Top Law News SC gets two more judges; strength goes up to 30 April 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justices Arjan Kumar Sikri and Sharad Arvind Bobde were today elevated as judges of the Supreme Court, taking its strength to 30. Justice Sikri, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court and Justice Bobde, Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court have been appointed as judges of the Supreme Court, a Law Ministry statement […] Read more » Bar Council of Delhi Bombay High Court Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Bobde justice Sharad Arvind Bobde Justices Arjan Kumar Sikri Law Ministry statement Madhya Pradesh High Court Supreme Court
Top Law News Court to pronounce order on April 23 on summoning Shinde April 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: April 23 has been fixed by a Delhi Court here for giving its order on whether to summon Home Minister Sushil kumar Shinde in a defamation case filed against him for his remarks linking BJP and RSS to Hindu terror. Metropolitan Magistrate Amitabh Rawat fixed the date for pronouncing the order after the complainant’s […] Read more » 2014 general elections absurd BJP Hindu terror defamatory Delhi High Court Home Minister Metropolitan Magistrate Amitabh Rawat mischievous RSS Hindu terror RSS or BJP summon Home Minister Sushil kumar Shinde summon to Shinde Wrong
Criminal Law News Pakistani man, two others get 10 yrs in jail for spying April 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment 10 years of rigorous imprisonment has been given to a Pakistani and his two Indian associates by a local court on charge of spying for the neighbouring country with the collective fine of Rs 20,000 on the trio. The Pakistani spy, identified as Imran Qureshi from Karachi, had rented a house in Mangalwara area and was sending […] Read more » 10 years of rigorous imprisonment Gulshan Iqbal area of Karachi Imran Qureshi Kulsum Height Official Secrets Act section 120B of the IPC Section 468 of IPC sections 467 of IPC spying for the neighbouring country
Top Law News Emergent notices issued to Cong Prez Sonia, others April 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An order has been issued on emergent notices to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and state PCC chief G Parameshwara has been issued by the Karnataka High Court on the petition seeking a probe into alleged collection of funds from party members seeking tickets for the May 5 state Assembly polls. Justice Abdul Nazeer ordered issue of […] Read more » Congress President Congress president Sonia Gandhi Election Commission PCC chief Sonia Gandhi Special Investigation Team state Chief Electoral Officer state PCC chief G Parameshwara
Corporate Law News High Profile Cases SC defers proceedings against Sunil Mittal in 2G case April 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today postponed till April 16 the proceedings in the Special CBI court against Sunil Bharti Mittal, CMD of Bharti Cellular Limited, who has been summoned as an accused in a corruption case related to allocation of additional 2G spectrum in 2002. The CBI, which told the apex court that investigation into the […] Read more » 2G spectrum accused Bharti Cellular CMD of Bharti Cellular Limited corruption case defers proceedings SC section 319 of the CrPC Sunil Bharti Mittal Sunil Mittal Sunil Mittal in 2G case trial court
Corporate Law News DGCA told to deregister 2 Kingfisher aircraft April 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment DVB Aviation Finance Asia PTE Ltd is going to lease by German aircraft today after won a legal battle against grounded Kingfisher Airlines with the Delhi High Court asking aviation regulator DGCA to deregister two leased-out planes lying at Istanbul in Turkey German aircraft leasing firm DVB Aviation Finance Asia PTE Ltd today won a legal battle […] Read more » Delhi High Court DGCA Directorate General of Civil Aviation DVB Aviation Finance DVB Aviation Finance Asia PTE Ltd German aircraft Kingfisher Airlines MNC firm
Top Law News Jagan assets case: AP Home Minister named in CBI chargesheet April 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Today CBI named Sabita Indra Reddy the minister of Andhra Pradesh Home Minister as one of the accused in its fifth chargesheet in connection with the disproportionate assets case against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy. The fifth charge sheet has been filled by the special CBI court here naming jagan and naming 12 other individuals and […] Read more » AP Home Minister AP Mining Development Corporation CBI chargesheet Chanchalguda Central Prison Director Mines in Andhra Pradesh V D Raja Gopal Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy OMC illegal mining case Prevention of Corruption Act sections of IPC Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Verdict on Monday on validity of two FIRs in Sohrabuddin encounter case April 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Monday on the petition filed by former Gujarat minister Amit Shah, a close aide of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, challenging the validity of the CBI decision to file two separate charge sheets in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case. A bench comprising Justices P Sathasivam and B […] Read more » CBI charge sheets against Amit Shah FIR in the Tulsi Ram Prajapati killing case FIRs in Sohrabuddin encounter case Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Gujarat police Sohrabuddin encounter case Tulsi Ram Prajapati
Top Law News Need to strengthen our juvenile justice system: CJI April 8, 2013 / April 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi: The country could face chaos if it does not provide adequate protection and care to children, especially those in conflict with law by stressing the need for strengthening the juvenile justice system the Chief Justice of India here on Sunday in Rashtrapati Bhavan He voiced concern that despite 42% of population comprising children, who […] Read more » Care and Protection of Children Chief Justice of India chief justices of high courts Conference of chief ministers juvenile justice system New Delhi Rashtrapati Bhavan
Top Law News SC to hear pleas of Sunil Mittal, Airtel tomorrow April 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bharti Airtel’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court order giving its nod to the Centre’s decision holding the 3G roaming pact of the telecom major as illegal will be hear by the bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on March 15 had issued a notification restraining Bharti from providing 3G intra-circle […] Read more » 3G intra-circle roaming 3G roaming pact Airtel Asim Ghosh Bharti Airtel CBI judge O.P. Saini Chief Justice Altamas Kabir criminal liability department of telecommunications DoT notification Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia Hutchison Max Telecom Pvt Ltd special 2G court Sterling Cellular Ltd Sunil Mittal
Top Law News Andhra Pradesh paves way for Enforcement Directorate probe in Satyam case April 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Paving the way for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to proceed with the Satyam scam case, the state government has issued an order designating the local court trying the multi-crore accounting scandal as a sessions court. As per the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), courts lower than sessions court cannot try cases filed by the Enforcement Directorate. “In the circumstances explained by […] Read more » AP High Court Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Enforcement Directorate High Court money laundering act Prevention of Money Laundering Act Satyam case Satyam scam case
Top Law News SC stays execution of eight death row convicts April 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The execution of eight death row prisoners, convicted in different murder cases has been stayed by the Supreme court of India whose clemency pleas were rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee earlier this week. In an urgent hearing which took place late in the evening on Saturday at Justice P Sathasivam’s residence here, a bench which also comprised […] Read more » execution of eight death former Haryana MLA Ralu Ram Punia Gurmeet Singh Justice P. Sathasivam People's Union for Democratic Rights Praveen Kumar President Pranab Mukherjee Ramji SC stays execution Sonia and her husband Sanjeev Sundar Singh. Jafar Ali Supreme Court of India Suresh