Court, Judiciary & Legal System Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s broom sweep away legal cobwebs? October 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Narendra Modi government is determined to clean up the country in more ways than one. In an ambitious move, the government intends to junk in one stroke at least 287 obsolete laws and thousands of old appropriation bills which are choking the statute book. Not only does India have one of the lengthiest constitutions […] Read more » 1086 central laws 287 obsolete laws 5000 state laws Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi Control of Accommodation) Act 1949 Dacoity Suppression Acts 1836 Delhi High Court judge Rupinder Singh Sodhi legal cobwebs simplify legal language useless laws
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Patna stampede: Probe team records statements of officials & injured October 6, 2014 / October 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The panel probing the Dussehra day stampede at the Gandhi Maidan in Patna recorded the statements of top officials and the injured on Sunday and may submit its report to the state government on Monday. The two-member committee, comprising Principal Home Secretary Amir Shubani and Additional Director General of Police Gupteshwar Pandey, visited the spot […] Read more » Additional Director General of Police Gupteshwar Pandey Gandhi Maidan Patna District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj Patna stampede Principal Home Secretary Amir Shubani
Criminal Law News Jail terms for 4 for impersonating as CBI officers October 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four men, accused of robbing a shop by impersonating as CBI officers, have been sentenced to four years in jail by a Delhi court which considered the “serious nature of offences”. Additional Sessions Judge Narinder Kumar handed down the jail term to Delhi residents Sudhanshu Shukla, Deshraj, Charan Singh and Saunda Rajan for entering the […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Narinder Kumar fake CBI identity cards robbing a shop by impersonating as CBI officers
Consumer Law News Forum denies claim due to delay in informing insurance firm October 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A consumer forum here has denied medical insurance claim to a man, noting that the insurer was informed after a delay of five months about the injuries. , presided by Babu Lal, rejected Hisar resident Suresh Cander’s mediclaim of Rs 48,795 filed against Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. The forum noted the firm’s submission that there […] Read more » delay in informing insurance firm Forum denies claim Nagrik Surkasha Mediclaim policy North Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum
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
