Top Law News Commission pegs Goa mining scam at Rs 34,935 crore, BJP wants Kamat booked September 8, 2012 / September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Justice M.B. Shah Commission report, which was tabled in parliament Friday, says that Goa’s iron ore mining scam is worth nearly Rs.35,000 crore. The BJP immediately demanded that former chief minister Digambar Kamat be booked for his alleged role in the scam. The voluminous report holds the state government and central government agencies as […] Read more » BJP wants Kamat booked chief minister Digambar Kamat be booked Commission pegs Goa mining scam at Rs 34935 crore demanded that Kamat be booked encroachment environment violations exploitation of ore illegal mining has already been felt Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) Justice M.B. Shah Commission Kamat for his role in the mining scam Salgaonkar Chowgules Shah Commission for illegalities in the mining sector Standing Committee of NBWL state BJP president Laxmikant Parsenkar state directorate of mines state forest department Timblos union ministry for environment and forests
Top Law News Calcutta High Court Admits Dengue PIL, asks State about Measures September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court Friday admitted a public interest litigation related to the current dengue outbreak in West Bengal, and asked the state government to file an affidavit in two weeks on the steps it has taken to prevent the disease. The petitioner, Basabi Roy Chowdhury, asked the court for a proper policy and constitution […] Read more » Advocate Subrata Mukherjee asks State about Measures Basabi Roy Chowdhury Calcutta High Court Admits Dengue PIL chief justice J.N. Patel dengue inadequate infrastructure Justice Jaymalya Bagchi paracetamol to state-run hospitals public interest litigation related vigil and contain the dengue outbreak
Top Law News Fodder scam: Petition filed to make Nitish Kumar an accused September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition has been filed in a CBI court in Ranchi seeking to make Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar an accused in the multi-crore Animal Husbandry Department scam – popularly known as the fodder scam. The petition has been filed by one Mukesh Kumar, who has claimed that there is enough evidence pointing towards Nitish […] Read more » Bhola Nath lawyer of the petitioner Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Jaggnath Mishra evidence against Nitish Kumar fodder scam Fodder scam: Petition filed to make Nitish Kumar an accused illegally withdrawing crores of rupees Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Rajya Sabha MP Lalu Prasad and Jaggnath Mishra are accused in five cases related to the scam multi-crore Animal Husbandry Department scam
Top Law News Geetika Suicide: Court Rejects Aruna Chaddha’s Bail Plea September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today dismissed the bail plea of former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda’s aide Aruna Chaddha, an accused in the Geetika Sharma suicide case. District and Additional Sessions Judge S K Sarvaria refused to grant bail to Chaddha. Chaddha had sought bail on the ground that she has a seven-year-old daughter and old parents […] Read more » appearing for Chaddha argued that Geetika Aruna Chaddha's Bail Plea reject continuous annoyance continuous irritation Geetika suicide Geetika Suicide: Court Rejects Aruna Chaddha's Bail Plea Geetika's suicide notes clearly mentioned Judge S K Sarvaria refused to grant bail to Chaddha Kanda had not spared Geetika Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta
Top Law News SC slams Karnataka on iron ore mining, orders CBI probe September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In blistering criticism of the Karnataka government for overlooking the illegal mining, transport and export of iron ore, the Supreme Court Friday ordered a CBI probe into the illegal extraction and export of 50.7 lakh tonnes of iron ore from the state’s forest areas from January 2009 to May 2010. “Can there be any doubt […] Read more » custodial interrogations Hegde's report on illegal mining illegal mining in the state illegal mining of iron ore Justice Aftab Alam Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde orders CBI probe Raju Ramachandran sought to resist SC slams Karnataka on iron ore mining
Top Law News HC cancels bail of Israeli national booked September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Himachal Pradesh High Court has cancelled the bail of an Israeli national who was booked by the state police on the charge of possessing narcotics in Kullu valley. Setting aside the bail granted to Moshe Molinas by the special judge of the fast track court in Kullu on May 30, Justice Kuldip Singh directed […] Read more » bail granted to Moshe Molinas bail of Israeli national booked charge of possessing narcotics commercial quantity is illegal Court has cancelled the bail of an Israeli national HC cancels bail of Israeli national booked Justice Kuldip Singh Kullu valley state forensic science laboratory suffers from material irregularity
