Top Law News 3,092 cases disposed off in Delhi Lok Adalat Sunday March 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on 3,092 cases disposed off in Delhi Lok Adalat Sunday The Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Sunday organised a Lok Adalat (People’s Court), where 3,092 out of 3,833 cases were settled. A DLSA spokesperson said that pending cases related to dud cheques, civil, electricity, labour, criminal, compoundable offences, recovery matters were taken up in the Lok Adalat. “A total of 3,092 cases out of […] Read more » Delhi Lok Adalat Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DLSA) district court
Criminal Law News Three accused of murder attempt acquitted March 18, 2012 / March 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has acquitted three accused facing trial in an attempt to murder case after material witnesses did not support the prosecution allegation and the victim failed to identify them. Additional Sessions Judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta Friday acquitted three accused, Gulfam, Nurhassan and Irfan, observing that the eyewitness of the case has not supported […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta Delhi court facing trial in an attempt to murder case Indian Penal Code
High Profile Cases DMK calls meeting on Sri Lanka resolution March 18, 2012 / March 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the Centre under pressure from Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu to support a US-sponsored resolution in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes, UPA’s key constituent DMK has convened a meeting of its high-level committee on March 20 to discuss the issue. Party chief M Karunanidhi will […] Read more » DMK general secretary K Anbazhagan Party chief M Karunanidhi Sri Lanka resolution United Nations Human Rights Council
High Profile Cases Has anti-graft campaign learnt lessons, asks Khurshid March 18, 2012 / March 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday said the government had learnt its lessons after Anna Hazare’s protest last year but wondered if the anti-corruption movement too had done the same. “We have learnt and learnt a lot of lessons… (but) has the anti-corruption movement,” asked Khurshid at the India Today conclave here on […] Read more » Anna Hazare's protest anti-graft campaign India-Marxist politburo member Brinda Karat law and justice minister Salman Khurshid
Top Law News Court bars Indian maid from pursuing case in US March 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has restrained an Indian domestic help, awarded nearly $1.5 million relief for alleged “ill-treatment” by an Indian consulate employee in the US, from pursuing her case in a New York court till further orders. The court’s interim order came in response to a petition filed by the central government seeking to […] Read more » Delhi High Court domestic help Shanti Gurung Indian maid from pursuing case in US Justice Kailash Gambhir
Top Law News Court seeks police reply on plea against Kejriwal March 18, 2012 / March 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday directed the police to file a reply on a complaint against Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly lowering the reputation of parliament and committing an offence of sedition. Metropolitan Magistrate Purshotam Pathak asked police to file a report by April 11 on a petition moved by NGO member Vibhor […] Read more » committing an offence of sedition Delhi court Metropolitan Magistrate Purshotam Pathak Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal
High Profile Cases 2G: Court defers hearing on Swamy’s plea March 18, 2012 / March 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Saturday deferred till May 26 the hearing on a private complaint in the 2G case filed by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P. Saini listed the matter for May 26 after Swamy’s counsel Tarun Goomber said that the plea for making Home Minister P. Chidambaram […] Read more » 2G case Delhi court Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy special Judge O.P. Saini
Top Law News Three firms keen to beef up Supreme Court security March 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment At least three public sector undertakings have expressed interest in executing the Supreme Court’s plan to augment its security by putting up electric fencing along its boundary coupled with audio-visual control and alarm system, official sources said Saturday. The companies have responded to a notice inviting expression of interest floated by the apex court. Sources, […] Read more » audio-visual control Delhi High Court Supreme Court Supreme Court security
Criminal Law News Give details on interrogators in Israeli car blast: Court March 18, 2012 / March 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Saturday asked Delhi Police’s anti-terror unit, special cell, to furnish names of investigators who questioned Israeli embassy car blast accused Syed Mohammad Kazmi. Interrogators gave a report denying his harassment. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav said a detailed reply had to be filed by the special cell about the uniform of its […] Read more » " Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav Israeli embassy car blast Syed Mohammad Kazmi
High Profile Cases 2G: Ravi Ruia, three others skip court again March 17, 2012 / March 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Saturday exempted from personal appearance corporate honcho Ravi Ruia of the Essar group and three others from hearing of the 2G case. The matter has been listed for March 31. The defence counsel of Ravi Ruia, Anshuman Ruia, Loop Telecom promoters I.P. Khaitan and Kiran Khaitan, […] Read more » 2G case Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Supreme Court
High Profile Cases New Supreme Court bench to hear 2G case March 17, 2012 / March 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A new special Supreme Court bench comprising Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice A.K. Patnaik would hear all matters relating to the 2G case. “There is a direction that all 2G matters be taken up by by a special bench comprising me and Justice A.K. Patnaik,” Justice Singhvi told Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy when his […] Read more » 2G case Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
Top Law News Notice to government on smoking scenes in films March 17, 2012 / March 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the health and family welfare ministry on film director Mahesh Bhatt’s plea seeking quashing of a notification prohibiting smoking scenes in movies. Bhatt said that the government’s notification of Sep 27, 2011 was “illegal and arbitrary” and violated his fundamental rights. A division bench of Justice Sanjay […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Mahesh Bhatt's plea smoking scenes in movies