Bar, Bench & Firm News Lawyers of Delhi’s 6 district courts suspend indefinite strike December 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The indefinite strike called by lawyers of all six district courts here was on Monday suspended upon an assurance from the Union Law Minister that the amended bill on enhancement of pecuniary jurisdiction of trial courts would be tabled soon in Parliament. The strike, which was called by the co-ordination committee of all district court […] Read more » Advocate RK Wadhwa advocate Sanjeev Nasiar Cabinet minister Ravi Shankar Prasad district courts suspend indefinite strike Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda Lawyers of Delhi's 6
Top Law News Delhi High Court refuses to ban astrology-based TV shows December 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has refused to prohibit astrology-based shows on television while saying it was not in its domain to prescribe what the programming code should be. A division bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw, which was hearing a petition filed by NGO Sai Lok Kalyan Sanstha, said since […] Read more » astrology-based TV shows Cable Television Network Regulation Act Delhi High Court Information and Broadcasting Ministry NGO Sai Lok Kalyan Sanstha provisions of Drugs and Magic Remedy Act
Criminal Law News QNet’s franchise challenges ban on entering Cafe Coffee Day December 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nearly two months after Mumbai Police ordered popular coffee shop Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) to shut doors to representatives of Hong Kong-based multi-level marketing company QNet, one of its franchises has challenged the ban in the Karnataka High Court. “Vihaan Direct Selling (India) Pvt Ltd has moved the Karnataka High Court challenging the ban imposed […] Read more » Cafe Coffee Day challenges ban on entering Cafe Coffee Day Karnataka High Court QNet founder Vijay Eswaran QNet's franchise Special Prosecutor Pradeep Gharat
Consumer Law News Woman Who Lost Husband in Car Crash Gets Rs. 65 Lakh Compensation December 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Navi Mumbai woman, who lost her husband in a 2012 car mishap, and her two children were today awarded a record Rs. 65 lakh compensation by a Lok Adalat in Thane. A Lok Adalat panel comprising R S Chahal, S P Kamath and M N Belose ordered ICICI Lombard General Insurance and the car […] Read more » lost husband in car crash Rs. 65 Lakh Compensation
Top Law News Redevelopment of Jama Masjid: HC seeks PWD response December 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought the PWD’s response on a plea for time-bound implementation of the Jama Masjid redevelopment plan after the North MCD said the project is no longer with it. The North Delhi Municipal Corporation () submitted before a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul that according to a […] Read more »
Bar, Bench & Firm News Over 24,000 Cases Disposed Off In A Single Day December 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Over 24,000 Cases Disposed Off In A Single Day As many as 24,071 cases were settled in a single day, bringing down the number of pending cases in the districts court by six per cent during the day-long national Lok Adalat held in the city yesterday. A criminal dispute pending from 1980 was finally disposed of after 34 years, while several old civil as […] Read more » Over 24000 Cases Disposed Off
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Delhi HC directs CBI to supply relevant documents to IRS officer December 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has directed CBI to give relevant documents to a senior IRS officer, who is facing trial for allegedly diluting I-T appraisal reports of arms dealer Suresh Nanda’s companies, saying the “same would seriously prejudice the rights of the accused”. Justice Ved Prakash Vaish allowed the plea of accused Ashutosh Verma, who […] Read more » CBI to supply relevant documents CBI to supply relevant documents Justice Ved Prakash Vaish PMLA Prevention of Money Laundering Act
Bar, Bench & Firm News Cyril Shroff affidavit deadline extended to 31 December December 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The deadline for the affidavit that was due to be filed by Amarchand Mangaldas Mumbai managing partner Cyril Shroff in the Bombay high court dispute with his brother over their late mother’s equity in the firm, has been extended by the court to 31 December 2014, coinciding with the deadline set for the close of […] Read more » Cyril Shroff affidavit deadline Cyril’s senior counsel Iqbal Chagla JM Financial founder Nimesh Kampani Justice BN Srikrishna senior counsel Harish Salve Shardul’s counsel P Chidambaram
Bar, Bench & Firm News Legal sector in India may be partially opened to foreign law firms December 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The legal sector in India, which has so far remained the exclusive domain of domestic practitioners, may be partially opened to foreign law firms. The Commerce Ministry is working on a proposal for a phased opening up of the sector in non-litigious services and international arbitration, a government official told BusinessLine. It plans to discuss […] Read more » legal sector in India opened to foreign law firms
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Agency takes scolding by Supreme Court positively: CBI chief December 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Newly appointed CBI chief Anil Kumar Sinha Saturday said the CBI takes it as a learning opportunity when the Supreme Court scolds it in any case. “CBI getting scolded by Supreme Court is an opportunity to learn from mistakes and not look away,” Sinha, who was appointed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief Dec […] Read more » CBI chief CBI chief Anil Kumar Sinha scolding by Supreme Court
Family Law News Bombay High Court asks Thackeray brothers to settle will dispute amicably December 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Friday asked Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray and his estranged brother Jaidev to amicably settle the dispute over the will left by their father, Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray. Bal Thackeray, who passed away in November 2012, bequeathed a major share in the family estate to Uddhav while cutting out […] Read more » Advocate F D’souza Bombay High Court Jaidev's lawyer Seema Sarnaik Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray Thackeray brothers to settle will dispute
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Police wrong to bar apparel maker from tender for uniforms: HC December 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today told the city police that “the substratum” of its decision to debar an apparel making firm from the tender for supply of trousers, shirts and T-shirts for its personnel “is wrong”.Delhi police had issued a show cause notice to Fashion Fusion as well as debarred it from the tender process […] Read more » debar an apparel making firm Delhi High Court Fashion Fusion Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed Justice Siddharth Mridul Mafatlal Industries Ltd show cause notice to Fashion Fusion wrong to bar apparel maker from tender
