Top Law News SC extends bail of Jayalalithaa December 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Karnataka High Court to expeditiously hear and decide within three months an appeal by former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa against her conviction in a corruption case. The AIADMK chief was handed out a jail term for four years following her conviction in a case of amassing […] Read more » former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa Jayalalita for amassing assets disproportionate Jayalalithaa Jayalalithaa bail plea
Bar, Bench & Firm News SC asks Centre not to appoint CVC & VC without its permission December 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to take its permission before appointing the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and Vigilance Commissioner (VC) and also sought details about the selection process. A bench comprising chief justice H.L. Dattu and justice Madan B. Lokur, however, allowed the government to continue with the selection process. During the […] Read more » Chief Justice H.L. Dattu Justice Madan B. Lokur Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act 2013 not to appoint CVC & VC
Top Law News Court Asks Police Chief to Ensure Innocent’s Civil Liberty December 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi Police Commissioner has been asked by a court here to take remedial actions to ensure that “civil liberties of innocent, poor and helpless persons” were not curtailed by the cops without any justification. The observation was made by Additional Sessions Judge ( while acquitting a man, facing trial in a murder case. The […] Read more » ASJ Sandeep Yadav Civil Liberty
Criminal Law News SP MLA brothers acquitted in abduction case December 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has acquitted two SP MLAs who were facing trial for allegedly abducting voters during elections for the post of block head in Jahangirabad here. MLA Bhagwan Sharma alias Guddu Pandit and his younger brother Mukesh Sharma, were yesterday cleared of the charges by the court of Special Judge Rajat Singh Jain after […] Read more » Guddu Pandit younger brother Mukesh Sharma Special Judge Rajat Singh
Consumer Law News Hastinapur sanctuary land grab case: Main accused denied bail December 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bail application of the main accused in the alleged Hastinapur land grabbing case was on Wednesday rejected by a local court here. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sita Ram yesterday rejected the bail plea of suspended revenue clerk, Jai Bhagwan, in connection with the case here. Jai Bhagwan has been booked in several cases, including employing […] Read more » accused denied bail Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sita Ram Hastinapur land grab case Hastinapur sanctuary land grab case suspended revenue clerk Jai Bhagwan
Top Law News 2007 Shingar Cinema blast: All 3 accused acquitted December 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here today acquitted all the three accused of the Shingar Cinema blast case of 2007, in which six persons had lost their lives and many were injured, for lack of evidence. Giving benefit of doubt to the accused, Additional Sessions Judge H S Grewal said that the evidence produced by the prosecution on […] Read more » 2007 Shingar Cinema blast Additional Sessions Judge H S Grewal Gurpreet Singh Harvinder Singh Khalsa Ramminder Singh Rinku
Consumer Law News Coal scam: CBI directed to record statement of former PM Manmohan Singh December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI was on Tuesday directed by a special court to record statements of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was holding charge as Coal Minister in 2005, and others in a coal blocks allocation scam case allegedly involving top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla. Refusing to accept CBI’s closure report filed in the matter, Special […] Read more » CBI directed to record statement coal blocks allocation scam case coal scam former PM Manmohan Singh Man mohan Singh in coal scam
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court disallows Italian marines’ plea December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a blow to Italy’s efforts, the Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre permission to stay back in his country for two more months for heart surgery and his fellow marine Salvattore Girone permission to travel to Italy for Christmas. Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu said, “The Indian victims also have […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu Indian fishermen killing Italian marines trial Massimiliano Latorre Salvattore Girone
Top Law News HC issues notice to govt on sexual harassment complaint December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today ordered issue of notice to the government on a complaint of sexual harassment filed by some teachers against a school headmaster here. Justice M.M Sundresh, before whom the petition filed by seven Assistant lady teachers of Kolathur Government High School came up, directed the government pleader to get instructions from […] Read more » Justice M.M.Sundresh Madras High Court sexual harassment sexual harassment complaint
Bar, Bench & Firm News L Nageshwar Rao resigns as ASG December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment today resigned from his post. Rao, in a letter to Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, tendered his resignation as ASG, a post to which he was appointed by the NDA government on June 7 for three years. In his communication to Gowda, Rao did not give any reason for stepping down and said […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General L. Nageshwar Rao
Top Law News Local Haryana court allows polygraph test on Rohtak sisters December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court on Monday granted permission to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Haryana Police to conduct polygraph test on the two Rohtak sisters and their alleged molesters. Consent had been sought from the victims to conduct them, to which they agreed, the victims’ lawyer told reporters. He said SIT’s investigating officer Manjeet Singh […] Read more » lie-detector test on Rohtak sisters Local Haryana court polygraph test on Rohtak sisters
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC quashes Centre’s press note on former woman RAW officer December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today quashed a 2008 press note, posted on the Press Information Bureau website, that a woman lawyer and former RAW officer had some mental problems saying she had already been acquitted of the charge of attempting to commit suicide outside the PMO here. “We quash the press note issued on August 19, […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu former woman RAW officer Nisha Priya Bhatia former RAW officer
