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
Criminal Law News Delhi Police register murder case in Sunanda Pushkar’s death January 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a twist to the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP, the Delhi Police registered a murder case on Tuesday after a medical report said the death was unnatural and due to poisoning. The police have, however, not named any suspect.Delhi Police said the conclusions made in a medical report […] Read more » Commissioner B.S. Bassi Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi Delhi Police register murder case murder case in Sunanda Pushkar's death Sunanda Pushkar Sunanda Pushkar's death
Bar, Bench & Firm News Lawyer accused of writing offencive internet post gets bail January 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The sessions court today granted bail to a city-based lawyer who was arrested for allegedly posting derogatory comments about a religion on a social networking site. Advocate Vijay Gaikwad had been arrested on January 2. “I will challenge the bail order in the higher court,” said advocate Moin Khan, the complainant. The police had registered […] Read more » Advocate Vijay Gaikwad accused of writing offencive internet post Advocate Vijay Gaikwad gets bail arrested for allegedly posting derogatory comments about a religion bail to a city-based lawyer social networking site
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Kerala HC enhances compensation to woman who underwent botched sterilisation January 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court has held that a woman, who underwent aprocedure in 1985 after which she conceived, was liable for a compensation of Rs 1.23 lakh from the state government. Dismissing a state appeal yesterday, a Division Bench, comprising Thothathil B Radhakrishnan and Justice Babu Mathew P Joseph, observed that when societal interest got […] Read more » botched sterilisation botched sterilisation to control child birth enhances compensation to woman Justice Babu Mathew P Joseph Kerala HC Thothathil B Radhakrishnan
Family Law News No law for father-in-law to maintain daughter-in-law: court January 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has dismissed the plea of a widow seeking interim maintenance from her father-in -law in a domestic violence case, saying no law provides that he has to maintain his daughter-in-law and grand children irrespective of the fact whether he earns or not. Metropolitan Magistrate Shilpi Jain refused to grant the interim monetary […] Read more » Court maintain daughter-in-law Metropolitan Magistrate Shilpi Jain No law for father-in-law
Consumer Law News Ban on app-based taxi services like Uber will continue: Delhi govt tells HC January 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The ban on app-based taxi services will continue and vehicles violating it will be seized, the city government on Tuesday submitted in the Delhi High Court here while Uber India Systems Pvt Ltd withdrew its plea against the December order stopping its operations.The Delhi government informed Justice Rajiv Shakdher that as per its fresh order on […] Read more » Ban on app-based taxi service Ban on Uber
Top Law News Delhi court: Couple staying separately doesn’t mean dowry demand improbable January 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has refused to grant any relief to a woman against framing of dowry harassment charges saying that only because her son and daughter-in-law were residing separately, it cannot be concluded that dowry demands was impossible or improbable. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Jain dismissed the revision petition filed by woman against whom a […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Jain Couple staying separately Delhi court dowry demand
Top Law News Asaram doesn’t need any surgery January 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Self-styled ‘godman’ Asaram, who is in jail since his arrest in August, 2013 in a rape case, does not need any surgery and his aliments can be managed through medicines, a report submitted by a panel of AIIMS doctors to the Supreme Court said today. A bench of justices T S Thakur and Adarsh Kumar […] Read more » 120 B (criminal conspiracy) 354A (sexual harassment) 370(4) (trafficking) 376(2)f (rape on a woman when she is under twelve years of age) 506 (criminal intimidation) 509/34 justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justices T.S. Thakur sections 342 (wrongful confinement) Senior advocate Salman Khurshid
Family Law News Daughter-in-law has no right in parents-in-law’s property : Delhi Court January 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Daughter-in-law has no right in parents-in-law’s property : Delhi Court A Delhi court has denied a woman the right to reside in a house owned by her father-in-law, saying she has no right in a property which exclusively belongs to her parents-in-law. While setting aside the order of a magisterial court, Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala allowed the appeal filed by the woman’s parents-in-law, saying […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala Daughter-in-law has no right in parents-in-law's property Delhi court domestic violence case Mahila Court order right to reside in a house owned by her father-in-law
Top Law News SC refuses to interfere in Rajasthan panchayat polls January 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with the schedule for panchayat elections in Rajasthan. The schedule is being held under the amended provisions that specify educational qualifications for the gram sarpanch and the membership of the other panchayat and zilla samiti bodies. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu told […] Read more » Rajasthan panchayat polls SC refuses to interfere
Criminal Law News Court takes up charge sheet against Uber cab driver January 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Monday took cognizance of the charge sheet filed against a driver of the Uber taxi company who was accused of raping a 27-year-old woman executive here Dec 5. Metropolitan Magistrate Ajay Kumar Malik took cognizance of the charge sheet and transferred the case to sessions court, posting the matter for Jan 7. […] Read more » Metropolitan Magistrate Ajay Kumar Malik sexual attack Shiv Kumar Yadav taxi driver Shiv Kumar Yadav Uber taxi company
Criminal Law News Criminal tracking network being set up in Tripura January 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) is being set up in Tripura as part of a nation-wide project to keep tab on criminals and to curb crimes, a top Tripura Police officer said here Monday. The , launched by union home ministry in 2009, is an advanced software application which would empower police […] Read more » CCTNS CCTNS project crime and criminal tracking network system Criminal tracking network in Tripura national data bank of crime cases and criminals
