High Profile Cases Court dismisses petition against Obama February 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court here has dismissed a petition accusing US President Barack Obama of “tarnishing India’s secular image” with his statements. Judicial Magistrate Neelima Singh yesterday dismissed the petition filed by advocate Sushil Kumar Mishra, who had sought Obama’s prosecution under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (punishment for defamation). Earlier, on Monday, the […] Read more » Judicial Magistrate Neelima Singh Obama's prosecution under Section 500 petition against Obama punishment for defamation Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code
Criminal Law News Youth gets 10-yr imprisonment for raping minor girl February 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has sentenced a youth to ten years of imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl at a village in the district.Anantapur fast track court judge B Sunitah found 20-year-old Siddartha Reddy guilty of rape and kidnapping yesterday and also slapped a fine of Rs 22,000 on him. According to prosecution, on August 4, […] Read more » 10-yr imprisonment fast track court judge B Sunitah imprisonment for raping minor girl
High Profile Cases Defamation case:Court grants exemption to Kejriwal February 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal was on Wednesday granted exemption from personal appearance for the day by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation complaint filed against him by an advocate. The chief minister-designate sought exemption from personal appearance on the ground that he has to meet Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday. […] Read more » advocate Surender Kumar Sharma Court grants exemption to Kejriwal defamation case Metropolitan magistrate Muneesh Garg
Criminal Law News HC to hear appeals of Godhra carnage from Feb 18 February 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High court will conduct from February 18 a day-to-day hearing on appeals in the case of burning the S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express on February 2002, near Godhra station in which 59 karsevaks were killed. Justice Anant Dave of the Gujarat High Court will hear appeals of 31 convicts of the case. On […] Read more » Chief Justice V M Sahai Godhra carnage Godhra train carnage case special trial court judge P R Patel
Criminal Law News Final verdict in Salman’s Jodhpur Arms Act case on Feb 25 February 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The final arguments related to the Arms Act of Salman’s infamous blackbuck case were heard on Tuesday. With this, the only focus now is on the verdict that will be pronounced and if Salman will be punished or set free. His fate now completely in the hands of the judgement. The CJM Gramin Court have […] Read more » Salman’s Jodhpur Arms Act case
High Profile Cases Delhi Court to pronounce order on framing charges against AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal February 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court is likely to pronounce its order on framing of charges against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and two other AAP leaders tomorrow in a criminal defamation complaint filed against them by an advocate. Metropolitan Magistrate Muneesh Garg had earlier reserved the order for February 11 on framing of charges against […] Read more » charges against AAP's Arvind Kejriwal
Bar, Bench & Firm News PIL seeks action against over conversion remarks February 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the Bombay High Court has sought legal action against MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and VHP leader Praveen Togadia for allegedly making comments on religious conversions (ghar wapsi). Stating that the comments made by these leaders had a tendency to divide the people, the Public […] Read more » conversion remarks PIL
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC urges state govt to consider hospital’s proposal February 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court asked Maharashtra government today to decide on a proposal sent by Bai Jerbai Wadia Children’s Hospital here, seeking its permission to set up a paediatric organ transplant centre, before March 16. Hearing a petition, a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice B P Colabawala said “if the government […] Read more » Bai Jerbai Wadia Children's Hospital Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah hospital's proposal Justice B P Colabawala Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
Top Law News Coal scam: Court dismisses plea seeking return of passport February 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today dismissed the plea of businessman Manoj Kumar Jayaswal, an accused in a coal blocks allocation case, seeking return of his passport seized by the CBI, saying the law does not allow the court to release it. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar said the court has no power to release the passport […] Read more » coal scam Court dismisses plea seeking return of passport Passports Act 1967 Prevention of Corruption Act
Top Law News Delhi HC reserves order on plea to ground 5 leased Spicejet planes February 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court today reserved its order on an Irish firm’s plea to ground five aircraft leased by it to Spicejet till their registration was cancelled by aviation regulator DGCA. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw heard arguments of Spicejet, Ireland-based B&B Air Acquisition and the DGCA (Directorate General […] Read more » Certificate of Registration Chief Justice G Rohini Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw plea to ground 5 leased Spicejet planes Spicejet planes
High Profile Cases Aircel-Maxis deal: SC asks Marans to raise it before Spl Court February 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today disallowed DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi from approaching Delhi High Court against the special CBI court order summoning them as accused in Aircel-Maxis case arising out of the probe into the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The apex court said the Marans could state before the Special Court that the Aircel-Maxis […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis case Aircel-Maxis deal DMK's Dayanidhi Maran
Criminal Law News Black money: SIT widens probe as new names emerge February 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money today decided to widen its probe as new names of Indians with Swiss bank accounts have come up but made it clear that legal action will be taken only after verifying facts. “Definitely, the scope of investigation will be widened due to the new names. We will […] Read more » black money SIT Chairman Justice (retd) M B Shah SIT Vice-Chairman Justice (retd) Arijit Pasayat
