Legal India Life term for 10 cops upheld September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court upheld the life sentence for the 10 police officials convicted for shooting down two innocent businessmen in CP (delhi) 12 years ago. Justices B.N. Chaturvedi and GS. Sistani upheld the life term for then ACP SS. Rathi and nine others for gunning down Pradeep Goyal and Jagjit Singh on the Barakhamba Road […] Read more »
Legal India Charge sheets filed against a Delhi blasts accused September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment Delhi Police filed four supplementary charge sheets against a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist, charged with hacking the wi-fi system to send e-mails to media houses just before last year’s Sept 13 serial blasts in the Delhi. Submitting the charge sheet in the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja, the special cell of Delhi […] Read more »
Legal India HC notices to Mayawati & Siddiqui in Taj corridor case September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court issued notices to the UP Chief Minister Mayawati and her cabinet colleague Naseemuddin Siddiqui on PILs seeking resumption of proceedings against in the Taj corridor case. Lucknow bench of the Allahabad HC comprising Justice Pradip Kant and Justice Sabehul Hasnain passed this order on PILs filed by Anupama Singh and others challenging […] Read more »
Legal India Mayawati blames central govt. for delay in tax case September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment UP Chief Minister Mayawati told the Delhi High Court that the central government was delaying the income tax case pending against her. Senior advocate Satich Chandra Mishra contended before the bench of Justices B.D. Ahmed and Valmiki Mehta that the appeal filed by the Income Tax Department against its Tribunal’s order giving her a clean […] Read more »
Legal India Bombay HC acquits ‘serial killer’ in murder case September 20, 2009 | 1 Comment on Bombay HC acquits ‘serial killer’ in murder case Bombay High Court acquitted alleged serial killer Ravindra Kantrole in a 2007 murder case, reversing the judgement of a trial court that convicted him of the crime. Justices Bilal Nazki and A R Joshi acquitted him in the case, after Ravindra Kantrole filed an appeal in the HC. Ravindra, who was charged with three murders, […] Read more »
Legal India Court acquits man of charges of raping employer’s wife September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a man of the charge of raping the wife of his office worker, saying the victim seemed to be in love with the accused and made a story of sexual assault to shield herself from her husband’s anger. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma said , The entire conduct vis-a-vis evidence […] Read more »
Legal India ASI gets notice over illegal construction in Fatehpuri mosque September 20, 2009 | 1 Comment on ASI gets notice over illegal construction in Fatehpuri mosque Delhi HC has sought a reply from the Archaeological Survey of India over the alleged illegal construction inside the Fatehpuri Masjid. Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan asked Archaeological Survey of India last week to submit its reply. The court asked Archaeological Survey of India whether or not the sprawling 350-year-old mosque, built […] Read more »
Legal India HC directive to Delhi Government September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court directed the Delhi Government and the local civic bodies to recruit two qualified special educators in each school run by them to take care of the teaching needs of their physically challenged students. Court said the Government and the civic bodies should recruit these teachers on the salary and allowances of general […] Read more »
Legal India HC to the rescue of pregnant girl September 17, 2009 | 1 Comment on HC to the rescue of pregnant girl Coming to the rescue of a pregnant minor girl who was allegedly kidnapped by her neighbour in capital , the Delhi HC directed the city government to provide protection to the girl. Court directed adequate medical arrangement for safe delivery of child. Delhi police for delay in tracing her, Chief Justice AP Shah and Justice […] Read more »
Legal India Madras HC notice to State on Nalini’s plea September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment Madras HC ordered notice to the Tamil Nadu government and the Advisory Board, Special Prison for Women, Vellore, on a writ petition by Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking premature release. Justice P. Jyothimani said the notice would be returnable in two weeks. Nalini said that nearly a year had […] Read more »
