High Profile Cases Jessica lal murder convict Manu Sharma seeks premature release : HC asks Delhi govt to respond November 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jessica Lal murder convict Manu Sharma, who has spent about 17 years in jail, has sought premature release and the Delhi High Court Friday asked the Delhi government to respond to his plea. A bench of Justices Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal asked the Delhi government to file its reply on the petition in which […] Read more » Jessica lal murder Manu Sharma
High Profile Cases AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi taken into custody for failing to appear before court in 2013 rioting case November 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi was on Friday taken into custody for his failure to comply with repeated summons and warrants of the court in a 2013 rioting case. Tripathi was produced before Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar after non-bailable warrant (NBW) was issued against him on Thursday for failing to appear on October 30, […] Read more » AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi
High Profile Cases NGT directs Jal Board, DPCC to submit report on illegal extraction of groundwater November 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Green Tribunal on Friday directed the Jal Board and the Pollution Control Committee in the national capital to submit report on a plea alleging illegal extraction of groundwater in North Delhi. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said depletion of groundwater is a serious concern and authorities should seriously […] Read more » illegal extraction of groundwater NGT
High Profile Cases High Court of Tripura upholds life term of 12 for murdering Congress MLA Parimal Saha 3 decades ago November 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The High Court of Tripura on Friday upheld the life imprisonment awarded to 12 people for killing then Congress MLA Parimal Saha 36 years ago. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjoy Karol and Justice Arindam Lodh also handed down life term to another accused who had been acquitted by the trial court in 2016. Parimal […] Read more » Chief Justice Sanjoy Karol Congress MLA Parimal Saha High Court of Tripura Justice Arindam Lodh
High Profile Cases Calcutta HC directs Kamlesh Parekh to appear before CBI by Nov 7 November 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed Kamlesh Parekh, accused of defrauding 25 banks of over Rs 2,600 crore, to appear before the CBI here by November 7. It also stayed an “open-dated non-bailable arrest warrant” against him. Justice R Mantha directed Parekh, who is at present living abroad, to appear before the investigating officer […] Read more » CBI lawyer Anirban Mitra
Corporate Law News The Delhi High Court upholds life term of two for murdering man October 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of two persons for killing a man and throwing his body in a jungle, while setting aside the trial court’s verdict convicting and sentencing the victim’s wife. The court said each chain of the circumstances points towards the involvement of convicts Sachin and Sunil but no […] Read more » Justice I.S. Mehta Justice Siddharth Mridul The Delhi High Court
High Profile Cases INX Media money-laundering case : P. Chidambaram moves HC seeking interim bail October 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Union minister P Chidambaram moved the Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking interim bail in the INX Media money-laundering case on health grounds. The application was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who sought urgent listing of the matter. The […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel former Union minister P Chidambaram INX Media INX Media money laundering case Justice C Hari Shankar money laundering case
High Profile Cases Man sentenced to 10-year imprisonment for killing wife October 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 10-year rigorous imprisonment by a court in Odisha’s Balasore district for killing his wife. District and Session Judge of Balasore, Ram Shankar Hota, also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on Sudhir Dehuri on Tuesday. In the event of non-payment of the penalty amount, the convict will have to […] Read more » 10-year imprisonment for killing wife District and Session Judge of Balasore Ram Shankar Hota
Corporate Law News The Delhi High Court seeks Centre and AAP government stand on plea to declare poker as gambling. October 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought Centre and AAP government’s response on a petition seeking that poker and similar card games, played online or offline, be declared gambling and, therefore, illegal. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar issued a notice to the Finance Ministry and the Delhi […] Read more » poker as gambling The Delhi High Court
High Profile Cases The Allahabad High Court to hear Swami Chinmayanand’s bail plea on Nov 8 October 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday fixed November 8 to hear the bail plea of former Union minister and BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, arrested in a case of sexual exploitation of a law student from Saharanpur. A bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi slated November 8 for hearing Chinmayanand bail plea after it came up for […] Read more » Justice Rahul Chaturvedi Swami Chinmayanand The Allahabad High Court
High Profile Cases Civil supplies scam: SC restrains Chandigarh govt from tapping phone of its IPS officer October 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday restrained the Chhattisgarh government from interception of telephones of its top police officer Mukesh Gupta and his family and granted him protection from arrest in the cases lodged against him. The top court told the state government that its earlier interim orders of stay on further investigation in two FIRs lodged […] Read more » tapping phone of its IPS officer
Corporate Law News Plea for entry of women into mosques: SC asks Centre to reply by Nov 5 October 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s response by November 5 on a plea seeking entry of Muslim women in mosques across the country and claiming that such restriction was “unconstitutional” and violative of fundamental rights to life, equality and gender justice. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note of the […] Read more » Plea for entry of women into mosques
