High Profile Cases Court notice to government over Assamese film April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the government and chairperson of the 59th National Film Awards on a plea seeking quashing the decision of the jury for not accepting the nomination of an Assamese film for the awards. The court issued notice to the information and broadcasting ministry and Rohini Hattangadi, chairperson and […] Read more » Assamese film for the awards Central Board of Film Certification Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Top Law News Newspaper society opposes fresh norms on court reporting April 19, 2012 / April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Indian Newspapers Society (INS) Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no need for any “further or fresh guidelines” on regulating media reporting on sub-judice matters and any violation of an accused’s right to free and fair trial by reporting could be addressed through the existing laws. “There may not be a need […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Indian Newspapers Society Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice R.P. Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Issue summons to Facebook through e-mail: Court April 19, 2012 / April 19, 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 Wednesday ordered that summons be served to US-based social networking site, Facebook through e-mail. Meanwhile petitioner’s counsel Santosh Pandey moved an application seeking the government should be brought as a plaintiff for proper adjudication of the case as […] Read more » Civil Judge Parveen Singh Delhi court facebook social networking sites
High Profile Cases 2G: Lawyers warned about irrelevant questions April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Wednesday warned defence counsel to not waste court time by asking irrelevant questions to witnesses during the trial of the 2G spectrum case. “If such questions are persisted any further and are ruled to be irrelevant, they shall be subject to heavy cost as this is […] Read more » 2G spectrum case former telecom secretary Sidharath Behura Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini
Top Law News Ominous signs for democracy in Bengal: Kolkata scientist April 19, 2012 / April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Warning that there were “ominous signs for democracy” in West Bengal, internationally acclaimed scientist Partho Sarothi Roy, who was arrested for supporting slum dwellers when they were being evicted, Wednesday accused the Mamata Banerjee government of “targeting the voices of protest”. “Signs are ominous about the state of democracy in West Bengal. It seems all […] Read more » Alipore Central Correctional Home scientist Partho Sarothi Roy Slum dwellers
Top Law News Bureaucrat gets bail in rural health scheme scam April 19, 2012 / April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here Wednesday granted bail to an Uttar Pradesh bureaucrat in a case related to alleged irregularities in utilising funds given to Uttar Pradesh by the central government under a rural health scheme, a lawyer said. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge A.K. Singh granted bail to Abhay Kumar Vajpayee, managing […] Read more » scheme scam special CBI court Special Judge A.K. Singh Uttar Pradesh bureaucrat
High Profile Cases CBI court allows Kalmadi to go to Kazakhstan April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sacked CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, facing trial in a games-related graft case, has been allowed by a Delhi court to visit Kazakhstan to attend a meeting of 73rd Asian Athletics Association Council. Besides Kalmadi, former OC Secretary General Lalit Bhanot, co-accused in the case of illegally awarding contract for installing a Timing-Scoring-Result (TSR) […] Read more » 73rd Asian Athletics Association Council CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi Delhi court graft case Kazakhstan special CBI judge Talwant Singh
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear plea on abducted Odisha legislator April 19, 2012 / April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Thursday hear a plea seeking restraint on the Odisha government from freeing 29 imprisoned suspected Maoists and their sympathisers in exchange for the release of ruling Biju Janata Dal’s legislator Jhina Hikaka, who was abducted by the rebels March 24. The apex court bench of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Gyan […] Read more » Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice T.S. Thakur Odisha legislator Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Bihar to move Supreme Court against massacre case acquittal April 19, 2012 / April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bihar will file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Patna High Court verdict acquitting 23 men convicted for the 1996 massacre of 21 people by the upper-caste Ranvir Sena in Bhojpur district, a minister said Wednesday. Bihar Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes Welfare Minister Jeetan Ram Manjhi said here that the government will file an […] Read more » 1996 massacre Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist Patna High Court Supreme Court
Top Law News Genelia faces suit in Andhra court in cheating case April 19, 2012 / April 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday directed actor Genelia D’Souza to appear before it personally or through her lawyer in a cheating case related to the purchase of a house from a company for which she was brand ambassador. The court asked for April 25 appearance to explain why her name should not be included […] Read more » actor Genelia D'Souza Andhra Pradesh High Court Anjaniputra Infrastructure Pvt Ltd cheating case
Criminal Law News Several injured during clash inside Meerut jail April 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A major clash broke out in the Meerut district jail this morning between the prisoners and the security personnel in which several people were injured. Policemen, who rushed inside, also fired in air to control the prisoners who torched properties inside the jail. Official sources said the clash started last evening after the jail authorities […] Read more » clash inside Meerut jail Meerut district jail security personnel
Top Law News Supreme Court rejects plea on election symbols April 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the Election Commission’s order setting criteria for the allocation of election symbols to the registered and recognised political parties. Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice S.S. Nijaar, constituting a bench of the apex court, in their majority judgment rejected the plea of a number of registered but unrecognised political parties for […] Read more » allocation of election symbols Justice Altamas Kabir Justice J. Chelameswar Justice S.S. Nijaar Supreme Court