Criminal Law News Bhanwari Devi case: Court issues notice to CBI chief, officials April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Rajasthan High Court Thursday issued show-cause notices to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director and other agency officers on allegations of harassment by a local politician during investigation into the case of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi, a lawyer said. The notices were issued to CBI director, a deputy inspector general of police (DIG), a […] Read more » Bhanwari Devi Case leader Mahipal Maderna Rajasthan High Court Shabhu Singh Khetasar former Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader
Criminal Law News Curb reporting on police probes, Supreme Court urged April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Rajasthan government Thursday pleaded before the Supreme Court for restraining the media from reporting on matters related to police probes in criminal cases for protecting the rights of the accused. The state government told the constitution bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice D.K. Jain, Justice S.S. Nijjar, Justice R.P. Desai and Justice J.S. […] Read more » Article 21 of constitution Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Top Law News Court restrains airing of CD ‘featuring’ Singhvi April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted a permanent injunction against publishing or distributing the contents of a CD allegedly depicting Congress spokesperson and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi in a compromising position. The court’s direction came after Mukesh Kumar Lal, Singhvi’s former driver who allegedly prepared the CD, informed the court in a written […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Reva Khetrapal senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi
High Profile Cases Objectionable internet content: Court fines petitioner April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court, hearing a civil case against various social networking sites for allegedly displaying objectionable content, on Thursday slapped a fine of Rs. 200 on a petitioner for seeking an urgent review of its order which dropped the names of Google India and others from the suit. Administrative civil judge Parveen Singh slapped the […] Read more » Administrative Civil Judge Parveen Singh Blogspot Delhi court Facebook Inc Facebook India Google Inc Orkut Youtube Inc
Criminal Law News One sent to jail for assaulting Bengal scientist, daughter April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A West Bengal court Thursday sent a man to three days’ police custody for allegedly assaulting a retired scientist and molesting his daughter. “Gautam Pal has been sent to three days’ police custody by a court here. He has been charged with several offences including non bailable ones under the Indian Penal Code,” the duty […] Read more » Bengal scientist West Bengal court
Top Law News Court wants 10 percent more judges for subordinate courts April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday directed the central and state governments to create 10 percent additional posts of the total regular judicial cadre for subordinate courts to fulfil the constitutional mandate of fair and expeditious justice to people. “Keeping in view the need of the hour and the constitutional mandate to provide fair and expeditious trial […] Read more » fast-track courts Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice Swatanter Kumar subordinate courts Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Israeli embassy car blast: Kazmi opposes vehicle’s release April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, accused in the Feb 13 Israeli embassy car blast case, Thursday told a Delhi court that the damaged vehicle should not be released for inspection by an insurance surveyor. He opposed an application filed in the court seeking the vehicle’s release and said that the plea did not bear anybody’s […] Read more » " Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav Delhi court Israeli embassy car blast Journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi
High Profile Cases Courts rejects BJP legislator’s plea in Dikshit case April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Thursday did not accept the intervening application filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Jolly in a case against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for alleged violation of the election code of conduct in 2008. Metropolitan Magistrate Vijeta Singh rejected Jolly’s application saying that it has failed to satisfy the court. […] Read more » Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Jolly Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Delhi court Metropolitan Magistrate Vijeta Singh
Top Law News Supreme Court seeks time frame for deciding mercy pleas April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to set a time frame for deciding death row convicts’ mercy petitions pending before it. “You give us the time frame for deciding the mercy petitions which are pending before you,” the apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya told the government adding […] Read more » Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya mercy pleas senior counsel K.T.S. Tulsi Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Kripashankar Singh case: SIT submits probe report to court April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special investigation team (SIT) probing the unaccounted wealth cases against former Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh on Thursday submitted its confidential report to the Bombay High Court. The SIT report came following Feb 22 directives of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Roshan Dalvi to Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik to probe the allegations […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah Justice Roshan Dalvi Kripashankar Singh case Special Investigation Team
Criminal Law News Court issues notices on release of Maoists for Hikaka April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Odisha government on a petition seeking to restrain the release of jailed Maoists in exchange for captive BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka. A bench of justice TS Thakur and justice Gyan Sudha Misra asked the respondents to file a reply within two weeks. The […] Read more » Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee of CPI BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka Justice Gyan Sudha Misra justice TS Thakur Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Centre shies from naming Rama Sethu a national monument April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government on Thursday shied from taking any stand on the plea by Janta party president Subramanium Swamy that the mythological Rama Sethu in the Palk Strait be declared a national monument. An Supreme Court bench of Justice H L Dattu and Justice Anil R Dave today recorded that the central government does not […] Read more » Janta party president Subramanium Swamy Justice Anil R. Dave Justice H.L. Dattu mythological Rama Sethu Supreme Court