Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Lalgarh killings: Kolkata lawyers seek CBI probe January 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bar Association of Calcutta High Court Monday filed a public interest litigation (PIL), seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Jan 7 killings of villagers in West Midnapore district. The PIL also sought adequate compensation for the families of the seven who were killed and the 20 others wounded in firing […] Read more » CBI Lalgarh killings
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Sohrabuddin killing: Accused cop’s bail plea rejected January 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Monday rejected the bail plea of Rajkumar Pandian, a policeman accused of involvement in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case. Justice M.R. Shah rejected Pandian’s plea. The policeman wanted bail on the grounds that co-accused and former state minister Amit Shah was given bail earlier. The Central Bureau of Investigation […] Read more » Sohrabuddin killing
Consumer Law News High Profile Cases Government, 11 telecom firms get court notice on 2G spectrum January 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the governments and 11 firms on a plea seeking cancellation of licences and award of spectrum for second generation (2G) phone services during former communications minister A. Raja’s tenure. The court also said that it will ask the government how much loss, if any, the exchequer had suffered […] Read more » 2G spectrum
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Release Muslim youths held for Malegaon blast, say scholars January 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Muslim intellectuals Monday asked the Maharashtra government to free young Muslim men held in connection with the 2006 Malegaon bomb blast, following the recent statements of arrested Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Swami Aseemanand. Aseemanand, who was arrested last year, in a confessional statement before a magistrate said that he along with other Hindu activists […] Read more » Malegaon blast
Top Law News Women demand codification of Muslim Personal Law January 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Activists of the Muslim Mahila Andolan from different parts of Uttar Pradesh converged in Lucknow on Sunday to demand codification of the Muslim Personal Law, which they say is being “misinterpreted to the disadvantage of women”. They also demanded an “immediate ban” on the malpractice of divorce by triple utterance of the word ‘Talaaq’. Prominent […] Read more » Muslim Personal Law
Top Law News Law students to assist Gujarat courts January 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat National Law University has decided to send its fifth year students to the Gujarat High Court to assist the judiciary, Vice Chancellor Bimal Patel said Sunday. The university will also send its fourth year students to various lower courts in Ahmedabad, Patel said. The decision was taken after Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya asked […] Read more » Law students
Top Law News New age art celebrates 50 years of the pill January 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the age of fast love, multiple relationships and early maturity, the ‘pill’ or the oral contraceptive has become the woman’s most intimate friend. And a first-of its kind art project, featuring works by leading contemporary Indian and international artists will celebrate 50 years of the pill in the capital. The exposition beginning Jan 22 […] Read more » oral contraceptive
Consumer Law News High Profile Cases Prashan Bhushan attacks Sibal January 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a blistering attack on Communications Minister Kapil Sibal for saying that the audit report on auction of second generation (2G) telecom spectrum was erroneous, senior Supreme Court counsel Prashant Bhushan Saturday said that it amounted to largely giving a clean chit to his disgraced predecessor A. Raja. DMK leader Raja had to step down […] Read more » Prashan Bhushan Supreme Court counsel
Consumer Law News High Profile Cases Citibank fraud: Hero official’s police custody extended January 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sanjay Gupta, a top official of the Hero Group arrested in the Rs.300 crore Citibank fraud case, was Saturday sent to seven days’ police custody by a local court. Police, while seeking an extension in his remand, told the court that they wanted to question him to recover Rs.4 crore. They said they also wanted […] Read more » Citibank fraud
High Profile Cases Arushi murder case closure ‘setback’ for CBI: Former chief January 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) decision to close the probe in the Arushi Talwar murder case is both a ‘failure’ and ‘big setback’ for the country’s premier probe agency and may damage its image, says its former chief. ‘The murder has been committed. Two bodies are found. You can’t identify and execute the culprit? […] Read more » Arushi murder case CBI closure
Top Law News Supreme Court panel vetoes mining by Reddy brothers January 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) Friday recommended the cancellation of the mining leases of Reddy brothers in the Bellary reserved forest area, saying they were engaged in illegal mining. The CEC recommended to the forest bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice Aftab Alam and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan to cancel their mining […] Read more » Bellary reserved forest area Reddy brothers Supreme Court
Banking & Finance Law News Security forces cannot solve every problem in Chhattisgarh: Court January 8, 2011 / January 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The apex court Friday observed that sending security forces to Maoist-affected Chhattisgarh for dealing with every problem would not lead to a solution. The court also wondered if there was no solution to the problem by which tribals displaced due to the Salwa Judum civil milita movement in the state could return to their villages […] Read more » Gopal Subramanium Security forces Solicitor General (SG)