High Profile Cases Supreme Court grants protection from arrest in all cases to Ex-IPS officer Bharati Ghosh. February 19, 2019 / February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday granted protection from arrest in all cases registered against former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh, who had recently joined the BJP. A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri said no coercive action should be taken against her and posted the matter for further hearing after three weeks. Ghosh had moved the […] Read more » Bharati Ghosh Ex-IPS officer
High Profile Cases CBI moves Delhi HC seeking custodial interrogation of lobbyist Deepak Talwar February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI on Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking custodial interrogation of lobbyist Deepak Talwar in a case related to alleged violation of foreign funding law, FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act). A bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Anu Malhotra sought response of NGO Advantages India Private Ltd, with which Talwar was earlier associated […] Read more » Deepak Talwar FCRA Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act lobbyist Deepak Talwar manish garg rajdipa behura
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court junks plea asking media to use word martyr for reporting casualties in terror attacks February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the media to use the words martyr or ‘shaheed’ instead of ‘killed’ when reporting deaths of security personnel in terror or other attacks. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice VK Rao declined to hear the petition by a lawyer, who […] Read more » Delhi High Court February 14 terror attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir use word martyr use word martyr for reporting casualties in terror attacks
High Profile Cases Supreme Court disposes plea challenging Nageswara Rao’s appointment as interim CBI chief. February 19, 2019 / February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of a plea challenging the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran said no further interference is required as the relief has already been granted with the appointment of a full time […] Read more » Common Cause Justice Arun Mishra Justice Vineet Saran M Nageswara Rao NGO Common Cause
Top Law News The Rajasthan High Court extends stay on Robert Vadra’s arrest and asks him to cooperate with ED February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Rajasthan High Court on Monday extended the stay on arrest of Robert Vadra and directed him to cooperate in the inquiry by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into a complaint of alleged money laundering against a firm linked to him. Justice P S Bhati posted the hearing for March 15 after Vadra’s lawyer gave an […] Read more » ED Justice P S Bhati Robert Vadra The Rajasthan High Court
Top Law News Madras High Court issues instructions to prevent closure of FIRs for want of charge sheets February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Monday directed the police chiefs of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to instruct higher rank officials to check the FIR index every month and guide their subordinates in investigating and filing final reports as laid down in a 1984 government order. Justice M V Muralidharan gave the order in the backdrop of […] Read more » Justice M V Muralidharan Madras HC
Top Law News Aircel-Maxis case : Chidambaram seeks early hearing of his anticipatory bail plea February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Union minister P Chidambaram Monday accused the CBI and the ED of “delaying” Aircel-Maxis cases in a Delhi court, which extended interim protection from arrest granted to him and his son Karti till March 8. The senior Congress leader, who was present in the courtroom, requested Special Judge O P Saini to grant an […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis case
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses reopening of Sterlite plant, grants Vedanta liberty to approach HC February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday refused to allow reopening of Vedanta’s Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin, which was at the centre of massive protests over pollution concerns, but granted the company liberty to approach the high court. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman allowed Tamil Nadu’s appeal against the National Green Tribunal (NGT) […] Read more » justice R F Nariman Vedanta's Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu'
Top Law News Calcutta High Court grants interim protection to MP Soumitra Khan who has joined BJP February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court on Monday gave MP Soumitra Khan, who had recently joined the BJP after quitting Trinamool Congress, interim protection from arrest for four weeks in connection with cases of allegedly taking money on the promise of giving jobs. Hearing an application by the Bishnupur MP for anticipatory bail in connection with the […] Read more » Calcutta High Court MP Soumitra Khan
High Profile Cases Delhi court extends interim bail to Robert Vadra till March 2, ED alleges non-cooperation February 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Saturday extended the interim bail granted to Robert Vadra till March 2 in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) even as the agency claimed that he was not cooperating in the matter. Special judge Arvind Kumar granted the relief to Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi. The court also extended the protection from arrest granted to his close aide and a co-accused in the case, […] Read more » interim bail interim bail granted to Robert Vadra interim bail granted to Robert Vadra till March 2 Robert Vadra
Top Law News Delhi court holds man guilty of raping US citizen February 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been held guilty of digital rape of a US citizen by a Delhi court, which said her testimony could not be said to be unreliable as she came all the way from her country to depose in the case. When someone rapes a person using their finger or fingers it is termed […] Read more » raping US citizen
Top Law News Life sentence to man for killing accomplice during robbery bid February 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court in Maharashtra has awarded life imprisonment to a 36-year-old man for killing his accomplice during a robbery bid in year 2013. District Judge P P Jadhav, in his order issued earlier this month, also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on the accused, Sanjay Patil, a resident of Borivali in neighbouring Mumbai. […] Read more » killing accomplice killing accomplice during robbery bid robbery bid
