Top Law News HC stays contempt proceedings against UP Home Secretary May 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The contempt proceedings initiated against UP Principal Secretary(Home) R M Srivastava has stayed by the Allahabad High Court for not complying with its order to consider providing ‘Z’ category security to a former minister. A division bench of the court here, comprising Justices Umanath Singh and Mahendra Dayal, passed the order on a special appeal filed on behalf of Srivastava […] Read more » Allahabad High Court BSP minister Ramvir Upadhyay UP Home Secretary UP Principal Secretary UP Principal Secretary(Home) R M Srivastava
Criminal Law News Bhullar’s wife moves SC for stay on execution of death penalty May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: 1993 Delhi blast convict Devinderpal Singh Bhullar’s wife on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court seeking stay on execution of his death sentence till her review plea against its verdict is decided. She submitted in her plea that she has filed a review petition against the Supreme Court verdict of April 12 in which the court had rejected […] Read more » death penalty death sentence death sentence to life imprisonment Delhi high court in 2002 Devinderpal Singh Bhullar Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's wife Khalistan Liberation Force President Pratibha Patil Supreme Court Youth Congress president M S Bitta
Criminal Law News HC quashes life sentence in murder case,gives 8 yrs to convict May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hearing an appeal, the Bombay high court has quashed and set aside a judgement of a lower court which had awarded life sentence to a man in 2008 for killing his brother with a sickle over property dispute. Instead, the high court, found the appellant guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under section […] Read more » Bombay High Court culpable homicide Haridas in Harsul police station in Nashik district Haridas Mahale judgement of a lower court Life sentence section 304 part I IPC
Corporate Law News TELCO to pay Rs 2.5 lakh for selling defective car May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The apex consumer commission directed the Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co Ltd (TELCO) to pay Rs 2.5 lakh to a customer as compensation for selling him a defective car. The order has been passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) while upholding the decision of the Delhi State Consumer Commission which had directed TELCO to pay the […] Read more » apex consumer commission National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NDRC selling defective car Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co Ltd TELCO
Top Law News SC gives green signal to Kudankulam nuclear power plant May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Green signal to Kudankulam nuclear power plant has given by the Supreme Court. A bench comprising Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra dismissed a PIL challenging the commissioning of the nuclear power plant on the grounds that adequate relief and rehabilitation coupled with safety measures are not in place. The petitioner had sought directions […] Read more » criminal cases green signal to Kudankulam nuclear power plant Koodankulam nuclear Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu nuclear plant nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu
Top Law News SC imposes exemplary cost of Rs 5 lakh on Maharashtra government May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC imposes exemplary cost of Rs 5 lakh on Maharashtra government An exemplary cost of Rs 5 lakhs on Maharashtra government has imposed by the Supreme Court for having casual attitude towards implementation of the directions of the apex court on police reforms issued on September 22, 2006. Meanwhile, another bench has pulled up Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab governments for putting forth lame excuses in the cases […] Read more » brutal assault Delhi exemplary cost Gandhinagar rape case Maharashtra government Punjab governments Punjab police rape case rape case of minor Supreme Court Tarn Taran district Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News Sixth Pay Commission applies to pensioners also: Delhi HC May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Sixth Pay Commission applies to pensioners also: Delhi HC “The government employees who retired before 2006 are entitled to a revised pension as per Centre’s Sixth Pay Commission,” according to Delhi High Court. A bench comprising justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice V Kameshwar Rao on May 1 rejected government’s plea that the persons who retired before 2006 would get increased pension only from 2012 […] Read more » Central Administrative Order Central Government Central Government Employees Association Centre's Sixth Pay Commission Delhi High Court government employees Sixth Pay Commission recommendations
Top Law News Ram Singh, Akshay probably bit Dec 16 gangrape victim: Witness May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A prosecution witness on Monday told a fast track court here that the bite marks on the body of the December 16 gang-rape victim were likely caused by two of the accused in the case. The witness, who practices forensic odontology which deals with the proper handling, examination and evaluation of dental evidence, submitted that […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna December 16 gang-rape victim fast track court in Delhi Ram Singh
Top Law News 2G case: Sadhick Batch’s driver fears for life May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment 2G spectrum allocation scam case, 2G case, Sadhick Batch, Green House Promoters, A Raja, Public Prosecutor Chenthil Kumar, CBI in Delhi A prosecution witness on Monday broke down in a Delhi court, hearing the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, saying he is facing life threat and does not wish to come here again. Prosecution witness M Krishnamoorthy, former driver of late […] Read more » 2G case 2G spectrum allocation scam case A. Raja CBI in Delhi Green House Promoters Public Prosecutor Chenthil Kumar Sadhick Batch
Media & Entertainment News No anticipatory bail for Zee News editor May 7, 2013 / May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The anticipatory bail plea of Zee News editor Sudhir Chaudhary in a fresh case registered against him by the Delhi Police for telecasting a show allegedly on the basis of forged documents against Jindal Group in connection with Coalgate has been rejected by the Court her in Delhi. Additional Sessions Judge Daya Prakash brushed aside Chaudhary’s contention […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Daya Prakash anticipatory bail plea of Zee News CAG report Delhi Police Jindal Group media ka sauda public prosecutor Rajiv Mohan Zee News Editor Sudhir Chaudhary
Top Law News ‘Kudankulam plant safe, govt can make it operational’ May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “The apprehensions about public safety and environmental concerns have been allayed in view of the unanimous expert opinion.” said the apex court. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu is safe and there is no basis to say that it will have adverse impact on the environment and people living near the site, the Supreme […] Read more » environmental concerns Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Tamil Nadu minor inconveniences minor radiological detriments and minor environmental detriments public safety Supreme Court Tamil Nadu power plant
Top Law News HC admits SIT appeals in Deepda Darwaza case May 7, 2013 / May 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The appeals filed by SIT challenging the designated court’s order in post-Godhra Deepda Darwaza riots case, in which 11 persons, including nine women and children were killed has been admitted by the Gujarat High Court. A division bench of Justices M R Shah and S H Vora exempted the SIT for the delay in filing the […] Read more » Deepda Darwaza riots case dipda darwaza case Godhra carnage Godhra Deepda Darwaza riots case Gujarat High Court post-Godhra riots section 120 B of IPC section 302 of IPC section 307 of the IPC