Top Law News HC revokes disciplinary proceedings against senior IPS officer Pramod kumar January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High court today quashed disciplinary proceedings and charge memo against senior IPS officer and additional DGP Pramod kumar who was under suspension for nearly five years. The officer was suspended in May 2012 after a woman promoter of Paazee Forex Private Limited, which went bust unable to repay deposits of a few hundred […] Read more » additional DGP Pramodkumar disciplinary proceedings against senior IPS officer featured Justice K K Sasidharan Justice V Parthiban Madras High Court senior counsel Vijay Narayan senior IPS officer Pramodkumar woman promoter of Paazee Forex Private Limited
Top Law News SC asks NDMC to reconsider its decision to auction Hotel Taj Mansingh January 13, 2017 / January 13, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to reconsider its decision of auctioning the iconic Taj Mansingh Hotel in wake of the Attorney General and Solicitor General’s opinion not to initiate any such process. The apex court noted the fact that the opinions of both the top law officers against the […] Read more » featured Hotel Taj Mansingh Justice Pinaki Ghose justice R F Nariman NDMC New Delhi Municipal Council Supreme Court
Top Law News MACT-Thane awards Rs 55.17 lakhs to Kalyan family January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The family of a senior company manager, who was mowed down by a tanker, has been awarded compensation of Rs 55.17 lakhs for the accident that took place on Shilphata-Mahape road in 2014. The family of the deceased staying at Khadakpada in Kalyan, includes his wife, two children and parents. The President of Motor Accidents […] Read more » Compensation Court featured Law Legal News MACT Rs 55.17 lakhs to Kalyan family Thane
Top Law News PIL in Bombay HC challenges govt ordinance on demonetisation January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL in Bombay High Court has challenged an ordinance issued by the Union government restricting members of the public from depositing the demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in Reserve Bank of India branches. The petition, filed recently by Congress leader Sachin Sawant, has sought quashing of the ordinance issued by the government […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured government ordinance on demonetisation Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News Doctrine of tooth for tooth, eye for eye can’t be applied: HC January 9, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment “A tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye” cannot be the criteria for handing down punishment to convicts in a civilised society, the Delhi High Court has said while setting free a former DU student who has already undergone jail term of over 16 years in two murder cases. Jitender, a former […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Delhi University featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News Top Law News Tapas Pal’s bail plea rejected for second time January 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Special Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Bhubaneswar today rejected the bail petition of TMC MP Tapas Pal for the second time. Pal, arrested for his alleged involvement in the Rose Valley chit fund scam, is now lodged at Jharpada jail here after completion of his remand period with the CBI. The SCJM court, designated […] Read more » bail petition of TMC MP Tapas Pal featured Judge P K Mishra Rose Valley chit fund scam Rose Valley Group Special Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court in Bhubaneswar TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay TMC MP Tapas Pal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC interprets applicability of amendments to Arbitration Act January 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The changes made in 2015 to the Arbitration Act, under which there is no automatic stay on an award being challenged, would not apply if they affect enforceability of an award in proceedings which commenced before the amendment came into effect on October 23, 2015, the Delhi High Court has said. A bench of justices […] Read more » applicability of amendments Arbitration Act Ardee Infrastructure Pvt Ltd featured HC interprets applicability of amendments to Arbitration Act Justice Ashutosh Kumar Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News NGT asks Delhi government to for report on quality of water January 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to submit a complete and comprehensive report on quality and quantity of water that is being supplied to end users at various localities of the national capital on random sample basis. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the committee comprising environment secretary […] Read more » Central Ground Water Authority Central Pollution Control Board CGWA CPCB Delhi Jal Board DJB featured National Green Tribunal NGT NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Dishonest recording of proceedings is injustice: HC January 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A judge who does not record court proceedings “honestly and fairly” does the greatest injustice to litigants, the Delhi High Court has observed while transferring a corruption case from one trial court to another. The high court, which appreciated the efforts of the special judge to expedite the trial in the case, said it does […] Read more » Dishonest recording is injustice Dishonest recording of proceedings featured greatest injustice to litigants HC Justice Vipin Sanghi
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Duty of judge to sustain judicial balance for adjudication: SC January 8, 2017 / January 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The duty of a judge is to sustain judicial balance and not to cause trauma to adjudication process, the Supreme Court has ruled while setting aside an order of the Hyderabad High Court directing the police not to arrest three accused in a riots case. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra also said courts […] Read more » adjudication Duty of judge Duty of judge to sustain judicial balance for adjudication exercise "judicial restraint". featured high court should high court should exercise "judicial restraint". judicial balance judicial balance for adjudication Justice Dipak Misra SC sustain judicial balance for adjudication Telangana government
Top Law News Trademark row: DPS World Foundation files settlement proposal January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment DPS World Foundation, floated by a group of Delhi Public School alumni including former Union minister Salman Khurshid, today submitted in the Delhi High Court a proposal for settling the trademark dispute with DPS society, which runs the prominent school. In its proposal for settlement filed before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and […] Read more » Court Delhi Public School DPS World Foundation files settlement proposal featured Law Legal News Salman Khurshid Trademark row
Top Law News Justice Katju tenders unconditional apology in apex court January 6, 2017 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju today tendered unconditional apology for contemptuous remarks in his blog to the apex court which was accepted by it and the contempt proceedings closed. The order was passed by a bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and U U Lalit which accepted the apology and decided to close the contempt […] Read more » apex court Court featured Law Legal News Markandey Katju Supreme Court
