Legal India SC asks Gujarat why Jaswant’s book was banned September 1, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today issued notice to the Gujarat government seeking its response to a lawsuit by ousted BJP leader Jaswant Singh challenging the ban on his book “Jinnah: India – Partition – Independence” in the state. A bench of Justice Altmas Kabir and Justice Cyriac Joseph while issuing the notice to the Gujarat government decided […] Read more »
Legal India Delhi HC dismisses petition for disqualification of Nomination for DUSU elections September 1, 2009 / September 5, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today dismissed the petition filed by three ABVP students of Delhi University who challenged the University’s decision to disqualify them from the students election scheduled for September 4. The petition of three ABVP and two NSUI candidates was dismissed earlier on Tuesday but the ABVP candidates choose to appeal the HC again. Refusing to […] Read more »
Legal India Tankha appointed New Additional S General August 28, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Vivek Tankha has been appointed as Additional Solicitor General (Direct Taxes) in the Supreme Court. The announcement of his appointment was made by the government. Read more »
Legal India SC judges decision to disclose assets unanimous: CJI August 28, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan said the decision of Supreme Court judges to make their assets public was “unanimous”. “We are strictly following the 1997 resolution under which the disclosures were not to be made public. Now, because of changed circumstances, we will put the details on the website,” CJI said while interacting […] Read more »
Legal India Three convicted for attacking Sikh family in 1984 riots August 23, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court convicted three people for attempting to murder three members of a Sikh family during the 1984 riots here following the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi. Additional Sessions Judge Surinder S. Rathi held Mangal Sen alias Billa, Brij Mohan Verma and Bhagat Singh guilty of attempt to murder, rioting, and dacoity in […] Read more »
Legal India Supreme Court declines urgent hearing to supermodel’s husband August 23, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court refused to accord an urgent hearing to the plea of the estranged British husband of yesteryear’s supermodel Ujjwala Raut against cancellation of his coveted Person of Indian Origin card and his impending deportation. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam slated the hearing of Craig Maxwell’s plea for Tuesday. […] Read more »
Legal India Two of President’s Bodyguard get life for 2003 rape N.Delhi August 23, 2009 / August 23, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court awarded life imprisonment to two members of the President’s Bodyguard in the sensational 2003 Buddha Park gang rape case. Assistant Sessions Judge SK Sarvaria awarded life imprisonment to Harpreet Singh and Satender Singh for raping a 17-year-old student of a Delhi University college, Two other members, Kuldeep Singh and Manish Kumar, were […] Read more »
Legal India HC asks police to book owners of non-insured vehicles August 21, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court asked police why action was not initiated against the owners of the non-insured vehicles.Justice J.R. Midha also issued notice to the police commissioner to explain why such vehicle owners are facing no charges and slated the matter for Oct 5. The court was hearing a case relating to an accident in which […] Read more »
Legal India Hanging of man who raped, killed his daughter stayed August 20, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court stayed the scheduled hanging of a man, convicted of raping and killing his four-year-old daughter, at the Ambala Central jail in Haryana Friday. A bench of Justice DK. Jain and Justice HL. Dattu suspended the hanging on a plea of the convict, Neel Kumar, 25, who had been ordered to be sent […] Read more »
Legal India HC constitutes committee to supervise juvenile homes August 20, 2009 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court constituted a four-member committee to supervise juvenile homes. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan said, “Bureaucracy will remain bureaucracy and will not change people who are becoming insensitive towards these children. So we need to form a committee that can regularly visit the homes […] Read more »