Top Law News Israeli diplomat attack case: SC notice to DP on Kazmi’s bail September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of Delhi police on the bail plea of Syed Mohammad Kazmi, a journalist, who is accused in the February 13 terror attack on an Israeli diplomat. A bench of justice Altamas Kabir and justice J Chelameswar issued a notice to the Delhi police for September 14. Kazmi, […] Read more » anti-terror law UAPA bail plea of Syed Mohammad Kazmi DP on Kazmi's bail Israeli Defence Attache Colonel Yossi Refaelov Israeli diplomat attack case Israeli diplomat attack case: SC notice to DP on Kazmi's bail Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar Kazmi was arrested terror attack on an Israeli diplomat Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Top Law News Guj HC reserves order on bail application of Abhay Chudasama September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gujarat High Court today reserved till September 28 the order on the bail application of suspended IPS officer Abhay Chudasama, one of the prime accused in Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case. Arguments concluded before Justice Abhilasha Kumari today. Chudasama is accused by the CBI of being the “henchman” in the conspiracy of not only the […] Read more » bail application of Abhay Chudasama CBI court rejected Chudasama's bail application CBI lawyer Yogesh Rawani claimed Chudasama's lawyer Guj HC reserves order on bail application of Abhay Chudasama Gujarat's Anti-Terrorist Squad IPS officers Chudasama IPS officers Dinesh M N IPS officers Pandian IPS officers Vanzara Justice Abhilasha Kumari minister Amit Shah S V Raju Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case suspended IPS officer Abhay Chudasama
Top Law News NRHM: 4 charge sheets filed, Sachan and Shukla named September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI today filed four charge sheets in a special court in Lucknow in connection with National Rural Health Mission scam in Uttar Pradesh accusing the then Chief Medical Officer A K Shukla and Deputy CMO Y S Sachan, who was found dead in prison under mysterious circumstances, in separate cases. In the first case involving […] Read more » Bal Mahila Chikitsalaya Chief Medical Officer A K Shukl Community Health Centre Deputy CMO Y S Sachan Forgery Gauri Shankar Singh of Omega Security Services National Rural Health Mission scam NRHM: 4 charge sheets filed Sachan and Shukla named Omraj Enterprises prison under mysterious circumstances slapped allegations of cheating
Top Law News Court rejects bail applications of Azad Maidan rioters September 8, 2012 / September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The sessions court today rejected bail applications filed by the five accused arrested in connection with the August 11 Azad Maidan violence, observing that there is a prima facie case against them and the investigation is at a crucial stage. The court also observed that time is required for completing the investigation and therefore granting […] Read more » Azad Maidan violence Court rejects bail applications of Azad Maidan rioters esplanade magistrate court granting bail to the accused may hamper iconic Amar Jawan memorial investigation is at a crucial stage Muslims in Assam and Myanmar turned violent prima facie case against them protest alleged atrocities on Muslims smashing cameras of photo-journalists
Top Law News Court notice on pre-primary classes in state-run schools September 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the central government on a plea seeking directions to the state government and civic agencies to start two years of pre-primary classes in their formal schools. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw issued notice Wednesday to the union human resource […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri civic agencies in Delhi Civic agency officials Court notice on pre-primary classes in state-run schools empowerment ministry on a petition Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw NGO Social Jurist pre-primary classes in state-run schools Social Jurist's counsel Ashok Agarwal union human resource development
Top Law News Ensure safety of Sri Lankans in India: Amnesty September 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rights group Amnesty International Thursday asked the Tamil Nadu government to ensure safety of Sri Lankans visiting India and investigate the recent attacks on them. “The authorities in Tamil Nadu must immediately put in place measures to ensure the safety of Sri Lankans visiting and living in India. They must promptly launch investigations into the […] Read more » Amnesty International India G. Ananthapadmanabhan Ensure safety of Sri Lankans in India: Amnesty ensure safety of Sri Lankans visiting India Human Rights violations Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam put diplomatic pressure on Sri Lanka Sri Lankan armed forces and militant group LTTE Tamil Nadu to urge central government violence targeting pilgrims visitors from Sri Lanka