Top Law News Pinki Pramanik released July 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik freed from jail on Wednesday after 26 days and said she was falsely implicated in the rape case. A Barasat court had on Tuesday granted the athlete bail. Speaking to reporters after her release from the Dum Dum Central Jail, Pramanik said she was falsely implicated in the case. Pinki Pramanik […] Read more » 'West Bengal 2006 Doha Asiad 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 SAF Games in Colombo Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik Calcutta High Court Commonwealth Games Doha Asiad Dum Dum Central Jail Melbourne Commonwealth Games Pinki Pramanik SAF games West Bengal Human Rights Commission
Top Law News CBI to be more powerful, govt enacting law July 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking a step forward in its fight against corruption, the Centre is considering a recommendation to give more powers to CBI by enacting a law which will empower it to probe graft cases nationwide without the consent of the state governments. If it comes into being, the proposed law will give statutory powers to the […] Read more » 2008 CBI CBI powers Delhi Special Police Establishment Act department of personnel and training DoPT DSPE ACT fight against corruption Ministry of Law and Justice Ministry of Personnel: Public Grievances and Pensions National Investigation Agency Act NIA Act 2008
Top Law News Best Bakery riots case witnesses to get hiked compensation July 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Tuesday hiked compensation to Rs. 3 lakh by terming the previous compensation as “inadequate”. The Gujarat government gave Rs 2000 as compensation to four key witnesses in the post-Godhra ‘Best Bakery’ riots case. The High Court had on Monday heavily relied upon the testimonies of the four employees of the […] Read more » Best Bakery Best Bakery case Best Bakery riots case Bombay High Court compensation to witnesses of Best Bakery riots case Godhra Mahatma Gandhi post-Godhra riot case Sabarmati Express at Godhra social activist Teesta Setalvad Teesta Setalvad witnesses of Best Bakery case witnesses of Best Bakery riot case
Top Law News Ramadoss bailable warrant cancelled July 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Ramadoss bailable warrant cancelled A Delhi court on Tuesday cancelled its bailable warrants against former health minister Anbumani Ramadoss after he appeared before it in a corruption case, involving grant of allegedly illegal permission by him to a medical college to admit students. The former minister faces prosecution for allegedly granting permission to the college, which had no sufficient […] Read more » Anbumani Ramadoss Anbumani Ramadoss in a corruption case CBI CBI judge Delhi Delhi court former Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss IMCHRC Index Medical College Hospital and Research Centre MCI Medical Council of India PMK leader Mr Ramadoss Prevention of Corruption Act Ramadoss Ramadoss in a corruption case Special CBI Judge Special CBI judge Mr Talwant Singh
Top Law News FinMin: No service tax on NRI remittances July 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Government today said remittances from abroad will not attract service tax, putting to rest the concerns raised in view of new tax norms. “The matter has been examined and it is clarified that there is no service tax per se on the amount of foreign currency remitted to India from overseas,” the Central Board […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh CBEC Central Board of Excise and Customs Dr Manmohan Singh Kerala Manmohan Singh prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Punjab remmittance of NRI from service tax service tax Tamil Nadu
Top Law News Consumer Forum: Private Hospital to pay for Charging Poor July 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A private hospital affiliated with Fortis Healthcare has been ordered by a city district consumer forum to pay Rs 2.34 lakh to a poor woman for charging her for her son’s treatment despite a Delhi government’s order to provide free treatment to economically weaker section (EWS) patients. The Central District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum ordered […] Read more » Central District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum consumer court Consumer forum consumer forum decision on private hospital delhi government programme for economically weaker section people district consumer forum Economically Weaker Section EWS Fortis Healthcare free tretment to economically weaker section Jessa Ram Hospital Supreme Court
Top Law News DM murder case: SC upholds conviction of Bihar MP July 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and life term of former Bihar MP Anand Mohan Singh in the murder of Gopalganj district magistrate in DM murder case. Anand Mohan, former MP from Sheohar, was awarded life term under Sections 302 (murder) and 109 (abetment of offence), of inciting a mob to lynch Gopalganj district magistrate […] Read more » BIHAR Bihar MP conviction in DM murder case conviction of MP in DM murder case DM murder case Gopalganj Gopalganj district murder of district magistrate SC Supreme Court
Top Law News Pinki Pramanik gets bail in rape case July 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta high court on Tuesday granted bail to former athlete Pinki Pramanik in a rape case. Pinki was arrested on June 14 after a woman alleged that Pinki Pramanik was actually male and that he had raped her. Pinki Pramanik’s gender test report will be tabled in the court later in the day. Pinki […] Read more » Asiad gold medallist Pinki Pramanik Asian Games Doha Asian Games former athlete Pinki Pramanik Pinki Pramanik Pinki Pramanik in a rape case Pinki Pramanik’s gender test report rape rape charges on Pinki Pramanik what is the gender of pinki pramanik
Top Law News Plea for amendments to Arbitration Act July 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that arbitrators were charging “exorbitant” fee from parties in dispute, former Law Commission Chairman Justice A R Lakshmanan has said it was time the Centre steps in and brings about amendments to the Arbitration Act. Arbitrators should not charge “exorbitant fees,” Lakshmanan, who is also the chief of Indian Court of Sports Arbitration, said […] Read more » amendments in Arbitration Act an alternative of bussiness dispute resolution Arbitration Act Arbitration Act an alternative of dispute resolution Arbitration Act an alternative to bussiness dispute resolution Arbitration Act an alternative to judicial remedy ICA Indian Council of Arbitrators Law Commission Law Commission Chairman Tamil Nadu
Top Law News No stay on new reservation policy July 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Chhattisgarh High Court today lifted the stay on the State Government’s new reservation policy. A Division Bench of Justices Abhay Manohar Sapre and G Minhajuddin here heard the matter and lifted the stay on the reservation policy it had granted in April, sources said. However, the Bench maintained that all the appointments made under […] Read more » 50 % ceiling on reservation 50 % ceiling on reservation policy Chattisgarh Chattisgarh new reservation policy Chattisgarh reservation policy Chhattisgarh High Court new reservation policy OBC reservation reservation in government jobs and educational institutes reservation policy SC reservation ST reservation
Top Law News Mahesh Bhatt camp to deposit Rs 10 lakh July 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In May this year, Mumbai-based writer Kapil Chopra filed a case of plagiarism against the makers of Jannat 2, alleging the Mahesh Bhatt camp had stolen his script to make their film. Chopra maintained in court that he had registered his screenplay with the Film Writers Association way back in 2007. In a court hearing last evening, […] Read more » case on Mahesh Bhatt camp copyrights case film producer Mahesh Bhatt Film Writers Association infringement of copyrights Jannat 2 copyrights issue Jannat 2 director Mahesh Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt camp Mahesh Bhatt camp movies Mahesh Bhatt issue
Top Law News Competition commission starts fresh inquiry against Google July 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Competition Commission of India has started a fresh inquiry against the search engine Google for abuse of dominant position and anti-competitive practices. The competition commission has launched the inquiry on a complaint filed by consumer rights body CUTS International. CUTS International said in a statement on Monday that its complaint against Google followed global […] Read more » abuse of dominant position as an offence abuse of dominant position violation of competition law abuse of dominant position violation of competition law in India anti-competitive practices anti-competitive practices as a violation of competition law of India apex body of competition law in India Competition commission Competition commission as a watchdog of competition law in India Competition commission of India Google search engine Google