Bar, Bench & Firm News Court, Judiciary & Legal System Fair and efficient probe can curb corruption: Delhi court October 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Only a “fair and efficient probe through field investigation” can curb corruption, a court here has said while acquitting two accused in a graft case for want of evidence. “However, the single most important factor directly affecting the efficacy of the Prevention of Corruption Act in fulfilling the objective of curbing corruption is the need […] Read more » Fair and efficient probe can curb corruption Prevention of Corruption Act
Top Law News Jt Verma panel records should be used in legal edu” October 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is a need for concerted efforts to address the issue of sexual harassment at workplace and Justice Verma committee recommendations made in this regard should be included in the legal curriculum, has said. Jaising, who was the first woman Additional Solicitor General, called upon law students to take up litigation and encouraged them to […] Read more » Jt Verma panel records senior advocate Indira Jaising
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Self-employed don’t disclose actual income: Court October 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Self-employed people did not disclose their income truthfully, a court here has said while ordering a man to pay his estranged wife Rs.7,500 per month for the maintenance of his disabled child. Metropolitan Magistrate Vandana directed the man to pay Rs.7,500 for the maintenance of his son, observing that child’s chronological age is approximately 17 […] Read more » Metropolitan Magistrate Vandana Self-employed don't disclose actual income
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Maharashtra: PILs demanding paper trail device with EVMs dismissed October 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Mumbai High Court has dismissed two PILs seeing a direction to the Government to procure to be attached to EVMs during State Assembly elections in all the 288 seats in Maharashtra. The PILs were dismissed on September 30 by a bench headed by Chief Justice Mohit Shah which accepted the Government’s statement that such […] Read more » Chief Justice Mohit Shah PILs demanding paper trail device with EVMs The Mumbai High Court Voter Verification Paper Audit Trial devices
Top Law News SC too joins Swachh Bharat campaign October 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court has also joined the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan under the direction of Chief Justice of India H L Dattu.The campaign was started yesterday on Gandhi Jayanti in the Supreme Court Complex, an official statement said today.During the past two days, employees of the Supreme Court led by Secretary General Ravindra Maithani and its registrars […] Read more » Swachh Bharat campaign
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Bombay High Court asks Election Commission about action against parties using minors in polls October 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has asked Election Commission of India to state what action it would take against political parties who use children in election campaign or poll-related work. The direction was given by a bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka which on September 30 asked the EC to declare its stand on the issue […] Read more » Child Labour Act. using minors in polls
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Jaya IT returns case adjourned to October 16 October 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Jaya IT returns case adjourned to October 16 A court here today adjourned the income tax cases against AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa and her aide Sasikala to October 16. On September 24, the Madras High Court dispensed with the appearance of Jayalalithaa and Sasikala in the income tax returns case at the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court (economic offences) here. On September 18, the […] Read more » income tax cases against AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa Jaya IT returns case
Criminal Law News Man acquitted of charge of raping married woman in Delhi October 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi court has acquitted a man of the charges of raping and cheating a woman, who had alleged that he developed sexual relations with her on a false promise of marriage, saying she could not have tied the knot with him during subsistence of her earlier marriage. The court said the facts of the case […] Read more » charge of raping
Consumer Law News ICICI Bank asked to pay over Rs 1L for negligence in services October 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment ICICI Bank Ltd has been asked by an apex consumer commission to pay a compensation of over Rs. one lakh to a Punjab-based family for charging interest on home loan at much higher rates, saying it was “negligent in rendering services”. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), presided by Justice V K Jain, asked the […] Read more » Justice V.K. Jain National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC negligence in services
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Non-recognition of marital rape hypocrisy in law: Court October 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Non-recognition of marital rape hypocrisy in law: Court Observing that India is yet to recognise woman’s right to control marital intercourse as a core component of equality, a court here said absence of provision to deal with cases of marital rape as an offence exposes gross double standards and hypocrisy in law. The court observation came Tuesday while declining bail to a man, […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau marital rape marital rape hypocrisy in law Non-recognition
Criminal Law News Jayalalithaa fails to get immediate relief again October 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jailed AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa will have to stay in prison for at least six more days as the vacation bench of the Karnataka High Court today posted for October 7 hearing on her pleas for suspension of the sentence and immediate bail in the disproportionate assets case. As Jayalalithaa sought immediate relief, the court yesterday […] Read more » Jailed AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa Jayalalithaa’s counsel Ram Jethmalani Justice Rathnakala
Criminal Law News Dawood Ibrahim & Chhota Shakeel declared as proclaimed offenders in IPL spot-fixing case October 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A trial court on Tuesday declared underworld dons Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel and another person as proclaimed offenders in connection with the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal case. Additional Sessions Judge Neena Bansal Krishna declared Dawood, Shakeel and Chandigarh-based Sandeep Sharma, who were chargesheeted by the special cell of Delhi police along with suspended cricketers S […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Neena Bansal Krishna Chhota Shakeel Dawood Ibrahim Dawood Ibrahim & Chhota Shakeel declared as proclaimed offenders IPL spot fixing case
