Criminal Law News Missing nurse case: Legislator’s kin declared proclaimed offender April 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Monday declared a Congress legislator’s sister Indra Bishnoi a proclaimed offender for remaining an absconder for over five months in the case of nurse Bhanwari Devi’s murder and kidnap, a lawyer said. Indira Bishnoi, sister of Luni legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi who has also been arrested in the case, is believed to […] Read more » CBI lawyer S.S. Yadav legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi Missing nurse case Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna
High Profile Cases Geelani aide moves high court for dropping of charges April 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, suspected aide of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Monday moved Delhi High Court against the trial court order of framing charges against him for his alleged involvement in money laundering to fund terror. Bhat in his petition challenged the trial court order dated March 3 when National Investigation Agency (NIA) […] Read more » Delhi High Court Ghulam Mohammad Bhat Justice S. Ravindra Bhat Justice S.P. Garg Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Criminal Law News Supreme Court to hear in July a 37-year-old case April 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said it would hear in July the petition by Ranjan Dwivedi – an accused in a bomb attack at then railway minister Lalit Narayan Mishra in 1975 – seeking quashing of charges and criminal proceedings against him, in a trial hanging for more than 37 years. An apex court bench of […] Read more » 37-year-old case Justice C.K. Prasad Justice H.L. Dattu railway minister Lalit Narayan Mishra in 1975 Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Tata Teleservices applications received late: Mathur April 17, 2012 / April 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Telecom Secretary DS Mathur on Monday told a Delhi court that Tatas had applied for GSM technology after the cut-off date for receipt of applications for the 2G licenses, while he favoured examining all applications chronologically. Testifying as a prosecution witness, Mathur said he had ‘desired’ that all the applications received by the Department […] Read more » 2G licenses Delhi court Former Telecom Secretary DS Mathur Special CBI Judge OP Saini
Top Law News Media houses restrained from publishing Singhvi CD April 17, 2012 / April 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi, the Delhi High Court has restrained media houses from publishing the contents of a CD allegedly depicting the senior advocate in sexual acts. Justice Reva Khetrapal, in her order passed April 13, restrained Aaj Tak, Headlines Today and The India Today Group from disseminating the contents […] Read more » Abhishek Manu Singhvi Abhishek Manu Singhvi sex scandal cd Congress sex scandal Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi in sex scandal Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi sex scandal cd Congress spokesperson sex scandal cd Delhi High Court Justice Reva Khetrapal sex scandal of Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Top Law News Court asks Andhra to reconsider probe official’s transfer April 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court asks Andhra to reconsider probe official’s transfer The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday suggested that the state government reconsider the transfer of an official of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), who was heading the probe into a liquor pay-offs scandal allegedly involving some ministers. The court asked the government to inform it of its decision on the issue by April 27. Mohan Rao, […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court Anti-Corruption Bureau Special Investigating Team
Criminal Law News Judicial custody of Italian marines extended April 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Kerala court Monday extended till April 30 the judicial custody of the two Italian security officials arrested for gunning down two Indian fishermen. Latorre Massimillano and Salvatore Girone have been lodged in the central prison here. The court in Kollam had sent them to 14 days custody on Feb 20 and police were initially […] Read more » Indian fishermen Italian marines Kerala court
Criminal Law News Bihar court acquits 23 in caste massacre case April 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Citing lack of evidence, a Bihar court Monday acquitted three men sentenced to death and 20 given life imprisonment for the 1996 massacre in Bathani Tola in which 21 people, mainly women and children, were killed by members of the upper caste Ranvir Sena. “The high court acquitted them on the basis of lack of […] Read more » Bihar court massacre case Ranvir Sena chief Barmeshwar Singh
High Profile Cases Supreme Court wants VIP quota for Haj to go April 16, 2012 / April 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday said that the VIP quota in Haj pilgrimage should not go on perpetually. An apex court bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam said that the government has proposed a Haj quota of one plus nine for VIPs, but it should come down to one plus three and eventually should be […] Read more » Haj quota Justice Aftab Alam Supreme Court VIP quota
High Profile Cases High Court CJ rejects CBI’s plea for House Motion on Reddy’s bail April 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court today rejected the request of the CBI for filing a House Motion petition opposing the bail granted by the CBI Court at Nampally on April 13 to Jagathi Publications Vice-Chairman Vijay Sai Reddy in the alleged disproportionate assets case of YSR Congress Party president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. Chief […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Madan Bhim Rao Lokur disproportionate assets case Vice-Chairman Vijay Sai Reddy Vice-Chairman Vijay Sai Reddy
Criminal Law News Gurgaon Girlcott ends, malls say it had no impact April 16, 2012 / April 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Gurgaon Girlcott ends, malls say it had no impact Gurgaon Girlcott – a movement to urge women in the city to keep away from splurging at restaurants, malls and salons to protest against rising crimes against the fairer sex, ended on Sunday with some mall managers claiming that the protest had little impact while the campaigners maintained that it was a success.didn’t open their […] Read more » crimes against the fairer sex Gurgaon Girlcott MGF Metropolitan Mall Manager Denise Singh
Top Law News Delhi votes for better civic amenities April 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Come Sunday, residents of the capital will cast their votes in elections to the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) with a hope that the newly created civic agencies would provide better education, road, health, sanitation and other amenities. The stage is set for polling in 272 wards of three new municipal corporations of north, […] Read more » better civic amenities Delhi votes elections Municipal Corporation of Delhi