Top Law News Court dismisses petitions against GPS systems for Delhi autos September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a bunch of petitions challenging the Delhi government’s decision making it compulsory for auto-rickshaws in the city to install global positioning system (GPS) devices. The court maintained that government is authorised for such powers under the Motor Vehicles Act, and legal provisions accorded the power to the State Transport […] Read more » auto drivers for installing GPS systems auto-rickshaw drivers challenging the government Control Centre Room for installing GPS/GPRS on the vehicle Court dismisses petitions against GPS systems for Delhi autos global positioning system devices government was over-charging for the GPS or GPRS device government's decision is a violation GPS systems for Delhi autos infamy of the auto-rickshaw drivers Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Motor Vehicles Act State Transport Authority violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India
Top Law News SC frowns on delay in income tax department appeals September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the government to streamline the Income Tax (I-T) Department’s working to check delays in challenging adverse verdicts related to tax demand orders. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia and Justice A.K. Patnaik said that the government should also put in place a monitoring mechanism so that streamlined […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Mohan Prasaran case involving the Citi Bank Central Board of Direct Taxes Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Citi Bank case filed by the Income Tax department Citi Bank tax case department's tax demands involving high stakes government to streamline the Income Tax Department I-T department claimed income tax department appeals Justice A.K. Patnaik quantum of tax demands locked in litigation SC frowns on delay in income tax department appeals
Top Law News Former IAS officer gets 7 years’ jail for rape September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Chhattisgarh court on Monday sentenced a former IAS officer, Manku Ram Sarthi, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually exploitinga woman government staffer for about eight months. District and sessions judge of Jashpur, Prabhat Kumar Shastri, also imposed a penalty of Rs.10,000 on the 66- year- old retired officer. Delivering the judgment in […] Read more » Chhattisgarh High Court District and sessions judge of Jashpur forced the woman to maintain a sexual relationship Former IAS officer gets 7 years' jail for rape former IAS officer Manku Ram Sarthi guilty of misusing his official position Jashpur district collector Prabhat Kumar Shastri rigorous imprisonment for sexually exploiting Sarthi guilty of raping a supervisor Sarthi was sent to jail Sarthi was the Jashpur collector sexually exploiting a woman government staffer threatening the victim with dire consequences
Top Law News Bonanza for middle-class litigants in Supreme Court September 18, 2012 / September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In some good news, middle income group people can get their cases argued in the Supreme Court for a nominal fee of not more than Rs20,000. To fulfil the requirement the annual gross salary should not exceed Rs7.5 lakh or and the monthly income Rs60,000. The scheme is available under the Supreme Court Middle Income […] Read more » advocates on record cases annual gross salary Attorney General of India as its ex-official vice-president Bonanza for middle-class litigants Bonanza for middle-class litigants in Supreme Court cases argued in the Supreme Court for a nominal fee Counsel Ravindra Bana expensive litigation Lawyers Chambers Post Office Wing Senior Counsel Raju Ramachandran Senior counsel Ranjit Kumar Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association Sushil Kumar Jain Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society
Top Law News HC upholds CAT order to revoke officer’s suspension September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today upheld a Central Administrative Tribunal’s order which had revoked on July 1 this year the 12-year-long suspension of controversial Indian Revenue Service officer Ashok Aggarwal, facing a CBI probe into several cases against him. A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Manmohan Singh upheld the CAT’s order to revoke Enforcement […] Read more » Aggarwal's suspension CAT order to revoke officer's suspension CAT's order to revoke Enforcement Directorate Central Administrative Tribunal Enforcement Directorate's former Deputy Director Aggarwal's suspension HC upholds CAT order to revoke officer's suspension Indian Revenue Service officer Ashok Aggarwal justices Manmohan Singh Justices Pradeep Nandrajog refrain from penning a lengthy decision Rejecting the government's argument that Aggarwal Special Review Committee of finance ministry Special Review Committee's recommendation Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee
Top Law News ‘No permanent status for women in combat areas’ September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government has told the Supreme Court that it would not be possible to grant permanent commission status to women officers in combat wings like infantry, mechanised infantry and armoured corps. In an additional affidavit filed before the apex court, the defence ministry has said that combat support arms/ services have to sustain prolonged conflict […] Read more » 'No permanent status for women in combat areas' affidavit filed before the apex court armoured corps army ordnance corps army service corps electronics mechanical engineers granting permanent commission infantry mechanised infantry sustain prolonged conflict hazards women in combat areas women officers in combat support arms women officers in combat wings
