Top Law News Court bars foreign insurer’s agent from selling policies September 27, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea of a company which sought permission to sell health insurance policies on behalf of a Ukrainian firm. Radiant Overseas approached the court after it was denied permission by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) to issue and market policies on behalf of Ukrainian firm Ukrinmedstrakh. While […] Read more » agent bars Court foreign insurer policies selling
Top Law News Court summons AIIMS chief over charitable pharmacy September 27, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has summoned the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to explain why no space has been allotted to a charitable pharmacy that aims to provide cheap medicines to poor patients. A division bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul asked AIIMS Director R.C. Deka to appear before […] Read more » AIIMS charitable chief Court pharmacy summons
Top Law News Court defers Virbhadra Singh’s plea in graft case September 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court deferred till Monday the hearing of Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh’s plea seeking that a corruption case against him be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The high court saw intense arguments for over four hours Friday as Virbhadra Singh’s counsel said his client was being falsely implicated. […] Read more » Court defers graft case plea Virbhadra Singh
Top Law News Court dismisses pleas for postponing Satyam trial September 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court hearing the multi-crore Satyam fraud case Friday dismissed the petitions of three accused for postponing the trial against them. The XXI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court dismissed the petitions of former Satyam chief financial officer Vadlamani Srinivas, and two other employees of the company on the ground that they were devoid of […] Read more » Court dismisses pleas postponing Satyam trial
Top Law News Court reserves order on Tiwari’s appeal in paternity suit September 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday reserved its order on former Andhra Pradesh governor N.D. Tiwari’s plea contesting its single judge’s decision to impose on him Rs.75,000 in costs in a paternity suit slapped by a man claiming to be his biological son. A bench of Justice Vikramjeet Sen and Justice Mukta Gupta reserved the order […] Read more » appeal Court order paternity suit reserves Tiwari
Top Law News Court quashes trial of scribes in cash-for-query sting (Lead) September 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday quashed all the charges against two journalists from the internet portal, Cobra Post, in a 2006 sting that caught 11 MPs on camera accepting bribes for raising questions in parliament. Hearing the petition of journalists Anirudh Bahal and Suhasini Raj, Justice S.N. Dhingra observed that “charging the petitioner under offence […] Read more » cash-for-query Court quashes scribes sting trial
Top Law News Extend regular police system to Uttarakhand hills: Court September 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Upholding a death sentence, the Supreme Court has said that villagers in the hilly districts of Uttarakhand should have the ‘protection and services of the regular police’ instead of prevailing system of village police under a ‘patwari’ (revenue official). ‘It is really strange that the four districts which are in the plains have the advantage […] Read more » Court Extend police regular system Uttarakhand hills
Top Law News No amicable solution or delaying Ayodhya verdict: Court September 18, 2010 / September 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A week before it is scheduled to announce its verdict in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid row, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Friday turned down a plea for directing an out-of-court amicable settlement of the dispute, noting several such attempts in the past had gone in vain. The court also slapped costs of Rs.2 […] Read more » amicable Ayodhya Court delaying No solution verdict
Top Law News Court reserves order in judge’s termination case September 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday reserved its order on a petition filed by a trial court judge challenging his termination by the Delhi government on charges of corruption. Metropolitan Magistrate Gautam Kant Nimaan of the Rohini district court challanged the lieutenant governor’s order on the grounds that he was removed arbitrarily, which was against the […] Read more » case Court judge order reserves Termination
Top Law News Court questions government on vaccines September 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday questioned the central government on allegations of vaccines being introduced into the public health system without proper medical studies. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan asked the government to study the incidents of diseases for which the vaccines are being developed and whether these vaccines […] Read more » Court Government questions vaccines
Top Law News Court notices to government, CBSE on seat allotment system September 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notices to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), and the Chairman of the Central Counselling Board for adopting an arbitrary method in offering seats to students during counselling for the All India Entrance for Engineering Examinations (AIEEE). The petition was filed by […] Read more » allotment CBSE Court Government notices seat system
Top Law News Court raps MCD for delay in shifting dairies September 16, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court raps MCD for delay in shifting dairies The Delhi High Court Wednesday came down heavily on the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for delay in shifting dairies from unauthorised areas in the capital to a proposed alternative site on the outskirts. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan also warned the MCD that if they fail to comply […] Read more » Court dairies delay MCD raps shifting