Criminal Law News Death penalty for 10 people for honour killing June 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment At least 10 members of a family were sentenced to death by a local court for killing an 18-year-old girl, her lover and the lover’s brother in 2008. Vijaya, 18, her lover Udai Pal Singh and Singh’s brother Satyabhan were killed in Pilkathra village in Etah in November 2008. Vijaya’s father Ramesh Pal, along with […] Read more » death penalty honour killing Udai Pal
Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Key points of order denying bail to Kanimozhi, Sharad Kumar June 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar in 2G spectrum case citing prima facie evidence and high political connection. Here are the key points of the court’s order: * Kalaignar TV Pvt. Ltd. is a closely owned company, in which the two are […] Read more » Kanimozhi Key points order denying bail Sharad Kumar
Media & Entertainment News Hundreds gather as Anna Hazare begins day-long fast June 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Hundreds gather as Anna Hazare begins day-long fast Singing devotional songs and holding placards, hundreds of supporters gathered near Rajghat in the capital Wednesday morning to support veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare and participate in a day-long fast to protest the crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev. With the weather turning a little benevolent and the tricolour fluttering in the background, a smiling Anna […] Read more » Anna Hazare
Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Kanimozhi, Sharad Kumar’s bail plea rejected June 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Citing prima facie evidence, the Delhi High Court Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV managing director Sharad Kumar, who are in jail in connection with the 2G spectrum scam. The single judge bench of Justice Ajit Bharihoke said: “The petitioners are involved in corruption and gratification of Rs.200 crore […] Read more » bail plea rejected Delhi High Court Justice Ajit Bharihoke Kanimozhi Sharad Kumar
Media & Entertainment News Anna Hazare hurt by Congress’ RSS remark: Kejriwal June 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gandhian Anna Hazare is “hurt” by the Congress terming him the face of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), civil rights activist Arvind Kejriwal said here on Tuesday. “He has a lot of self-respect and is very hurt by this statement. He is writing a letter on it and you will have to wait for one-and-a-half […] Read more » Anna Hazare Congress' RSS Kejriwal
Corporate Law News A passport in three days? New project to roll out soon June 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Passport Seva Project, an ambitious e-governance programme that aims at passport delivery in three days, has entered its most crucial stage. The rollout of 77 Passport Seva Kendras is expected to begin any time now in major Indian cities and be completed by January 2012. Things have not been entirely smooth for the pilot […] Read more » e-governance programme passport Passport Seva Kendras
Criminal Law News Mumbai terror trial winds down Tuesday June 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Closing arguments are expected on Tuesday in the trial of Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana who is accused of providing material support to Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taeba (LeT) for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Rana, 50, told US District Judge Harry Leinenweber in Chicago Federal court on Monday that he was waiving his right to testify […] Read more » David Coleman Headley Lashkar-e-Taeba Mumbai terror
Media & Entertainment News Lokpal meeting boycotted by drafting committee June 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Social reformer Anna Hazare and other civil society members Monday boycotted the Lokpal bill drafting panel meeting saying the police crackdown on Baba Ramdev had “strengthened the doubts” about the government’s intentions to have a strong anti-corruption body. “Recent events since our last meeting don’t inspire any confidence that the government is serious enough about […] Read more » boycotted drafting committee Lokpal meeting
Top Law News Case against Digvijay for calling Ramdev ‘thug’ June 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bihar court Monday admitted a complaint seeking to register a case of sedition against Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh for calling yoga guru Baba Ramdev a “thug”. The chief judicial magistrate in Muzaffarpur, about 70 km from here, accepted the complaint filed by advocate Sudhir Ojha. Ohja sought to book Digvijay Singh for sedition, […] Read more » Digvijay Ramdev 'thug'
Top Law News Pillai, top cop get Supreme Court notice on Ramdev June 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai and Delhi Police chief B.K. Gupta asking them what were the circumstances under which yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters were forcibly evicted. A notice has also been issued to Delhi Chief Secretary P.K. Tripathi which has to be answered in […] Read more » Delhi Chief Secretary P.K. Tripathi Delhi Police chief B.K. Gupta Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatantar Kumar Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court moved on Ramdev’s eviction June 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved Sunday seeking direction to the central government to reveal details of the police action involving the detention of yoga guru Baba Ramdev and the eviction of his supporters from the Ramlila Ground here on the night of June 4-5 while they were protesting against graft. The matter will come up […] Read more » A. Raja DMK MP Kanimozhi Ramdev's eviction Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Shameful chapter in Indian democracy: Jaitley June 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley on Sunday described the crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s anti-graft fast as “a shameful chapter in the history of Indian democracy”. “What happened last (Saturday) night at the Ramlila Ground is a shameful chapter in the history of Indian democracy. It was a barbaric act by the […] Read more » Black day Indian democracy Jaitley Modi PM responsible Shameful chapter