Top Law News Accident victim’s kin get Rs 20.42L compensation September 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The family of a 31-year-old road mishap victim, who died 10 months after the accident involving an auto rickshaw, has been awarded a compensation of Rs 20.42 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT). The MACT asked United India Insurance Company Ltd, with which the offending vehicle was insured, to pay the money to […] Read more » accident involving an auto rickshaw Accident victim's kin get Rs 20.42L compensation Anil Kumar Tiwari Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital injuries suffered in the accident ISBT flyover at Kashmiri Gate MACT Presiding Officer Dinesh Bhatt Motor Accident Claims Tribunal negligent driving of the respondent plea by victim's family members Tiwari was rushed Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital Tiwari was working with a private firm United India Insurance Company Ltd
Top Law News Swiss Citizens Reject Harsher Smoking Law September 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a referendum held in Switzerland, citizens rejected harsher smoking laws which would have almost completely banned lighting up in public, Swiss media group SRG SSR reported. The motion was voted down by 65.4 percent of voters in 25 of the nation’s 36 cantons, although 51 percent of voters in Geneva approved it. Turnout was […] Read more » banned lighting up in public citizens rejected harsher smoking laws claiming existing laws against smoking in public Geneva have stricter regulations Isolated smoking rooms referendum held in Switzerland Reject Harsher Smoking Law Swiss anti-smoking group Swiss Citizens Reject Harsher Smoking Law Swiss Federal Government Swiss law Swiss media group SRG SSR reported Switzerland
Top Law News HC grants protection to student against college order September 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has granted protection to an engineering student whose admission on reserved seat was cancelled by his college pending submission of caste validity certificate. “Since the petitioner has moved the Scrutiny Committee way back in August 2010, we do not find it appropriate that his admission should be cancelled at this stage,” […] Read more » Bachelor of Engineering Caste Scrutiny Committee college pending submission of caste validity certificate Divisional Caste Scrutiny Committee Divisional Caste Scrutiny Committee at Nashik HC grants protection to student against college order Justice A A Sayed Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Prasad Pawar's application for caste verification protection to student against college order Rajput Bhamta community Scrutiny Committee to produce documents
Top Law News Legal education will remain under purview of BCI: Khurshid September 24, 2012 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Law Minister Salman Khurshid today made it clear that legal education would remain within the purview of Bar Council of India, saying the apex lawyers’ body could decide best what is necessary in this area. His comments came in wake of strong opposition from the apex lawyers’ body about a proposed Bill of the HRD […] Read more » Bar Council of India BCI's control over legal education Bill of the HRD Ministry chemistry Higher Education and Research HRD minister Kapil Sibal Indian Law Institut Law Minister Salman Khurshid legal education Legal education will remain under purview of BCI: Khurshid Management mathematics people enrolling to legal education physics read law not to crack law Supreme Court Bar Association
Top Law News Siblings jailed for selling minors for prostitution September 24, 2012 / September 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday sentenced two siblings to seven years in jail for selling minor girls for prostitution, saying “human trafficking of girl child is the most abominable of crimes”. Additional Sessions Judge Gurdeep Singh handed down the jail term to Veena and her brother Ashok for running a racket of kidnapping minor girls, […] Read more » Ashok for running a racket of kidnapping minor girl case of kidnapping minor girls girl child is the most abominable of crimes human trafficking of girl kidnapping minor girls minor girl lodged a missing report selling minor girls for prostitution selling minors for prostitution Siblings jailed Siblings jailed for selling minors for prostitution siblings to seven years in jail for selling minor girls Veena and Ashok in a village in Rajasthan Veena and Ashok were arrested
Top Law News PM for building climate that attract investments September 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday favoured building a climate that attracts investments and establishes fair and effective regulatory institutions and legal processes. Addressing a Conference on Economic Growth in Asia and Changes of Corporate Environment, he said the government is bracing to meet international standards in corporate laws and will soon bring before Parliament […] Read more » building climate that attract investments Changes of Corporate Environment Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia CJI designate Altamas Kabir commercial and corporate laws Companies Bill corporate and economic laws Corporate Social Responsibility Economic Growth in Asia effective regulatory institutions encourages establishes fair Investment Law Minister Salman Khurshid legal processes PM for building climate that attract investments prime minister Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Public Interest regulation of stock exchanges rewards innovation Social Action Litigation
