Bar, Bench & Firm News Family Law News Irretrievable breakdown of marriage ‘debatable’ ground for divorce: SC November 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment : With the government set to reintroduce the marriage laws amendment bill in the Lok Sabha to amend theto make irretrievable breakdown of marriage a ground for divorce, the Supreme Court has urged a rethink if it was an expedient ground for untying the matrimonial knot. “It is highly debatable whether, in the Indian situation, […] Read more » debatable ground for divorce Hindu Marriage Act Hindu Marriage Act 1955 Hyderabad Mahila Court Irretrievable breakdown of marriage Justice Prafulla C. Pant Justice Vikramajit Sen Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill 2013 reintroduce the marriage laws amendment bill Special Marriage Act
Bar, Bench & Firm News HC sets aside prosecution of lawyer & assistant in bribery case November 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has quashed a trial court decision for prosecution of a lawyer and his assistant in a 2009 briberycase allegedly involving the then Chairperson of Company Law Board R Vasudevan for getting a favourable order. The High Court set aside the order of the trial court by which advocate Ankur Chawla and […] Read more » advocate Ankur Chawla assistant Vikas Shukla Delhi High Court illegal gratification of Rs 10 lakhs for passing a favourable order Prevention of Corruption Act prosecution of lawyer & assistant
Top Law News Govt decision to junk German as 3rd language comes under SC scanner November 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government’s decision to drop German as an alternative to Sanskrit as third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas has come under judicial scrutiny with the Supreme Court today issuing notice to it and seeking its explanation. Agreeing to give an urgent hearing on the controversy, a bench headed by Justice A R Dave asked the government to […] Read more » German as 3rd language comes under SC scanner Govt decision to junk German language Justice A.R. Dave
Top Law News Coronation of next Imam has no legal sanctity: HC November 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday said the ceremony by Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari to annoint his son as his successor has no legal sanctity. However, the court refused to stay the ceremony scheduled for Saturday. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice RS Endlaw said the function is not legal […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Coronation of next ImamCoronation of next Imam Justice RS Endlaw Syed Ahmed Bukhari to annoint his son as his successor Syed Ahmed Bukhari to annoint his son Naib Imam
Environment Law News NGT issues notice to HP govt over illegal felling of 477 trees November 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday took suo moto notice of alleged illegal felling of over 450 trees at Tara Devi temple complex, 10-Km from here and issued notice to the Himachal Pradesh government, officials said. A bench of NGT issued notice to the state chief secretary and the principal secretary (forests), directing them […] Read more » Felling of trees without the permission of the government Himachal Lokhit Party HLP illegal felling of 477 trees National Green Tribunal NGT Principal Secretary (Forests) Tarun Shridhar
Bar, Bench & Firm News Amarchand Mangaldas’s Shardul Shroff denies influencing his late mother Bharti’s will November 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Shardul Shroff, the Delhibased managing partner of law firm Amarchand Mangaldas, has denied influencing his late mother Bharti Shroff to will her stake in the firm and other assets to him at the expense of younger brother Cyril. In an exclusive interaction with ET, his first since the dispute came into the public domain, the […] Read more » Shardul Shroff denies influencing his late mother Bharti's will
Top Law News BJP moves SC against HC verdict on Vedanta donations November 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today issued notice to Centre and Election Commission on BJP’s plea challenging Delhi High Court’s verdict holding the ruling party along with Congress prima facie guilty of violating the foreign funding law by receiving donations from UK-based Vedanta Resources’ subsidiaries. Agreeing to hear the appeal, a bench headed by Chief Justice H […] Read more » BJP on Vedanta donations The Supreme Court today issued notice to Centre and Election Commission on BJP's plea challenging Delhi High Court's verdict holding the ruling party along with Congress prima facie guilty of violatin Vedanta donations
Consumer Law News Insurance firm asked to pay compensation for deficiency November 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A consumer forum here has held an insurance company guilty of deficiency in service after it refused to pay claim to a man for his stolen motorcycle on the grounds that he had failed to take reasonable care of the vehicle and directed it to pay compensation for harassment. Central Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal […] Read more » Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum ICICI Prudential Insurance firm asked to pay compensation real estate to pay compensation for deficiency
Consumer Law News Real estate firm asked to pay over Rs 13L to a woman November 20, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Central Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, presided by Rakesh Kapoor, asked ARN Infrastructures India Ltd to pay Rs 13,12,450 to south-Delhi resident Menoka Chatarjee. In its order, the forum noted that the cheques issued by the firm to the woman representing principal amount had been dishonoured on presentation to the bank. “The complainant (Chatarjee) […] Read more » ◾Real estate firm asked to pay over Rs 13L ARN Infrastructures India Ltd ARN Infrastructures India Ltd to cost of litigation District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum guilty of deficiency of service Real Estate Firm ARN Infrastructures India Ltd south-Delhi resident Menoka Chatarjee
Top Law News Court allows DNA test of children in domestic violence case November 20, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has allowed DNA test of a couple’s two children in a domestic violence case to elicit the “truth regarding their paternity” following a plea of the husband who had accused his wife of adultery and claimed he had not sired them. “Husband cannot be compelled to bear fatherhood of a child when […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Pulastya Pramachala DNA test of children Domestic Violence Act' domestic violence case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System States told to ratify Judicial Appointments Commission Bill November 20, 2014 / November 20, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Seeking an early end to collegium system of judges appointing judges, Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has written to state governments to ratify the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill which will put in place a new mechanism to select Supreme Court and High Court judges. The Constitution amendment bill requires ratification by at […] Read more » National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill ratify Judicial Appointments Commission Bill
Criminal Law News Rampal’s bail cancelled in murder case November 20, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In more trouble for controversial ‘godman’ Rampal, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today cancelled his bail in a 2006 murder case, a day after he was nabbed, even as police flushed out more people from his ashram. The 63-year-old, who kept Haryana authorities on tenterhooks for a fortnight and triggered a major law […] Read more » Justice Darshan Singh Justice M Jeyapaul Rampal in a contempt of court case Rampal in murder case Rampal's bail cancelled
