Top Law News Babri case: SC questions CBI over delay in filing appeal April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI has been asked by the Supreme court of India for the delay in filing appeal against the Allahabad high court order that conspiracy charge will not apply to BJP leader LK Advani and others in the Babri Masjid demolition case. A bench headed by Justice HL Dattu directed that an affidavit be filed within two weeks by a […] Read more » Advani Allahabad High Court appeal against the Allahabad high court Babri case Babri Masjid demolition case BJP leader LK Advani CBI Kalyan Singh Murli Manohar Joshi section 153B of the IPC section 505 of IPC. sections 153A of the IPC senior law officer of the central government Supreme Court of India Uma Bharti Vinay Katiyar
Top Law News Bride burning serious offence: HC April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Bride burning serious offence: HC The Bombay high court has dismissed a petition filed by a life convict challenging a Maharashtra government order placing him in a category that prescribes 26 years of imprisonment after observing that bride burning is a serious social offence. “In spite of stringent provisions of law and deterrent steps taken, we find that incidents of violence against women could not be curbed,” a […] Read more » 26 years of imprisonment Bombay High Court bride burning case Bride burning serious category 1(c) Government Resolution
Environment Law News SC asks Sterlite to pay Rs 100 crore for polluting environment April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sterlite Industries has been asked by the Supreme court of India a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta Group, to pay Rs 100 crore as compensation for polluting environment through its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu but refused to direct its closure. A bench headed by Justice A K Patnaik said that the environment has been polluted […] Read more » compensation for polluting environment Madras High Court penalty on polluting environment Sterlite Industries Supreme Court of India Tamil Nadu
Intellectual Property News HC raps Maha for delaying land acquisition April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra Government has been rapped by the Bombay High court for failing to come up with an action plan to identify and acquire land across the state for dumping and processing solid waste. A division bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and A P Bhangale was hearing a bunch of petitions seeking implementation of the Municipal […] Read more » A P Bhangale Bombay High Court corporations of Nagpur corporations of Nashik corporations of Navi Mumbai corporations of Pune corporations of Vasai Virar Justices A M Khanwilkar Maharashtra government Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
Corporate Law News Sunil Mittal moves SC against 2G court’s order April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sunil Bharti Mittal who is the CMD of the Bharti Cellular Pvt. Ltd. has approached to the Supreme court of India to challenge the March 19 order of the special 2G court summoning him as an accused in a corruption case related to allocation of additional spectrum during the NDA regime in 2002. Mr. Mittal, whose […] Read more » 2G court additional spectrum Bharti Cellular Bharti Cellular Pvt. Ltd. CBI charge sheet Hutchison Max Telecom Pvt Ltd special 2G court summon Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini Sterling Cellular Ltd Sunil Bharti Mittal Supreme Court of India Vodafone Mobile Service Ltd
Criminal Law News CBI likely to file supplementary chargesheet April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI, probing the alleged disproportionate assets case involving YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy here in Hyderabad, has said it could file a supplementary chargesheet in the case. The central agency made this submission before a special CBI court here while seeking extension of judicial remand of Jagan and other accused. The supplementary chargesheet […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao CBI CBI court industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad IRAS officer KV Brahmananda Reddy quid-pro-quo supplementary chargesheet Vanpic aspect of Jagan assets case YS Jaganmohan Reddy YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy
Top Law News SC grants TN time to take stand on Sethusamundram April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court granted two weeks’ time to Tamil Nadu government to apprise it of its stand on the controversial Sethusamundram project after the Centre had said it intended to pursue its implementation. “File your (Tamil Nadu) response affidavit within two weeks and give copies (of affidavit) to the Solicitor General and others at least […] Read more » controversial Sethusamundram project Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Pachauri Committee report Supreme Court Tamil Nadu government
Criminal Law News CBI moves SC, seeks to certain charges against Abu Salem April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Here in Delhi CBI has moved to Supreme Court of India seeking its permission to drop certain charges against gangster Abu Salem under Tada and Explosive Substances Act in view of its commitment to Portuguese government at the time of his extradition that he shall not be awarded death penalty or detained in custody for more than 25 […] Read more » Attorney General GE Vahanwati CBI CBI moves Supreme Court charges against Abu Salem Explosive Substances Act Gangster Abu Salem Portugal government Supreme Court Tada Act ustice Aftab Alam
Top Law News Two-day Maharashtra state lawyers conference in Thane from April 13 April 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A two-day Maharashtra state lawyers conference will be held here from April 13 to deliberate on various issues relating to the members of the legal profession. Thane District Courts Bar Association has organised this in association with the Maharashtra and Goa Bar Council. Hundreds of practising lawyers from all across the state will attend the two-day conference […] Read more » District Courts Bar Association Maharashtra and Goa Bar Council Maharashtra Chief Minister Pritviraj Chavan Maharashtra state lawyers conference NCP chief Sharad Pawar Union Agriculture Minister
Criminal Law News Bombay HC sets aside lower court order convicting woman for life April 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A woman has been punished by the life imprisonment by Bombay High court for the murdering her daughter in law. A division bench of Justices P D Kode and V K Tahilramani, while quashing the lower court order, held her guilty for ‘culpable homicide not amounting to murder and said that as per the evidences produced […] Read more » Bombay High court judgment Bombay High court order culpable homicide not amounting to murder life imprisonment murder murder of daughter in law section 302 (murder) of IPC section 304 II of IPC
Top Law News Kuriakose sworn in as new Sikkim CJ April 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sikkim: Here as the new Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Justice Pius Chakkalayil Kuriakose has taken the oath. Governor of Sikkim Balmiki Prasad Singh administered the oath of office at Raj Bhawan here. The swearing-in ceremony was also attended by Chief Minister Pawan Chamling, the Speaker, Judges of High Court of Sikkim, the Dy Speaker, […] Read more » Advisors cabinet ministers Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Chief Minister Pawan Chamling Chief Secretary Former Secretaries Governor of Sikkim Balmiki Prasad Singh HODs Judges of High Court of Sikkim Justice Pius Chakkalayil Kuriakos Members from Bar Association of Sikkim MLAs Raj Bhawan Registrar General High Court of Sikkim K C Barphungpa the Dy Speaker
Top Law News CCI nominated for Global Competition Review Awards 2013 April 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment For the Global Competition Revies (GCR) 2013 Awards the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been nominated, under the category of ‘Agency of the Year Asia Pacific, middle East and Africa’. It is very first time that the CCI has been nominated for this internationally prestigious award, Ministry of Corporate Affairs said in a statement. Other […] Read more » academic organisations Africa Agency of the Year Asia Pacific competition authorities Competition commission of India corporate legal departments economic consultancies Global Competition Review Awards 2013 middle East Ministry of Corporate Affairs private practice firms