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
Bar, Bench & Firm News Amarchand Mangaldas Case: Shroff brothers agree to mediate November 20, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The ownership dispute between the managing partners of India’s biggest law firm – Amarchand Mangaldas – reached the Bombay High Court today. After several hours of trading charges, the 2 brothers, Shardul and Cyril Shroff have agreed to a second attempt at mediation and a three member mediation panel of Nimesh Kampani, Justice Srikrishna and […] Read more » Amarchand management committee Amarchand Mangaldas Case counsel P Chidambaram Cyril Shroff Harish Salve Justice Srikrishna Nimesh Kampani ownership dispute between Cyril Shroff and Shardul Shroff Shardul Shroff
Bar, Bench & Firm News In most rape cases offenders known to victim : Delhi HC November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city police in an affidavit has informed the Delhi High Court that 1704 rape cases were registered with it and in most rape cases, the offender was a person known to the victim. It said that a total of 215 cases of incestuous rape have been registered in the capital in the first 10 […] Read more » cases of incestuous rape Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice Siddharth Mridul rape cases offenders known to victim
Top Law News HC moved over Shahi Imam anointing son as deputy November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea against the move by the Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid to anoint his son the Naib Imam Nov 22 was filed in the Delhi High Court Tuesday. The PIL (public interest litigation) filed by one Suhail Ahmed Khan said that Jama Masjid is a property of the Delhi Wakf Board and Maulana […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi Wakf Board DWB Justice R.S. Endlaw Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari Shaban Bukhari as the Naib Imam Wakf Act for hereditary appointment of the Imam of a mosque
Criminal Law News 2G PMLA case: Not going to stay ongoing trial November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear that it was not going to stay the trial in the money laundering case arising out of the 2G scam and posted the plea of accused persons for quashing of charges against them on November 26.“There will be no stay of the trial,” a bench headed by […] Read more » 2G PMLA case 2G scam case Justice A.K. Sikri justices M B Lokur Prevention of the Money Laundering Act senior advocate Harish Salve Senior advocates Kapil Sibal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC asks legal magazine to publish apology November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed a legal news magazine to publish and put up in its website that it tendered an unconditional apology for the allegations made against the son of a judge of the court. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw directed the publication to print in […] Read more » allegations made against the son of a judge Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw
Top Law News SC seeks current status of 1971 Prisoners of Wars languishing in Pakistan jails November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to inform it about the current status of 54 Indians Prisoners of War (PoW), languishing in Pakistan jails since 1971, and took strong note of submission that though Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has provided the information, the Defence Ministry is yet to do the same. “The […] Read more » 1971 POWs 1971 Prisoners of Wars 1971 Prisoners of Wars in Pakistani Jails 54 PoWs Defence Ministry justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice R. Banumathi Ministry of External Affairs Pakistan jails Prisoners of Wars SC seeks current status of 1971 Prisoners of Wars
Environment Law News Has any State shown sympathy to animals : Chief Justice November 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Has any State shown sympathy to animals : Chief Justice Shown photographs of plastic garbage surgically removed from urban cows, a visibly angry Chief Justice of India on Tuesday slammed the lack of implementation of environmental laws in the country, saying he would ask the officials to put them up in their drawing rooms as a reminder of their duties. The observations came on a […] Read more » ban plastic bags Chief Justice H.L. Dattu disposal of plastic bags Environment Pollution Act Karnataka Government NGO Karuna Society of Animals Senior advocate Shyam Divan Swachh Bharat Abhiyan sympathy to animals
Bar, Bench & Firm News Women making false rape allegations need to be punished: Court November 18, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Women making false rape allegation to settle personal scores need to be prosecuted and punished, a Delhi court has observed, saying such matters cause intense misery and humiliation to the accused which continues even after acquittal in the case. Additional sessions Judge Virender Bhat while acquitting two Delhi youth from the charges of gang rape, […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat false rape allegation to settle personal scores false rape allegations Women making false rape allegations
