Criminal Law News High Profile Cases 26/11 attacker Kasab’s death penalty upheld February 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Monday upheld the death sentence awarded to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab for his role in the 26/11 attack, closing another chapter in one of the most watched legal trials in the world and hailed as a triumph of the Indian legal system. A division bench of Justice Ranjana Desai and […] Read more » 26/11 Ajmal Amir Kasab Bombay High Court death penalty Fahim Ansari Home Minister P. Chidambaram Justice R.V. More Justice Ranjana Desai Kasab lawyer Farhana Shah Pakistani terrorist Sabahuddin Ahmed Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam upheld
Consumer Law News Rahat, manager fined Rs.1.5 mn each February 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and his manager Maroof Ali were Sunday fined Rs.1.5 million ($33,000) each for carrying undeclared foreign currency while trying to leave India earlier this month, sources said. The artiste and his manager, who were charged under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and Customs Act, will have to pay […] Read more » fined Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) manager manager Maroof Ali Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Rahat Rs.1.5 mn
Top Law News Human trafficking manual helps police in northeast February 20, 2011 / February 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment What does human trafficking mean, why is it done, what punishment can it attract and how do we rehabilitate victims? A manual on human trafficking brought out by an NGO is proving a boon for police in the northeast where trafficking is a major issue. Impulse, the NGO, has simplified the law and put it […] Read more » First Information Report (FIR) Hasina Kharbhih Human trafficking IAS (Indian Administrative Service) Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act IPS (Indian Police Service) Juvenile Justice Act manual northeast police
Intellectual Property News Media & Entertainment News Awareness needed for Delhi’s women: Dikshit February 19, 2011 / February 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi’s women need to be made aware about their rights and the importance of their empowerment, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said here Saturday. “We need to make women aware about their powers, only then will they feel empowered. Awareness is more important than legal empowerment,” Dikshit said as she flagged off the ‘bell bajao’ campaign […] Read more » awareness Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Delhi's women International Women's Day Kiran Walia needed Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act Women and Child Development Minister
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Kalmadi’s aide, businessman sent to judicial custody February 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday sent former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi’s aide Shekhar Deorukhkar and businessman Binu Nanu to judicial custody in Tihar Jail till March 05 in connection with irregularities in contracts for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG). Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge OP Saini sent Deorukhkar and Nanu […] Read more » Binu Nanu judge OP Saini judicial custody Shekhar Deorukhkar Special Central Bureau of Investigation Suresh Kalmadi
Criminal Law News Former Indian Army general arrested after sentencing in court martial February 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Former Indian Army general arrested after sentencing in court martial Army authorities at the 11 Corps have put a former top general under formal arrest after he was convicted of professional misconduct and sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment by a general court martial (GCM) in a multi-million ration scam in this cantonment city Friday. Lt Gen. S.K. Sahni , who had been under custody […] Read more » Army Service Corps (ASC) arrested court martial court of inquiry (CoI) Delhi High Court Indian Army general Lt Gen. S.K. Sahni Lt. Gen. P.K. Rath Military Secretary Lt. Gen. Avadesh Prakash S.K. Dahiya S.K. Sahni sentencing
Top Law News Delhi government rapped for interfering in power tariff February 19, 2011 / February 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday pulled up the Delhi government for trying to interefere with the fixing of tariff rates for 2010-11 by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). The division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan sharply criticised the government, saying: ‘Delhi government cannot pass any direction, asking DERC to hold […] Read more » advocate Prashant Bhusan Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Delhi government Delhi High Court DERC interfering Justice Manmohan power tariff rapped Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi
Criminal Law News Former Kerala minister sent to prison February 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Kerala power minister R. Balakrishnan Pillai surrendered before a special court and was sent to the Central Prison here Friday, a day after the Supreme Court handed him a one-year jail term in a corruption case. Special Court Judge V. Vijayakumar directed police to take both Pillai and another accused, contractor P.K. Sajeev, to […] Read more » Electricity Board chairman Ramabadran Nair Former Kerala power minister Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan R. Balakrishnan Pillai Special Court Judge V. Vijayakumar Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Media & Entertainment News CBI raids premises of CWG officials February 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Premises of senior officials of the Organising Committee (OC) of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) were Friday raided in the capital by the CBI for suspected irregularities in overlays contracts, officials said.”Raids were conducted at various locations today (Friday) morning,” a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official told. The CWG held Oct 3-14 last year […] Read more » Binu Nanu Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chairman Suresh Kalmadi Commonwealth Games (CWG) M. Jayachandran OC secretary general Lalit Bhanot Prime Minister Manmohan Sanjay Mahindroo Shekhar Deorukhkar T.S. Darbari
High Profile Cases Mosque demolition: Clean-chit for Advani challenged by CBI February 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict discharging Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani and 20 others of the allegation of demolishing the Babri Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya Dec 6, 1992. Advani and 20 others were discharged by the high court May 20, 2010 in a case in […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Babri Masjid Bharatiya Janata Party leader Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Clean-chit L.K. Advani Mosque demolition Supreme Court
Top Law News Apex court seeks status report on K.G. Balakrishnan February 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court Friday asked Attorney General G. Vahanvati to submit the status report on the home ministry’s investigation into a complaint alleging former chief justice K.G. Balakrishnan possessed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatantra Kumar gave the attorney […] Read more » apex court Attorney General G. Vahanvati Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatantra K.G. Balakrishnan National Human Rights Commission President Pratibha Patil Supreme Court
High Profile Cases PF scam: court adjourns hearing till March 14 February 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ghaziabad on Friday adjourned till March 14 the hearing of the provident fund (PF) scam involving misappropriation of funds in the accounts of class III and IV employees of the Ghaziabad court. CBI judge AK Singh adjourned the hearing in view of the strike called by the […] Read more » CBI judge AK Singh CBI judge Rama Jain Central Bureau of Investigation Ghaziabad court provident fund (PF) scam