Court, Judiciary & Legal System Court not to quash show-cause notice against granite firm September 5, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madras high court has refused to quash a show-cause notice issued to granite major PRP Granites, asking the company as to why mining licences issued to it should not be declared as lapsed since mining activities had not started on leased plots for nearly two years. “I am of the view that on a reasonable […] Read more » Justice D Hariparanthaman show-cause notice against granite firm
Consumer Law News Court, Judiciary & Legal System Coal block allocation scam: Court to hear arguments on charges from September 8 September 5, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court will begin hearing arguments on framing of charges from September 8 in a coal blocks allocation scam case in which Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda, his son and others were named as accused by the CBI. “I will start hearing the arguments on framing of charges from September 8,” special CBI judge […] Read more » CBI Judge Bharat Parashar Coal block allocation scam Devendra Darda director of Nagpur-based AMR Iron and Steel Pvt Ltd Manoj Jayaswal Prevention of Corruption Act special public prosecutor R S Cheema Vijay Darda
Criminal Law News Muzaffarnagar riots: 15 accused surrender in court September 5, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The absconding , who were found involved in arson, loot and attempt to murder cases, surrendered before the court last evening. Chief Judicial Magistrate Narender Kumar has sent them to 14 days judicial custody till September 16 in the two riots cases here. The court had initiated attachment proceedings against 15 accused. The Special Investigation […] Read more » accused of Muzaffarnagar riots Chief Judicial Magistrate Narender Kumar Muzaffarnagar riots
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Criminal Law News Chargesheet in Parui murder filed as per legal advise: DGP September 5, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) today told the Calcutta High Court that chargesheet was filed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Parui murder case without taking leave of the court, which is monitoring the investigation, as per legal advise given by a state counsel. DGP G M P Reddy, who […] Read more » DGP G M P Reddy Justice Dipankar Dutta Justice Tandon Parui murder summons to DGP SIT in the Parui murder case
Consumer Law News Firm to pay over Rs 92 K for repudiating mediclaim arbitrarily September 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A consumer forum here has asked an insurance firm to pay over Rs 92,000 to a man for repudiating medi claim for his son’s treatment, saying its action was arbitrary. New Delhi Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, presided by C K Chaturvedi, asked the Oriental Insurance Company Ltd to pay Rs 92,696 to Delhi resident Sachin Tayal, who had sought medical […] Read more » repudiating mediclaim arbitrarily
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC wants stage-wise plan for Ganga rejuvenation September 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Wednesday for a PowerPoint presentation within three weeks on a stage-wise strategy to clean up the Ganga, saying the government’s “bureaucratic plan” may take 200 years to accomplish the task. “Please try that the next generation is able to see the river in its original form. We don’t […] Read more » Ganga rejuvenation stage-wise plan for Ganga rejuvenation
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Criminal Law News Court denies NRI bail for Facebook post on Gujarat CM’s kin September 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court denied a pre-arrest bail today to a non-resident Indian (NRI) facing a case of allegedly posting a lewd message on Facebook about Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s granddaughter. rejected the application of the accused Roshan Shah since the offence is bailable and because anticipatory bail cannot be sought under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). As […] Read more » Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel's granddaughter Indian Penal Code INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT NRI bail Sessions Court Judge S J Raje sexual harassment
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Visitors logbooks: CBI chief Ranjit Sinha cries foul September 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation Director Ranjit Sinha told the Supreme Court on Thursday that allegations that he had met and favoured influential persons associated with accused in the 2G spectrum and coal scam cases is “patently false” and an “attack on his reputation and a serious invasion of his privacy”. The agency chief challenged […] Read more » 2G spectrum and coal scam CBI chief Ranjit Sinha Justice S.A. Bobde justices H L Dattu
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Human Rights Love Jihad: HC asks UP govt and EC to file response September 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today gave 10 days time to the UP government and the Election Commission to file a response on a PIL seeking direction to restrain the use of word ‘Love Jihad’ and action against BJP MP Yogi Adityanath.The order was passed by a bench of justices Imtiyaz Murtaza and Ashwani Kumar Singh here on the PIL […] Read more » Love Jihad Love Jihad and action against Adityanath
Bar, Bench & Firm News The former Attorney-General of India G.E. Vahanvati died in Mumbai. September 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The former Attorney-General of India G.E. Vahanvati died in Mumbai on Tuesday following a heart attack. He was 65. Mr. Vahanvati was appointed as the 13th AG from June 2009 for a three-year term. Prior to his appointment as the top law officer, he had served as the Solicitor-General of India between June 20, 2004 […] Read more » The former Attorney-General of India G.E. Vahanvati died
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Don’t sterilize elephants to avoid train-elephant accidents September 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday took serious view of a report that said the West Bengal government had decided to take “regressive” steps to reduce the elephant population by introducing contraceptives/sterilization to avoid train-elephant accidents. Taking note, a bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Vikramajit Sen said: “If it is so, it is absolutely impermissible […] Read more » avoid train-elephant accidents counsel Tapesh Kumar Singh Don't sterilize elephants Justice Dipak Misra Justice Vikramajit Sen
Consumer Law News Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases 2G case: SC appoints senior advocate Anand Grover as SPP September 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted the proposal to appoint senior advocate Anand Grover as Special Public Prosecutor for conducting the trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case.Grover would be taking the place of senior advocate U U Lalit who has been elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court.A bench, headed by Justice […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation scam case CBI counsel K K Venugopal Justice H.L. Dattu senior advocate Anand Grover as SPP