Top Law News Virbhadra graft case: Recording of evidence in November September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former union minister Virbhadra Singh may not succeed in coming out clean in the corruption case pending against him since 2009 before the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections with the court fixing six days in November for recording of evidence. Only about 60 prosecution witnesses may dispose by then in the trial going on in Shimla […] Read more » corruption case pending against Virbhadra Singh criminal misconduct when he was chief minister Former union minister Virbhadra Singh framing the graft charges against the couple Indian Administrative Service officer Mohinder Lal Pratibha Singh Pratibha Singh was a former MP Prevention of Corruption Act Shimla district court Special Judge B.L. Soni Special Public Prosecutor Jiwan Lal Sharma Virbhadra graft case Virbhadra graft case: Recording of evidence in November Virbhadra Singh Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh Virbhadra Singh's political adversary Vijai Singh Mankotia Virbhadra Singh's telephonic conversation
Top Law News Court orders treatment to HIV positive jail inmate September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Tihar jail authorities have been directed by a Delhi court to provide proper medical treatment to an HIV positive prison inmate after his check-up at an appropriate hospital. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidya Prakash gave the order on the plea by 34-year-old HIV positive man, arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police for his […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidya Prakash Court orders treatment to HIV positive jail inmate Delhi court to provide proper medical treatment to an HIV Delhi Police for his alleged role in a cheating and forgery case directions are issued to concerned jail superintendent Hepatitis B and requires proper medical examination and treatment HIV positive jail inmate HIV positive man arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police HIV positive prison inmate after his check-up at an appropriate hospital jail superintendent to furnish a compliance Tihar Jail authorities treatment to HIV positive jail inmate
Top Law News SC to resume hearing of 2G related matters Sep 27 September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court said Thursday that after a “long hiatus” it would resume the hearing of 2G related matters from Sep 27 and continue proceedings on the subsequent Thursday in the next week. An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan said that after a “long hiatus” they will commence the […] Read more » 2G cases 2G spectrum case Advantage Strategic Consulting India Advantage Strategic Consulting India was owned by Kirit Chidambaram Advantage Strategic Consulting Singapore ASC Singapore held by Chidambaram's son Central Bureau of Investigation Chidambaram and his son allegedly filing a defamation case against him company and telecom company Aircel contempt proceedings against Finance Minister P. Chidambaram defamation case against Chidambaram Enforcement Directorate Income-Tax Department Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Kirit Chidambaram SC to resume hearing of 2G related matters Sep 27 Singapore-based Advantage Strategic Consulting
Top Law News CWG ex-media officer sent to judicial custody September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Thursday sent to judicial custody for 14 days a former media officer of the Organising Committee (OC) of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in a forgery case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gautam Manan sent former OC deputy director-general (protocol and media relations) Nachiketa Kapur to judicial custody till October 3. He […] Read more » Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gautam Manan Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games (CWG) in a forgery case CWG ex-media officer sent to judicial custody forged graduation degree to bag the job former media officer of the Organising Committee former OC deputy director-general (protocol and media relations) Nachiketa Kapur Kapur was on interim bail for two days Nachiketa Kapur to judicial custody Police booked CWG ex-media officer for cheating Police booked CWG ex-media officer for criminal conspiracy Police booked CWG ex-media officer for forgery protocol and media relations
Top Law News Court asks Himachal to clarify liquor vend policy September 21, 2012 / September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court has asked the state government to clarify its policy on opening liquor shops near educational institutes and religious places. A division bench of Chief Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Rajiv Sharma Wednesday observed the liquor vending policy followed in the state in regard to distance from educational institutions, places of […] Read more » Chief Justice Kurian Joseph Court asks Himachal to clarify liquor vend policy Himachal Pradesh High Court Himachal to clarify liquor vend policy Justice Rajiv Sharma liquor shops near educational institutes liquor shops near religious places liquor vend situated near a girls' senior secondary school liquor vending policy Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur district state government to clarify its policy on opening liquor shops
Top Law News Kudankulam safety steps a matter of public interest, says SC September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday told the government not to treat as an adversarial litigation the petition seeking implementation of all safety steps before the commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) as it concerns public interest. A bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Dipak Misra made the observation when Solicitor General Rohinton Nariman […] Read more » Atomic Energy Regulatory Board authority subservient to the atomic energy establishment Bhushan counsel Prashant Bhushan current AEB chief was earlier chief of the NPCIL Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in Japan IT professional P. Sundarrajan Justice Dipak Misra Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Kudankulam safety steps a matter of public interest Madras High Court Nariman that issues being raised by Bhushan National Disaster Management Authority nuclear fuel rods in the reactor of the plant Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd says SC