Top Law News Supreme Court permits Centre to notify Majithia panel recommendations September 22, 2011 / September 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Supreme Court today permitted the Central government to issue notification for the implementation of Majithia committee recommendations for hike in wages for journalists and non-journalists. A bench comprising Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma, however, made it clear that it was only an interim decision and shall be subject to the outcome of […] Read more » Majithia Panel Majithia Panel recommendations Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court to rule Sep 29 on Hasan Ali’s bail September 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved for Sep 29 its order on the centre’s plea seeking cancellation of the bail granted to alleged money launderer Hasan Ali Khan, who is described as the country’s top tax evader. Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice S.S. Nijjar reserved the order after hearing arguments from the two sides. Hasan Ali, […] Read more » Hasan Ali Hasan Ali's bail Supreme Court
Top Law News I&B ministry fined Rs 25,000 for frivolous litigation September 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi The Central Administrative Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the Information and Broadcasting Ministry for forcing one of its officials into litigation by harassing him on flimsy grounds and then taking a frivolous defence against his harassment plea. “It appears the time has come to curb evil propensities of unscrupulous […] Read more » CAT Frivolous Litigation I & B Information and Broadcasting Ministry The Central Administrative Tribunal
Top Law News CBI files chargesheet against two EPFO officials September 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bhopal, CBI today filed a chargesheet against two Enforcement Officers of the Employees Provident Fund Organsiation (EPFO) in a special court here for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a firm, associated with BHEL, for preparing an inspection report in its favour. According to the CBI release, the accused had demanded […] Read more » Bhopal CBI Employees Provident Fund Organsiation Enforcement Officers EPFO
Top Law News Pune police clueless on motive behind possession of explosives September 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pune, Two days after the crime branch of Pune police arrested a Pimpri-based businessman for allegedly possessing explosives and firearms, police today said they are still clueless on the motive and are also in the dark about the source of the explosives. Police had said they arrested businessman Gopal Khatri from a spot in front […] Read more »
Top Law News Man dupes NRI woman, court refuses him time to surrender September 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ghaziabad, A court here Monday rejected an application for more time to surrender moved by a businessman who has been booked by police for allegedly abandoning his NRI wife. The court of special judicial magistrate, Central Bureau of Investigation, rejected the application of Pulkit Bharti, 23, after his lawyer sought more time to surrender. […] Read more »
Top Law News Government backs decision on minority status to Jamia Millia Islamia September 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The central government Monday backed the grant of minority status to the Jamia Millia Islamia by the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) – a decision currently under the Delhi High Court’s scrutiny. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, hearing the arguments on a bunch of […] Read more » Central Government Jamia Millia Islamia minority status minority status to Jamia Millia Islamia
Top Law News NDPL ordered to pay damages to senior woman citizen September 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) has been ordered by a district consumer forum here to pay compensation of Rs 30,000 to a senior woman citizen for delay in restoring power supply to her. The woman, Kaur, in her complaint had alleged that she had a power connection at Alipur from NDPL to irrigate […] Read more »
Top Law News Woman official given Rs 42 lakh after losing legs in mishap September 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The incident took place in 2006 when Sangeeta, on her way to Connaught Place with her husband on a motorcycle, was waiting at a traffic signal at Shadipur Depot. Suddenly, a bus driven rashly by Brijesh Kumar hit the motorbike from behind, running over her legs. Sangeeta”s husband too received injuries in the accident and […] Read more »
Top Law News Judges oppose move to appoint Mumbai’s ITAT head as HC judge September 18, 2011 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Judicial Service Association (DJSA) has opposed the recommendation of the High Court to appoint R V Iswar, President of Mumbai’s Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), as Additional Judge from service cadre, saying he “never held any judicial office” here. The move of DJSA to write to the President and the Prime Minister’s Office […] Read more » high court judge Judges oppose
Top Law News Court decides woman’s plea for alimony in 21 yrs, rules delay September 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 18 (PTI) Ruing the snail’s pace of work in judiciary, a Delhi court has rejected a 21-year-old plea by a woman for alimony from her husband, who was already married and his first was wife still alive. The court’s order came on the plea by a Chirag Delhi resident woman, married in […] Read more »
Top Law News Couple get life-term for setting neighbour”s house on fire September 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, A Delhi court has awarded life imprisonment to a couple who set ablaze their neighbour”s house resulting in the death of a four-and-half year old girl. Additional Sessions Judge Ravinder Dudeja also imposed a fine of Rs 8,000 on Jahangir Puri resident Kamal and his wife Guddi, who had sprinkled oil and set […] Read more »