Consumer Law News Saradha scam: CBI interrogates Congress & Trinamool associates September 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kolkata businessman Asif Khan, a former convenor of the Trinamool Congress’ Uttar Pradesh unit, and Badal Bhattacharya, a close aide of Congress leader Somen Mitra, Monday appeared before the CBI for questioning in the multi-crore rupee Saradha scam. Besides Bhattacharya and Khan, Prasanta Pramanik – the president of the Majhi & Dari Workers Union Dakshineswar […] Read more » Kolkata businessman Asif Khan Saradha scam scam kingpin Sudipta Sen Trinamool MP Kunal Ghosh
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Respond to Italian marine’s plea : SC September 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the central government to respond to Italian marine Massimiliano Latorry’s plea seeking to go back to his country for two months following brain stroke suffered by him recently. The apex court bench headed by , while asking the central government to respond, set the next date of hearing Sep 12. […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha Italian marine Massimiliano Latorry's plea Italian marine's plea
High Profile Cases Respond to allegations that you met accused: SC to CBI chief Ranjit Sinha September 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked CBI director Ranjit Sinha to respond to allegations by an NGO CPIL saying that he has been frequently meeting accused in 2G case and others being probed by the investigating agency. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice designate Justice H.L. Dattu while giving a week’s time to the […] Read more » advocate Kamini Jaiswal counsel Prashant Bhushan Justice H.L. Dattu NGO CPIL Respond to allegations that you met accused SC to CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC seeks Delhi govt’s reply on plea challenging DoE circular September 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought the city government’s response on a plea challenging a Directorate of Education (DoE) circular to hold entrance tests for admitting students in Class IX in state-run schools. Justice Manmohan issued notice to Delhi government and sought its reply within four weeks on the petition filed on behalf of a […] Read more » advocate Ashok Aggarwal Directorate of Education DoE circular Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act RTE Act
Consumer Law News Oriental Insurance Company Ltd to pay Rs 45K in burglary case September 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Oriental Insurance Company Ltd has been asked by the Delhi State Consumer Commission to pay Rs 45,000 to a business firm, which was insured with it, for the loss suffered in a burglary. New Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, comprising its judicial member S A Siddiqui, asked the insurance company to pay the amount, […] Read more » Delhi state consumer commission New Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Oriental Insurance Company Ltd
Consumer Law News Youth disabled in road accident gets over Rs 28 lakh compensation September 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 19-year-old youth, who suffered disability in a road accident involving a rashly driven DTC bus, has been awarded a compensation of over Rs 28 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. The tribunal directed United India insurance company Limited, with which the offending DTC bus was insured, to pay Rs 28,50,012 as […] Read more » MACT judge Ajay Kumar Jain Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Rs 28 lakh compensation Youth disabled in road accident
Family Law News Child marriage worse than rape Delhi court says September 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Child marriage “is an evil worse than rape” and should be completely eradicated from society, said a Delhi court while ordering registration of a case against a girl’s parents for getting her married at a tender age. Metropolitan magistrate Shivani Chauhan issued the direction while hearing a case of dowry harassment filed by the girl’s […] Read more » Child marriage worse than rape Dowry Prohibition Act Metropolitan Magistrate Shivani Chauhan Prohibition of Child marriage Act
Consumer Law News Executives’ conduct: Bharti Airtel Ltd to pay Rs. 5 lakh September 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Irked by the “” of its executives towards customers, a consumer forum in Delhi has asked Bharti Airtel Limited to pay Rs. 5 lakh, saying it was a fit case for “punitive damages” to teach the company a “lesson”. The New Delhi Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, presided over by CK Chaturvedi, asked the company to […] Read more » Bharti Airtel Ltd to pay Rs. 5 lakh mischief conduct mischief conduct of OP1's representatives
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice HL Dattu to be next Chief Justice of India September 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice H L Dattu is set to become the next Chief Justice of India. Moving swiftly, the government on Monday cleared his appointment to the topmost judicial post, promptly clearing the file it received from Chief Justice of India R M Lodha on Friday. Sources informed TOI that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has now […] Read more »
Court, Judiciary & Legal System CBI moves SC for filing of case against lawyer Kamini Jaiswal September 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking direction for the registration of an FIR against lawyer Kamini Jaiswal for making deliberate and false statements to seek recusal of CBI director Ranjit Sinha from 2G case investigation and trial. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) application seeking action against the lawyer Jaiswal was mentioned before […] Read more » Anti-Corruption Branch Kamini Jaiswal recusal of CBI director Ranjit Sinha from 2G case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Political ad ban: HC’s final chance for government response September 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday gave final opportunity to the Delhi government to respond to a plea seeking to set aside guidelines banning “(PSVs) here. A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru directed the government to clarify its stand on some of the contentions raised by the auto union here against […] Read more » Political ad ban political advertisements on public service vehicles
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Release undertrial prisoners in jail for half their likely term: SC September 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday said those undertrial prisoners, who have already spent in jail half the period of the sentence they would have got if convicted for the offences they have been charged with, would now be released. A bench of Chief Justice R.M. Lodha, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman said judicial […] Read more » 436-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure Chief Justice R M Lodha Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman Release undertrial prisoners
