Top Law News BMW case: Anand told to provide free legal services November 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on BMW case: Anand told to provide free legal services An advocate R.K. Anand has been told by the Supreme Court to provide free legal services for a year and pay Rs.21 lakh to Bar Council of India to support law colleges attended mostly by students from poor families. Delhi High Court convicted Anand for his attempt to influence prosecution witness Sunil Kulkarni in the […] Read more » advocate R.K. Anand BMW case free legal services Justice Aftab Alam and Justice C.K. Prasad Justice G.S. Singhvi provide free legal services Sunil Kulkarni in the 1999 BMW hit
Top Law News After 18 years, six get compensated for hotel negligence November 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Eighteen years after a Mumbai hotel’s faulty lift trapped a group of guests, including three foreigners, for over two hours, virtually suffocating them to death, the apex consumer court has directed the hotel to pay the six victims Rs.2 lakh each for mental agony and trauma. The Ambassador Hotel, Churchgate, has been held guilty of […] Read more » Churchgate Commission's Presiding Member R.C. Jain Mumbai hotel's faulty Narangs International Hotel Pvt Ltd National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Supreme Court The Ambassador Hotel
Top Law News 2G trial witnesses heated exchange between counsel and judge November 21, 2012 / November 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The ongoing trial of the 2G case turned ugly when a defence counsel, on being asked by the court not to pose irrelevant questions to a prosecution witness, accused the special judge of “bullying” him. The heated exchange took place between advocate Vijay Aggarwal, the counsel for former Telecom Minister A Raja’s erstwhile Private Secretary […] Read more » 2G case turned ugly 2G trial 2G trial witnesses counsel and judge
Top Law News Sessions court asks trial court to reconsider November 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The sessions court asked a trial court to reconsider its order for five days’ jail term to a man for drunken driving on his plea that he had pleaded guilty to the offence without consulting his advocate. In his appeal, North West Delhi resident Umeet Kumar, who had been sentenced to a fine of Rr […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Virender Kumar Goyal drunken driving Sessions court
Top Law News Agency handling Centre’s litigation ‘callous’ November 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central agency handling government litigation at the Supreme Court came under attack from a former senior law officer who alleged it worked in a “shockingly callous” manner jeopardising Centre”s interest in sensitive cases having large revenue implications. Senior advocate Bishwajit Bhattacharyya, who demitted office as Additional Solicitor General (ASG) on November 10 after a […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General advocate Bishwajit Bhattacharyya callous Central agency
Top Law News Judges need to be sensitive towards litigants: CJI November 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir said, “Judges need to have change of mind set and be more sensitive to the problems of litigants who approach them for getting timely justice.” “Lack of sensitivity creates distance between justice seeker and provider. There is a need of change in mindset of judicial officers. They should be sensitive,” […] Read more » Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir Equitable access to Justice Judges need to be sensitive Judges need to have change road accident Supreme Court
Top Law News Court summons Digvijay Singh in defamation case November 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi court summoned to Senior Congress leader Digvijay Sing to face trial in a criminal Defamation case lodged against him by BJP President Nitin Gadkari. Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar told that the accused Digvijay Singh has been summoned for the offence under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code to face trial for criminal defamation. Let he […] Read more » BJP National Secretary Bhupinder Yadav BJP President Nitin Gadkari Comptroller and Auditor General of India Congress-led UPA government defamation case Defamation case logged against Digvijay Singh defamatory Digvijay Sing Digvijay Singh in defamation case Indian Penal Code IPC Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar MP Ajay Sancheti Rajya Sabha MP Senior Congress leader Digvijay Sing
Top Law News Amnesty slams Ireland over death of Indian woman November 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Amnesty slams Ireland over death of Indian woman Over the death of an Indian woman Amnesty International has slammed Ireland , saying the country must ensure that its domestic law and policy on access to abortion is in line with international human rights law. The organisation has written to Irish Minister for Health James Reilly following the death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar in […] Read more » Amnesty International has slammed Amnesty slams Ireland death of Indian woman Galway University Hospital Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar Irish Minister for Health James Reilly
Top Law News Suu Kyi impressed by self-help of Andhra village women November 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The success stories of women’s empowerment in villages of Andhra Pradesh have impressed Myanmar’s pro?democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who also studied the socio?economic transformation of people brought about by various government schemes. After nearly three?hour visit to some remote villages in Anantapur district bordering Karnataka on Saturday, Suu Kyi said women’s empowerment was […] Read more »
Top Law News Violence breaks out in old Hyderabad again November 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Near Charminar in the old city of Hyderabad Violence broke out once again over a temple row. At least seven people were injured in stone pelting by an unruly mob, and baton charge by police. According to a witness, Teargas shells were also fired by the police to disperse the mob, which set afire four vehicles […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court Bhagylakshmi Temple abutting Charminar Charminar Charminar in the old city of Hyderabad historic Mecca Masjid Hyderabad Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
Top Law News Delhi gurdwara clash: Badal urges PM to intervene November 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been sought by the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to stop the Delhi government from going ahead with its move to amend the procedure of Gurdwara elections in Delhi. The Punjab chief minister said the move was “dangerous”, and the Delhi government was needlessly attempting to “interfere […] Read more » Delhi government Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal
Top Law News Dying declaration not sole criteria for conviction: High Court November 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Dying declaration not sole criteria for conviction: High Court It has been observed by the Bombay High Court has that a dying declaration cannot be the sole criteria for conviction and in case of two contrasting views; the one favourable to the accused should be adopted. A division bench of justices Pratap Hardas and Ashok Bhangale told that the criminal court has to bear […] Read more » Bombay High Court High Court of justices Pratap Hardas and Ashok Bhangale Sharifabi's sole criteria for conviction