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
Top Law News Land Acquisition Bill tabled in Lok Sabha September 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 7 The Government today tabled the Land Acquisition Bill in the Lok Sabha that aims to draw infrastructure investment while compensating farmers and land-owners. The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011, was introduced by Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh after making some changes in its earlier draft. The current Parliament session […] Read more » land acquisition bill Land Acquisition Bill tabled in Lok Sabha New Bill in Lok Sabha
Top Law News Who leaked Modi’s letter to PM, asks court September 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Wednesday on 7th September issued notice to its registrar general, the personal secretary to the chief justice and Lokayukta R.A. Mehta seeking answers on how the contents of a letter from Chief Minister Narendra Modi to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reached mediapersons. Modi wrote to the prime minister demanding annulment of […] Read more » Chief Minister Narendra Modi Gujarat High Court Gujrat Lokayukta appointment Lokayukta R.A. Mehta Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Top Law News Supreme Court adjourns 2G case for Delhi blast, Chief Justice Kapadia to visit blast site September 7, 2011 / September 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court adjourns 2G case for Delhi blast, Chief Justice Kapadia to visit blast site New Delhi, Sep 7 The Supreme Court Wednesday adjourned the 2G spectrum case hearing for 10 minutes after learning about the bomb blast outside the Delhi High Court. Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice H.L. Dattu were informed about the explosion by senior counsel Ram Jethmalani. Justice Singhvi said: ‘It is very difficult to be mechanical […] Read more » 2G case adjourns for Delhi blast Chief Justice Kapadia Chief Justice Kapadia to visit blast site Delhi High Court Bomb Blast Supreme Court
Top Law News CBI probe against Maran in 2G not honest: Petitioner September 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 6 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the role of the then communications minister Dayanidhi Maran in the 2G scam was “less than honest”, the Centre for Public Interest Litigation told the Supreme Court Tuesday. The CPIL, in an affidavit filed before the apex court, said that “till date the […] Read more » 2G case 2G spectrum case Probe against Maran in 2G not honest
Top Law News Accused says CBI tampering with 2G evidence September 7, 2011 / September 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Accused says CBI tampering with 2G evidence The Supreme Court was told by an accused in the 2G case Tuesday that the Central Bureau of Investigation was tampering with evidence by asking the telecom regulator to revisit its opinion that the precise value of the spectrum, if it had been auctioned, could not be arrived at. Senior counsel Ram Jethmalani told an […] Read more » 2G spectrum case 2G spectrum scam CBI tampering with 2G evidence