Top Law News Court hikes land acquisition award to urban villager September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has increased the rate of compensation awarded by the Centre to a man for acquiring his land saying the earlier rate was “inadequate and unreasonable”. Additional District Judge Paramjit Singh enhanced the compensation awarded at the rate of Rs 15.70 lakh per acre by the Land Acquisition Collector (LAC) to Rs 23.93 […] Read more » Additional District Judge Paramjit Singh compensation awarded to the petitioner Court hikes land acquisition award to urban villager Delhi court has increased the rate of compensation awarded Delhi resident Same Singh LAC (West) was inadequate and unreasonable land acquisition award to urban villager Land Acquisition Collector Mundka village in West Delhi Singh is entitled to the compensation rate
Top Law News Woman accused of abetting rape denied bail by court September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A woman accused of helping her nephew in allegedly raping his girlfriend by administering her a stupefying substance with her tea has been denied bail by a Delhi court on fears that she might “flee from justice.” Additional Sessions Judge Vikas Dhull rejected Munni’s bail plea saying she had abetted the offence by providing intoxicating […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Vikas Dhull Counsel for Munni had sought bail Delhi court on fears that she might flee from justice FIR against accused Manoj was lodged girl's parents were against it Manoj had committed rape upon her maternal aunt of accused Manoj Munni by releasing her on bail Vikas Dhull rejected Munni's bail plea Woman accused of abetting rape denied bail Woman accused of abetting rape denied bail by court
Top Law News Court acquits man accused of driving while drunk September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man facing trial for allegedly causing death of his friend travelling with him in a car which met an accident due to his rash and negligent driving under the influence of liquor, has been acquitted by a Delhi court. Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Jyoti Kler let off Pawan Sutt saying he may or may not […] Read more » Ashok Basoya Court acquits man accused of driving while drunk court also pulled up the investigating officer influence of liquor man accused of driving while drunk Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Jyoti Kler MM Jyoti Kler let off Pawan Sut negligent driving under the influence of liquor Pawan had been facing trial in a case registered against him police for driving rashly and under the influence of alcohol Sundervan Farm in Chattarpur
Top Law News HC says grandmother is close relative, gives parole to convict September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Interpreting the Prison rules, the Bombay High Court has held that ‘grandmother’ would fall in the category of a close relative, and accordingly ordered release of a prisoner from Amravati jail on parole to enable him attend to the rituals of his elder who had passed away. The Nagpur bench of the High Court noted in […] Read more » Additional Public Prosecutor R S Nayak Bombay High Court has held that 'grandmother' cases of serious illness or death of nearest relatives Competent Authority referred to in Rule 18 Counsel for the petitioner S D Chande escription of nearest relative mentioned in Rule gives parole to convict HC says grandmother is close relative Interpreting the Prison rules Justice A B Chaudhari Justice P V Hardas Nagpur bench of the High Court noted Prisons Bombay Furlough and Parole Rules
Top Law News Man gets life term for murdering sister-in-law September 20, 2012 / September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court for murdering his sister-in-law for differing with his views in a domestic argument. Additional Sessions Judge Nisha Saxena held the accused guilty of committing murder, but said death penalty cannot be given to him as it was not a rarest of rare case. […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Nisha Saxena case of murder death penalty domestic argument FIR was registered against the accused Karawal Nagar in North East Delhi Man gets life term for murdering sister-in-law murdering sister-in-law normal rule for punishing crime of murder rarest of rare case sentence of death is to be awarded only in the rarest of rare cases Shiv Lal picked a kitchen Shiv Lal was quarrelling with his mother
Top Law News Bengal bus operators withdraw strike after government assurances September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bus operators in West Bengal withdrew their indefinite strike after the state government Wednesday assured them that it would look into their demands of a minimum fare hike within 10 days. In a bid to force the government into increasing bus fares, operators’ unions went on an indefinite strike from Monday following a diesel price […] Read more » Bengal bus operators withdraw strike Bengal bus operators withdraw strike after government assurances Bengal Bus Syndicate president Swarna Kamal Saha Bus operation will be normalized Bus operators in West Bengal withdrew their indefinite strike bus operators withdraw strike after government assurances demand of a fare hike government pledged to ply more public buses public buses to maintain normalcy transport minister Madan Mitra Transport operators withdrew the strike
