Top Law News Former Andhra Pradesh Minister Mopidevi granted interim bail December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bail to former Andhra Pradesh Minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao has been granted by a special CBI court, Mopidevi is an accused in disproportionate assets case involving YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, to enable him to go on Sabarimala pilgrimage. The court allowed Mopidevi an interim bail for 10-days from December 24 to […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao CBI court chief minister interim bail Lord Ayyappa Nimmagadda Prasad Sabarimala Sabarimala pilgrimage special CBI court YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy
Criminal Law News Gang-rape case: Delhi Police Commissioner meets Shinde December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A meeting of Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar held in the wake of the brutal gang-rape of a girl in Delhi during which it was decided that a drive will be launched to ensure removal of tinted glasses and curtains from buses. It was also decided that the mobile number and […] Read more » Delhi Police Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar gang-rape of a girl in Delhi Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde incident at Police Headquarters Jantar Mantar
Top Law News Delhi High Court dismisses PIL against Sachin’s nomination to RS December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL challenging cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s nomination to the Rajya Sabha has been dismissed by the Delhi High Court. According to division bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, “The petition is dismissed” Earlier, Additional Solicitor General Rajeev Mehra, who appeared on behalf of the Centre, had said that Tendulkar’s nomination […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Rajeev Mehra Article 80 of the Constitution Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Delhi High Court High Court Rajya Sabha Ram Gopal Singh Sisodia Sachin Tendulkar
Top Law News Election Commission apologies before Guj High Court on issue of vehicles for poll duty December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On the issue of requisitioning of vehicles the Election Commission has tendered an oral apology to the Gujarat High Court, because for the poll work, following which court reserved its verdict on the PIL challenging EC action. The division bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala on reserved its verdict on the […] Read more » Ashok Munishwar Giri Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala Election Commission Gujarat High Court Harshil Dholakia PIL challenging Election Commission action
Criminal Law News Rapists carried on with normal work after the crime: Police December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar at a news conference gave the details on the ongoing probe which have done by six men with a 23 year old Para-Medical student in a running bus. On Sunday the six men, who allegedly gang-raped a young girl in a moving bus, were apparently so confident they will not […] Read more » Akshay Thakur Chhaya Sharma Delhi Police Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Delhi) driver Ram Singh drunken driving forensic evidences Mukesh Para-Medical student Pawan Raju rape rape in delhi Vinay
Top Law News Court to decide on plea against Khurshid and wife on Jan 21 December 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court said it will decide on January 21 if it has jurisdiction to entertain a plea seeking lodging of FIR against External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise Khurshid for alleged criminal misappropriation of funds of a trust run by them. The court reserved its order after hearing the arguments on […] Read more » Dr Zakhir Hussain Memorial Trust External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Louise Khurshid Metropolitan Magistrate Saumya Chauhan
Top Law News High Court tells husband to pay wife despite his unemployment, illness December 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal of a man to waive off interim monthly maintenance of Rs 5,000 to his wife as he was sick and unemployed, ruling that the payment should be made regularly until the divorce petition was disposed of. On this Justice Roshan Dalvi said, “Pending the petition, the interim maintenance would […] Read more » arthritis and TB susceptibility Bombay High Court HIV treatment HIV+ status Justice Dalvi Justice Roshan Dalvi Pending the petition Suryakant Tiwari
Top Law News Ensure safety of whistleblowers, activists: High Court December 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Criticising the Maharashtra government for failing to frame guidelines on safety of social activists and organisations that face threat due to their activism, the Bombay High Court asked the state to take immediate steps to ensure their security. a division bench of acting Chief Justice D D Sinha and Justice K K Tated said, “It is […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice D D Sinha and Justice K K Tated High Court Maharashtra government Nitin Deshpande Pune-based RTI activist Satish Shetty
Top Law News Supreme Court go-ahead to MCI for common entrance exam December 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has given its go-ahead to the Medical Council of India (MCI) for holding the first-ever common entrance examination for admission to MBBS, BDS and post-graduate courses but restrained it from declaring the results until further orders. The court also allowed various states, universities and other institutions entitled to conduct their respective examinations for MBBS, […] Read more » BDS BDS and post-graduate course common entrance examination entrance examination for admission to MBBS MBBS Medical Council of India Medical Council of India (MCI) Medical Council of India and the Dental Council of India National Eligibility and Entrance Test Supreme Court Union of India
Criminal Law News High Court to look into MCOCA provisions for granting bail December 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “It will have to look into the provision under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) which says an accused can be granted bail if there is reasonable doubt that he or she did not commit the offence”, said by the Bombay High Court. A division bench of justices V M Kanade and P […] Read more » Arif Abubakar Sayyed Chhota Rajan fire at Kaskar's vehicle Justices V M Kanade and P D Kode Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Maharashtra government murder case of journalist Jyotirmoy Dey Paulson Joseph Palitra section 21(4) of MCOCA
Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News 2 Zee group editors get bail in Rs 100 cr extortion bid case December 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two editors of Zee group were granted bail today by a Delhi court after spending 20 days in jail, in the case of alleged Rs 100 crore extortion bid from Congress MP Naveen Jindal’s firm. “Bail is granted to both the accused,” Additional Sessions Judge Raj Rani Mitra said allowing the plea of Zee News Editor Sudhir Chaudhary […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Raj Rani Mitra Congress MP Naveen Jindal editors of Zee group punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment section 120B of IPC section 384 of IPC section 511 of IPC Zee Business Editor Samir Ahluwalia Zee Group Zee News Editor Sudhir Chaudhary
Top Law News No metalled roads for Amarnath yatra December 17, 2012 / December 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There will be no metalled or motorable road constructed on the route to the annual Amarnath Yatra, the Supreme Court has ruled on an issue that has stoked a lot of controversy recently. The apex court, in its judgement on December 13, has made it amply clear that its order was to ensure that there […] Read more » Amarnath Yatra annual Amarnath Yatra Baltal July-August Kashmir valley metalled or motorable road Pakistan leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani Panchtarni and Chandanvadi Supreme Court