Consumer Law News Top Law News Mason gets compensation for unborn child killed in mishap January 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant judgement, a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal here has awarded a compensation of Rs 1.52 lakhs to a mason after his unborn child was killed in a road mishap that also left his wife dead in January 2007. President of MACT and Principal District Judge S M Gavhane recently ordered the four respondents […] Read more » compensation for unborn child Court featured Law Legal News MACT mishap Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
Environment Law News Top Law News NGT summons Ghaziabad municipal commissioner over order January 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal has summoned the municipal commissioner of the Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam over non-compliance of its order for construction of sewer lines in Kaushambi near Delhi border. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim took exception to the affidavit filed by the Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam stating that the green panel’s directions to stop […] Read more » Court Environment Law News featured Ghaziabad municipal commissioner Law Legal News NGT
Criminal Law News Top Law News Bombay HC quashes case against 2 doctors under PCPNDT Act January 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has quashed a case against two doctors in Pune under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act (PCPNDT), saying subjecting them to unnecessary criminal prosecution is nothing but an abuse of the process of the law. Justice Anuja Prabhudessai recently quashed and set aside the criminal case […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court criminal case featured Law Legal News PCPNDT act
Top Law News No power to CIC to order jails to pay damages: Delhi HC January 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Central Information Commission (CIC) does not have the power to direct Tihar Jail to develop a system of compensating inmates who have been incarcerated beyond their period of sentence, Delhi High Court has held. “Prima facie, this power does not vest in the CIC,” Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said while staying operation of the September 29, […] Read more » Central Information Commission CIC Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Tihar Jail
Environment Law News Top Law News Vintage Car Rally in Delhi allowed by green panel January 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a breather to car aficionados, the National Green Tribunal today allowed the 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally by agreeing to make an exception to its order banning all vehicles older than 15 years from plying on Delhi roads. A bench headed by NGT chief Justice Swatanter Kumar granted permission to organise the […] Read more » Court Delhi Environment Law News featured green panel Law Legal News NGT vintage car rally
Criminal Law News Top Law News Bombay HC seeks reply of Jiah’s mother on contempt plea against her January 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today issued notice to Rabiya Khan, mother of late actress Jiah Khan, and sought her response to a contempt plea filed against her by actor Sooraj Pancholi’s parents Zarina Wahab and Aditya Pancholi. Wahab and Pancholi had filed the contempt petition against Rabiya in December last year. In the plea, they […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court Criminal news featured Jiah Khan Law Legal News plea
Criminal Law News Top Law News 13 get rigorous life imprisonment in murder case January 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Bihar’s Darbhanga district today awarded rigorous life imprisonment to 13 persons and imposed a penalty of Rs 21,000 on each after finding them guilty of killing a villager three years ago. Additional Districts and Sessions Judge (ADJ) – IV Brajesh Kumar Malviya passed the order convicting all 13 in the murder of […] Read more » 13 get rigorous life imprisonment Additional Public Prosecutor BIHAR Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News murder case
Criminal Law News Top Law News Madras HC dismisses PIL seeking CBI probe into gutka scam January 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking CBI probe into the multi-crore “gutka hoarding scam” that came to light following an IT raid, which found tax evasion to the tune of Rs 250 crore by dealers and stockists. The matter relates to a PIL filed by Advocate Vincent, seeking a CBI probe into […] Read more » CBI Court featured gutka scam Law Legal News Madras High Court PIL
Top Law News SC orders status quo on CCI probe against Uber January 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today ordered status quo on the Competition Commission of India (CCI) probe against Uber for predatory pricing allegations by Meru Cabs. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and D Y Chandrachud also sought responses from CCI and Meru Cabs on the matter. Uber has challenged the order of the appellate tribunal passed […] Read more » CCI probe against Uber Competition commission of India Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Salman Khan records statement in blackbuck poaching case January 27, 2017 / January 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Actor Salman Khan today recorded his statement in a court here in the alleged blackbuck poaching case and pleaded not guilty. 51-year-old Khan was asked 65 questions by Chief Judicial Magistrate Dalpat Singh Rajpurohit. He pleaded innocence in the case. “Khan has not committed any crime. After the film shooting, he used to remain in […] Read more » blackbuck poaching case Court court in Jodhpur Criminal news featured Law Legal News Salman Khan
High Profile Cases SC to hear Jallikattu matters on Jan 31 January 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said that it will hear all Jallikattu matters on January 31 after the Centre filed a plea seeking to withdraw the January 6 notification, allowing the bull taming sport in Tamil Nadu. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra allowed all the applications related to Jallikattu to be filed and said […] Read more » Court featured Jallikattu Law legalnews plea Supreme Court Tamilnadu
Top Law News Suicides by farmers: SC seeks response from Centre, states January 27, 2017 / January 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre, state governments, union territories and the RBI to examine the likely reasons behind suicides by farmers. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice N V Ramana asked them to respond within four weeks. The bench said that it is a “sensitive matter” of […] Read more » Centre government Court featured Law Legal News plea RBI states Suicides by farmers Supreme Court
