Court, Judiciary & Legal System Coalgate: SC refuses to hear plea of power producers seeking re-hearing September 12, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday refused to give any further hearing on the pleas of companies which were allocated coal blocks by the government by a process that the court has deemed illegal. A bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha turned down the pleas of power generating companies that they should be re-heard […] Read more » 218 coal blocks allocations Chief Justice R M Lodha Coalgate
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Guest list case: CBI director files affidavit in SC September 12, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI director Ranjit Sinha, who has come under scrutiny for allegedly entertaining accused in 2G and coal scams at his official residence here, Friday filed his affidavit responding to allegations levelled against him in a sealed envelope before the Supreme Court. The affidavit has been filed in compliance of the order of the apex court […] Read more » 2G scam CBI CBI director coal scam Ranjit Sinha SIT probe
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Assault Case: Actor Saif Ali Khan Appears Before Mumbai Court September 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Actor Saif Ali Khan today appeared before a metropolitan magistrate’s court in Mumbai in connection with a case related to an assault, after the prosecution sought a bailable warrant against him last time for remaining absent frequently. The hearing was today adjourned to the next week. “On the next date of hearing, a copy of […] Read more » Actor Saif Ali Khan assault case Bilal Amrohi Iqbal Mir Sharma Shakkel Ladak
Criminal Law News Ranjeet Singh Kohli’s judicial custody extended September 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court today extended the judicial custody of Ranjeet Singh Kohli alias Rakilbul Hassan and his mother till September 23 in the Tara Shahdeo case. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Niraj Kumar Srivastav, extended the judicial remand of Kohli and his mother. They were taken in judicial custody on August 28 after their arrest on […] Read more » judicial custody of Ranjeet Singh Kohli alias Rakilbul Hassan Kohli's judicial custody
Corporate Law News HC shocked over delay in disposal of case properties September 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Shocked over non-compliance of well-settled principles of law for disposal of case properties by lower courts as well as the city police, the Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions to ensure that case properties are disposed of in a timely manner as directed by the Supreme Court from time to time. “This […] Read more » delay in disposal of case properties Justice J.R. Midha
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Hate crimes against NE people: HC seeks response on Centre’s September 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response of the amicus curiae on a status report filed by the Centre about its proposed actions to curb hate crimes and racial discrimination against persons hailing from northeastern region of the country. “We have filed a detailed action-taken report in pursuance of the findings of the […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Hate crimes against NE people Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw senior advocate Upmanyu Hazarika
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Midnight raid by Somnath Bharti: police to file charge sheet in Oct September 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police has told a city court here that it will file the charge sheet in first week of October in a case pertaining to former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti’s purported midnight raid on some African residents. The submissions came after the court pulled up the police for failing […] Read more » Metropolitan Magistrate Chetna Singh Midnight raid by Somnath Bharti
Criminal Law News Three sentenced for life in gangrape case September 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three persons were sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court here in a 17-year-old gangrape case. Additional District Judge Amar Pal Singh held the trio guilty yesterday and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on them. In November 1997, a woman was gangraped by Vijay Gupta, Bhuttu Singh and Amar Jeet Singh […] Read more » Additional District Judge Amar Pal Singh gangrape case
Consumer Law News SC reserves order to decide fate of 218 coal blocks September 10, 2014 / September 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order to decide the fate of 218 coal block allocations held as illegal by it with the Centre advocating their cancellation while allocatees blamed the government for irregularities and demanded setting up of a committee to go into each of the allocation. The Coal Producers Association, Sponge Iron […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha fate of 218 coal blocks Justice Kurian Joseph justices M B Lokur Senior advocates K K Venuogopal
Consumer Law News 2G Case: Shahid Balwa Wants to Depose as Witness September 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, one of the accused facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation case, Tuesday told the court that he wanted to depose as a witness in the case to defend himself. Balwa’s counsel Vijay Aggarwal told the special CBI court hearing the case that his client wanted to depose as […] Read more » 2G case Asif Balwa Balwa's counsel Vijay Aggarwal Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd Rajiv Agarwal Shahid Balwa
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Government to have conclusive opinion on ‘Leader of opposition’ very soon September 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Government will very soon have a conclusive opinion on the issue of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha as a member of the selection committees that make appointments in various statutory bodies, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. “We had this problem (requirement of LoP). We sought the opinion of the secretary of […] Read more » Congress' demand for LoP status Leader of Opposition opinion on 'Leader of opposition'
Consumer Law News Ponzi company director awarded five years’ RI September 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district today convicted three persons of a West Bengal-based ponzi company for cheating depositors of money. The court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Baripada, sentenced Debasis Mahanta, the director of Happy Life Reality India Limited, to five years’ rigorous imprisonment while two other agents were punished with 4 years’ […] Read more » Bhagabat Behera Debasis Mahanta Ponzi company director Prize Cheat and Money Circulation Ban Act 1978
