civil law

The Supreme Court has directed Tata Motors Ltd to replace a defective car and pay Rs 3,000 as compensation to the purchaser of the vehicle. A bench headed by Justice B N Agarwal dismissed the Tata Motors' petition and asked the company to replace the defective car as it created noise beyond the permissible limit. It also asked the company to pay Rs 3,000 to one Lachia Setty, who bought the..

New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Citizens unhappy with the performance of an elected government should vote it out of power rather than rushing to a court which "is not a remedy for all evils," the Supreme Court said today. "This is democracy where elections are held. You vote for a better government if you are not satisfied with the governance," a bench of Justices H K Sema and Markandeya Katju, observed ..

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday moved to the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of a single judge's order which stayed the Acting Director's decision to permit a former ad-hoc registrar to rejoin duty. Filing a petition before the Division Bench of Chief Justice M K Sharma and Justice Reva Khetrapal, the counsel for AIIMS submitted that the single judge had igno..

Appu Ghar, an amusement park in the Capital which was closed last month may make a comeback with a new address. The DDA on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that an application filed by the amusement park authorities for an alternative site was under consideration. Senior advocate Arun Jaitley, appearing for International Amusement Park Limited (IAPL) which ran the Appu Ghar, told a Benc..

The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that a committee has been constituted to review the programme and advertising code and the rules framed under the Cable TV Networks (regulation) Act that deal with use of allegedly obscene pictures and visuals in media. Submitting a report in connection with PILs seeking direction to regulate the publication and telecast of allegedly obscene visual..

The Supreme Court has dismissed the contempt petition filed against the Ansal brothers, owners of Uphaar Cinema by the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AUVT). A bench of Justices P P Naolekar and V S Sirpurkar dismissed the petition on Wednesday after concurring with the Ansal brothers' defence that the cinema property was not mortgaged to a third party. It was alleged by the AUVT..

New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) A policeman causing the death of another person through reckless driving cannot claim immunity from prosecution on the ground that the accident occurred while he was discharging official duties, the Supreme Court has said. "We find, however, that jumping a road divider and running into incoming traffic was the factor which had caused the accident and was clearly not a ..

New Delhi, Mar 23 (PTI) The Supreme Court has ruled that it is the duty of the owner of the vehicle to ensure that the driver has a valid driving license. In the absence of a valid driving license, the insurance company would not be under any obligation to pay third party insurance claims, a bench of Justices S B Sinha and V S Sirpurkar has said. Dismissing the appeal of family members of Jaig..

The Supreme Court on Friday extended its interim order lifting the ban imposed by various state governments on the screening of controversial Bollywood film 'Jodhaa Akbar'. The apex court had on March four passed the interim order lifting the ban till 14th March. The producer of the movie, UTV Software Communication, had submitted that the film had been banned in various states allegedly ..

The Supreme Court has expressed annoyance over the delay in providing relief to Narmada dam oustees saying the issue had not moved an inch forward in the last one year. "Today the position is that we have not moved an inch forward," a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said referring to its 23rd April 2007 order in which it had asked the Madhya Pradesh Government to clarify the fa..

The Supreme Court was today informed that the Centre and four tea-growing states have failed to respond to notices issued by it over alleged starvation deaths by workers of tea gardens illegally abandoned by companies. The court was informed that only Assam, Karnataka, Uttaranchal, West Bengal and UPASI Tea Research Foundation and Tea Board have filed their reply to the notices issued 18 mont..

The Supreme Court has referred the petition challenging the ban on women of 10 to 50 age group from entering the Sabrimala temple in Kerala to a larger bench. A division bench headed by Justice S B Sinha, after hearing the contentions of Kerala government and the petitioner, referred the matter to a three judge bench. The bench passed the order while hearing a petition filed by the Indian Yo..

Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has said he was seeking legal opinion before taking action against Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray in the wake of his comments against Biharis and North Indian MPs. "If any editorial hurts the sentiments of other people, it can break the law and order situation," Deshmukh said after meeting Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday. He said a leg..

New Delhi, Mar 4 (UNI) The Supreme Court today stayed the order of Uttar Pradesh government till March 14 banning the screening of Hindi movie 'Jodhaa-Akbar' in the state. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices R V Raveendran and J M Panchal also cleared the decks for release of the movie in the entire country. The apex court fixed March 14 as the next date of hearin..

There is a need to popularise Lok Adalats, an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism, for speedy redressal of disputes, National Legal Services Authority Executive Chairman and Supreme Court Judge Justice Ashok Bhan said in Kolkata on Saturday. At a seminar on Lok Adalat organised by four public sector general insurers, Justice Bhan said Lok Adalats should be used for quick and inexpens..