Top Law News Cap on withdrawals through ATM is policy decision: RBI tells Delhi HC April 16, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that putting a cap on the number of withdrawals by banking customers using their ATM cards without being charged, is a policy decision taken in public interest. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai was also informed by […] Read more » Cap on withdrawals through ATM Chief Justice G Rohini Delhi HC featured Justice Rajiv Sahai RBI withdrawals through ATM
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Army promotion policy: SC asks govt to file rejoinder April 16, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will hear on April 22 the appeal filed by the government against the decision of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) quashing the Army promotion policy for the rank of Colonel and above from January 2009. A Bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and R Bhanumathi on Wednesday asked the Defence Ministry to […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh Advocate Meenakshi Lekhi Army promotion Army promotion policy featured Justice R Bhanumathi Justices T.S. Thakur Lt Col P K Choudhary SC asks govt to file rejoinder in Army promotion policy
Consumer Law News Tax Law News Road mishap: Couple gets compensation for loss of unborn child April 16, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 31-year-old man and his wife, who suffered injuries and lost their unborn child in a road accident here, have been awarded nearly Rs 13 lakh compensation by a Delhi court. Additional District Judge Ashwani Kumar Sarpal directed New India Assurance Company Ltd, insurer of the offending RTV, to pay a compensation of 12.95 lakh […] Read more » Additional District Judge Ashwani Kumar Sarpal Compensation compensation for loss of unborn child featured loss of unborn child Road mishap RTV guilty of rash driving
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Couple living together will be presumed married: SC April 15, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Couple living together will be presumed married: SC If an unmarried couple is living together as husband and wife, then they would be presumed to be legally married and the woman would be eligible to inherit the property after death of her partner, the Supreme Court has ruled. A bench of Justice MY Eqbal and Justice Amitava Roy said continuous cohabitation of a […] Read more » Couple living together Couple living together will be presumed married featured Justice Amitava Roy Justice MY Eqbal legally married living together unmarried couple living together unmarried couple living together legally married
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Proposed amendment in anti-dowry harassment law evokes debate April 15, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Proposed amendment in anti-dowry harassment law evokes debate Government’s proposal to make way for a compromise between a couple in a dowry case at the onset of trial to avoid misuse of anti-dowry harassment law has drawn sharp criticism from activists and lawyers who say this would pressurise women to suffer more atrocities, a view not shared by some other legal experts. Former […] Read more » amendment in anti-dowry harassment anti-dowry harassment law featured
Bar, Bench & Firm News Crucial hearing on NJAC by constitution bench of SC April 15, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two days after the government notified the controversial NJAC law to remove the collegium system of appointment of judges, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will commence hearing from tomorrow to examine the validity of new measure and is likely to consider passing an interim order to staying the operation of the Act. A […] Read more » Adarsh Kumar Goel collegium system of appointment of judges controversial NJAC law to remove the collegium system of appointment of judges Crucial hearing on NJAC featured hearing on NJAC hearing on NJAC by constitution bench of SC J Chelameswar justices A R Dave Kurian Joseph Madan B Lokur
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Gas pricing “supervisory” power of the govt: Centre tells SC April 15, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The pricing of domestically produced gas is a “supervisory power” of the government and its dispute with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) cannot be subjected to arbitration proceedings, the Supreme Court has been told. Gas pricing is a supervisory power of the government, which cannot be divested. Moreover, such supervisory powers and economic policy decisions of […] Read more » featured Gas pricing Gas pricing "supervisory" power Gas pricing "supervisory" power of the govt supervisory" power of the govt
Bar, Bench & Firm News Government to soon appoint more law officers April 15, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government is likely to appoint new Additional Solicitors General in different High Courts to deal with increasing number of cases. An official said that names of some senior advocates have been cleared for their appointment in High Courts of Punjab and Haryana, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Patna and Gujarat. Efforts are also underway to appoint an ASG […] Read more » Additional Solicitors General appoint more law officers appoint new Additional Solicitors General appoint new Additional Solicitors General in different High Courts featured increasing number of litigations law officers to tackle the increasing number of litigations
Bar, Bench & Firm News Wife and sister-in-law kill former bar association president April 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment former bar association president of Haridwar district was murdered allegedly by his wife and sister-in-law after they learned about his illicit relationship with another woman, police said today. Surendra Pal Singh Virk was murdered on Saturday night by his wife Richpal Kaur along with her brother’s wife Soni and Richpal has confessed to the crime, […] Read more » featured former bar association president Former bar association president of Haridwar district Surendra Pal Singh Virk Wife and sister-in-law kill former bar association
Bar, Bench & Firm News Chief Justice of Karnataka HC transferred April 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On a day it brought into force a law to appoint members to the higher judiciary, government appointed 22 Additional Judges and transferred the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court based on recommendations of the collegium which the new legislation seeks to replace. Justice Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela, Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court […] Read more » Chief Justice of Karnataka HC transferred featured Justice Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela
Top Law News SC slams Bollywood’s make-up body for non-compliance of order April 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today slammed Bollywood’s make-up artists association for not enrolling women despite its order observing whether the body feels it “rules some kind of empire and would not allow anyone to enter”. A bench ofpulled up the Cine Costume Make-Up Artist & Hair Dressers Association for not granting membership to outsiders by “adopting […] Read more » Cine Costume Association featured Hair Dressers Association Justice Dipak Misra Justice P C Pant make-up artists association
Top Law News SC grants time to Centre for assessing 18 hydro power projects April 14, 2015 / April 14, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted two more weeks to the Centre for filing “comprehensive” environment and ecological impact report of 18, out of total 24 hydroelectric power projects, to be set up on Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river basins in Uttarakhand. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit, in its order, noted […] Read more » assessing 18 hydro power projects featured hydro power i Justice Dipak Misra Justice U U Lalit National Hydroelectric Power Corporation National Thermal Power Corporation NHPC NTPC SC grants time to Centre Tehri Hydro Development Coporation THDC
