Criminal Law News Pragya Thakur to be lodged in Bhopal jail March 14, 2012 / March 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Radical Hindu activist Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur will now be lodged in Bhopal Central Jail till the completion of the trial of the former RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi murder case in which she and four others are arrayed as accused by the National Investigating Agency (NIA). Additional District Judge V K Pandey sent Pragya and […] Read more » Additional District Judge V K Pandey National Investigation Agency (NIA) court Radical Hindu activist Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi murder case
High Profile Cases Breather for Kripashankar: Supreme Court stays attachment order March 14, 2012 / March 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a breather for Maharashtra Congress leader Kripashankar Singh, the Supreme Court Tuesday stayed a Bombay High Court order attaching movable and immovable properties belonging to him and his family members in an illegal assets case. An apex court bench of Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice Anil R. Dave directed Kripashankar Singh and his family […] Read more » Bombay High Court Breather for Kripashankar Justice Anil R. Dave Justice H.L. Dattu Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Delhi High Court blast: Charges filed against six March 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Delhi High Court blast: Charges filed against six The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Tuesday named six accused in a chargesheet filed here in connection with the 2011 Delhi High Court blast that killed 15 people. The chargesheet, filed during in-camera proceedings, named Amir Abbas Dev and Wasim Akram Malik, who were arrested in September, and are in judicial custody. The six accused includes […] Read more » Delhi High Court Delhi high Court Blast National Investigation Agency NIA special hudge H.S. Sharma
Top Law News Court wants contract between Indian maid, government March 13, 2012 / March 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court wants contract between Indian maid, government The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the central government for a copy of the contract signed with an Indian domestic help who was working with a diplomat at the consulate in New York and has alleged that she was ill-treated. The court said the government had to take care of the maid as she was […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General A.S. Chandiok Delhi High Court Indian domestic help Justice Kailash Gambhir
Criminal Law News Protesters seek release of Israeli car blast accused March 13, 2012 / March 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Social activists and journalists Monday sat on protest at India Gate here and organised a candle light vigil demanding the release of journalist Syed Mohammad Kazmi arrested for the Israeli embassy car blast last month. The procession of about nearly 500 people was led by Kazmi’s wife Jahanara who claimed that her husband “is innocent […] Read more » activist Shabnam Hashmi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Israeli car blast journalist Syed Mohammad Kazmi
High Profile Cases Excess spectrum allocation: Supreme Court notice on plea for recovering charges March 13, 2012 / March 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government on a plea seeking the transfer of a petition from the Delhi High Court to the apex court for making service providers pay for the excess spectrum allocated to them. A bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya issued the notice – also […] Read more » Excess spectrum allocation Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Supreme Court Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI
Criminal Law News Chargesheet in Delhi High Court blast Wednesday March 13, 2012 / March 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to file its chargesheet in the Sep 7, 2011 Delhi High Court blast on Wednesday against five people accused of planning and executing the terror attack. The chargesheet names Amir Abbas Dev and Wasim Akram Malik, who were arrested September 2011 and are in judicial custody. The other […] Read more » Amir Abbas Dev Delhi high Court Blast National Investigation Agency (NIA) Wasim Akram Malik
Criminal Law News No CBI probe into Mumbai triple blasts: Supreme Court March 13, 2012 / March 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday rejected a plea seeking the transfer of investigations into the July 13, 2011 Mumbai triple blasts from the Maharashtra Police to the CBI. The petition was filed by Taquee Ahmed, whose brother Naquee Ahmed was arrested for the blasts, which killed 27 people and left 130 injured. An apex court bench […] Read more » Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Mumbai triple blasts Supreme Court
Top Law News Government wants curbs on maid’s claim case in US March 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking directions to restrain an Indian maid, awarded nearly $1.5 million relief for alleged ill-treatment by an Indian consulate employee in the US, from pursuing the claim in a New York court. Justice Kailash Gambhir would March 13 hear the petition asking the court to direct maid […] Read more » Delhi High Court Judge Victor Marrero Justice Kailash Gambhir maid's claim case in US
High Profile Cases Court allows Kanimozhi to attend budget session March 13, 2012 / March 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court allows Kanimozhi to attend budget session A CBI special court here Monday allowed Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi, an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, to attend the budget session of parliament which began earlier in the day. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P. Saini allowed Kanimozhi’s application for exemption from personal appearance in court but told her lawyer […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation scam CBI Special court Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi special Judge O.P. Saini
High Profile Cases Why no action against officials in Adarsh scam: Court March 13, 2012 / March 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Why no action against officials in Adarsh scam: Court The Bombay High Court Monday rapped the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for not initiating action against government officials involved in the Adarsh housing society scam. “When there is preliminary evidence against certain government officers, why haven’t you written to the concerned departments seeking their removal,” asked the division bench of Justice P.B. Majmudar and […] Read more » Adarsh housing society scam Bombay High Court former chief minister Ashok Chavan Justice D.R. Dhanuka Justice P.B. Majmudar
High Profile Cases CWG street-lighting scam: Charges framed against seven March 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Monday framed charges against four Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials, two others and a private company in the Commonwealth Games street-lighting scam. Special CBI judge Pradeep Chaddha said: “The court framed charges against the accused for the offence of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery and other sections of Prevention of Corruption Act […] Read more » CWG street-lighting scam Delhi court Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials Special CBI judge Pradeep Chaddha