Advocate PK Dhakephalkar Bombay High Court defamation case Justice M L Tahilyani Lawyer RS Cheema Magistrate SV Swamy Rahul Gandhi rahul gandhi doing alleged remarks against RSS Rahul GAndhi in defamation case RSS activist Rajesh Kunte
Consumer Law News Kin of road accident victim get over Rs 14 lakh compensation January 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here has awarded over Rs 14 lakh compensation to the family members of a 34-year-old man, who died in a road mishap involving a rashly driven bike. The tribunal directed the National Insurance Company Ltd, insurer of the bike, to pay Rs 14,68,024 as compensation to the mother, wife […] Read more » 14 lakh compensation MACT Motor Accident Claims Tribunal National Insurance Company Ltd
