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
High Profile Cases Delhi court acquits man accused of passing obscene remarks at woman AAP member October 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted a man, accused of passing obscene remarks at a woman AAP member and intimidating her in 2015, saying her testimony was not trustworthy as she had made material improvements in her statement. Metropolitan Magistrate Sonam Gupta acquitted Sarvjeet Singh of the all charges made out against him by the woman.”Accused […] Read more » passing obscene remarks
High Profile Cases SC notice to Centre and others on plea for ban on dumping of fly ash in water bodies of MP’s Singrauli October 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday sought response from the Centre and others on a plea seeking directions to restrain thermal power plants in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, and Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh, from disposing fly ash, toxic residue and industrial waste in the Rihand reservoir and other water bodies. A bench comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant […] Read more » ban on dumping of fly ash in water bodies
High Profile Cases ED challenges in SC bail granted by HC to Shivakumar in money laundering case October 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Enforcement Directorate moved the Supreme Court Friday challenging the Delhi High Court decision granting bail to Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar in a money laundering case. A lawyer associated with the case said that Special Leave Petition against the October 23 verdict giving relief to Shivakumar has been filed. He was arrested by […] Read more » money laundering case Shivakumar Shivakumar in money laundering case
High Profile Cases Telephone tapping allowed only in case of public emergency: HC October 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Telephone tapping is permissible only in situations of public emergency or in the interest of public safety, the Bombay High Court held on Tuesday and quashed orders passed by the Union Home Ministry allowing agencies to intercept phone calls of a businessman booked by the CBI in a bribery case. A division bench of Justices […] Read more » Justice N J Jamadar Justices R V More Telephone tapping
High Profile Cases Ayodhya: SC allows ‘Nirvani Akahara’ to file written note on moulding of relief October 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday allowed ‘Nirvani Akahara’, one of the Hindu parties in the decades-old case of Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya, to file a written note seeking the “right to manage worship of the deity” as ‘shebait’ (devotee) at the site. A counsel for ‘Nirvani Akahara’ mentioned the matter before a bench […] Read more » Nirvani Akahara
High Profile Cases Chopper scam: Delhi court allows ED to interrogate Ratul Puri in Tihar October 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has allowed the Enforcement Directorate to interrogate Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s nephew Ratul Puri in Tihar jail where he is lodged in connection with the VVIP chopper scam case. Special judge Arvind Kumar allowed the agency to visit Tihar jail on October 22 and 23 to interrogate Puri and confront […] Read more » ratul puri Ratul Puri in chopper scam
High Profile Cases Tejpal rape case: Victim cross-examined by defence for 2nd day October 23, 2019 / October 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The woman who lodged a sexual assault case against Tehelka magazine founder Tarun Tejpal was cross-examined by the defence counsel for the second consecutive day in a Goa court on Tuesday. She appeared before the court for the first time on Monday for the trial, which was being held in-camera. District Judge Shama Joshi in […] Read more » District Judge Shama Joshi Tejpal rape case
High Profile Cases Court dismisses Chinmayanand’s plea to book student under Gangster Act October 23, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court on Tuesday dismissed a petition from BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, who is accused of rape by a law student, demanding that the Gangster Act should be slapped on the woman and three others for trying to blackmail him. Chief Judicial Magistrate Omveer Singh dismissed the petition saying it was not in his […] Read more » Chinmayananfd Gangster act
High Profile Cases Madras High Court censures TN govt for terming water project ‘technically infeasible’ October 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has censured the Tamil Nadu government for terming a proposal for uninterrupted supply of water to a group of villages “technically not feasible”, while drawing a contrast with India’s space missions to the Moon and a planned programme to study the Sun. Allowing a petition of a farmers’ association, Justice K […] Read more » Madras High Court Parambikulam Azhiyar Project
Corporate Law News PIL in Delhi HC seeks direction to authorities to convene SRB meeting every 3 months October 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Delhi government and the Director General of Prisons to convene the meeting of Sentence Review Board (SRB) every three months in compliance with the rules. The plea said as per the SRB order of July 16, 2004 and Delhi Prison Rules, […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel convene SRB meeting Delhi Prison Rules 2018 Justice C Hari Shankar Sentence Review Board
