Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Govt likely to incorporate ‘dissent’ clause in collegium MoP January 3, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Any dissent note to a recommendation of the collegium to appoint or elevate a judge should be mandatorily shared with the Executive.This is one of the points government is likely to put when it finalises the draft Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) to guide the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the high court, […] Read more » clause in collegium MoP featured
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Drug patent war, FM auction, coal ordinance kept Delhi HC busy January 3, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The patent war involving domestic and multi-national pharma majors, tussle between the Centre and a private radio channel over FM auctions kept the Delhi High Court busy in 2015 during which it also rapped the Centre for its coal auction ordinance by saying that the legislation “lacked clarity”.The hastily-formulated coal ordinance by the Centre to […] Read more » Coal Ordinance coal ordinance kept Delhi HC busy Delhi High Court Drug patent war featured FM auction
Bar, Bench & Firm News Consumer Law News Top Law News HC orders Rs 20 L to parents of each student drowned in Beas river January 3, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Shimla, Jan 2 (PTI) The Himachal Pradesh High Court today directed payment of compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the parents of each of the 24 engineering students of a Hyderabad college who were washed away in river Beas in near Thalot in Kullu district of the state on June 8,2014. The HC ordered the […] Read more » compensation to students drowned in Beas river featured HC orders Rs 20 L to parents of each student Rs 20 L to parents students drowned in Beas river
Criminal Law News Top Law News “Nearly blind” man acquitted of murder charge January 3, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 53-year-old man who is nearly blind with vision impairment of 90 per cent has been acquitted by a court here of murder charge. A daily wage earner ‘Nollakannu’ Ranganathan was charged by police with committing a murder in 2013. The prosecution’s case was that he had dropped a huge stone on the victim who […] Read more » 'Nollakannu' Ranganathan "Nearly blind" man acquitted of murder charge acquitted of murder acquitted of murder charge featured
Criminal Law News Top Law News Sacked IAF officer to be quizzed for Pathankot terror attack January 3, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A sacked IAF official, arrested for allegedly sharing secret information with Pakistan’s ISI, will be interrogated in connection with today’s Pathankot terror attack, investigators told a city court which extended his police custody till Monday. Ranjith KK, a Leading Aircraftman with Indian Air Force posted at Bhatinda, was dismissed recently and later arrested after a […] Read more » featured Military Intelligence and Air Force Liaisoning Unit (LU Pathankot terror attack
Criminal Law News Top Law News 2 BSF men in jc for allegedly gangraping teenager January 3, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two BSF personnel were arrested from Guwahati for the alleged gangrape of a teenage girl in a train compartment and remanded to jail custody for 14 days today. Superintendent of Railway Police, Howrah, Mehmood Akhtar, said Pankaj Kumar and Balakram Yadav were arrested yesterday from Guwahati and brought to Howrah. After their arrest, they were […] Read more » 2 BSF men in jc featured gangraping teenager
Top Law News Himachal Pradesh HC orders Rs 20 L to parents of each student January 2, 2016 / January 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court today directed payment of compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the parents of each of the 24 engineering students of a Hyderabad college who were washed away in river Beas in near Thalotin Kullu district of the state on June 8,2014. The HC ordered the compensation to be paid within […] Read more » Court featured Himachal Pradesh HC orders Rs 20 L to parents of each student Himachal Pradesh High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News Power of attorney cannot argue in court: Madras HC January 2, 2016 / January 3, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has held that holder of a power of attorney is not entitled to arguing in a court on behalf of the person who gave the power to him. A bench, comprising Justice Satish K.Agnihotri and Justice K K Sasidharan, passed the order on a petition filed by one T Ashok Surana, […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Power of attorney cannot argue in court: Madras HC
Top Law News Drug patent war, FM auction, coal ordinance kept Delhi HC busy January 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The patent war involving domestic and multi-national pharma majors, tussle between the Centre and a private radio channel over FM auctions kept the Delhi High Court busy in 2015 during which it also rapped the Centre for its coal auction ordinance by saying that the legislation “lacked clarity”. The hastily-formulated coal ordinance by the Centre to […] Read more » coal ordinance kept Delhi HC busy Court Delhi High Court Drug patent war featured FM auction Law Legal News
Top Law News “Don’t effect fresh demand against Voda for 2011-12” January 1, 2016 / January 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday instructed the income-tax (I-T) department not to give effect to any fresh assessment against Vodafone for assessment year 2011-12 till February 18, when the British telco’s plea against a dispute resolution panel’s decision to disallow exemptions amounting to Rs 2,800 crore would be taken up. The dispute resolution panel […] Read more » "Don't effect fresh demand against Voda for 2011-12" Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Vodafone
Consumer Law News Top Law News SpiceJet asked to pay Rs 60 K for losing luggage January 1, 2016 / January 2, 2016 by Legal India News | 1 Comment on SpiceJet asked to pay Rs 60 K for losing luggage The apex consumer court has asked SpiceJet airline to pay compensation and penalty of Rs 60,000 to a Tripura resident for losing his luggage in one of its flights. Justice J M Malik asked the air carrier to pay the compensation amount to Agartala resident Dr Atanu Ghosh whose one out of five registered ‘check-in’ […] Read more » consumer court Court featured Law Legal News Spicejet SpiceJet asked to pay Rs 60 K for losing luggage
Top Law News JK HC stays single bench order on state flag January 1, 2016 / January 2, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A division bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court today stayed a single bench order directing the state government to hoist the state flag on official buildings and vehicles of constitutional authorities. A petition was moved by National Secretary of BJPFarooq Khan before a division bench of Justices Tashi Rabstan and Bansi Lal Bhat challenging […] Read more » Court featured Jammu and Kashmir High Court JK HC stays single bench order on state flag Law Legal News
