Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Coal scam: Court pulls up CBI for filing ‘vague’ report September 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI on Monday faced the ire of a special court here for filing a “vague” report on a plea for return of passport by an accused in a coal blocks scam case with the judge warning the investigating officer (IO) that cost would be imposed on him in future. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar […] Read more » coal scam Court pulls up CBI for filing 'vague' report Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar
Criminal Law News Man gets life imprisonment for burning to death wife in UP September 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife by setting her ablaze, with the court relying on her dying declaration though all the witnesses turned hostile during the trial. Additional District Sessions Judge Arvind Upadhaye convicted Nitu under Section 302 (murder) of IPC, according to government counsel Yashpal Singh. The court […] Read more » Additional District Sessions Judge Arvind Upadhaye burning to death wife government counsel Yashpal Singh Man gets life imprisonment
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Criminal Law News Singla Never Spoke to Me About Kumar’s Appointment: Bansal September 23, 2014 / September 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today told a special court that his nephew Vijay Singla, facing trial in the Rs 10 crore cash-for-post railway bribery case, “never spoke” to him on appointment of accused Mahesh Kumar, then a Railway Board member, to any post. Deposing as a prosecution witness in the case, Bansal said […] Read more » Railgate Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Special CBI Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma Vijay Singla
Bar, Bench & Firm News Amarchand Mangaldas Principle Associate Ajay Joseph joined L&S September 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amarchand Mangaldas Principle Associate (PA) , Ajay Joseph (the Symbiosis graduate) resigned last month to join Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan. Ajay Joseph will be joining L&S as a corporate partner at the firm’s Mumbai office. He had joined Amarchand in 2012 as a Principle Associate (PA) and was part of the firm’s General Corporate practice. He has experience […] Read more »
Court, Judiciary & Legal System PIL prays for CID probe into antibiotic drug scam in Mumbai September 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL in the Bombay High Court has prayed for a CID probe into an alleged antibiotic drug scam that endangered the lives of patients last month in civic hospitals here. On August 18, patients suffered adverse drug reactions after two antibiotics were administered intravenously by doctors at a civic-run hospital, the PIL filed by […] Read more » activist Ketan Tirodkar antibiotic drug scam antibiotic drug scam in Mumbai Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) hospital FDA Food and Drug Administration PIL prays for CID probe into antibiotic drug scam Saira Shaikh
Consumer Law News 2G case: SC agrees to hear plea against disclosing whistleblower’s identity September 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear Prashant Bhushan’s plea urging the court to recall its order directing disclosure of the name of whistleblower who revealed details of visitors’ dairy at CBI chief’s official residence. Prashant Bhushan, who had moved an application on behalf of NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation seeking withdrawal of […] Read more » 2G case whistleblower's identity
Consumer Law News Court, Judiciary & Legal System Case against Kumar Birla and others: CBI seeks time for clarifications September 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI today sought more time in a Delhi court to give clarifications on queries posed to it in connection with a closure report filed in coal block allocation case in which an FIR was lodged against top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and others. Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) R S Cheema told Special CBI Judge Bharat […] Read more » allocation of Talabira II Case against Kumar Birla coal block allocation former Coal secretary P C Parakh Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar SPP R S Cheema
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Court fixes October 13 for hearing case against Sanjeev Balyan September 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has fixed October 13 for hearing of a case of violation of prohibitory orders against 61 people, including Union Minister of State for Agriculture Affairs Sanjeev Balyan, in connection with the riots in the districts last year. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sita Ram yesterday summoned the complainant, , for recording his statement […] Read more » Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sita Ram Additional District Magistrate Inder Mani Tripathi Sanjeev Balyan Union Minister of State for Agriculture Affairs Sanjeev Balyan
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Criminal Law News Railgate: Ex-railway minister Bansal appears as witness September 22, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Monday appeared in a Delhi court to depose as a prosecution witness in the Rs 10 crore cash-for-post railway bribery case in which his nephew is also an accused. Prior to recording his statement, Special CBI Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma asked media persons present there to vacate the […] Read more » former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Railgate Special CBI Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma
Consumer Law News Real estate firm to pay over Rs 35L lack of service September 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Real estate firm to pay over Rs 35L lack of service The Delhi Consumer Commission has asked a real estate firm here to pay over Rs 35 lakh to a man for non-completion of project, in which he had booked a plot, even after three years from date of promised delivery of possession, saying it “amounts to deficiency of service”. Read more » amounts to deficiency of service The Delhi Consumer Commission
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Drug trafficking: 7 months jail for HIV+ South African woman September 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An HIV positive South African woman has been awarded seven months in jail for carrying 12 kgs of a narcotic drug, by a Delhi court which took a lenient view considering her economic and social background. It said that imposing a harsh sentence on her would not subserve the interests of justice. “The sole purpose […] Read more » drug trafficking Narcotics Control Bureau NCB
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC rejects ex-RAW officer’s plea against CJI appointment September 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday refused to interfere with the appointment of Justice H.L. Dattu as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI), on a plea filed by an advocate and former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) woman officer who alleged sexual harassment by him. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice […] Read more » (RAW) Chief Justice G Rohini CJI appointment ex-RAW officer's plea Justice H.L. Dattu Justice Pradeep Nandrajog Research and Analysis Wing
