Top Law News Testimony of injured victim should be believed: HC April 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The testimony of a victim, who has been injured during commission of an offence, is accorded special status and “must be given due weight age” as it proves his presence at the crime scene, the Delhi High Court has said. “The testimony of a stamped witness has its own relevance and efficacy. The fact that […] Read more » Delhi High Court Okhla Industrial Area testimony of a victim Testimony of injured victim
Top Law News HC upholds 3 yr jail for illegal confinement April 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A case upheld in Court here in Delhi, a three-year jail term awarded to two men by a trial court for abducting a woman to compel her for marriage and illegally confining her in a car for several hours, while acquitting one of them of rape charge. The court said that victim’s evidence showed “several lacunae” […] Read more » case in Delhi High court Girish illegal confinement jail for illegal confinement Pooran Chand rape charge section 342 of IPC Sections 366 of IPC
Top Law News AICTE’s role only advisory, not to issue sanctions: SC April 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The role of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is only “advisory” and it has no authority to issue any sanction on universities, the Supreme Court has said while clarifying that colleges affiliated to varsities are not required to take its approval for running MBA and MCA courses. The apex court said as per […] Read more » AICTE AICTE Act All India Council for Technical Education MBA and MCA courses Supreme Court University Grants Commission University Grants Commission Act 1956
Top Law News Conclude inquiry against cops at the earliest: Court April 29, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment DCP (Special cell) of Delhi Police has been directed by the court to conclude at the earliest an inquiry into allegations levelled against his subordinates by an undertrial in a fake passport and visa racket case. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidya Prakash passed the order after DCP Sanjeev Yadav sought more time to inquire into allegations levelled […] Read more » Additional DCP of Special Cell DCP (Special cell) Delhi High Court fake passport immigration racket inquiry against cops international racket of human trafficking Joint Commissioner of Police Special Cell Special Cell of Delhi Police visa racket case visas in Delhi visas in Haryana visas in Punjab
Top Law News DMK to move SC against HC closing petition against Jaya April 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Party will move the Supreme Court against the Madras High Court closing a plea against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in a case relating to her allegedly furnishing false information while filing nomination for the 2001 assembly polls,” said by the DMK chief M Karunanidhi. A Division Bench of the High Court, comprising Justice Elipe Dharma Rao and Justice […] Read more » DMK chief M. Karunanidhi High Court M. Karunanidhi Madras High Court MP AKS Vijayan MP C Kuppusamy petition against Jayalalithaa
Top Law News Coal scam: DMK seeks fair probe April 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With CBI submitting before the apex court that its status report on coal allocation scam was “shared” with Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, former UPA ally DMK today indicated that it sought a fair probe into the matter. “My opinion is that everything should happen (in a) straightforward (manner),” DMK chief M Karunanidhi said in a […] Read more » Ashwani Kumar coal scam former UPA ally DMK Law Minister Ashwani Kumar M. Karunanidhi Ministry of Coal Prime Minister's Office Supreme Court
Corporate Law News US tyre tycoon Cooper Tire may merge in Indian tyre company Apollo Tyres Ltd April 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, April 27, 2013 – Apollo Tyres Ltd, leading rubber and tyre company of India is planning for a merger deal with US based major tyre company Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. As per our sources Mr.Onkar of Apollo Tyre is still on US visit with his top management and legal team and in […] Read more » Apollo Tyres Ltd Cooper Tire Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. merger with Apollo Tyres
Top Law News Court rejects Jagan’s plea to treat latest charge-sheet final April 27, 2013 / April 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Applications filed by jailed YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and his auditor Vijay Sai Reddy has been dismissed by the special CBI court, seeking that the court treat the latest charge-sheet filed by CBI as the final one. B Ravindranath, Deputy Legal Adviser to CBI, said the court rejected the plea. The applications filed by the Kadapa MP and […] Read more » Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Dalmia Cements Eeswar Cements Jagan and Vijay Sai Reddy Raghuram Cements Vijay Sai Reddy Y S Rajasekhara Reddy Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy YSR Congress
Media & Entertainment News Top Law News SC to Censor: Review classification of ‘Sadda Haq’ April 27, 2013 / April 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Apr 26: The Supreme Court today asked the Censor Board to consider whether the “U” certificate granted to Punjabi film “Sadda Haq” that allegedly glorifies extremism era can be changed to “A” following recommendation of a court appointed panel which did not favour suspending its screening. After perusing the report of the four-member […] Read more » "U" certificate granted film Censor Board Central Board of Film Certification Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Delhi Punjab Punjabi film Supreme Court the Union Territory of Chandigarh Union of India Vs K M Shankarappa
Criminal Law News 3 get death penalty for rape, murder of minor girl April 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Death sentence has been announced by the local court here in Indore to 3 youth for raping and murdering a four-year- old girl las year Additional District Court Judge Indira Singh handed down the capital punishment to Babu alias Chetan (22), Jitu alias Jetendra (20) and Sunny alias Devendra (22). The guilty was found in the […] Read more » Babu alias Chetan death sentence Jitu alias Jetendra murder of minor girl Public Prosecutor Hemant Mungee rape in indore rape of minor girl sections of the IPC Sunny alias Devendra
Corporate Law News SC exempts Mittal & Ruia from personal appearance April 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bharti Cellular Limited CMD Sunil Bharti Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia has been exempted by the Supreme Court here in New Delhi on Friday from personally appearing in the trial court in connection with alleged irregularities in the 2G spectrum allocation in 2002. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice S S Nijjar […] Read more » 2G spectrum 2G spectrum allocation in 2002 2G spectrum cases Bharti Cellular Limited Essar Group Ravi Ruia Sunil Bharti Mittal
Top Law News Cash-for-vote scam: Arguments on charge begin April 27, 2013 / April 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment To frame the charges on the Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh BJP leader LK Advanis former aide Sudheendra Kulkarni, BJP MP Ashok Argal and four other accused the prosecution has began arguments. Prosecution began arguments on framing charges in the five year old cash for vote scam. The other accused in the case include former […] Read more » 2008 confidence vote in Lok Sabha Amar Singh Ashok Argal Cash-for-vote scam charges on Amar Singh Faggan Singh Kulaste LK Advani Mahabir Singh Bhagora Narottam Kaushal Sanjeev Saxena Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran Sudheendra Kulkarni