Criminal Law News High Court dismisses petitions filed by NRHM accused February 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Petitions filed by former Uttar Pradesh minister Babu Singh Kushwaha dismissed by the Allahabad High Court, senior IAS officer Pradeep Shukla and two other accused in the multi-crore NRHM scam. They had challenged the chargesheet filed against them by the CBI in connection with the case. Justice Sunil Hali dismissed the petitions observing “it cannot be […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Babu Singh Kushwaha CBI court IAS officer Pradeep Shukla Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited Devendar Mohan Mayawati government multi-crore NRHM scam NRHM accused NRHM scam Power Corporation Limited Devendar Mohan Uttar Pradesh Minister Babu Singh Kushwaha
Corporate Law News Plea for stay on extension of AI flight duty time rejected: HC February 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has refused to stay Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh’s order to extend the flight duty time limitation (FDTL) of Air India pilots and cabin crew, saying it was their duty to enable Air India to “pull through” the “financial crisis.” “Since the respondent Airlines is going through a crucial financial crisis, […] Read more » Air Craft Rules Air India Air India flight duty time rejected Air India pilots and cabin crew annual limitation of flying hours Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh civil aviation requirements Delhi High Court DGCA Directorate General of Civil Aviation FDTL FDTL and FTL financial crisis flight duty time limitation Flight Time Limitation grave financial crisis Justice Suresh Kait Memorandum of Settlement Union and the Airlines
Top Law News Ex Setalvad aide seeks recusal of SC judge from riots case February 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Seeking recusal of Justice Aftab Alam from the bench hearing a matter relating to alleged “fabricating” of evidence in a post-Godhra riots case in which both of them are accused an estranged former aide of social activist Teesta Setalvad moved the Supreme Court . Rais Khan Pathan, who was an accused of fabricating evidence along with the […] Read more » Ex Setalvad fabricating Justice Aftab Alam Justice Alam NGO PPKP Promoting Pluralism Knowledge Program' (PPKP) riot victims in Gujarat riots case SC judge SC judge from riots case Secularism and the Supreme Court of India social activist Teesta Setalvad Supreme Court Supreme Court of India
Top Law News Jaitley’s CDR case: 3 pvt detectives sent to police custody February 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three private detectives, arrested for allegedly attempting to retrieve call detail records of BJP leader Arun Jaitley, were remanded in three days police custody by a Delhi court. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidya Prakash allowed the Special Cell of Delhi Police to quiz in custody till February 22 Nitin, Anurag and Neeraj. Nitin and Anurag were […] Read more » BJP leader Arun Jaitley call detail records of BJP leader Arun Jaitley CDR case constable Arvind Dabas Delhi court Delhi Police Delhi Police constable Arvind Dabas Jaitley's CDR case police custody private detective
Top Law News Allahabad High Court dismisses PIL against Shinde for ‘Hindu terror’ remarks February 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition filed by Vishwa Hindu Parishad against Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde’s “Hindu terror” remarks was dismissed by the Allahabad high court today. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Shiva Kirti Singh and Justice Dilip Gupta dismissed in limine the Public Interest Litigation which had sought to make Shinde, the Cabinet Secretary and the […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General of India K C Kaushik Allahabad High Court Cabinet Secretary Chief Justice Shiva Kirti Singh dismissed as "not maintainable" Hindu terror Justice Dilip Gupta public interest litigation Sangh Parivar Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde union home secretary Vishwa Hindu Parishad
Top Law News 2G case: No diff in signatures of accused RTL execs February 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI filed in a Delhi court the forensic report on specimen signatures of three top executives of Reliance ADA Group, facing trial in 2G case, saying there were no “fundamental differences” among the specimen signatures and those found on seized documents. “I have not observed any fundamental difference between the questioned and specimen English signatures. […] Read more » 2G case Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) Delhi court forensic report on specimen signature Reliance ADA Group RTL execs Swan Consultants Services Pvt Ltd
Criminal Law News Delhi gangrape: Victim’s friend cross-examined February 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The male friend and the sole eyewitness to the December 16 brutal assault and gangrape of the victim in a moving bus was cross-examined by the defence in the fast-track court trying the case here. The youth, a software engineer, who had testified as a witness for the prosecution during in-camera proceedings against the five […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna brutal assault and gangrape charges of rape and murder December 16 brutal assault and gangrape delhi gangrape sexually assaulted sexually assaulted by six people Singapore hospital test identification parade
Criminal Law News Court issues production warrant for Ajay Chautala February 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Here a court in Delhi sought before it the presence of sitting Haryana MLA Ajay Chautala in a disproportionate assets case in which he is an accused. Special CBI Judge Manu Rai Sethi issued the production warrant for Chautala for March 5 as he was not brought to the court from jail, where he is lodged after he was sentenced to a […] Read more » 2010 charge sheete Abhay Chautala Ajay Chautala disproportionate assets case Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala Haryana MLA Ajay Chautala illegally recruiting junior basic trained (JBT) production warrant production warrant for Ajay Chautala Special CBI Judge Manu Rai Sethi
Top Law News PIL in Supreme Court for release of Afzal’s body February 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on PIL in Supreme Court for release of Afzal’s body A petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the government for handing over Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru’s body to his family and for laying down guidelines on the issue of relatives’ claims over bodies of executed prisoners. The PIL also sought judicial interpretation of the right to claim bodies of […] Read more » advocate Sanobar Ali Qureshi advocateAmbika Ray Afzal Guru death penalty Islamic rituals NGO Garib Nawaz Jail Victim Welfare Society Parliament attack Supreme Court Supreme Court of India Supreme Court petition Tihar Jail
Top Law News High Court quashes externment of bizman citing non-application of mind February 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that it was a drastic action and unsustainable in law, the Bombay High Court has set aside an order passed by the Principal Home Secretary of Maharashtra Government externing a businessman from Nashik on the ground that there were four cases pending against him. “Externment order when implemented may result in far reaching harsh […] Read more » article 19(1)(d) article 21 of the Constitution of India Bombay High Court Bombay Police Act economic death externment of bizman justices A P Bhangale and A S Oka Principal Home Secretary of Maharashtra Government Principal Home Secretary of State Government section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act unsustainable in law
Top Law News Court to hear arguments on March 7 on summoning Shinde February 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court fixed March 7 for hearing arguments on whether to summon Home Minister Sushilkumar 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 arguments after the court took on record all evidence submitted so far in the case. Earlier, it had recorded the […] Read more » AICC BJP and RSS to Hindu terror Home Minister Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde pre-summoning evidence of petitioner V P Kumar summoning Shinde
Top Law News Defamation case: Court asks Dikshit to appear on April 5 February 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court asked to Sheila Dikshit Chief Minister of Delhi to appear before it in person on April 5 in a defamation case filed by her against former city BJP chief Vijender Gupta. Metropolitan Magistrate Saumya Chauhan directed the Chief Minister to appear before it on the next date after allowing her plea for exemption […] Read more » defamation case defamation case of Sheila Dikshit Delhi High Court Indira Gandhi Peace Award Indira Gandhi Peace Award function Mehmood Pracha Metropolitan Magistrate Saumya Chauhan Sheila Dikshit Chief Minister of Delhi