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
Top Law News Acquittal in Best Bakery case July 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Monday acquitted five accused in the 2002 Best Bakery riots case for want of evidence but upheld the conviction of four others sentenced to life term by the trial court. A division bench comprising Justices V.M. Kanade and P.D. Kode, who had on July 3 reserved the judgment on the […] Read more » 2002 Best Bakery riots case Best Bakery case Bombay High Court Ms. Setalvad post-Godhra communal riots social activist Teesta Setalvad Teesta Setalvad
Top Law News SC restrains NIA to question Sadhvi Pragya Singh July 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court onMonday restrained the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from interrogating Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in a 2007 murder case of former RSS worker Sunil Joshi. A Bench of Justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad stayed the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s May 17 order by which the NIA was granted conditional permission […] Read more » Justice C.K. Prasad Justice H.L. Dattu Madhya Pradesh High Court Malegaon case National Investigation Agency NIA pragya sigh thakur an accused in Malegaon case RSS RSS worker RSS worker Sunil Joshi Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur Sunil Joshi murder case Supreme Court
Top Law News Centre to bring RTI in school curriculum July 9, 2012 / July 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With an aim to generate awareness on the Right to Information Act(RTI), the Centre is considering introduction of lessons on various facets of the transparency law in the school curriculum. The department of personnel and training (DoPT), which acts as a nodal agency for matters related to RTI Act, is in talks with the National […] Read more » National Council of Educational Research and Training NCERT Right to Information Act RTI RTI Act. RTI in school curriculum
Top Law News Subramanian Swamy moves court to add P. Chidambaram as co-accused July 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy today sought a court permission to move an application seeking to include a person as co-accused in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre case in which 16 PAC personnel are facing trial for allegedly killing 42 persons in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. He moved the court of Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Siddhartha, who […] Read more » Hashimpura massacre Janata Party Janata Party president Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy P. Chidambaram section 319 of Crpc Subramanian Swamy Subramanian Swamy in Hashimpura massacre case