Top Law News SC grants bail to Nupur but has to be in jail for 7 more days September 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dentist Nupur Talwar, who has been in jail for over four months in the twin murder case of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, was today granted bail by the Supreme Courtwhich directed her to be released by September 25. In view of ongoing trial in which the CBI is examining the witnesses, a […] Read more » Aarushi Aarushi murder case Aarushi was found dead in her bedroom Aarushi’s murder case Allahabad High Court Justices A K Patnaik Justices J.S. Khehar Nupur Talwar Nupur's bail plea rejected Rajesh Talwar co-acused in the case SC grants bail to Nupur but has to be in jail for 7 more days Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra Supreme Court grants bail to Nupur Talwar but has to be in jail for 7 more days Talwar's residence in Jalvayu Vihar twin murder case
Top Law News Pleas of Abhishek Verma, wife rejected September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The pleas of businessman Abhishek Vermaand his wife for their release from judicial custody in the Enforcement Directorate’s money launderingcase was dismissed today by a Delhi court. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gautam Manan also extended the judicial custody of Verma and his Romanian wife Anca Maria Neascu till October 1 after the couple was produced […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gautam Manan Delhi Court dismisses Abhishek Verma ED had registered a money laundering case Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case Gautam Manan also extended the judicial custody of Verma his wife's plea Indian government's blacklist money laundering case Pleas of Abhishek Verma pleas of businessman Abhishek Verma Romanian wife Anca Maria Neascu severe agony and injustice Swiss arms-dealing firm
Top Law News Bombay HC upholds death sentence for BPO employee’s murderers September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Monday upheld the death sentence of two people in the 2007 rape and murder case of a Pune BPO employee Jyotikumari Chaudhari. Chaudhari, 22, was raped and killed in November 2007 by her office cab driver Purshottam Borate and a friend of his, Pradip Kokate while they picked her up for […] Read more » Bombay HC upholds death sentence for BPO employee's murderers Bombay High Court BPO employee BPO employee Jyotikumari Chaudhari BPO employee's murderers cab driver Purshottam Borate Jyotikumari Chaudhari Mumbai-Pune Expressway outskirts of Pune Pradip Kokate rape and murder case of a Pune BPO
Top Law News Equal varsity reservation for disabled as SC/ST: Court September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has held that a university here has to provide equal reservation to disabled candidates in admission as available to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe candidates to avoid “discrimination”. The court said it was “discriminatory” on the part of Delhi Technical University (DTU) to provide only five percent relaxation in admission to […] Read more » AIEEE examination became eligible Anamol Bhandari Bhandari eligible based Bhandari for admission in B.Tech course Delhi Technical University disabilities belonging to SC/ST categories DTU's admission criteria for general category candidates eligible for admission Equal varsity reservation Equal varsity reservation for disabled as SC/ST: Court Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw SC/ST candidates for B.Tech programmme at DTU technical education department of the Delhi government
Top Law News SC orders release of Nupur Talwar on bail September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Nupur Talwarin connection with the May 2008 Aarushi -Hemraj double murder case. The apex court ordered the Ghaziabad trial court to release Nupur Talwar on bail on September 25. It asked the CBI to complete examination of all prosecution witnesses by then. Nupur, a co-accused in the […] Read more » Aarushi murder case Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case dentist husband Rajesh Talwar destruction of evidence with common intention Ghaziabad has charged the Talwars under sections 302/34 Ghaziabad trial court to release Nupur Talwar on bail Ghaziabad's Dasna Jai Indian Penal Code murder with common intention prosecution witnesses Rajesh Talwar SC orders release of Nupur Talwar on bail sensational double murders
Top Law News US custody row: President Mukherjee assures grandparents of all help September 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The grandfather of one-year-old Indrashish Saha – who has been taken into custody by the child welfare services in New Jersey in USA – today met President Pranab Mukherjee who has assured all help in the matter. “The president is aware about the case and he has assured me that he will take up the […] Read more » Congress general secretary Omprakash Mishra Debashish Saha financially for his legal battle External Affairs Minister SM Krishna Indrashish Saha Mr Mukherjee at the Raj Bhavan Nirmal Krishna Saha President Mukherjee assures grandparents US authorities of mishandling the baby US custody row: President Mukherjee assures grandparents of all help US-based Indian couple from West Bengal West Bengal governments to fight the legal battle