Top Law News Amit Shah challenges apex court’s handing over of Sohrabbudin case to CBI September 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gujarat’s former minister of state for home Amit Shah has moved the Supreme Court questioning its Jan 12, 2010, judgment handing over the investigations into the Sohrabuddin Sheikh-Kausar Bi abduction and killing case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Shah, now in judicial custody, has questioned the propriety of the apex court bench of […] Read more » Amit Shah apex court CBI challenges handing Sohrabbudin case
Top Law News Lawyers demand more women courts and judges September 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A group of lawyers has sent a representation to the chief justice of Delhi High Court seeking more women courts as well as judges to deal with cases of marital discord. The representation, signed by about 150 lawyers led by Rubinder Pal Ghumman, said there were inadequate number of courts and judges to deal with […] Read more » courts demand judges lawyers women
Top Law News Brothers fined for filing frivolous petition September 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday imposed costs of Rs.75,000 on two brothers involved in a property dispute case for last 18 years, saying that no mercy can be shown to litigants filing frivolous applications in courts to delay judicial proceedings. ‘No mercy should be shown to such type of litigants who have no other work […] Read more » Brothers filing fined frivolous petition
Top Law News Women get equal rights to become guardians, adopt children September 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Women get equal rights to become guardians, adopt children President Pratibha Patil has signed into law a bill giving Indian women equal rights as men in adopting children and becoming guardians of minors, including their own children, it was announced on Thursday. The president removed the age-old gender discrimination against women by giving her assent to the Personal Laws Amendment Bill, 2010, which was […] Read more » adopt children equal guardians rights women
Top Law News Court cannot ‘ordinarily’ order reinvestigation of offence September 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court cannot ‘ordinarily’ order reinvestigation of offence The Supreme Court has said that “ordinarily” the appellate court could not order re-investigation or fresh investigation into an offence and also there could not be two FIRs for the same incident. “Unless an extraordinary case of gross abuse of power is made out by those in charge of the investigation, the court should be […] Read more » Court offence order ordinarily reinvestigation
Top Law News Companies Bill to factor in apex court verdict on Bhopal tragedy September 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Thursday said the directive of the Supreme Court on a curative petition on the Bhopal gas tragedy will have to be “factored in” within the proposed Companies Bill. “The curative petition filed by the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) is before the Supreme Court, and whatever comes from the Supreme […] Read more » apex court Bhopal tragedy Companies Bill factor verdict
Top Law News Now Haryana judge decides 148 cases on single day September 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A judge in this Haryana town created a record of sorts when he settled 148 cases in a single day, close on the heels of a peer in Andhra Pradesh hogging the headlines for deciding 111 cases in one day. This time it was Additional District and Sessions Judge A.K. Shori’s turn, who is known […] Read more » cases decides Haryana judge single day
Top Law News Rubabuddin charges Modi with contempt of apex court September 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rubabuddin Sheikh, the brother of staged-shootout victim Sohrabuddin Sheikh, Wednesday served a legal notice on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi charging him with contempt of the Supreme Court with his derogatory remarks against the CBI that is probing the case. The notice dated Aug 28 sought a response within a week whereafter he would take […] Read more » apex court charges contempt Modi Rubabuddin
Top Law News Sohrabuddin killing: Court questions Amin’s co-accused September 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Wednesday issued notices to eight accused in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case who challenged co-accused and former police official N.K. Amin’s plea to turn an approver. Justice Akil Kureshi ordered the notices to be issued after a designated Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Aug 26 referred suspended […] Read more » co-accused Court questions Sohrabuddin killing
Top Law News CBI moves apex court against fresh probe into Rizwanur death September 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Wednesday moved the Supreme Court, challenging a Calcutta High Court order that directed the investigating agency to treat Rizwanur Rahman’s death as murder and conduct a fresh probe. The top court will hear the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) plea Sep 6. The matter came up for hearing before the apex court bench […] Read more » apex court CBI fresh probe Rizwanur death
Top Law News Rathore’s appeal dismissed in Ruchika molestation case September 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore against his conviction and sentence of 18 months’ jail by a court here in the 1990 Ruchika Girhotra molestation case. Justice Jitender Chauhan, in a stinging remark, said that Rathore’s conduct was ‘shameful’ and he did […] Read more » appeal dismissed Rathore Ruchika molestation case
Top Law News Mayawati’s plan for new district including Amethi okayed September 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati was Wednesday allowed by the Supreme Court to create a new district including Amethi parliamentary constituency represented by Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, a lawyer said here. “Since one bench (of Allahabad High Court) had already dismissed a petition seeking stay on Amethi’s renaming and declaration as district, the division […] Read more » Amethi district Mayawati new plan