High Profile Cases Chidambaram allocated extra spectrum to 2G licence holders: Swamy April 21, 2012 / April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Friday told the Supreme Court that home minister P Chidambaram as the then finance minister had given his nod for the allocation of extra spectrum to service providers even before they had fulfilled their roll out obligations. Swamy told the apex court bench of Justice GS Singhvi and Justice […] Read more » 2G licence Home Minister P. Chidambaram Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice GS Singhvi justice KS Radhakrishnan Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Have not changed statement to save myself: Former telecom secretary April 21, 2012 / April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former telecom secretary D.S. Mathur Friday told a special Delhi court hearing the 2G case that he has not changed his statement given to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to save himself from this case. “It is wrong to suggest that I improved my version in subsequent statements made to the investigating officer (IO) because […] Read more » 2G case Delhi court Former telecom secretary D.S. Mathur Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini
Top Law News Fill vacant seats for poor students in summer vacations: Court April 21, 2012 / April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday directed the state government’s education department to complete admission process for vacant seats for students from the economically weaker section (EWS) during the summer vacations to enable them to attend school after reopening in July 2012. The court’s order came after the government’s status report informed the court that around […] Read more » Chief Justice AK Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw RTE (Right to Education) Act 2009
High Profile Cases Court begins trial against Jaya Jaitley in defence deal April 21, 2012 / April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Friday began the trial against former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitley and two others in a graft case for a purported defence deal. The case stems out of a sting operation, ‘Operation Westend’ aired by news portal Tehelka.com in January 2001. The CBI has alleged that the accused Jaya Jaitley, her former […] Read more » defence deal Delhi court former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitley graft case
Criminal Law News Lok Adalat asked to settle compensation for killed fishermen April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A vacation bench of the Kerala High Court Friday referred the compensation claim, filed by families of the two Indian fishermen killed by two Italian Marines in February, to the Lok Adalat. The court did this after Italian authorities and the two fishermen’s families agreed to reach an out-of-court settlement. The case will now come […] Read more » Kerala High Court Lok Adalat two Indian fishermen
Criminal Law News Italy moves Supreme Court for custody of its Marines April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Italy Friday moved the Supreme Court to secure custody of its two Marines arrested in Kerala for allegedly killing two Indian fishermen. The Marines were posted on cargo ship M.V. Enrica Lexie when they killed the two fishermen, mistaking them to be pirates. The Italian government in its petition moved through its ambassador in New […] Read more » cargo ship M.V. Enrica Lexie Chief Master Sergeant Massimilano Latorre Sergeant Salvatore Girone Supreme Court
High Profile Cases CBI probe recommended against Yeddyurappa kin April 21, 2012 / April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court-appointed panel Friday recommended to the apex court that payments made by mining companies to establishments linked to close relatives of former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa should be probed by the CBI. The central empowered committee on environmental matters (CEC) made recommendations for investigation by the CBI in three cases involving the […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Justice Aftab Alam Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court
Top Law News Kerala High Court orders probe into fake stamp papers April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court Manjula Chellur on Friday gave directions to all the courts in the state for an immediate inquiry into the use of stamp papers, after a massive fraud of fake stamp papers was detected at a lower court here. A media report earlier this week showed the use […] Read more » fake stamp papers Judge B Sudheendra Kumar Kerala High Court
High Profile Cases Andhra high court cancels Jagan aide’s bail April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday cancelled the bail of Vijay Sai Reddy, an aide of YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, in an illegal assets case. Justice K.C. Bhanu, who had reserved his orders on Thursday, pronounced it Friday, cancelling the bail granted by a lower court. The Central Bureau of Investigation […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court illegal assets case Justice K.C. Bhanu YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy
Criminal Law News Supreme Court stays Sanjiv Bhatt’s trial April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday stayed the trial of Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt, facing charges of pressurising his official driver to make a false statement in connection with the alleged inaction of the Narendra Modi government during the 2002 riots in the state. The apex court bench of Justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Desai stayed […] Read more » 2002 riots Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Desai Supreme Court
Criminal Law News 3 sent jail for cheating Indian Bank to tune of Rs 14.45 lakh April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Metropolitan Magistrate Court has convicted and awarded rigorous imprisonment to three people in a case filed by the CBI, cheating the public sector Indian Bank to the tune of Rs 14.45 lakh. On completion of the trial, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Egmore convicted Mahavirchand Surana, the prime accused in the case, and second accused […] Read more » Indian Bank Metropolitan Magistrate Court
Criminal Law News Actress Simran Sood sent to police custady till Apr 23 April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bollywood actor Simran Sood, an accused in the murder of New Delhi-based businessman Arun Kumar Tikku, was further remanded to police custody by a local court till April 23. She is also an accused in the kidnapping and murder of aspiring film producer Karan Kakkar, Simran was produced in the court this afternoon, with a […] Read more » Bollywood actor Simran Sood businessman Arun Kumar Tikku murder of aspiring film producer Karan Kakkar underworld don Chhota Rajan