High Profile Cases Supreme Court bench divided on black money probe September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court’s two judges have disagreed today on whether a special committee should be established to supervise the government’s efforts to bring black money back to India. The Supreme Court announced a divided decision today. This was regarding the maintainability of application of government which aimed to recall the Supreme Court’s order on establishment […] Read more » black money black money case Supreme Court Supreme Court bench
High Profile Cases SC orders CBI probe in Karnataka illegal mining September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Supreme Court today directed the CBI to conduct a probe against illegal mining of iron ore by companies owned by the Reddy brothers in Karnataka. A special bench comprising Chief Justice S H Kapadia and Justices Aftab Alam and Swatanter Kumar ordered the CBI probe on the basis of the report of […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia illegal mining case Justices Aftab Alam Karnataka illegal mining Supreme Court Swatanter Kumar
High Profile Cases N D Tiwari is Rohit Shekhar’s father: HC September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Delhi High Court ruled today that veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari was indeed Rohit Shekhar’s father. Mr Shekhar (31) had moved the High Court to order a DNA test on the Congressman to test his paternity. However, the veteran Congressman and former Governor had steadfastly defied all attempts of the Court […] Read more » Congress leader N D Tiwari Delhi High Court DNA test DNA test prooves paternity N.D. Tiwari
Top Law News 2G: Centre, CBI defend Chidambaram, tells SC to keep hands off September 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Union Government and the Central Bureau of Investigation today strongly defended Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in 2G Spectrum case, virtually telling the Supreme Court to keep its hands off the matter. Senior Counsel K K Venugopal appearing for CBI told a bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly, […] Read more » 2G case 2G spectrum case CBI defend Chidambaram Dr Swamy Supreme Court Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee
Top Law News High court refers security plea to larger bench September 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Delhi High Court Thursday referred a plea for adequate security arrangements against terrorism in the national capital to a larger bench. Taking note of the petition, Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said it was in public interest and advised that the matter be taken up by a superior bench. The petition, […] Read more » Adequate Security Plea Delhi High Court High Court Security Plea
Top Law News Kerala temple’s vault B not to be opened now: Supreme Court September 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Opening vault B of Kerala’s Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple will be considered only after the around Rs.1 lakh crore worth of treasure unearthed from the other five chambers is properly documented, the Supreme Court said Thursday. The “documentation, categorisation, security, preservation and conservation” of the treasure found from five chambers must be substantially […] Read more » Kerala temple’s vault B Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Death warrant for killer of 4 year-old-girl September 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jamshedpur, A local court issued death warrant for a youth who was given capital punishment almost seven months ago for raping and killing a four-year-old girl from his neighbour in this industrial city last year, for his failure to file appeal in the Supreme Court within the stipulated time frame, Official Sources said today. […] Read more »
Top Law News Court adjourns Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea to Sep 29 September 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court adjourns Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea to Sep 29 Hyderabad, The ongoing ‘Sakala Janula Samme’ (general strike) by lawyers of Telangana region today forced the CBI Special court to adjourn the hearing of bail pleas of former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy on illegal iron ore mining to September 29. With lawyers from Telangana region continuing to boycott […] Read more » CBI Special court Gali Janardhana Reddy illegal iron ore mining Sakala Janula Samme Srinivasa Reddy Strike by lawyers of Telangana region
Top Law News Check caste certificate only at interview stage: High Court, Simla September 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Himachal, A job aspirant’s other backward class (OBC) certificate can only be sought by the appointing authority at the interview stage and not when the post is being applied for, the Himachal Pradesh High Court said Wednesday. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Sanjay Karol passed the orders on the petition […] Read more » Caste Certificate Caste Certificate only at interview stage Simla High Court
Top Law News Court allows arms dealer Nanda to go abroad September 22, 2011 / September 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Delhi High Court Wednesday allowed arms dealer Suresh Nanda, accused of receiving kickbacks in the purchase of Israeli Barak missiles in 2000, to go abroad for two weeks. Justice Mukta Gupta allowed Nanda to go to Britain on furnishing the surety worth Rs.50 crore to ensure his return to the country to […] Read more » Arms dealer Suresh Nanda Delhi High Court Israeli Barak Missiles Israeli Barak missiles deal 2000
High Profile Cases 2G Case: Swamy gives Supreme Court proof on Chidambaram’s role September 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Wednesday submitted to the Supreme Court documents indicating that Home Minister P. Chidambaram, as the then finance minister, was along with jailed former communications minister A. Raja involved in deciding the 2G spectrum price. Swamy presented the documents before the apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and […] Read more » 2G case Chidambaram’s role in 2G Home Minister P. Chidambaram Janata Party president P. Chidambaram Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Top Law News Apex court appoints amicus curiae to defend Kasab September 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In keeping with the highest traditions of fair play in India’s judiciary, the Supreme Court has appointed senior counsel Raju Ramachandran as amicus curiae (friend of the court) to defend Ajmal Amir Kasab, who has challenged his death sentence in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case. Ramachandran, who was the amicus curiae in the apex […] Read more » amicus curiae apex court Kasab Senior Counsel Raju Ramachandran Supreme Court