Top Law News Govt to pay employee for wife’s death in CGHS hospital July 13, 2012 / July 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union government has been ordered by the country’s apex consumer panel to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation to one of his employees, whose wife had died of excess bleeding in a CGHS hospital soon after giving birth to a child through cesarean section over 13 years ago. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission […] Read more » apex body of consumer forum Central Government Health Scheme CGHS CGHS director general CGHS hospital consumer court consumer court verdict National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC Union government union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Top Law News Helmet for women: HC notice to Delhi govt on contempt plea July 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought the city government’s response on a plea to launch contempt proceedings against its chief secretary for not obeying its order for amending relevant transport rules to make wearing helmets mandatory for woman pillion riders on two-wheelers. Justice Rajiv Shakdher issued notice to the chief secretary of Delhi govt and […] Read more » chief secretary of Delhi govt Delhi Delhi govt Delhi High Court Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules 1993 Delhi Motor Vehicles Rules Helmet for women Motor Vehicle Act Motor Vehicle Rules 1993 news of Delhi wearing helmets mandatory for woman
Top Law News PM sets up committee to frame guidelines on GAAR July 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Within a fortnight of the Finance Ministry issuing draft guidelines on GAAR, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday set up a committee to prepare fresh norms on the controversial tax provision to bring “greater clarity” and prepare a roadmap by September 30 for its implementation. The four-member committee, to be headed by ICRIER chief and […] Read more » Expert Committee on GAAR Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee GAAR GAAR Guidelines GAAR provisions general anti-avoidance rules guidelines on GAAR Manmohan Singh Pranab Mukherjee Prime Minister Manmohan Singh taxation expert Parthasarathi Shome
Top Law News Maharashtra: Homeopaths can practice allopathy after studying July 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra government today said that homeopaths wanting to practice allopathy should study pharmacology as a subject and an ordinance to this effect will be promulgated next month. Replying to a calling attention notice on the issue of demand of homeopaths to practice allopathy, state Medical Education Minister Vijay Kumar Gavit told the legislative assembly that it […] Read more » Homeopaths homeopaths to practice allopathy Homeopathy
Top Law News Suresh Kalmadi to visit London for Olympics July 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The suspended chairman of Commonwealth Games (CWG) organising committee (OC), Suresh Kalmandi, was on Friday granted permission by a Delhi court to visit London to attend 2012 Olympic Games. Special CBI judge Talwant Singh allowed Suresh Kalmadi’s plea to visit London from July 26 to August 13, while ordering him to furnish a bond of […] Read more » CBI CWG scam IAAF International Association of Athletics Federation Kalmadi Lok Sabha MP Prevention of Corruption Act Special CBI Judge special CBI judge Talwant Singh Suresh Kalmadi The suspended chairman of Commonwealth Games The suspended chairman of CWG
Top Law News Conference on e-courts to be held by Delhi HC tomorrow July 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment To cultivate and spread the idea of e-courts, a conference will be organised here tomorrow by the Delhi High Court. The conference on ‘e-Court: Present and Future’ has been organised jointly by the high court and Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), a government body, to take stock of the developments in the existing […] Read more » CDAC Centre for Development of Advanced Computing courts in Delhi Delhi Delhi High Court e-courts India Habitat Centre news of Delhi paperless e-courts Supreme Court Supreme Court Justice Altamas Kabir
Top Law News Aami river pollution: NHRC issues notices to Centre, UP July 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking note of reports on pollution of Aami river by factories in Gorakhpur district, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notices to Union Environment Ministry and Uttar Pradesh government. The NHRC asked the Ministry, UP government and State Pollution Control Board to respond within six weeks to allegations of violating human rights of the […] Read more » National Human Rights Commission NHRC
Top Law News Centre: Govt duty-bound to auction 2G telecom spectrum July 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was bound by its ruling on allocation of 2G telecom spectrum through auction and the Presidential reference was only pertaining to adoption of the process for allocation of other natural resources. “There is no question of overturning the result in the judegment of the 2G telecom […] Read more » 2G case 2G telecom spectrum 2G telecom spectrum case 2G telecom spectrum verdict allocation of 2G allocation of 2G telecom Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati auction of 2G telecom spectrum Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia FDI Foreign Direct Investment SC Supreme Court
Top Law News Jaya Jaitley allowed to permanently retain passport July 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Samata Party President Jaya Jaitley, facing trial for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs two lakh in 2000 to recommend a fictitious defence deal to Defence Ministry, was today allowed by a Delhi court to permanently retain her passport to undertake her frequent travels abroad. “I am of the opinion that no prejudice is […] Read more » CBI former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitley Jaya Jaitley passport case Samata Party President Jaya Jaitley Special CBI Judge Special CBI Judge Kanwaljeet Arora
Top Law News Kalmadi sought court permission for attending 2012 Olympics July 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The main culprit of CWG scam Suresh Kalmadi today sought a Delhi court’s permission to attend the 2012 Olympics in London. In his plea to Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh, Kalmadi said he is a member of International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Council and sought permission to go to the United Kingdom for the […] Read more » 2010 Commonwealth Games controversy 2010 Commonwealth Games scam 2012 Olympics 2012 Olympics in London AAA Asian Athletics Association CBI CWG scam IAAF International Association of Athletics Federation Kalmadi London 2012 Olympics London Olympics main culprit of CWG scam Suresh Kalmadi Prevention of Corruption Act special CBI judge Talwant Singh Suresh Kalmadi
Top Law News Consumer Court: Death due to doctor’s negligent act is an accident July 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Doctor’s rash or negligent act resulting in death amounts to an accident apex consumer panel has held while making the victim entitled to the accidental death benefits from his or her insurer. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (NCDRC) gave the ruling while ordering the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India to pay the accidental […] Read more » apex consumer panel death as an accident death as an accident in case of doctor's negligence death as an accident in case of medical negligence Doctor’s rash or negligent act LIC Life Insurance Corporation National Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum NCDRC negligence and rashness negligent negligent and rash act section 304-A (of Indian Penal Code)
Top Law News Forward Contract Bill deferred by cabinet July 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union Cabinet on Thursday deferred consideration of the much-awaited Forward Contract Regulation Act (Amendment) Bill.The Forward Contract Bill aims to give more powers to Forward Market Commission, the commodity markets regulator. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deferred consideration of the Forward Contract Bill over which there is no consensus in […] Read more » cabinet FMC Forward Contract Bill Forward Contract Regulation Act (Amendment) Bill Forward Market Commission Indian Cabinet Manmohan Singh National Multi Commodity Exchange National Spot Exchange Ltd NMCE NSEL P M Manmohan Singh Parliamentary Standing Committee Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Union Cabinet