Top Law News SC notice to Centre on plea for probe of AI aircraft purchase September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Union of India other respondents on a petition seeking probe into the “unnecessary” purchase of 111 aircraft for the national carrier costing Rs 67,000 crore to the exchequer. The Apex Court bench of Justice HL Dattu and Justice CK Prasad issued notice on a petition by […] Read more » Air India Air India giving away its bilateral rights to foreign carriers Apex Court bench of Justice HL Dattu benefit of private airlines Central Bureau of Investigation Central Vigilance Commission Centre for Public Interest Litigation decisions causing loss to the exchequer Justice CK Prasad plea for probe of AI aircraft purchase purchase of 111 aircraft for the national carrier purchase of aircraft SC notice to Centre on plea for probe of AI aircraft purchase Special Investigation Team Supreme Court issued notices to the Union of India
Top Law News Geetika suicide case: Gopal Kanda denied bail September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Geetika suicide case: Gopal Kanda denied bail Former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda was on Thursday denied bail in the Geetika Sharma suicide case by a Delhi court which said further probe was needed in view of a police report that the victim was pregnant in March this year. The court said there was need to investigate whether there was any connection between […] Read more » alleged pressure by Kanda on Geetika to join his company case shows direct allegation against Kanda and Aruna Chadha court had also rejected Chadha's bail District and Additional Sessions Judge SK Sarvaria Emirates Airlines in Dubai Former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda Geetika suicide case Geetika suicide case: Gopal Kanda denied bail Geetika was ending her life due to harassment by Kanda and Chadha Geetika was found dead in her Ashok Vihar house Geetika was pregnant with Kanda's child Gopal Kanda denied bail Kanda anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the trial court Kanda's counsel Ramesh Gupta pressurizing the victim woman again and again public prosecutor Rajiv Mohan victim woman was habituated to sexual intercourse victim woman was pregnant
Top Law News Individual liberty can’t be allowed for anarchy : SC September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today ruled that the personal liberty of an individual, despite being paramount, cannot entitle “notorious characters” to bail to create anarchy in the society. “It is also to be kept in mind that individual liberty cannot be accentuated to such an extent or elevated to such a high pedestal which would bring […] Read more » Allahabad High Court to a history sheeter Shiv Raj Singh apex court cancelled Singh's bail cannot entitle "notorious characters" criminal activities relating to kidnapping despite being paramount ignoring the prosecution's plea that Singh Individual liberty can't be allowed for anarchy : SC Justice Deepak Misra justice KS Radhakrishnan personal liberty of an individual prevail in a civilised milieu Singh was arrested for allegedly kidnapping one Bihari Lal victim could manage to escape
Top Law News Sub-post convicted for taking bribe from agent September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A post office employee has been convicted by a Delhi court for taking bribe from a woman saving scheme agent, mandated to encourage people to open account with the post office and receive commission for each deposit, to allow her work smoothly. Special CBI Judge Rajiv Mehra convicted Sub-Post Master Hira Lal Dua of Shastri […] Read more » bank account with the post office on behalf of her clients complaint of post office agent Krishna Goel convicted for taking bribe from agent corrupt and illegal means Delhi court for taking bribe from a woman Geeta Colony resident Dua Prevention of Corruption Act Special CBI Judge Rajiv Mehra Sub-post convicted for taking bribe from agent Sub-Post Master Hira Lal Dua of Shastri Nagar Post Office taking pecuniary advantage through corrupt woman saving scheme agent
Top Law News SC poses searching queries to Centre on Kudankulam September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday wanted to know from the Centre as to what would be the guarantee that there would be no radio active substance in the spent fuel to be stored at the controversial Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu to prevent any accident. Posing a host of searching queries to the […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Bhopal gas tragedy counsel Prashant Bhushan G Sundarrajan challenging the Madras high court's decision impose any restraint against the plant justices Deepak Misra justices K S Radhakrishanan Kudankulam Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu radio active substance SC poses searching queries to Centre on Kudankulam social activist G Sundarrajan Solicitor General Rohinton Nariman
Top Law News Kin of road mishap victim awarded Rs 20 lakh September 21, 2012 / September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The family of a 32-year-old road mishap victim, who died on being hit by an auto rickshaw while crossing the road, has been awarded a compensation of over 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 […] Read more » Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital injury to his spinal cord insurance firm to collect the amount from the owner Jasvinder Singh Kin of road mishap victim Kin of road mishap victim awarded Rs 20 lakh kin of victim Anil Kumar Tiwari MACT Presiding Officer Dinesh Bhatt Motor Accident Claims Tribunal non-transport light motor vehicle Tiwari was rushed to Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital United India Insurance Company Ltd valid licence to drive a commercial vehicle victim near the ISBT flyover
Top Law News Geetika Sharma suicide: Delhi court rejects Gopal Kanda’s bail plea September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Thursday rejected the bail application of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, who is one of the accused in the Geetika Sharma suicide case. Kanda had moved the Rohini court of District and Additional Sessions Judge SK Sarvaria in New Delhi for bail. Kanda along with Aruna Chaddha are the prime […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge SK Sarvaria court had rejected Aruna Chaddha's bail application Delhi court rejects Gopal Kanda's bail plea Geetika had alleged Kanda and Aruna Chaddha Geetika Sharma suicide Geetika Sharma suicide case Geetika Sharma suicide: Delhi court rejects Gopal Kanda's bail plea Geetika was found dead in her Ashok Vihar house Gopal Kanda's bail plea Kanda along with Aruna Chaddha Kanda and Aruna Chaddha were harassing her to rejoin Kanda anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the trial court Kanda had moved the Rohini court of District MDLR employee
Top Law News HSBC to pay Rs 20,000 compensation to credit card holder September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has been ordered by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 20,000 as compensation to one of its credit card holders for adding his name in CIBIL’s defaulters list even though he had paid all his dues. While awarding the amount to the HSBC credit card holder, the New […] Read more » Bank started levying the charges bench presided by C K Chaturvedi CIBIL complainant inclusive of litigation expenses Consumer Protection Act Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited (CIBIL) Act Delhi resident Rakesh Gupta in his complaint Gupta alleged the bank Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC HSBC credit card holde HSBC to pay Rs 20000 compensation to credit card holder instead of closing the card New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum obstructionist attitude Rakesh Gupta
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