Top Law News Riot victims’ rehabilitation national duty: SC September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday said that the rehabilitation of riot victims was a national responsibility and could not just be construed within legal and moral parameters. Rehabilitating the riot victims was a “national liability and you have to be responsible not just legally or morally but in all dimensions of the word”, said an apex […] Read more » construed within legal and moral parameters deputy commissioner and commissioner of police Dharminder Singh Jaspal Singh was assisted by counsel Satinder Gulati Justice Aftab Alam Justice Alam directed the Punjab government Justice Ranjana Prajash Desai Punjab and Haryana High Court Punjab government not to evict some petitioners Rehabilitating the riot victims was a "national liability Riot victims' rehabilitation national duty: SC Senior counsel Jaspal Singh victims of anti-Sikh riots
Top Law News SC slams poor facilities for green tribunal September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday pulled up the government for not providing infrastructure for the effective functioning of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that deals with environmental matters. The court asked the government to provide facilities to its judicial and other expert members on a par with the judges of high courts. An apex court bench […] Read more » Bar Association of National Green Tribunal basement of a building Bhopal bench of NGT Central Government Health Scheme former apex court judge is the chairman of the tribunal impossible for the tribunal to function judicial members had consented to join the NGT Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya National Green Tribunal NGT and allotment of Faridkot House in central Delhi for accommodating the tribunal par with Class 1 officer of the government SC slams poor facilities for green tribunal Seniors counsel Raj Panjwani Solicitor General Rohinton Nariman
Top Law News Court notice to Delhi government, MCD over poor conditions in schools September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the city government and the MCD while taking cognizance of the postcards written by students narrating the allegedly poor conditions in their schools. The court took suo moto cognizance of 181 postcards written by the students of government and MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) schools in Madanpur […] Read more » Ashok Aggarwal summarised the content of the postcards Chief Justice A.K. Sikri chief justice of the high court raising issues ranging Court notice to Delhi government Justice Rajeev Sahai Endlaw MCD over poor conditions in schools MCD schools in Madanpur Khadar MCD wrote the postcards highlighting the problems Municipal Corporation of Delhi postcards written by the students of government Rainwater leaking through broken ceilings Rama Krishna Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya Sarvodya Kanya Vidyalaya
Top Law News Court rejects plea to cancel ex-army chief’s bail September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Wednesday rejected the plea of Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh for cancellation of bail of former army chief Gen. V.K. Singh in a defamation case. Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja dismissed the application seeking cancellation of the bail granted to the former army chief and other four senior army officers, saying that the […] Read more » all-terrain Tatra trucks for the army army headquarters publicly accused conspiring to create a rift between the army chief and the government court granted bail to the former army chief Court rejects plea to cancel ex-army chief's bail Delhi court Wednesday rejected the plea of Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh Delhi Legal Services Authority former army chief and other four senior army officers former army chief Gen. V.K. Singh in a defamation case Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh for cancellation of bail of former army chief Gen. V.K. Singh Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja plea to cancel ex-army chief's bail Tejinder Singh against former army chief Gen. V.K. Singh
Top Law News Geetika Sharma suicide case: Kanda moves bail plea September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda, an accused in former air hostess Geetika Sharma suicide case, today moved a bail application before a Delhi court. The bail plea will come up for hearing tomorrow before District and Additional Sessions Judge S K Sarvaria. The sitting Haryana MLA was arrested on August 18 after he had surrendered […] Read more » Ashok Vihar house in North West Delhi District and Additional Sessions Judge S K Sarvaria Former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda former minister's firm after she left the job Geetika had alleged Kanda and Aruna Chaddha Geetika Sharma Geetika Sharma suicide case Geetika Sharma suicide case: Kanda moves bail plea Geetika's suicide Haryana MLA was arrested Kanda Kanda and Chaddha Kanda anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the trial court Kanda moves bail plea
Top Law News HC restrains firm from using Morgardshammar September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Modi group’s Morgardshammar India, a rolling mill equipment manufacturer, was today barred by the Delhi High Court from using the ‘Morgardshammar’ trademark and name of Morgardshammar AB, a subsidiary of Danieli group of Italy. A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Manmohan Singh gave the verdict upholding the single-judge bench order, which had restrained in […] Read more » Abhixit Singh HC restrains firm from using Morgardshammar Justices Pradeep Nandrajog Modi group from using trademarks of the foreign company Modi group's Morgardshammar India Morgardshammar Morgardshammar AB Morgardshammar India Limited rolling mill equipment manufacturer subsidiary firm of Danieli Group subsidiary of Italian Danieli Group Suhail Dutt trademarks Morgardshammar Label U K Modi controlled Morgardshammar India Limited