Top Law News Two contempt pleas against Modi on Lokayukta issue September 6, 2011 / September 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gandhinagar, Sep 5 Two contempt of court petitions were filed Monday in the Gujarat High Court against Chief Minister Narendra Modi for writing to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the Lokayukta issue when the issue is before the court. Two public suits were also filed over the inordinate delay in filling up the post. All […] Read more » Contempt against Narendra Modi Lokayukta Narendra Modi
High Profile Cases Supreme court adjourns hearing in Jayalalithaa graft case September 6, 2011 / September 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 5 The Supreme Court Monday adjourned the hearing on a petition by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa seeking exemption from personal appearance before a Bangalore court in a disproportionate assets case. An apex court bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Deepak Verma, while adjourning the hearing, observed that the petitioner […] Read more » Jayalalithaa graft case Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G accused move court to take Trai report on record September 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Tuesday sought CBI’s stand on a plea by all 17 accused in the 2G spectrum case, including former telecom minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi, for making the Trai report a part of the court’s records. All the accused, including the three telecom firms and their promoters, proprietors and top […] Read more » 2G case 2G spectrum case
High Profile Cases CBI court sends Janardhan, Srinivasa Reddy to Judicial remand September 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hyderabad/Bangalore, Sep 6 (UNI) The Nampally CBI special Court sent former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy whom CBI arrested in Bellary yesterday morning, to Judicial remand till September 19 in the Illegal Mining case even as the court will decide on the memo filed by […] Read more »
Top Law News Ex-Minister remanded in 14-day judicial custody September 6, 2011 / September 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former West Bengal minister Susanta Ghosh, of Midnapore, allegedly involved in the skeleton recovery case in Benachapra village near Garbeta, was today further remanded to 14-day judicial custody by Midnapore District Judges Court. Chief Judicial Magistrate Manoj Rai also remanded eight others, who had been arrested in this connection, in 14-day jail custody. Only Madan […] Read more »
Top Law News Lok Sabha drops Motion for impeachment of Justice Soumitra Sen September 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lok Sabha today dropped the Motion for the impeachment of Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court after President Pratibha Devisingh Patil accepted his resignation yesterday. Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid moved the motion to drop impeachment proceedings against Sen as soon as the Lok Sabha met at 1400 hrs for its post-lunch […] Read more »
Top Law News Single anti-graft agency infeasible : CVC member September 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Single anti-graft agency infeasible : CVC member Kolkata, Sep 3 There is a difficulty in making one institution responsible for checking corruption in every sphere, said a member of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Saturday. We want existing institutions to be empowered and strengthened so that we can work in close association with Lokpal and Lokayukta for betterment of the society,? […] Read more » anti-graft agency CVC member Single anti-graft agency infeasible
Top Law News Carpenter files plea against Anna Hazare for ‘waging war against govt’ September 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Carpenter files plea against Anna Hazare for ‘waging war against govt’ A 60-year-old carpenter has filed a petition against Anna Hazare and his team members in a Delhi court for “waging war against the government”. Satbir Singh, hailing from Haryana, approached the court of metropolitan magistrate Tyagita Singh on Saturday, pleading that a case be lodged against Hazare and his team members. Satbir has also […] Read more » Carpenter files plea Plea against Anna Hazare waging war against govt
Top Law News Greater Noida farmers vow to reject land takeover package September 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Greater Noida farmers vow to reject land takeover package Greater Noida, Sep 3: Over 40 Greater Noida farmers from 20 villages today vowed not to accept the state government’s compensation package for land takeover, a peasant leader said. At a meeting in Roza-Yakubpur village, the farmers also set up an 11-member committee of lawyers to fight their cases in the Allahabad High Court which […] Read more » Greater Noida farmers land takeover package
Top Law News US sues financial firms over mortgage losses September 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Washington – A US based federal agency has filed lawsuits against 17 financial institutions, including Indian-American CEO Vikram Pandit-led Citigroup, in an attempt to recover billions of dollars in losses from mortgage investments. Besides Citigroup, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Friday filed lawsuits against Bank […] Read more » financial firms mortgage losses US sues financial firms
Top Law News President Pratibha Patil forwards Justice Soumitra SenSen’s resignation for notification September 5, 2011 / September 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 3 President Pratibha Patil Saturday sent the resignation of Calcutta High Court’s Justice Soumitra Sen to the department of justice for issuance of a notification which may render as infructuous the impending impeachment motion in the Lok Sabha for his removal. The motion for removal of the judge was included in […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Judge Justice Soumitra Sen Pratibha patil President of India
Top Law News Haryana Lokayukta suggests civil society committee September 5, 2011 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chandigarh, Sep 4 Building on the nationwide support generated for Anna Hazare’s anti-graft campaign, Haryana’s Lokayukta has suggested a civil society committee to check corruption in the state, his spokesman said Sunday. Lokayukta Pritam Pal wants people belonging to every section of society – senior citizens, women, youth, rural and urban residents – to be […] Read more » civil society committee Haryana Lokayukta Lokayukta