Criminal Law News Four sentenced to life imprisonment in murder case in UP September 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Four persons have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a farmer in the district in 2009. Additional District and Sessions Judge Shayam Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on the convicts Kuldeep, Praveen, Gaurav and Amit after holding them guilty yesterday. Cane farmer Vikas Jain was shot dead when he was […] Read more » Additional District and Sessions Judge Shayam Kumar Cane farmer Vikas Jain life imprisonment murder case murder case in UP
Court, Judiciary & Legal System PIL seeks reservation for ‘dhangar’ community in Maha September 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the Bombay High Court has sought a direction to the Maharashtra government to provide reservation for dhangar (shepherd) community. The PIL, filed by a political activist Hemant Patil last week, is expected to come up for hearing this week. The Dhangar community is socially, educationally, economically and politically […] Read more » dhangar community PIL seeks reservation for 'dhangar' community
Criminal Law News Jiram valley Naxal attack: NIA files charge-sheet September 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed its first charge-sheet in the 2013 Jiram Valley Naxalite attack, in which 31 people, including senior Congress leaders, were killed, before a special court in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district. The charge-sheet in the case against 34 Maoists, out of which nine have been arrested, was filed before the court […] Read more » District and Sessions Judge Mahadev Katulkar Jiram Valley Naxalite attack NIA The National Investigation Agency
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice V M Sahai to become acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court September 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Vijay Manohar Sahai will be the acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court after former Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya retired, a senior official of the Court said. “Justice V M Sahai will be the acting Chief Justice of the High Court at present. He is the seniormost judge in the High Court,” Registrar […] Read more » Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court Justice V.M. Sahai Justice Vijay Manohar Sahai
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Court to hear defamation complaint against Jagdish Tytler on Oct 15 September 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday fixed October 15 for hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler by a senior lawyer representing the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. The matter was put for the next date as additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACMM) Gaurav Rao was on leave on Saturday. Tytler had […] Read more » defamation complaint against Jagdish Tytler Jagdish Tytler
Consumer Law News Firm asked to pay around Rs 20 lakh for unfair trade practice September 29, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A consumer forum has directed a Delhi-based construction firm to pay around Rs 20 lakh to a man for not delivering him a plot, saying the company engaged in “unfair trade practice”. The New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, presided by C K Chaturvedi, asked Taneja Developers and Infrastructure Ltd to pay Rs 19.5 […] Read more » C.K. Chaturvedi New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum Taneja Developers and Infrastructure Ltd unfair trade practice
High Profile Cases Court fixes defamation case against Smriti Irani for February 28 September 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday fixed February 28 next year for hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed by Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam against Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani. Metropolitan Magistrate Dheeraj Mittal, who had earlier summoned Irani as an accused asking her to appear on Saturday, was on leave and the matter […] Read more » defamation case against Smriti Irani defamation complaint against Sanjay Nirupam
Consumer Law News Rs 43 lakh for family of businessman killed in road mishap September 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The family of a young Bhiwandi-based businessman, who was run over by a truck in 2008, was awarded a compensation of Rs 43.55 lakh by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here, which rejected their claim of Rs six crore. MACT judge Y Kulkarni asked the owner of the truck owner Nisar Ahmed Jamal Khan […] Read more » MACT MACT judge Y Kulkarni Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Road mishap
Bar, Bench & Firm News Retired judges should not take any assignment with government: CJI RM Lodha September 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a parting shot, outgoing Chief Justice of India R M Lodha on Friday strongly defended the collegium system of appointment of judges, saying any other mode of appointment may impact on the independence of judiciary. He said judges are best equipped to judge the suitability of candidates before appointment. “I feel and it is […] Read more » CJI RM Lodha
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC seeks CCI response on plea of Mahindra & Tata September 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought Competition Commission of India’s response on two Indian car makers’ plea challenging provisions of Competition Act as well as a CCI order imposing a penalty on them for violating trade norms in after-services market and spare parts. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw […] Read more » CCI response on plea of Mahindra & Tata Chief Justice G Rohini Fiat Group Automobiles India Pvt. Ltd Ford India Pvt. Honda Cars India Ltd Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Mercedes Benz India Pvt Ltd senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi Senior Advocate Gopal Subramaniam Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd Volkswagen India
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases VJ Siddharth Bhardwaj gets pre-arrest bail in molestation case September 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The sessions court here today granted anticipatory bail to the video jockey and former reality show contestant Siddharth Bhardwaj who is facing a criminal case for alleged molestation. “The court granted pre-arrest bail to Bhardwaj,” public prosecutor Nilima Kasture said. Suburban Oshiwara police had last month registered a case under sections 354 (outraging woman’s modesty), […] Read more » anticipatory bail to Siddharth Bhardwaj molestation case Siddharth Bhardwaj VJ Siddharth Bhardwaj gets pre-arrest bail VJ Siddharth Bhardwaj in molestation case
Criminal Law News 1984 riots case: HC denies bail for time being to 2 convicts September 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Thursday the Delhi High Court said it will not grant bail for the time being to two of the three convicts serving life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which five members of a family were killed. A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Mukta Gupta said it will first hear arguments […] Read more » 1984 riots case HC denies bail for time being to 2 convicts
