Court, Judiciary & Legal System Drivers should ensure they are not a menace on roads: Court December 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has refused to set aside the conviction and sentence of a motorcyclist in a rash and negligent driving case which left a truck driver dead, saying “every driver should ensure they are not a menace on the roads.” District and Sessions Judge Ina Malhotra dismissed the appeal filed by Delhi resident Gajender […] Read more » District and Sessions Judge Ina Malhotra Drivers menace on roads
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Leander threat case: Ex-cricketer Sharma gets pre-arrest bail December 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A sessions court on Tuesday granted who has been booked for threatening tennis ace Leander Paes over the latter’s estranged live-in partner Rhea Pillai. “The court has granted pre-arrest bail to Sharma,” said his lawyer RB Mokashi. In his complaint with police lodged in October, Paes had alleged that Sharma threatened to kill him and […] Read more » anticipatory bail to former cricketer Atul Sharma lawyer RB Mokashi Leander threat case live-in partner Rhea Pillai. pre-arrest bail tennis ace Leander Paes
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Over 3 lakh cases settled in Punjab in Lok Adalat December 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Over 3 lakh cases involving Rs. 611 crore were settled in Lok Adalat in Punjab.A total 3.26 lakh cases were settled and Rs. 6,11,00,17,765 awarded and settled while disposing of the cases on Saturday, a spokesperson of Punjab Legal Services Authority (PLSA) said on Sunday. He said 696 benches were constituted in Punjab for disposing […] Read more » 3 lakh cases settled
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Quota for persons with disabilities : SC seeks DoPT’s response December 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Quota for persons with disabilities : SC seeks DoPT’s response The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on an NGO’s plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for not complying with an earlier order of three per cent quota in jobs to persons with disabilities. The bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi and RF Nariman issued show cause notice to the Secretary of the Department of […] Read more » Justice RF Nariman justices Ranjan Gogoi NGO National Federation for Blind Quota for persons with disabilities SC seeks DoPT's response senior advocate SK Rungta
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Can’t be swayed by emotions/media reporting: Court December 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Disapproving the hue and cry over acquittals in rape cases, a Delhi court has said the judiciary cannot be swayed by emotions or media reporting and it cannot convict a person in a rape case if witnesses turn hostile. Additional Sessions Judge Nivedita Anil Sharma said the court has to confine itself to the ambit […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Nivedita Anil Sharma swayed by emotions/media reporting
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Criminal Law News Man rapes six-month-old December 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a gruesome act, a six-month-old girl was allegedly raped by a man acquainted to the victim’s family in Gujarat’s Patan district, police said on Wednesday. Reportedly, the rape took place on late Tuesday night and the accused is on the run, while the toddler is being treated at Dharpur civil hospital in Chanasma and […] Read more » six-month-old raped
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Take liberal view against cops for delay in filing appeals December 5, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the city police to take a liberal view against its officers who are currently facing departmental proceedings for , observing that the policemen alone were not responsible for exceeding the statutory period of 90 days. A special bench headed by Justice Kailash Gambhir passed the order after observing that […] Read more » delay in filing appeals delay in filing appeals in criminal cases Justice Kailash Gambhir liberal view
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Nursery admission: Delhi govt moves High Court over quashing of points system December 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The city government on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court against its single judge order quashing the points system for nursery admission brought in by the Lieutenant Governor (LG) for private unaided schools here. The single judge had passed order while disposing of two petitions by a committee and a forum representing the private schools […] Read more » Nursery admission
Court, Judiciary & Legal System MACT foils bid for higher claim on fabricated docus December 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A (MACT) here has foiled an attempt of a family to get higher claim following the death of their earning member, while noting that the I-T return submitted by them for justifying the income was fabricated. Read more » fabricated docus higher claim on fabricated docus MACT foils bid for higher claim Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Court orders probe into allegations of corruption in police December 2, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court orders probe into allegations of corruption in police A court here today directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau to probe allegations of corruption in transfers and postings against six persons including the former Mumbai Police Commissioner M N Singh. Baban Jadhav, a retired policeman, has filed the complaint in the special ACB court. Jadhav’s lawyer Ashish Mehta said that in 2000 his client had submitted […] Read more » allegations of corruption in police Anti-Corruption Bureau special ACB court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Ads on public service vehicles: HC seeks Delhi govt’s response December 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought the city government’s response on a plea seeking quashing of its on public service vehicles. A bench of justices B D Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul issued notice to the Transport Department of Delhi government, New Delhi Municipal Council and others while posting the matter for further consideration on January […] Read more » Ads on public service vehicles Code of Advertising Practice Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules 1993 guidelines banning political advertisements Guidelines on Display of Advertisement on Public Service Vehicle Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice Siddharth Mridul
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Deceitful marriage through website: Man sentenced to 7-yr jail for rape December 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A married man, who deceitfully tied a knot with another woman through a matrimonial website, has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a Delhi court which held his second marriage “invalid” and said his physical relation with her “amounted to rape”. Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja awarded the jail term to the man, […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja Deceitful marriage Deceitful marriage through website second marriage “invalid”
