Legal India ABVP protests against Jethmalani, EU observers January 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An eight-member team of European Union, which arrived here on Sunday night to witness Human rights activist Binayak Sen’s bail hearing tomorrow, faced protests from lawyers and ABVP workers who showed EU representatives black flags and shouted slogans against them. The team that arrived at the airport with eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani, a BJP MP, […] Read more » Binayak Sen Jethmalani
Legal India Apex court to examine mercy killing plea January 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said it would examine whether the right to live granted under Article 21 of the Constitution allows for passive euthanasia (mercy killing). The apex court was hearing a petition seeking mercy killing of a patient who is in coma since the last 36 years. The apex court bench of Justices Markandey […] Read more » mercy killing
Legal India Home ministry officer charge sheeted for leaks January 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police filed a charge sheet against suspended union home ministry officer Ravi Inder Singh, accused of allegedly leaking sensitive information to unauthorised people, in a court here Saturday. The 2,343-page charge sheet was filed before Special Judge Sangeeta Dhingra Sehgal. The next hearing is slated for Jan 29. Police have sought prosecution of Singh […] Read more » Delhi Police
Legal India Lawyers to file prosecution case against Yeddyurappa Monday January 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj late on Friday permitting prosecution of beleaguered Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on land scam and corruption charges, city lawyers Sirajin Basha and K N Balaraj have decided to file a criminal case in a special court here on Monday. ‘We are grateful to the Governor for granting us permission […] Read more » B.S. Yeddyurappa prosecution
Legal India Government will be forced to release my son, says Binayak’s mother January 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Welcoming the active and vocal support of rights bodies for Binayak Sen’s immediate release, his mother Friday exuded confidence that the collective demand of well-wishers will force the government to release him.”Several rights bodies across the country are demonstrating and demanding my son’s immediate and unconditional release. I do believe that all their efforts will […] Read more » Binayak's mother
Legal India Rajesh Talwar not to be given CBI documents, rules court (Lead) January 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Friday ruled that no documents pertaining to teenager Aarushi Talwar’s murder be given to her father Rajesh Talwar after the CBI said he was a “suspected accused”. The case will now be heard Jan 25.Accepting the CBI lawyer’s plea, the court said the closure report has […] Read more » CBI documents Rajesh Talwar
Legal India Criminal complainant against Kamat over Goa land policy January 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Over 50 civic rights roups and a section of the clergy in Goa Friday filed a criminal complaint against Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and eight other members of a high-level committee for illegally creating eco tourism zones in concert with land sharks. Members of the Pilerne Citizens Forum (PCF), Ganv Ghor Rakhon Manch (GGRM), Goenche […] Read more » Digambar Kamat
Legal India Rajesh Talwar ‘suspected accused’: CBI January 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday told a court here that it was against handing over documents of teenager Aarushi Talwar’s murder case to her father Rajesh Talwar as he was a “suspected accused” in the case. In its arguments before a special CBI court here, the investigation agency submitted that Talwar was not […] Read more » CBI Rajesh Talwar
Legal India Apex court upholds life for Graham Staines’ killers January 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Exactly 12 years after Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons were burnt to death by a mob of Hindu fanatics in Orissa, the Supreme Court Friday upheld life terms for Dara Singh, alias Ravinder Kumar Pal, who was leading the crowd and his accomplice Mahender Hambram.While confirming the life sentences, the apex court […] Read more » Dara Singh Graham Staines' killers
Legal India Court stops work on Tata housing project in Punjab January 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court here Thursday stopped the construction of a controversial multi-storey housing project being executed by Tata Housing Development Company (THDC) in an ecologically fragile zone in Punjab, north of Chandigarh. The court ruling is likely to come as a blow to THDC and a number of politicians and other influential […] Read more » Tata housing project