Consumer Law News SC reserves order to decide fate of 218 coal blocks September 10, 2014 / September 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order to decide the fate of 218 coal block allocations held as illegal by it with the Centre advocating their cancellation while allocatees blamed the government for irregularities and demanded setting up of a committee to go into each of the allocation. The Coal Producers Association, Sponge Iron […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha fate of 218 coal blocks Justice Kurian Joseph justices M B Lokur Senior advocates K K Venuogopal
Consumer Law News 2G Case: Shahid Balwa Wants to Depose as Witness September 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, one of the accused facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation case, Tuesday told the court that he wanted to depose as a witness in the case to defend himself. Balwa’s counsel Vijay Aggarwal told the special CBI court hearing the case that his client wanted to depose as […] Read more » 2G case Asif Balwa Balwa's counsel Vijay Aggarwal Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd Rajiv Agarwal Shahid Balwa
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Government to have conclusive opinion on ‘Leader of opposition’ very soon September 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Government will very soon have a conclusive opinion on the issue of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha as a member of the selection committees that make appointments in various statutory bodies, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. “We had this problem (requirement of LoP). We sought the opinion of the secretary of […] Read more » Congress' demand for LoP status Leader of Opposition opinion on 'Leader of opposition'
Consumer Law News Ponzi company director awarded five years’ RI September 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district today convicted three persons of a West Bengal-based ponzi company for cheating depositors of money. The court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Baripada, sentenced Debasis Mahanta, the director of Happy Life Reality India Limited, to five years’ rigorous imprisonment while two other agents were punished with 4 years’ […] Read more » Bhagabat Behera Debasis Mahanta Ponzi company director Prize Cheat and Money Circulation Ban Act 1978
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC asks Centre to reply on fate of Delhi Assembly by Oct 10 September 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to apprise it by October 10 about the outcome of political process initiated by Lt Governor by writing a letter to the President on exploring the possibility of government formation in Delhi. A five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Justice H L Dattu, said that it is not going […] Read more » advocate Fali S Nariman Advocate Prashant Bhushan ASG P S Narsimha fate of Delhi Assembly
Consumer Law News Upto bank to recover money from guarantor or borrower: NCDRC September 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The national consumer commission has dismissed a man’s plea filed against a bank which recovered from him the dues, borrowed by a person whom he had introduced to it, saying that “it is the choice of bank to recover money either from the guarantor or the borrower”. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), presided by […] Read more » Justice J M Malik National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC recover money from guarantor or borrower
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases CBI Director must come out in black and white on allegations: SC September 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI Director Ranjit Sinha was on Monday directed by the Supreme Court to come out in “black and white” on averments made against him for allegedly entertaining scam-tainted visitors at his official residence here, saying that it is a “serious” issue. Taking serious objection to Sinha’s reluctance not to file an affidavit on merits of […] Read more » 2G scam case CBI director Justice H.L. Dattu Senior advocate Vikas Singh
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Govt. leaves it to SC to decide fate of coal blocks September 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Government left it to the Supreme Court to do what it thought best about the 218 illegal coal block allocations, including 40 operational blocks, and said it was “not insisting on any particular course of action”. The Ministry of Coal filed an affidavit on Monday, signalling the Supreme Court to be untrammelled by commercial […] Read more » coal block allocation Coalgate Coalscam SC to decide fate of coal blocks Supreme Court UPA scandals
Court, Judiciary & Legal System PIL in SC for immediate relief to J&K flood victims September 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea was on Monday filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government for providing immediate relief including cash and medicines to flood victims in the state. The PIL, filed by Jammu and Kashmir , has also sought a direction to the Centre that the floods in […] Read more » National Panthers Party chief and senior advocate Bhim Singh SC for immediate relief to J&K flood victims
Bar, Bench & Firm News LKS expanded its first international office SARL. September 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment First international office of LKS (Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan ) was opened on Friday in Geneva. SARL (the Geneva-based consultancy )is the new branch of LKS which will service India and other developing countries in WTO disputes. The office is in Les Nations on Avenue Giuseppe Motta S Seetharaman, Delhi senior partner said that since LKS has already […] Read more »
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC orders permanent absorption of Rajeshwar Singh as ED Dy Dir September 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to absorb Rajeshwar Singh, an officer probing the money laundering cases in the 2G scam, as a permanent Deputy Director in the Enforcement Directorate within three days. “The Central government shall confirm the permanent absorption of Rajeshwar Singh as Deputy Director within three days from today,” a […] Read more » Justice H.L. Dattu permanent absorption of Rajeshwar Singh Rajeshwar Singh as ED
Criminal Law News Nithari case: SC stays death sentence of Nithari killer Surinder Koli for one week September 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Facing execution any time this week following issuance of his death warrant, Nithari rape and killing cases convict Surinder Koli got a fresh lease of life from the Supreme Court, which at 1.30 am on Monday stayed his hanging for a week. A bench of Justices H L Dattu and Anil R Dave, in an […] Read more » death sentence of Nithari killer Surinder Koli Justice Anil R. Dave justices H L Dattu Nithari case Surinder Koli
