Criminal Law News Three convicted for killing shoe baron September 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jharkhand, Jamshedpur court Saturday convicted three people for killing Ashish Dey, owner of footwear brand Sreeleathers four years ago. Additional District Judge Pankaj Kumar convicted Jitendra Singh, Amlesh Singh and Vinod Singh. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced Monday. Jharkhand, Jamshedpur court Saturday convicted three people for killing Ashish Dey, owner of footwear brand […] Read more » Ashish Dey Ashish Dey Murder Case
High Profile Cases Court summons to Kerala minister in lewd SMS case September 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court summons to Kerala minister in lewd SMS case A court in this Kerala town has served summons on state Water Resources Minister P.J. Joseph seeking his appearance in a case of sending lewd SMSes to a local woman. Issuing the summons, Thodupuzha’s judicial magistrate (first class) asked Joseph, the working chairman of the Kerala Congress (Mani), to appear before him on Oct 22. […] Read more » Chief Minister Oommen Chandy lewd SMS case Water Resources Minister P.J. Joseph
Top Law News Court urges SEBI, MCX-SX to amicably resolve issues September 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Court urges SEBI, MCX-SX to amicably resolve issues The Bombay High Court Friday directed the markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to resolve pending issues with MCX-SX promoters in a business-like manner and give thm a fresh chance. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud also urged the SEBI to consider withdrawing its show-cause notice, based on which it passed its order to […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice D.Y. Chandrachud MCX-SX SEBI
Top Law News Blueline operators can run buses as a co-op, court told September 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government Friday informed the Delhi High Court that it has decided to allow former Blueline bus operators to run over 500 buses on two route clusters in the national capital if they bid for these clusters after forming a firm or a cooperative society. In order to rehabilitate the out-of-job Blueline bus operators, […] Read more » Blueline operators Delhi High Court Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Suresh Kait STA State Transport Authority
Top Law News Supreme Court declines to oversee CWG probe September 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday declined to interfere in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the scam in the preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. A bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra said the petitioner Delhi Study Group, an NGO, has not pointed to any deficiency in the investigations already […] Read more » 2010 Commonwealth Games\ CWG Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court
Top Law News Court issues notice to Amod Kanth in 1984 medal case September 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court issues notice to Amod Kanth in 1984 medal case The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to former police officer Amod Kanth and one of his colleagues on an appeal against the dismissal of a plea for stripping him of the police medal awarded for maintaining law and order during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots here. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra […] Read more » Amod Kanth Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Justice S. Muralidhar Justice Sanjiv Khanna S.S. Manan
Top Law News Don’t open Kerala temple’s vault B for now: Supreme Court September 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Don’t open Kerala temple’s vault B for now: Supreme Court Reserving its order on opening vault B of Kerala’s Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, the Supreme Court Friday said it would take into account the traditions and faith of the temple and its devotees but without compromising on its security. However, the court for now would focus on the recommendations of the expert committee on the question […] Read more » Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran Kerala temple's Vault B M.N. Krishnamani Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G scam: Kanimozhi and Sharad Kumar move court for bail September 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar, named as co-conspirators in the 2G spectrum scam, Friday filed a fresh bail plea before a special CBI court here after being denied bail earlier. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special Judge O.P. Saini had sent Kanimozhi and Sharad Kumar to Tihar Jail after dismissing […] Read more » 2G scam 2G spectrum scam bail Judge O.P. Saini Kanimozhi Sharad Kumar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Men need to change to stop violence against women: Meira Kumar September 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Calling for a change in the mindset of men to stop physical and sexual violence against women, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Thursday said about 76 percent of women were victims of both forms of abuse. Inaugurating a regional seminar for Asian parliaments on ‘Preventing and Responding to Violence against Women’ here, Meira Kumar […] Read more » against women Inter-Parliamentary Union Meira Kumar stop violence
Top Law News Bengal agreeable to court’s proposal on Singur compensation September 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The West Bengal government Thursday reacted positively to the Calcutta High Court’s proposal of determining the guidelines for compensation to be given to automobile giant Tata Motors in the Singur land case. However, the company opposed the court’s move saying it did not have any such locus standi. A day after Justice Indra Prasanna […] Read more » Bengal Calcutta High Court Justice Indra Prasanna Mukherjee Justice Soumitra Pal Singur compensation Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act Supreme Court Tata Motors
Top Law News If Amar Singh speaks, many will be in trouble: Jayaprada September 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh’s close confidante, actress and MP Jayaprada on Thursday warned that many will be in trouble if truth is revealed by the former Samajwadi Party leader, an accused in cash-for-votes scandal during the July 2008 trust vote in parliament. Talking to reporters, the Lok Sabha member said Amar Singh, who is […] Read more » Amar Singh Jayaprada Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal
Top Law News TRAI, law ministry views on 2G unsolicited, CBI tells court September 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing the 2G spectrum allocation scam, Thursday rejected reports of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the law ministry and told a Delhi court that their views on the case were unsolicited. CBI Special Public Prosecutor U.U. Lalit told the special CBI court, presided over by […] Read more » 2G unsolicited CBI Judge O.P. Saini Public Prosecutor U.U. Lalit Shahid Usman Balwa Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI