Criminal Law News Kasab’s plea : Supreme Court reserves verdict April 26, 2012 / April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on the hearing of a petition filed by 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab challenging the Bombay High Court verdict upholding his death sentence. The high court had upheld Kasab’s death sentence Feb 21, 2011. Kasab was awarded the death sentence by a Mumbai […] Read more » 2008 Mumbai terror attack Ajmal Kasab Bombay High Court co-accused Fahim Harshad Mohammad Yusuf Ansari Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Kasab's plea Kasab’s death sentence Mumbai attackers Pakistani Ajmal Kasab Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab senior counsel Gopal Subramanium Supreme Court terrorist Ajmal Kasab
Top Law News Helmets to be made mandatory for women : Delhi high court April 26, 2012 / April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Wednesday disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to make helmet wearing compulsory for pillion riders irrespective of their gender and religion, after the city government informed it that motor vehicle rules would be amended to make it compulsory for women to wear helmets. A division bench of Acting […] Read more » central law Chief Justice AK Sikri Delhi High Court Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules 1993 helmet wearing compulsory helmet wearing compulsory for pillion riders Helmets for women Helmets mandatory for women Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw motor vehicle rules public interest litigation
Top Law News Army chief General V.K. Singh : Tejinder moves Supreme Court for CBI probe April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the role of Army chief General V.K. Singh into the alleged incident in which the Army was reported to be spying on Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials. Lt Gen Tejinder Singh was accused by Gen. V.K. Singh of offering him […] Read more » Army chief General V.K. Singh CBI probe Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh ministry of defence Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials Supreme Court
Top Law News Plea against special exam to recruit cops dismissed April 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed an NGO’s petition challenging the government’s decision to recruit an additional 1,400 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers through a special examination. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw dismissed the petition filed by NGO Zakat Foundation of India. The petition alleged that […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court examination Indian Police Service Justice (retd) Rajindar Sachar Committee Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw limited competitive examination NGO NGO's petition petition special examination Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Top Law News Women army officers : Supreme Court stays release order for 16 April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the release of another 16 short service commission women army officers, it was told that the women officers whose services were restored earlier on its directions were not being promoted to the next rank even though they fulfilled the required criteria. As the women officers made this plea, […] Read more » counsel Meenakshi Lekhi Delhi High Court Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court Women army officers
Criminal Law News Rajasthan BJP legislator to be tried for staged shootout April 25, 2012 / April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Tuesday committed for trial the case against senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Rajendra Singh Rathore, who has been arrested for his involvement in the Dara Singh staged shootout, a lawyer said. Taking cognizance of the chargesheet filed against Rathore by the CBI, the court prima-facie found […] Read more » Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Rajendra Singh Rathore CBI's lawyer Sarfarz Haider Khan Dara Singh staged shootout Inspector General of Police A. Ponnuchami Police A.K. Jain
Criminal Law News Two drug peddlers jailed for 10 years April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two men, arrested in September 2009 for possessing 58 kg of cannabis, have been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a court here. Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Judge M.K. Nagpal also slapped a fine of Rs.1 lakh each on Prakash Singh and Moti Khan. “It is held that the prosecution has successfully […] Read more » 58 kg of cannabis Judge M.K. Nagpal Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Judge M.K. Nagpal
Top Law News Delhi High Court : Notice to Delhi power regulator over tariff April 25, 2012 / April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to power regulator Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on a plea filed by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) challenging its regulation for fixing tariff for power consumption in the city. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice AK Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sought […] Read more » Chief Justice AK Sikri Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL)
Top Law News Ansal brothers : Court issues summons April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court here has issued summons to realtors Sushil and Gopal Ansal in a cheating case filed by a US-based woman. Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Ashok Kumar issued summons to Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Sushil Ansal and Ansal Buildwell Ltd’s Managing Director Gopal Ansal on a complaint by Sunila […] Read more » Ansal brothers Ansal Buildwell Ltd's Managing Director Gopal Ansal Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Sushil Ansal cheating case Delhi court Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Ashok Kumar
Criminal Law News Against Kobad Ghandy Court to decide on terror charges April 25, 2012 / April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Tuesday reserved till April 30 its order on framing terror charges against Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav said the court will decide on April 30 whether terror charges could be framed against Ghandy. The court will decide whether the fresh sets of charges filed against Ghandy contained […] Read more » " Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav Delhi court Judge Pawan Kumar Jain Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy
Top Law News Bidari’s appointment as DGP : Supreme Court stays Karnataka HC order April 25, 2012 / April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday set aside a Karnataka High Court order indicting the state’s then police chief Shankar Mahadev Bidari, terming him worse than Saddam Hussain and Muammar Gaddafi, and directing his removal from the post. A bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice C.K. Prasad said the state, however, was free to appoint anyone […] Read more » Bidari's appointment as DGP Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Karnataka High Court police chief Shankar Mahadev Bidari Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G case : Supreme Court reserves order on Chidambaram April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its order on whether to issue notice to union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on a plea of Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy seeking to make him a co-accused along with former telecom minister A. Raja in the 2G pricing case. A bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan […] Read more » 2G case CBI judge O.P. Saini Home Minister P. Chidambaram Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Supreme Court