Top Law News Judge grants divorce after hearing through Skype November 22, 2015 / November 23, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a rare instance, a local court of Khammam has granted divorce to a couple after hearing one of the petitioners over Internet video calling facility Skype. Senior Civil Judge of Khammam M Venkata Ramana, based on a recent judgement of Hyderabad High Court, used Skype to interact with the woman who was in the […] Read more » featured Judge grants divorce after hearing through Skype Law Legal News Skype Telangana
Consumer Law News Top Law News Stringent punishment for cow slaughter, eating beef: Manohar Lal Khattar November 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With cow protection law coming into force in Haryana, stringent punishment will be given to those indulging in cow slaughter or selling or eating beef, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said. With the issuance of notification of the Bill on November 19 after the Presidential assent, cow slaughter in Haryana will now attract a […] Read more » featured Gausamvardhan Bill Gauvansh Sanrakshan Stringent punishment for cow slaughter
Consumer Law News High Profile Cases Terrorism No Peripheral Problem For Southeast Asia: PM Modi at ASEAN November 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the shadow of the recent attacks in Paris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored the importance of countering terrorism in southeast Asia at the ASEAN summit today. Terrorism is no longer a peripheral problem for the region, he said his address at the 10th East Asia Summit that’s being held in Malaysia. “The barbaric terrorist […] Read more » featured Terrorism No Peripheral Problem
Consumer Law News Top Law News No annual increment for non-performing employees: 7th pay Commission November 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Central government employees should not be allowed to earn annual increments if they fail to meet performance criterion, the Seventh Central Pay Commission has recommended even as it sought upgradation of performance benchmark to “very good” from “good” level. It has also recommended introduction of the Performance Related Pay (PRP) for all categories of central […] Read more » 7th pay Commission featured No annual increment No annual increment for non-performing employees non-performing employees
Consumer Law News Top Law News Non-compliance of direction: HC warns babus of contempt action November 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has warned two senior officials of the city government of contempt action if its directions on renovating a district consumer forum at Shalimar Bagh and filling up staff vacancies there are not complied with. “Both the officials (Managing Director of DTTDC and Director, Consumer Affairs, Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department […] Read more » Delhi Transport and Tourism Development Corporation District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum featured HC warns babus of contempt action Non-compliance of direction
Criminal Law News Top Law News Woman sentenced to life for murdering two sons November 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has sentenced a married woman to life imprisonment for murdering her two toddler sons in October 2013 at Ramgarh-Sethan town in Sikar district in order to maintain her extra marital relationship. In his judgement yesterday, the additional district and session court judge Rajesh Chandra Gupta sentenced Priya, aged about 25 years, to […] Read more » featured murdering two sons Woman sentenced to life
Bar, Bench & Firm News Consumer Law News Top Law News Commercial disputes: Court sends suits of over Rs 1 cr to HC November 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Complying with the provisions of a recent ordinance on commercial courts and division, a court here has transferred to the Delhi High Court two commercial dispute suits having a value of over Rs one crore. As per the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Ordinance, 2015 all pending commercial disputes […] Read more » commercial disputes Court featured suits of over Rs 1 cr to HC
Criminal Law News Danish gangrape: Court records statements of police November 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today recorded the statement of two police officials in a case in which a 52-year-old Danish woman was allegedly gangraped by nine persons here last year. Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja recorded the testimonies of Inspector Raj Kumar, the then SHO of Paharganj Police Station, and the investigating officer (IO), Sub Inspector […] Read more » Criminal news Danish gangrape Danish gangrape: Court records statements of police featured Law Legal News rape
High Profile Cases Coal scam: Court concludes recording of statements November 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court today concluded recording of statements of accused in a coal block allocation case in which accused firm Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) and its two directors R S Rungta and R C Rungta are facing trial. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar has fixed the matter for November 26 when the accused would […] Read more » coal scam Coal scam: Court concludes recording of statements Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Land occupied by Odisha ex-chief secy taken back November 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Four days after taking back 70 acres of government land from alleged illegal possession of a former State Chief Secretary and his brothers in Jajpur district, Odisha land record and settlement commissioner court here today ordered restoration of another 88 acres of government land from them. Disposing of a batch of revision petitions filed by […] Read more » Court featured Land occupied by Odisha ex-chief secy Land occupied by Odisha ex-chief secy taken back Law Legal News Odisha
Top Law News Permission for birth anniversary functions of Tipu rejected: police tells Madras HC November 20, 2015 / November 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Tamil Nadu police today informed the Madras High Court that permission was rejected to an outfit in Vellore district for celebrating the birth anniversary of 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan on November 20 apprehendig law and order problem as witnessed in neighbourig Karnataka. This was informed in a counter filed by the police in […] Read more » featured Law Legal News Madras High Court Permission for birth anniversary functions of Tipu rejected: police tells Madras HC Tamil Nadu Police
Criminal Law News Kovan moves Madras HC seeking to quash FIR November 20, 2015 / November 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Ultra-Left propagandist singer Kovan, facing sedition charge, has moved the Madras High Court seeking to quash the FIR registered against him. When the matter came up for hearing, Justice R Subbiahordered notice to police and adjourned it to December 1. Kovan was arrested on October 30 for alleged sedition, uploading “defamatory” electronic content against Chief […] Read more » Court featured J. Jayalalithaa Kovan moves Madras HC seeking to quash FIR Law Legal News Madras High Court R Subbiah