Top Law News Lakkhan Bhaiyya case:Paralysis-struck accused deposes in court December 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court, trying the fake encounter of alleged Chhota Rajan aide, recorded the statement of the last accused in the case before the deposition of defence witnesses . Encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma is the key accused in the case, where Ram Narayan Gupta alias “Lakkhan Bhaiiyya”, was killed in an alleged fake encounter on […] Read more » Chhota Rajan Janardhan Bange Lakkhan Bhaiiyya Lakkhan case Pradeep Sharma Ram Narayan Gupta
Top Law News Zee boss agrees to lie-detector test, its two editors refuse December 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Zee Group chairman Subhash Chandra, named in the FIR lodged in the alleged Rs. 100 crore extortion bid from Naveen Jindal’s firm, he agreed before a court to undergo lie-detector test but his two arrested editors refused to do so. According to Chandra “He can be subjected to the test on the condition that he be informed […] Read more » Crime Branch of Delhi Police Delhi Police FIR Metropolitan magistrate Gaurav Rao Naveen Jindal Naveen Jindal’s firm Subhash Chandra Zee editors Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia Zee Group Zee Group chairman Subhash Chandra
Top Law News Supreme Court acquits Chishti of murder charge, allows him to return home December 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court acquitted Pakistani microbiologist Mohammed Khalil Chishti for the murder charge in a 20-year-old criminal case and was allowed to return to his native country without any restriction. However, the apex court declined to interfere with his conviction for voluntarily causing hurt under section 324 of the Indian Penal Code and served him […] Read more » justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi Mohammed Khalil Chishti Pakistani microbiologist Mohammed Khalil Chishti section 324 of IPC section 34 of the IPC Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court forms panel on road mishap December 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra Government has been suggested by Bombay High Court to consider linking ration cards with the newly introduced Aadhar cards so as to ascertain bogus and duplicate ration cards in the state. A division bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and R D Dhanuka took a serious view of the issue of bogus ration cards and questioned […] Read more » Aadhar cards Bombay High Court Justices A M Khanwilkar and R D Dhanuka Maharashtra government public interest litigation
Criminal Law News 1981 AI plane hijack: Two move court for stay of fresh trial December 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two alleged Sikh militants, sent back to India in 2000 after serving a life term in Pakistan for hijacking an Air India plane to that country in 1981, have moved a Delhi court seeking stay of a fresh trial against them here for the same offence. The two, in their plea to Additional Chief Metropolitan […] Read more » Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sameer Bajpai Air India Delhi High Court FIR Gajender Singh hijacking an Air India plane India in 2000 Jasbir Singh Jima Karan Singh Kini land in Pakistan Pakistan section 82 of the Code of Criminal Proceedings Sikh militants Tejinder Pal Singh and Satnam Singh
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses Swamy’s petition against Chidambaram December 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy’s petition has been dismissed by the Supreme Court for review of its verdict clearing Finance Minister P Chidambaram of all charges in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The apex court said the decision does not “warrant any reconsideration.” “We have perused the averments contained in the review petition and have gone through […] Read more » Bhartiya Janata Party CBI Chidambaram Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy justices G S Singhvi and K S Radhakrishnan Special Leave Petition Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court telecom minister A. Raja warrant any reconsideration
Top Law News Cop allegedly shot colleague dead to be examined December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A probationary sub-inspector who had allegedly shot dead his colleague inside a police station here last year has been ordered by a Delhi court to be examined by IHBAS to ascertain if he is of sound mind or not. Amarjeet Singh, 26, had allegedly shot dead his colleague Kailash Chandra Yadav, at Nihal Vihar Police […] Read more » Delhi High Court IHBAS Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences sub-inspector
Top Law News Eveteasing should be curbed as it concerns women’s dignity: High Court December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Incidents of eve teasing should be dealt with strictly as the issue involves women’s dignity, the Bombay High Court has observed. The comments came from a bench headed by Justices V M Kanade and P D Kode while hearing a suo motu PIL. On September 17, the same bench had while confirming death sentence on […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah Justices V M Kanade and P D Kode PIL suburban Dombivali
Corporate Law News Supreme Court directs Airtel to reconnect sms to Aircel December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bharti Telecom has been directed by the Supreme Court to reconnect SMS services to the Aircel after the latter assured to pay the former termination charge of 10 paise per SMS. A bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi said, “We direct the respondent (Airtel) to reconnect the SMS services to the appellants (Aircel) within 24 […] Read more » 10 paise per SMS Aircel's plea Bharti Telecom final adjudication Justice G.S. Singhvi SMS services to the Aircel SMS termination Supreme Court Tata Teleservices TDSAT
Criminal Law News 2G case undertrials move SC against its bench orders December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa and others accused on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the order of its bench which had stayed proceedings on all petitions relating to the 2G spectrum case before the Delhi High Court. They sought staying of the April 11, 2011 and November 9, 2012 orders of a special […] Read more » Asif Balwa and Rajiv Aggarwal CBI CBI application charge sheets in the 2G case Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Justice G.S. Singhvi promoter of Swan Telecom senior advocates Rajeev Dhavan senior advocates Ram Jethmalani Shahid Usman Balwa Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Azad Maidan riot: Amar Jawan vandal gets bail December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two accused in custody for the August 11 Azad Maidan violence, including Shahbad Abdul Kadir Shaikh who allegedly damaged the Amar Jawan memorial were granted bail by a sessions court. The other accused granted relief today was identified as Niyaz. Police had on November 9 filed a 3384-page chargesheet in a local court against 58 accused […] Read more » Amar Jawan memorial general secretary of Maidan tul ilm Madina-tul-ilm Maulana Ahmed Raza Muslims in Assam Myanmar NGO Niyaz Raza Sessions court Shahbad Abdul Kadir Shaikh
Top Law News PIL seeking to extend tenure of DGP dismissed December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL has been dismissed by the Madras High Court, seeking to quash Tamil Nadu government’s order extending the tenure of Director General of Police K Ramanujam for two more years from November 30. A Division Bench, comprising Justices V Ramasubramanian and M M Sundaresh, cited the Supreme Court judgement in the Prakash Singh case and […] Read more » Clause 16(1) of the All India Service Rules Director General of Police K Ramanujam Justices V Ramasubramanian and M M Sundaresh M Suresh Kumar Madras High Court Ramanujam as DGP RTI application Tamil Nadu government