Bar, Bench & Firm News Prof. V. Balakista Reddy appointed as New Registrar of NALSAR University of Law October 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prof. V. Balakista Reddy got appointed as the new Registrar of NALSAR University of Law and will be taking charge from 20th of this month as the present Registrar of NALSAR, Prof. Vijender Kumar got appointed as Vice Chancellor of NLU-Assam. Prof. Reddy who is from Mahbubnagar district of Telangana is an expert in Air […] Read more » New Registrar of NALSAR University of Law Prof. V. Balakista Reddy got appointed as the new Registrar of NALSAR University Prof. Vijender Kumar got appointed as Vice Chancellor of NLU-Assam Vice Chancellor of NLU-Assam
Consumer Law News Kerala HC orders notices to various newspapers & visual media October 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kerala High Court today ordered issue of notices to various newspapers and visual media on a PIL seeking to prevent publication of oral observations made by judges during arguments of cases before them. A division bench, comprising justices Thothathil B Radhakrishnan and Babu Mathew P Joseph, issued notices to the print and visual media on […] Read more » Federation director P J Antony Justice Babu Mathew P Joseph Justice Thothathil B Radhakrishnan Kerala High Court Malayalam Television broadcasters notices to various newspapers & visual media
Corporate Law News Bombay High Court sets aside government order dismissing employee on theft charge October 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Terming as “harsh” the Centre’s decision to dismiss a government employee from service for stealing government property, the Bombay High Court has set aside the impugned order and instead lowered the punishment to compulsory retirement from service. Justices Naresh Patil and BP Colabawalla set aside the July 27, 2010, order of dismissal of Ramchandra Goya […] Read more » Central Administrative Tribunal employee on theft charge Justice BP Colabawalla Justices Naresh Patil
Criminal Law News PMLA case: Karim Morani allowed to go abroad for promoting film October 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bollywood producer Karim Morani, an accused in the 2G scam-related money laundering case, has been allowed to travel abroad for release of upcoming Shahrukh Khan-starrer movie ‘Happy New Year’ by the special court which observed filing of such pleas was aimed at wasting its time. Special CBI Judge O P Saini allowed the application filed […] Read more » 2G scam-related money laundering case Karim Morani Karim Morani in 2G scam-related money laundering case karim morani in PMLA case Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini
Consumer Law News Court, Judiciary & Legal System DLF seeks interim relief from ban October 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Barred by the Securities and Exchange Board of India from accessing capital markets, realty giant DLF has sought interim relief from the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) to allow it to redeem funds locked in mutual funds and other instruments. After hearing the petition filed by the realty developer against the ban,adjourned the matter to October […] Read more » capital markets DLF DLF seeks interim relief DLF seeks interim relief from ban K.P. Singh SAT Presiding Officer J. P. Devadhar SEBI order Securities Appellate Tribunal securities market
Criminal Law News Delhi Court acquits Sonu Punjaban of MCOCA charges October 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted Sonu Punjaban, accused of running a sex racket and charged under stringent provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). r freed accused Geeta Arora alias Sonu Punjaban of the charges of MCOCA due to lack of evidence. The court said that the police has failed to produce […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Gulshan Kuma Delhi Court acquits Sonu Punjaban Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA MCOCA charges Sonu Punjaban Sonu Punjaban of MCOCA charges
High Profile Cases RAW tent purchase: CBI registers case against SFF officials & builders October 22, 2014 / October 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against unknown officials of external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and its unit Special Frontier Force (SFF) and three directors of Sai Baba Builders and Consultants firm on alleged irregularities in purchases of tent by the RAW unit. This comes after the Prime […] Read more » (RAW) CBI registers case against SFF RAW tent purchase Research and Analysis Wing SFF) unit Special Frontier Force
Consumer Law News SC sets aside order of punitive damages against General Motors October 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has set aside order directing multinational automobile firm General Motors to pay punitive damages of Rs 25 lakh for selling Chevrolet Forester car to consumers by claiming it to be an SUV. The apex court held that although the company had resorted to unfair trade practice it is not enough for imposing […] Read more » Chevrolet Forester car General Motors Justice A.K.Goel Justice V. Gopala Gowda National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC punitive damages The National Commission
Family Law News HC lowers monthly maintenance by Rs 30,000 in divorce case October 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has modified a family court order by bringing down the monthly maintenance allowance from Rs 50,000 to Rs 20,000 payable by an army colonel to his divorced wife, who is a dentist by profession.A bench of justices A R Joshi and Vijaya Tahilramani recently ordered Col Joseph Philip to pay Rs […] Read more » 000 divorce case divorce case of Col Joseph Philip Justice A.R. Joshi Justice Vijaya Tahilramani monthly maintenance by Rs 30
Criminal Law News Poll code case: Court to decide plea seeking probe documents October 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Ahmedabad rural court is likely to decide the plea of an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker on November 14, seeking probe documents on the basis of which the city crime branch had given a “clean chit” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an alleged poll code violation case. Chief Judicial Magistrate U C […] Read more » advocate K R Koshti Chief Judicial Magistrate U C Bhatt Court to decide plea seeking probe documents Narendra Modi in poll code violation case Poll code case public prosecutor H R Kapadia The Ahmedabad rural court
Consumer Law News Insurance Co asked to pay Rs 4.94L to bank for customer fraud October 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A consumer forum here has ordered United India Insurance to pay Rs 4.94 lakhs to Thane District Central Co-operative Bank for being deficient in its services with regard to the bank’s claim in a customer fraud case. The bank, in its complaint, told the Thane District Consumer Redressel Forum (TDCRF) that between May and October […] Read more » customer fraud Insurance Co asked to pay Rs 4.94L to bank TDCRF president Umesh Jhavalikar Thane District Central Co-operative Bank violation of IRDA regulations
Bar, Bench & Firm News PIL seeks CCTV in PSs to prevent custodial deaths October 21, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Citing incidents of alleged custodial torture and deaths, a PIL petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to install CCTV system in all police stations in Tamil Nadu, particularly enabling the officer incharge of the station to view the happenings. When the petition came up for hearing today, a division […] Read more » CCTV in Police Stations CCTV in PSs CCTV in PSs to prevent custodial death custodial deaths Justice K K Sasidharan Justice M Sathyanarayanan prevent custodial deaths
