Legal India Patna HC stays summons proceedings against Nitish kumar September 9, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Patna High Court stayed the summons issued against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by a subordinate court in connection with the murder of a Congress worker over 18 years ago. Justice Sima Ali Khan ordered stay on the summons against Mr. Nitish Kumar issued by a court on August 31 on a writ petition filed […] Read more »
Legal India HC notice to HP Government in CD case September 9, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued a notice to the State Government to file its reply within six weeks on a petition filed by Union Steel Minister and former CM Virbhadra Singh seeking quashing of the FIR in the controversial CD case against him and his wife. Justice Kuldeep Singh ordered that in the meantime […] Read more »
Legal India SC hints at shifting PF case September 9, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court indicated that the case relating to the Provident Fund (PF) scam of Ghaziabad in U.P might be transferred to a CBI court in Delhi. Justice D. K. Jain, Justice V. S. Sirpurkar and Justice G. S. Singhvi bench hearing the PF scam case asked Attorney-General GE. Vahanvati to explore the possibility of shifting […] Read more »
Legal India SC to consider Lyngdoh report modification September 9, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment JNU Students’ Union seeking modifications in the Lyngdoh Committee’s recommendations on student union elections, the Supreme Court has posted the matter for final hearing on October 27 to consider amendments and modifications. Justice Markandey Katju and Justice A. K. Ganguly asked amicus curiae and Solicitor-General Gopal Subramaniam and counsel for various parties to give their […] Read more »
Legal India SC unhappy over media reporting on observations September 8, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bench of the SC expressed its displeasure over the reporting of court proceedings by the media saying observations made by it are often reported out of context leaving no scope for the judges to defend themselves. Justice Markandey Katju said, “A judge cannot come out to say and clarify about the report. A judge […] Read more »
Legal India Court issues warrant against Bal Thackeray September 8, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bihar court has issued a arrest warrant against Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray for allegedly making uncharitable and inflammatory remarks against Biharis in ‘Saamna’. Bhojpur Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate Rakesh Pati Tiwari ordered issuance of the warrant against the Shiv Sena founder after Thackeray failed to appear before him in compliance with his July 7 […] Read more »
Legal India SC pulls up UP over memorials September 8, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court pulled up the UP government over the construction of various memorials in State capital ‘Lucknow’ dedicated to Dalit icon BR. Ambedkar and Chief Minister Mayawati. Justice B.N. Agrawal and Justice Aftab Alam asked the UP government not to make “any further construction on various properties” in Lucknow which are facing litigation in the […] Read more »
Legal India Advocates started signature compaign for allow Hindi in courts September 7, 2009 / September 7, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A group of lawyers have started a signature campaign in the Delhi High Court of Delhi and the five district courts of the Capital, requesting that they be allowed to argue their cases in Hindi also apart from the English. “We have received a huge response from the lawyers and collected over 3,000 signatures so […] Read more » Hindi in Courts
Legal India SC grants bail to BMW case convict September 5, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court granted bail to Rajiv Gupta who was convicted by the Delhi High Court for destroying evidence in BMW hit-and-run case. The main accused of this case Sanjeev Nanda sentenced to two years imprisonment. A Bench comprisng Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan allowed the plea by Gupta […] Read more »
Legal India Rajasthan HC judges to make public their assets September 5, 2009 / September 5, 2009 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Rajasthan HC judges to make public their assets All 29 judges of Rajasthan High Court unanimously decided to make public their assets and also those owned by their dependents. Chief Justice Jagdish Bhalla told reporters, “All the judges of the HC have taken a consensus decision to disclose their assets. Besides, it has also been resolved that the assets of the dependents and […] Read more »