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
Top Law News Govt should ensure quality food in Rly September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre was today asked by the Delhi High Court to respond to a PIL seeking adequate measures by the government to ensure that hygienic and quality food is available at railway premises and also in moving trains. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw issued notice […] Read more » Chairman of Railway Board Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Director General Railway Health Services Food Inspector with Railways Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act Food Safety and Standards Authority of India Food Safety Appellate Tribunal Govt should ensure quality food in Rly Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw PIL filed by Sardar Jagjit Singh Railway area operated by private contractors Railway ministry supply of adulterated food stuffs in Indian Railways
Top Law News Judicial officers slapped with contempt notice by HC September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Five judicial officers of Uttar Pradesh, four of them serving, have been slapped with contempt notices by the Allahabad High Court on a petition accusing them of having “scandalised the high court” by putting pressure on police with a false claim that they were doing so as per the directions of the state’s highest judicial […] Read more » Azad Singh had written the letter to the SSP in connivance Civil Judge Amarjeet Singh Civil Judge Vijay Pratap Singh district judge Ram Autar Kaushik Gaurav Goswami judicial magistrate at Rampur Judicial officers slapped with contempt notice Judicial officers slapped with contempt notice by HC justices Ashok Pal Singh justices Dharnidhar Jha petitioner had prayed for impleadment of Vijay Bahadur Yadav Senior Superintendent of the district claiming Thakur Bankey Bihariji Maharaj temple at Vrindavan
Top Law News Man chargsheeted for sending threatening SMSes September 20, 2012 / September 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Police has filed a charge sheet in a court here against a businessman accused of sending threatening text messages to politicians, including former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor. The charge sheet filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidya Prakash alleged that businessman Narender Khosla was involved in intimidating politicians by sending them SMSes using the […] Read more » affair with a girl in whom Khosla was also interested Bajaj Group chairman Rahul Bajaj businessman accused of sending threatening text messages to politicians businessman Narender Khosla Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidya Prakash CPM leader Brinda Karat Defence Minister A.K. Antony Forensic Science Laboratory former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor gym instructor Manik Verma Information Technology Act for using fake documents to get the SIM Khosla's employee Rohit Man chargsheeted for sending threatening SMSes Verma's fake profile on Internet portraying
Top Law News DGCA challenges Delhi HC order in Global Vectra case September 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Wednesday challenged in the Delhi High Court its earlier order holding in abeyance the aviation regulator’s decision to suspend the operating permit of Global Vectra Helicorp, the aviation arm of the Ravi Rishi-led Vectra Group. The DGCA May 7 suspended the operating permit of Global Vectra Helicorp after […] Read more » Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri all-terrain Tatra trucks caters to tourists in northeast India CBI is currently probing the alleged role of Rishi DGCA DGCA and ministry of civil aviation DGCA challenges Delhi HC order in Global Vectra case Directorate General of Civil Aviation Former Army chief Gen V K Singh Global Vectra by DGCA Global Vectra case Global Vectra Helicorp government also withdrew the security clearance of Ravi Rishi Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw London-based Vectra Group's chairperson Ravi Rishi-led Vectra Group Tatra trucks to Bharat Earth Movers Ltd