Criminal Law News Youth gets 10 yrs jail for raping girl February 18, 2013 / February 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A young man has been awarded for 10 years of imprisonment by a fast track court for raping a girl on the false promise of marriage and leaving her after she became pregnant. The court told that after maintaining physical relations with the Muslim girl for over two years, Deepak Dogra refused to marry her and […] Read more » 10 years of imprisonment Additional Sessions Judge Nivedita Anil Sharma Delhi Victims Compensation Scheme false promise of marriage farce of marriage ceremony Fast track court legal punishment raping a girl Special Marriage Act Victims Compensation Scheme
Consumer Law News HSBC Bank directed to pay Rs 25,000 February 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Ltd has been directed by a consumer forum to pay Rs 25,000 as compensation to one of its former credit card holders for not getting his name removed from a defaulters list even after he cleared all his dues. The New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum observed that once […] Read more » CIBIL Consumer forum Credit Information Bureau Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum
Corporate Law News Battle over Gayatri Devi’s shares: SC issues notices February 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Notices has been issued by the Supreme Court of India on two petitions filed against a Delhi high court verdict allowing transfer of some shares of late Maharani Gayatri Devi to her grandchildren Devraj and Lalitya Kumari. The HC, while reversing a Company Law Board ( CLB) order, had ordered rectification of share register of Jai Mahal […] Read more » Company Law Board ( CLB) Delhi High Court Jai Mahal Hotels Pvt Ltd Special Leave Petitions Supreme Court issues notices Supreme Court of India
Top Law News Court questions mill rule restricting women to work after 60 February 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Labour Commissioner has been asked by the Bombay High Court to have a re-look at a standing order of Podar Textile Mill which allows efficient male workers to work for three years post-retirement, while depriving the same benefit to their female counterparts. The court was of the view that after approval of the impugned standing […] Read more » 20-A by the Labour Commissioner in 1958 Articles 14 & 16 of the Constitution Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah constitutional validity female counterparts Justice Anoop Mohta Labour Commissioner mill rule restricting women Podar Textile Mill right of equality of women
Top Law News Delay in justice a major challenge, says CJI Kabir February 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir a major problem being faced in delivery of criminal justice was delay “where the entire process takes almost 15-16 years”. Delivering Justice P D Desai memorial lecture in Ahmedabad on ‘Administration of Criminal Justice’ Justice Kabir told, “Today a major problem is delay where the entire process, from the time when […] Read more » Administration of Criminal Justice Altamas Kabir Chief Justice of India Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir Criminal Justice system in India Justice P D Desai memorial lecture lecture in Ahmedabad lok adalats Madhya Pradesh Negotiable Instruments Act
Top Law News Prodn warrant against O P Chautala in DA case February 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court sought the presence of former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala in a disproportinate assets case in which he is an accused. Special CBI judge Manu Rai Sethi issued the production warrant for Chautala for March 2 as the 78-year-old Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief was not brought to the court […] Read more » 78-year-old Indian CBI judge Manu Rai Sethi chargesheeted Chautala Chautala Delhi court former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala Haryana Congress leader Shamsher Singh Surjewala junior basic trained Shamsher Singh Surjewala superintendent Jail No. 4
Criminal Law News MLAs get disqualified after exhausting remedies February 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre said to the Supreme Court that he convicted MPs and MLAs get disqualified only after exhausting all legal remedies and it is based on a legislative policy to “ensure existence and continuity” of an elected House. “It is submitted that the object of enacting section 8(4) of the Representation of the People Act […] Read more » 274 MPs criminal antecedents criminal charges Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Law and Justice ensure existence and continuity legal remedies Lily Thomas MPs and MLAs NGO Lok Prahari secretary S N Shukla section 389 (suspension of sentence pending the appeal; release of appellant on bail) of CrPC section 8 (4) of CrPc section 8(4) of RPA section 8(4) of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) Supreme Court suspension of sentence pending the appeal; release of appellant on bail
Criminal Law News High Court upholds life sentence for husband for torching wife February 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that it was a serious crime against humanity, the Bombay High Court has upheld a lower court’s judgment awarding life imprisonment to a 25-year-old man for sexually harassing his wife and eventually setting her on fire. The mother-in-law of the victim was also convicted and sentenced to life on charges of murder along with […] Read more » Belati village in Solapur Bombay High Court common intention gram panchayat harass by mother judgment of the court Justice Sadhna Jadhav Justice VK Justice VK Tahilramani life imprisonment sex maniac and used to consume tablets sexual of wife sexually following sexually harassing
Criminal Law News Brothers arrested for raping minor sent to JC February 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A youth and his cousin have been remanded in judicial custody for 14 days who were arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl since December 2011 after befriending her on a social networking site. Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Rao sent 24-year-old Rajesh Singh and his cousin Naveen Singh, 22, arrested on the night of December 31, […] Read more » cousin Naveen Singh Delhi Police FIR IPC judicial custody judicial custody for 14 days Metropolitan magistrate Gaurav Rao Rajesh Singh rape rape in delhi rape of minor raping a 17 year old girl section 34 (common intention) of the IPC section 509 (making gestures with an intent to insult a woman) sections 376 (rape) social networking site Tihar Jail
Criminal Law News HC upholds 7 yr sentence to man for raping February 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Seven year imprisonment has been awarded to a man by the Delhi High Court for raping his minor step daughter who became pregnant, accepting the argument that sole testimony of the victim needs no corroboration. Justice SP Garg dismissed the appeal filed by Deepak, a resident from Saraswati Vihar area in North West Delhi, against the trial court’s […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice SP Garg rape rape case in delhi rape of minor Saraswati Vihar area in North West Delhi section 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC sections 376 (rape) Seven year imprisonment Seven year jail sole testimony
Criminal Law News Court summons Sanjay Dutt in threat case February 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Actor Sanjay Dutt has been summoned by the local court on March 1 in a criminal case filed by producer Shakeel Noorani who has alleged he got threat calls from the underworld at Dutt’s behest. However, actor’s lawyer Rizwan Merchant denied that threat calls were made at Dutt’s behest and said they would put up their […] Read more » Actor Sanjay Dutt criminal case criminal intimidation IMPPA Indian Motion Picture Producer Jaan Ki Baazi lawyer Rizwan Merchant Metropolitan Magistrate's Court at suburban Andheri Movie Jaan Ki Baazi Noorani's film Jaan Ki Baazi Pakistan Pakistan visit producer Shakeel Noorani Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Dutt in threat case Shakeel Noorani summon to sanjay dutt threat case
Criminal Law News High Court upholds life sentence for mother who killed child February 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The life imprisonment imposed by a lower court on a young woman who jumped from the terrace of her house along with her 15-day old baby with a view to kill the child and herself in this matter the Bombay High Court has upheld. However, finding the infant still alive, the mother stabbed the infant […] Read more » Bombay High Court infant with a kitchen knife justices Sadhana Jadhav kitchen knife life imprisonment mother who killed child Savita Bhosale VK Tahilramani Yerwada prison