Criminal Law News Court acquits man of charge of raping differently abled child December 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been acquitted of charges of raping an 11-year-old differently abled child after kidnapping her by a Delhi court which refused to rely on the girl’s testimony as she was suffering from mental retardation and seizure disorder. Additional Sessions Judge Illa Rawat absolved UP native Arvind Kumar of the charges of kidnapping and […] Read more » raping differently abled child
Consumer Law News Consumer forum asks Railways to facilitate passengers December 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Consumer forum asks Railways to facilitate passengers A consumer forum has asked the Railways to display in each coach the mechanism to redress the issue of theft as well as the duty of TTE and railway police personnel to facilitate the passengers. New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, presided by C K Chaturvedi, passed the directions while asking the Railways to […] Read more » Consumer forum District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum Railways to facilitate passengers
Media & Entertainment News Court says it has jurisdiction to hear suit against Godse film December 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Pune civil court today ruled that it had jurisdiction to hear a suit seeking a ban on Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha’s film ‘Desh Bhakt Nathuram Godse’, which is slated for release in January. The ruling was delivered by Civil Judge S S Nair after advocate Wajid Khan for the plaintiff Hemant Patil submitted case […] Read more » Civil Judge S S Nair Godse film
Top Law News Sonia and Rahul sought Delhi High Court relief in 2014 December 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gallows to the December 16 gangrape convicts and high profile matters relating to defamation, bribery allegations, overseas funding of major political parties and policy issues kept the Delhi High Court busy in 2014 during which Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul also sought relief in the National Herald case. The Gandhis, who were […] Read more » Delhi High Court relief Sonia and Rahul
Criminal Law News Saradha scam: ED grills Trinamool leader Shankudeb Panda December 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Monday appeared for questioning before the agency in connection with the Saradha scam. Probing the scam money trail for which the ED has already grilled a number of Trinamool leaders, including several of its MPs, the agency Dec 23 had served notice to Panda, a former television journalist. Panda, […] Read more » actor-turned MP Mithun Chakraborty ED grills Shankudeb Panda Kunal Ghosh and Srinjoy Bose Saradha scam Shankudeb Panda in Sharadha Scam Textile Minister Shyamapada Mukherjee transport minister Madan Mitra Trinamool Congress state general secretary Shankudeb Panda
Criminal Law News 1997 MCD election riots: Court acquits 7 persons after 17 years December 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Seven persons accused of disrupting the 1997 MCD elections by tearing ballot papers and rioting at various polling booths here have been acquitted by a Delhi court after the complainant and other prosecution witnesses failed to identify them. Metropolitan Magistrate Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan absolved Delhi residents Asif Namberdar, Asif Chaudhary, Yusuf, Naseem, Soech Danish, Owaish […] Read more » 1997 MCD election riots Court acquits 7 persons after 17 years Delhi Municipal Corporation Act 1957 MCD Metropolitan Magistrate Sheetal Chaudhary Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Criminal Law News Crime Branch files charge sheet in J&K land grab case December 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police today filed a charge sheet in a court here against three persons in connection with a bid to fraudulently grab prime land in Jammu city. Crime Branch, Jammu, filed challan (charge sheet) in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate here against a group of three persons for […] Read more » J&K land grab case
Consumer Law News 2014: Consumer fora stood strong to guard citizens’ rights December 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Services sector in 2014 continued to be under the watchful eyes of various consumer fora which stood by the motto “consumer is the king” and dealt firmly with both government and private entities to protect citizens from unfair trade practices. Benefit of several campaigns like “Jago Grahak Jago” seems to be catching up with the […] Read more » Jago Grahak Jago National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC
Consumer Law News LIC and banks asked to provide claim forms online December 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on LIC and banks asked to provide claim forms online The finance ministry Monday asked banks and the state-run Life Insurance Corp (LIC) to make availablefor the Rs.30,000 life cover available under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). The LIC has also been asked to settle claims within 15 days of the receipt of the claim form. “Banks and LIC were asked to make […] Read more » activate RuPay cards Banks asked to make claim forms claim forms on the websites LIC asked to make claim forms PMJDY Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana provide claim forms online
Top Law News Shortage of Urdu teachers at TGT level: Delhi govt to HC December 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city government has informed the Delhi High Court that there is a shortage of 152 trained Urdu teachers and the process of appointment was already underway. The submission came in an affidavit filed by Delhi government’s Directorate of Education (DoE) before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw while […] Read more » Shortage of Urdu teachers
Top Law News 2014: Names of Osama & ISIS surfaced in Delhi courts December 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Startling facts revealed by probe agencies on plots hatched by banned outfits made headlines in 2014 in Delhi courts which noted that Osama bin Laden was still the driving force for terror groups following footsteps of ISIS to create situation like Iraq and Syria. A tug of war was also witnessed between a federal agency […] Read more » IM Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) National Investigation Agency NIA Osama & ISIS Tehseen Akhtar Zia-ur-Rehman
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Bailable warrants against 12 medical superintendents December 27, 2014 / December 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued bailable warrants against medical superintendents of 12 hospitals in Delhi for failing to appear before it on a plea seeking implementation of rainwater harvesting systems. These hospitals had “incorrectly claimed” that they had installed rainwater harvesting systems. The NGT bench issued bailable warrants “in the sum of Rs 10,000” […] Read more » 12 medical superintendents Bailable warrants
