High Profile Cases Supreme Court verdict on IPL scam January 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Misconduct is not only punishable against team officials but also the franchises: SC on making CSK, RR accountable SC objects to BCCI calling Justice Mudgal panel findings in IPL betting scam as “preliminary”. SC says BCCI cannot “trivialise” a high power committee formed by the SC using its “superior powers” Findings of the Justice Mudgal […] Read more » Supreme Court verdict on IPL scam
Criminal Law News HC refuses urgent hearing of PIL on Sunanda death case probe January 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to give an urgent hearing to a plea seeking its intervention in the ongoing probe into the mysterious death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar.A bench of justices B D Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva declined the request of NGO Anti-Corruption Front to hear the plea today saying […] Read more » PIL on Sunanda death case probe Sunanda death case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Ex-branch manager of a bank jailed for one year in graft case January 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former branch manager of Punjab and Sind Bank has been sentenced by a Delhi court to one year rigorous imprisonment in a corruption case for misusing his official position by conspiring to cheat the bank. Special CBI Judge Kanwaljeet Arora also awarded a year’s jail term to a businessman, P V Khullar, for attempting […] Read more » jailed for one year Special CBI Judge Kanwaljeet Arora
Consumer Law News Ex-branch manager of a bank jailed for one year in graft case January 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former branch manager of Punjab and Sind Bank has been sentenced by a Delhi court to one year rigorous imprisonment in a corruption case for misusing his official position by conspiring to cheat the bank. Special CBI Judge Kanwaljeet Arora also awarded a year’s jail term to a businessman, P V Khullar, for attempting […] Read more » M/s Solar Finvest Pvt Ltd M/s Tar Agro Farms Pvt Ltd Punjab and Sind Bank
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Ex-Deputy Mayor facing cheating charge agrees to marry woman January 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a victory to a woman who filed a cheating complaint accusing him of begetting a baby girl on the false promise of marrying her, former Deputy Mayor of Tiruchirappalli Asik Meera today agreed to marry her following which Madras High Court granted him anticipatory bail. Meera, son of former Tamil Nadu Minister Mariam Pitchai, […] Read more » cheating and rape case against the AIADMK leader Tamil Nadu Minister Mariam
Criminal Law News Delhi court discharges Sonia’s aide V George in DA case January 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s close aide Vincent George was today discharged by a court here following the Delhi High Court order quashing the criminal proceedings against him in a 13-year-old disproportionate assets case. Special CBI Judge J P S Malik noted that the high court had on December 23 set aside the order of summoning […] Read more » Sonia's aide V George Special CBI Judge J P S Malik V George in DA case
Bar, Bench & Firm News Law on phone tapping is in interest of country: Govt to HC January 21, 2015 / January 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Telephones of only those involved in terrorist activities, economic offences, drug trafficking, money laundering or other criminal activities are tapped and there is no indiscriminate interception, government said today. Responding to a PIL seeking court’s direction declaring Section 5(2) of Indian Telegraph Act as “violative” of the fundamental rights and privacy of citizens, Additional Solicitor […] Read more » Law on phone tapping
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Traffic constables empowered to collect fines : Maha govt tells HC January 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment have been empowered again to collect fines from law-breaking motorists and auto riders with effect from December 10 last year, the state government informed Bombay High Court today. Earlier, constables were stripped of such powers and only head constables, numbering around 300 in the city, were empowered to collect fines from traffic offenders. However, in […] Read more » Traffic constables Traffic constables empowered to collect fines Traffic constables in Maharashtra
Bar, Bench & Firm News SC, Delhi HC, Patiala House courts to remain closed on Friday January 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court, Delhi High Court and Patiala House courts will remain closed on January 23 in view of the ‘Full Dress Rehearsal’ of Republic Day to be held here. “It is notified for information of all concerned that High Court of Delhi and Patiala House courts shall observe Friday, the January 23, 2015, as […] Read more » courts to remain closed
Bar, Bench & Firm News SC says interested in black money coming back January 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the parties who have moved the court for bringing back black money stashed abroad to give their complaints and suggestions to the special investigating team (SIT) set up by it to investigate the problem. The court also asked SIT to report to it in a sealed cover the action taken […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi black money Chief Justice H.L. Dattu SC Soli Sorabjee
Media & Entertainment News Court allows lawyer to intervene in suit against film on Godse January 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Pune court today allowed an application filed by a lawyer seeking to intervene in a suit demanding ban on “Desh Bhakt Nathuram Godse”, an upcoming film by Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha. Hemant Patil, who heads a political outfit, filed the original suit. Advocate Assem Sarode, a Pune-based lawyer, today filed an application seeking to […] Read more » 'Desh Bhakt Nathuram Godse' film by Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha intervene in suit against film on Godse Judicial magistrate S R Nimise Pune court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Ram Jethmalani vents anger in SC over government ‘inaction’ on blackmoney January 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expelled BJP member Ram Jethmalani on Tuesday vented his anger in the Supreme Court against the NDA government on the black money issue, expressing displeasure that a draft legislation prepared by him and sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not been acted upon.The veteran lawyer’s outburst came soon after a bench headed by Chief […] Read more » Expelled BJP member Ram Jethmalani government inaction on blackmoney Ram Jethmalani vents anger in SC
