Top Law News Balance freedom of press with rights of accused : Supreme Court March 28, 2012 / March 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday said it has to frame guidelines to balance the freedom of press with that of the right of an accused under trial in a criminal case, but was told that it could not enforce them in the absence of law backing it. “Anything that has not been enacted could not be […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Justice D.K. Jain Justice J.S. Khehar Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
High Profile Cases High court cancels IAS officer’s bail in Emaar case March 28, 2012 / March 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday cancelled the bail granted by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court to senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer BP Acharya in the Emaar-APIIC township case. While cancelling the bail granted by the lower court on March 16, the high court directed the top bureaucrat to immediately […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court Emaar-APIIC township case Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer BP Acharya
High Profile Cases DGSCL files contempt petition against NHAI March 28, 2012 / March 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi-Gurgaon Super Connectivity Ltd (DGSCL) Tuesday filed a contempt petition in the Delhi High Court, saying that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has refused to revise toll charges on the expressway on the ground that the contract had been terminated despite the court’s stay. The court had earlier granted a stay on […] Read more » Delhi High Court Delhi-Gurgaon Super Connectivity Ltd (DGSCL) Justice S. Muralidhar National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul
Criminal Law News Rajoana to hang Saturday, rules court March 28, 2012 / March 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana, sentenced to death in the 1995 assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, is to hang as scheduled on March 31, a Chandigarh court ruled Tuesday as opposition began building up in some places in Punjab to protest the hanging. As per the court’s orders, Rajoana has to […] Read more » 1995 assassination case Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana Chandigarh court
Criminal Law News Tejinder Singh files defamation case against army March 28, 2012 / March 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Retired Lt General Tejinder Singh has filed a defamation suit against the Army for alleging in a press release that he offered a bribe to Army chief VK Singh. Defence minister AK Antony too had told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the man accused by General VK Singh was Tejinder Singh. Tejinder Singh’s lawyer […] Read more » Army chief VK Singh defamation case Defence Minister AK Antony Retired Lt General Tejinder Singh
Top Law News Supreme Court reserves verdict on anti-gay sex petitions March 28, 2012 / March 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the Delhi High Court’s judgement decriminalising consensual sex among adults of the same gender. The apex court bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi reserved the verdict on the conclusion of the arguments that had spread over many weeks. The hearing witnessed […] Read more » anti-gay sex petitions Delhi High Court Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G scam: High court notice to CBI on Kanimozhi’s plea March 27, 2012 / March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court, Tuesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea by DMK MP Kanimozhi to quash charges against her in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Justice M.L. Mehta asked the CBI to file its response by May 10. DMK MP Kanimozhi March 23 had moved the high court […] Read more » 2G scam Delhi High Court DMK MP Kanimozhi Justice M.L. Mehta
Top Law News Z-security provided to judges linked to Ayodhya Title suit March 27, 2012 / March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttar Pradesh government Monday informed the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court (HC) that it had provided Z-category security to the three judges connected to the Ayodhya Title suit. The security provided to Justice SU Khan, Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Justice DV Sharma (now retired), was owing to threat perceptions emanating from terror groups […] Read more » Allahabad High Court (HC) Ayodhya Title suit Justice DK Upadhyay Justice DP Singh Justice DV Sharma Justice SU Khan Justice Sudhir Agarwal Z-category security
Top Law News Prior sanction needed for proceeding against army, court told March 27, 2012 / March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The union government Monday told the Supreme Court that prior section was necessary for instituting legal proceedings against army personnel engaged in anti-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. It, however, sought to assure the apex court that ‘highest priority would be given to the preservation and protection of […] Read more » Armed Forces Special Powers Act Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Court dismisses PIL against Tata housing project March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) against construction of a multi-storeyed housing project by the Tata Housing Development Company (THDC) in an ecologically fragile zone in Punjab, north of Chandigarh. Disposing of the PIL the court said that Tata Housing could go ahead with the project after obtaining […] Read more » Haryana High Court public interest litigation Punjab High Court Tata Housing Development Company
Top Law News Delhi court dismisses godman’s plea to drop MCOCA charges March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a plea by ‘godman’ Shiv Murat Dwivedi, accused of running a prostitution ring in south Delhi, seeking to drop the case under MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act) against him. Dwivedi alias Ichchadhari Sant Swami Bhimanand Ji Maharaj Chitrakoot Wale, was arrested Feb 26, 2010 along with seven […] Read more » Delhi High Court Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act Justice Suresh Kait MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act)
Top Law News Court appoints provisional liquidator for Dunlop India March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta high court on Monday appointed a provisional liquidator to take charge of the assets of Dunlop India Ltd (DIL). This effectively means that chairman Pawan Ruia or the company’s board of directors won’t be allowed to transfer property from the company till the court hears out the dozen-odd winding up petitions pending against […] Read more » Advocate general Anindya Mitra Calcutta High Court Dunlop India Ltd (DIL) Justice Sanjib Banerjee