High Profile Cases IPL spot-fixing: Newly-wed cricketer Ankeet Chavan returns to jail June 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rajasthan Royals’ cricketer Ankeet Chavan, arrested in the Indian Premier League,IPL spot fixing scandal, on Thursday surrendered before a Delhi court after his June 2 marriage and was sent to judicial custody till June 18. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar Sharma sent Chavan to judicial custody till June 18. The player was earlier granted interim […] Read more » Ajit Chandila IPL Spot-fixing Newly-wed cricketer Ankeet Chavan Newly-wed cricketer Ankeet Chavan returns to jail S Sreesanth
High Profile Cases RTI plea on funds received by BJP June 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two days after the Central Information Commission (CIC) ruled political parties were within the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, a Goa information crusader is already on the job. Kashinath Shetye, a former government employee, filed an RTI petition with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking information on the party’s cash and donation […] Read more » CIC ruling on bringing political parties information on funds received by BJP RTI plea RTI plea on funds received by BJP
Top Law News Changes needed in criminal justice, says Supreme Court judge June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice B.S. Chauhan of the Supreme Court Friday advocated the need for changing the entire administration system of criminal justice. “Rapid scientific development has taken place in all spheres. Hence, the entire administration system of criminal justice requires appropriate change, right from police to judicial officers,” he said. Inaugurating the three-day regional judicial conference organised […] Read more » Changes needed in criminal justice Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar Justice B.S. Chauhan
Top Law News HC judges, lawyers bid adieu to Chief Justice Murugesan June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on HC judges, lawyers bid adieu to Chief Justice Murugesan Judges and lawyers of Delhi High Court Friday bid adieu to Chief Justice D. Murugesan, who will retire June 8 after serving as a judge for more than 13 years. During a full court reference, Justice Murugesan said in his farewell speech: “I firmly believe that we live in a world in which values like […] Read more » Chief Justice Murugesan HC judges lawyers bid adieu
Top Law News Prosecution has discretion over examination of witnesses: SC June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that it was entirely up to the prosecution to field witnesses to establish its case and the court would not interfere with this unless the case was exceptional. “The prosecution is not bound to examine all cited witnesses, and it can drop witnesses to avoid multiplicity or plurality of witnesses,” […] Read more » discretion over examination of witnesses Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra
Criminal Law News Top Law News Pregnant rape victim moves High Court for medical, financial help June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Abandoned by her family, a 19-year old rape victim, who is in her advance stage of pregnancy, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking medical and financial assistance to give birth to her child. Issuing a notice to the Centre and Delhi government, Justice Rajiv Shakdher sought their replies by June 6 on the plea […] Read more » Pregnant rape victim moves High Court
Top Law News Punjab and Haryana high court chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul takes oath June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Saturday took oath as the new chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He was administered the oath of office by Haryana governor Jagannath Pahadia at a ceremony held at Haryana Raj Bhavan. Justice Kaul, 54, earlier served as the senior most judge of the Delhi high court […] Read more » Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Punjab and Haryana high court chief
Top Law News Three Amway officials get bail May 29, 2013 / May 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three officials of network marketing firm Amway India, arrested the day before, were granted bail by a Kerala court here in a case relating to alleged financial irregularities, the company said Tuesday. Amway India’s country head William S. Pinckney and two other officials – Anshu Budhraja and Sanjay Malhotra – have been granted bail by […] Read more » Amway officials get bail
Top Law News India Post penalised for delaying Speed Post letter May 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on India Post penalised for delaying Speed Post letter A Speed Post letter that crawled to its destination and cost an unemployed man the chance of a job has earned the postal department the wrath of India’s top consumer court, which pulled it up for deficiency in service and ordered payment of compensation. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission dismissed the pleas of head […] Read more »
Top Law News Deaths in Maoist attack put around 30 May 26, 2013 / May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment (IANS) The toll in the Saturday evening attack by Maoist insurgents on the Congress convoy at Dharbha Ghati Valley in southern Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district in the restive Bastar is close to 30, an official said Sunday. Initial reports based on body count Saturday night said that at least 16 people were killed and 25 […] Read more » Deaths in Maoist attack
Top Law News Maoist attack: India will not be intimidated, says Pranab Mukherjee May 26, 2013 / May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing shock at the Maoist attack on aCongress convoy in Chhattisgarh, President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday said the country would not be “intimidated” by such acts. Vice PresidentHamid Ansari said extremism and violence have to be fought and eliminated. “I am deeply dismayed and shocked at the wanton violence unleashed by Maoists. I condemn this incident in the strongest of […] Read more » Maoist attack
Top Law News Maoists danced on finding Mahendra Karma, shot gunmen in legs: Survivor May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Anti-Maoist Salwa Judum movement’s founder Mahendra Karma was the prime target of the insurgents when they attacked the Congress convoy in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region and the rebels danced before they riddled him with bullets, a survivor said Sunday. As the insurgents went about shooting two to four bullets into the occupants of the vehicles after […] Read more » Anti-Maoist Salwa Judum Anti-Maoist Salwa Judum movement's founder Mahendra Karma Mahendra Karma Maoists danced Maoists danced on finding Mahendra Karma