civil law

The Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare from awarding a contract for supplying condoms to any company as of now. The order was passed on a plea by JK Ansell Ltd, a 50:50 joint venture between JK Chemicals (a group company of Raymond Ltd) and Australia-based Ansell International, which has been marketing condoms under the brand Kamasutra since 1991. ..

DIG Wins Compensation Of Rs 25,000 From Bank For Faulty Services 27 Jan 2009, 0309 hrs IST, TNN Text: CHENNAI: A deputy inspector general of police (DIG), who sued a private bank in a consumer court for deficiency of service, has won a compensation of Rs 25,000, to be paid by the bank within six weeks. DIG Brij Kishore Ravi lodged a complaint against the Standard Chartered Bank ..

Centre Rejects Recommendation For Reducing Marriage Age Of Boys 1/24/2009 The Centre has rejected the recommendation of the 205th Law Commission to reduce the marriage age of men from 21 to 18 years. Rajya Sabha member from Goa Shantaram Naik in a statement said the Centre was in view that if the age of 18 years was retained for the boys and the girls, it was likely that girls younger tha..

SC Stays Bombay HC Verdict On Killing Stray Dogs 23 Jan 2009, 1816 hrs IST, PTI Text: NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Bombay High Court verdict allowing municipal authorities in Maharashtra to kill stray dogs causing "nuisance". The majority verdict of the High Court, which was suspended till January 29, was stayed by a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakr..

SMOKING IN FILMS ALLOWED : DELHI HIGH COURT RULING 23 Jan 2009, 1331 hrs IST, TNN Text: NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday struck down the Centre's October 2006 notification banning smoking scenes in films, saying onscreen smoking was part of an artist’s creative license. Today’s judgement came after a two-judge bench had given a split verdict last year on a petition ..

TV Channel Tells SC That It Does Not Have Transport Minister's Tapes 1/22/2009 A TV news channel informed the Supreme Court that it does not have the CD or any unedited tapes of the reports in which Union Shipping and Transport Minister T R Baalu had made derogatory remarks against Supreme Court Judge Justice B N Agrawal for passing an order directing ruling DMK party leader M Karunanidhi, C..

Kerala HC Closes Contempt Proceedings Against Malayalam Daily Kerala Kaumudi 1/19/2009 The Kerala High Court decided to drop suo motu contempt proceedings initiated against Malayalam daily Kerala Kaumudi. The proceedings were initiated by the Court alleging that a front page editorial published in the daily on December 18 tends to obstruct the administration of justice. A Division Bench ..

Delhi HC Refuses To Shift 128 Year Old Mosque 1/19/2009 Rejecting the plea of the residents of Aravali apartments (Alaknanda) to shift a 128-year-old mosque elsewhere, the Delhi High Court made it clear that the devotees will take care not to congest the public place. Justice Ravinder Bhatt while delivering the verdict asked the police to ensure that the rights of the devotees who come th..

IIT Faculty Approaches HC For Enhancement Of Retirement Age 1/19/2009 The IIT faculty has approached the Delhi High Court to direct the Government to enhance the superannuation age of its Scientific and Engineering faculty from 62 years to 65 years as is applicable to teachers in the similar institutes. Arguing before Justice Kailash Gambhir, lawyers for the IIT professors said the Govern..

Army Hospital To Pay Damages: DELHI HC 18 Jan 2009, 0000 hrs IST, Abhinav Garg, TNN NEW DELHI: A former army officer's wife who miraculously survived a botched up medical treatment, has won damages from the Delhi High Court which has held doctors of Army Referral Hospital in the Capital guilty of medical negligence. Incidentally, this is one of the rarest of cases where a court ha..

MP HC Directs Fresh Compensation For Indira Sagar Dam Oustees 1/17/2009 The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the state government and Grievance Redressal Authority (GRA) to hear compensation claim cases of the oustees of Indira Sagar Dam, on river Narmada in Khandwa, afresh. Hearing a petition filed by Narmada Bachao Andolan, a division bench comprising Chief Justice A K Patnaik and Jus..

Delhi HC Warns Of Criminal Prosecution Against ESPN 1/15/2009 The Delhi High Court warned ESPN of launching criminal prosecution if the global broadcaster failed to comply with the telecom watchdog TRAI’s directions on tariffs charged from DTH operators for services and directed to file the reply within two days. Justice S Muralidhar ordered ESPN to file its reply regarding the amended Re..

Bombay HC: Mah Govt's Decision On Creating New Revenue Division Challenged 1/14/2009 Two writ petitions were filed Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court, challenging the Maharashtra government’s decision to create new revenue divisional commissionerates at Nanded by bifurcating the Aurangabad divisional commissionerates. The writ petitions were filed in the High Court bench against t..

In the event of a goods vehicle's accident, gratuitous passengers travelling in it cannot claim compensation for death or injuries from an insurance company, the Supreme Court has ruled. Only the owner of the goods being carried by the vehicle or his authorised representatives will be entitled to such a compensation, the court said. The apex court rejected the arguments of a plea made on b..

Plea For Loos In Metro 12 Jan 2009, 0157 hrs IST, TNN NEW DELHI: A petition against the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the state government, seeking provision of drinking water and toilet facilities for commuters in Metro trains, is likely to be taken up by Delhi HC for hearing next week. Filed by an NGO Voice of India the writ petition states it is approaching HC afte..