Top Law News Supreme Court gets three new judges September 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The number of judges of the Supreme Court increased to 29 from 26 after three judges, including a woman judge, were sworn-in Tuesday. Justice Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar were administered the oath of office by Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia. With this the strength of women judges in […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Justice Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya new judges Supreme Court Supreme Court gets three new judges
Criminal Law News Madhya Pradesh top official in dock over dinner September 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Madhya Pradesh top official in dock over dinner The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta has registered a case against state Chief Secretary Avni Vaishya for organising a dinner for about 250 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers at the taxpayers’ money. Officials have denied the charge. Complainant Ajay Dubey, a member of Transparency International, alleged that a sum of Rs.1.5 lakh was routed from public funds […] Read more » GAD general administration department Madhya Pradesh top official
Top Law News Rohini plots to be given by 2013, DDA tells court September 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Rohini plots to be given by 2013, DDA tells court Delhi Development Authority Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it needs one and a half years more to hand over possession of residential plots in Rohini to 25,000 applicants who opted for the scheme three decades ago. DDA Vice Chairman GS Patnaik filed an affidavit before the bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra DDA DDA flats DDA Vice Chairman GS Patnaik Delhi High Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna Rohini plots
Top Law News Government given two days to convert land use for high court September 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Displeased over the authorities’ delay in converting from residential to institutional 2.74 acres of land allotted to it three years ago, the Delhi High Court Monday gave the urban development ministry two days to issue a notification. Expressing its displeasure, a bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Sunil Gaur directed the ministry to issue […] Read more » A.S. Chandhiok Delhi High Court Bar Association DHCBA High Court Justice Pradeep Nandrajog Justice Sunil Gaur
Top Law News Cops barred from using mobile phones in court September 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Security personnel at the Delhi High Court will not be able to talk on mobile phones or flip through newspapers from Monday as Delhi Police has issued strict instructions against this. The move followed a decision at a high-level meeting Thursday to discuss the high court’s security in wake of two blasts within a span […] Read more » (CRPF) Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Delhi High Court Bar Association RAC Security personnel at the Delhi High
Media & Entertainment News States act on graft, governance – prodded by people’s power September 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Fixed timeframes for the completion of public works, penalty for officials who fail to deliver, wide-ranging powers to anti-graft bodies. Prodded into action by Anna Hazare’s movement, states across India are taking steps to empower the people and nail corruption. The bills and laws are of different names, but largely work on the same premise […] Read more » Anna Hazare Lokpal Bill
High Profile Cases Trial court to hear Gulberg carnage case: Supreme court September 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday directed a trial court to hear a petition by Zakia Jafri, widow of former MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the Gulberg Society carnage during the 2002 riots, against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The petition alleged deliberate inaction on part of the Gujarat chief minister, his cabinet colleagues and […] Read more » former MP Ehsan Jafri Gulberg carnage case Narendra Modi R.K. Raghvan Special Investigation Team Supreme Court Zakia Jafri
Top Law News Supreme Court moved over security at courts September 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Thursday for directing the central and state governments to install CCTVs and other security gadgets at all courts under their jurisdiction. Petitioner Ajay Agarwal sought direction to the cabinet secretary, the union home secretary, the Delhi government’s chief secretary and Delhi Police commissioner to take action against the “erring and […] Read more » CCTVs Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Honour killing: Five awarded death sentence September 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sentenced five people to death in a 2008 honour killing case. Additional Sessions Judge Bimla Kumari awarded death sentence to Mohammad Saleem, Shaheen Abbas, Shahid Wasim, Shaheen Zargam Ali and Sabbir Kasim holding them guilty of murder and also imposed a fine of Rs.20,000 on each. “The case of the prosecution […] Read more » honour killing
Top Law News Further hearing on Janardhana Reddy’s custody tomorrow September 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hyderabad, Sep 7 (UNI) The Nampally Special CBI court today postponed till tomorrow further hearing related to the investigating agency’s petition seeking 15 day’s custody for former Karnataka BJP Minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy. The CBI had filed the custody petition on Monday when the […] Read more » Janardhana Reddy Janardhana Reddy's custody
Top Law News Kumaraswamy gets temporary relief from appearing in Lokayukta court September 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bangalore, Former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy today got temporary respite for a day from appearing in the Lokayukta Special court which was hearing a case under prevention of corruption act. The Lokayukta court has taken up a private complaint filed by a city-based lawyer accusing Kumaraswamy and his wife Anita for favouring a […] Read more » Former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy Lokayukta court
Top Law News HuJI claims responsibility fo Delhi HC blast September 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pakistan-based Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami (HuJI) has claimed responsibility for the terror bombing outside the Delhi High Court complex today. In an email sent from an unknown location to various media houses, the HuJI claimed that the blast which left ten people dead and several others injured was the handiwork of the terror group, which also an […] Read more » Delhi high Court Blast HuJI HuJI claims blast in Delhi