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CBI court convicts Chandigarh cop for taking bribe

April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Tuesday held a Chandigarh policeman guilty of accepting bribe from a drug peddler who is at present lodged in a jail here. CBI Special Judge Darshan Singh convicted sub-inspector Ved Parkash of accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000 from Harpal Singh alias Raju in 2007 after threatening to […]

Gujarat fails to pay damages, court warns of contempt

April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Gujarat fails to pay damages, court warns of contempt

The Gujarat High court Tuesday warned the state government of contempt proceedings if it fails to clarify within a week whether it intends to pay compensation to a petitioner who suffered losses during the post-Godhra riots in 2002. The court order dated Dec 23, 2009, had allowed time till Jan 20, 2010, to the state […]

Gujarat court frees man sentenced for killing wife

April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

Court Tuesday set free a man who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court on charges of murdering his wife, saying there was insufficient evidence to link the accused to the crime. Acquitting Tribhovandas Sadhu, a division bench said: “It is a fact that the deceased died of burn injuries. It is possible […]

Court acquits driver of doctor’s murder, raps cops

April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Delhi High Court Tuesday acquitted a driver of killing his doctor employer and slammed Delhi Police for lax investigations into the case, in which the attacker allegedly also forged the doctor’s signatures on cheques. New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday acquitted a driver of killing his doctor employer and slammed […]

Court tells official to respect detained foreigners’ liberty

April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

Expressing concern over the plight of foreigners languishing in deportation camps, the Delhi High Court Tuesday pulled up a customs official and said no country has the right to take away the liberty of any person. A division bench of acting Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Mukta Gupta pulled up the commissioner of […]

Honour killing: Delhi High Court to reconsider plea

April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday agreed to reconsider the plea of a man whose wife was allegedly killed by her family members for marrying against their wish. His plea was disposed last month. A division bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ajit Bharihoke accepted the restoration application of Gaurav Saini, who married Sahibabad […]

Madras High Court dismisses Nalini’s plea for release

April 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Madras High Court Tuesday dismissed a plea of Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking premature release under the general amnesty scheme. Rejecting her petition, a division bench comprising Justices Elipe Dharma Raj and K K Sasidharan observed that 44-year-old Nalini had committed the crime in a cunning and meticulous […]

Apex court pulls up Bengal on illegal places of worship

April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Apex court pulls up Bengal on illegal places of worship

The Supreme Court Tuesday ticked off the West Bengal government for its failure to give details of steps taken to prevent illegal construction of places of worship on public land. A bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice T.S. Thakur asked the state government to submit an affidavit within three weeks to apprise it of […]

No request for accused priest’s return to US: Church

April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Catholic Church in India Tuesday said it has not received any request so far asking for the return of priest Rev Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul – accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in America – for trial in the US. “The diocese has not received any request so far on his return to the […]

Court orders probe against two Gujarat IPS officers

April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Gujarat High Court Monday ordered the state criminal investigation department (CID) to probe involvement of two Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in the alleged assault on senior lawyer Yatin Oza during a protest in 1998. Also called into question by the high court is the “C” summary report filed by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch, […]

Shoaib doesn’t want to tarnish other girl’s image: lawyer

April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik does not want to tarnish the image of the girl whom he had taken to be Ayesha Siddiqui by releasing her photographs in public, his lawyer said here Monday. “Shoaib has specifically told me not to disclose the photographs of the girl as it will harm her image,” senior advocate Ramesh […]

Court summons customs official on foreigners’ deportation

April 6, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment

The Delhi High Court Monday summoned the Customs commissioner for an explanation on why foreign nationals are languishing in deportation camps despite their acquittal in cases filed against them. A division bench of acting Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Mukta Gupta asked the commissioner of Customs to appear before the court Tuesday. The […]