Criminal Law News Scheme to compensate rape victims from Aug 1 June 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 3 Comments on Scheme to compensate rape victims from Aug 1 The central government will launch a scheme to compensate rape victims from August 1, an official statement said on Tuesday. “The scheme has been approved and the budget has been provided. Now it has been decided to launch the scheme (for rape victims) on Aug 1,” women and child development minister Krishna Tirath said. The […] Read more » Compensate Krishna Tirath rape victims Scheme
Media & Entertainment News Mumbai woman issued warrant on chat partner’s plea June 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Monday issued a bailable warrant against a Mumbai-based woman who allegedly emotionally blackmailed her on-line chat partner, employed in an MNC in Gurgaon, after he refused to marry her. When the proceedings on the MNC employees’ petition started, Justice Suresh Kait asked why the woman did not appear in court […] Read more » chat Justice Suresh Kait Mumbai woman partner's plea Warrant
High Profile Cases Court rejects Tata’s plea on Singur land June 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tata Motors has received a fresh setback in its efforts to restrain the West Bengal government from undertaking the process of returning land to the farmers at Singur. On Monday, the Calcutta High Court rejected the company’s plea for a stay on the process of giving land back to the Singur farmers as envisaged by […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Court rejects Singur land Tata's plea
Top Law News Doctors can`t be blamed for every medical problem: Consumer forum June 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Consumer Commission has ruled that a doctor can’t be held responsible for every medical problem that a patient encounters during the course of treatment. The apex consumer court’s response came on a petition, filed by Subhendu Majumdar, from Kolkata, who alleged negligence in his treatment which resulted in loss of vision in one […] Read more » blamed Consumer forum Doctors medical problem
Media & Entertainment News If I’ve black money, make it national property: Ramdev June 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on If I’ve black money, make it national property: Ramdev Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who fasted earlier this month against mounting corruption in the country, said here Sunday that if any black money was found with him, it could be declared national property. “If the government finds any black money with me, they can declare it national property,” Ramdev said while addressing a press conference […] Read more » black money national property Ramdev
Criminal Law News AIIMS served notice for turning away patient June 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here after taking note of a petition filed by a woman who alleged that the hospital denied her treatment as she could not bear the expense. A vacation bench of Justice Manmohan Singh issued notice to AIIMS, seeking their […] Read more » AIIMS
Top Law News Drunken driving: Chandigarh court sets a precedent June 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Getting drunk and then driving has resulted in a hard lesson for at least 10 motorists in Chandigarh with a traffic court not only imposing heavy fines on them but also imprisoning some of them for a day. The court of the special judge for traffic offences here made five of the offenders stand in […] Read more » Chandigarh court drunken driving Judge Deepak Raj Garg
Top Law News NGO launches programme to protect animal rights June 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on NGO launches programme to protect animal rights Read more » launches programme NGO protect animal rights
Top Law News Curb deceptive marketing gigs: Court June 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Curb deceptive marketing gigs: Court Companies looking to encash on a rival’s reputation by launching a phonetically similar brand beware! The Delhi High Court has warned that such deceptive marketing techniques need to be curbed. The court’s warning came during the hearing on a dispute involving two pharmaceutical companies. Justice VK Jain restrained Omax Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. from making a […] Read more » Court curb deceptive gigs marketing
Top Law News Can’t give details of illegal assets cases: CBI June 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sunday refused to make public information about disproportionate assets cases against bureaucrats, ministers and government officials, saying the Right to Information (RTI) Act did not apply to it. ‘The government of India…has placed the Central Bureau of Investigation at Serial Number 23 of the second schedule of the RTI […] Read more » Can't CBI details illegal assets cases
Top Law News ‘Slut Walk’ in Delhi to fight sexual violence June 20, 2011 / June 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Organisers of India’s first “Slut Walk” have changed the name of the event and toned down its dress code because of concern the protest is too provocative, media reports said on Friday. “Slut Walks,” which have become a global phenomenon to protest against sexual violence, see women dress in skimpy clothing to challenge the […] Read more » 'Slut Walk' Besharmi Morcha Delhi fight sexual violence Shameless Front
Consumer Law News Muslim man told to pay maintenance to ex-wife June 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Muslim man told to pay maintenance to ex-wife The Delhi High Court has rejected a Muslim man’s plea that he could not be forced to pay maintenance to his former wife under the domestic violence law as it did not apply to Muslims. The court disagreed with Syed Mohammed Nadeem’s plea that the domestic violence law did not apply to Muslims as they […] Read more »