Top Law News Document is best piece of evidence in proving facts: Court March 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A person can lie but not a document, observed a special Central Bureau of Investigation court while ruling that documents are the best piece of evidence in proving facts of a case. “There is an old adage that a person can lie but the document can never. Documents are the best piece of evidence, and […] Read more » accounts assistant Shiv Prasad Branch Incharge of Super Bazar Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) Special Judge Dinesh Kumar Sharma
Top Law News Chennai activists demand halt on profiling of ‘outsiders’ March 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The move by the Tamil Nadu police to enumerate migrant workers, students and tenants on the basis of their language is an affront to the constitutional freedom of an Indian to live and work anywhere in the country, said civil rights activists and trade union leaders here Friday. Following heists in two banks here and […] Read more » civil rights activists Madhumita Dutta convenor Campaign for Justice and Peace trade union leaders
Criminal Law News BJP MLA to be put through lie detector test in Masood murder case March 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant development, a special court has granted permission to CBI officials to conduct polygraph test of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Dhruv Narayan Singh in connection with the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood, officials said Friday. During the ongoing Central Bureau of Investigation probe, the diary of Zahida Parvez, an interior designer […] Read more » Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Dhruv Narayan Singh Bhopal Development Authority (BDA) Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (MPTDC) Masood murder case
Top Law News Immediate reforms vital for cleansing public life March 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ridding the public domain of corruption and criminality may be a laudable goal, but it’s doubtful whether a Lokpal would succeed in reforming the system, a renowned engineer says. B. Rajaram, a former managing director of Konkan Railway, made these observations while drawing the attention of the Supreme Court and the Andhra Pradesh High Court […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court Association for Democratic Reforms and Election Watch B. Rajaram a former managing director of Konkan Railway Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Chouhan orders judicial probe into murder of IPS officer March 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday ordered a judicial probe into the murder of IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh, who was crushed to death allegedly by a member of the mining mafia in Morena district. “We salute the young IPS officer for his daredevilry in checking illegal mining. We have ordered a judicial […] Read more » illegal mining IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Morena district
High Profile Cases Actor John Abraham sentenced to 15-day jail-term March 9, 2012 / March 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bollywood actor John Abraham was today sentenced by a Sessions court to 15-day imprisonment in a 2006 rash driving case, The court upheld the sentence, awarded by a lower court in 2010. The actor’s motorbike skidded and rammed two youngsters in suburban Bandra. He was found guilty of rash driving after he injured the two pedestrians. He took the victims, both of […] Read more » 2006 rash driving case Actor John Abraham Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate Court
Top Law News Court wants early meeting of panel on media March 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday ordered an early meeting of a committee constituted by it to frame guidelines on media reports related to children. The court also asked a lawyer, appointed to assist it, to provide a copy of code of conduct on reporting to every member of the committee before its meeting. The division […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw News Broadcasters Association
Top Law News Court notice to Delhi bar council March 8, 2012 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the state bar council and others on a plea for an early election of the Rohini Court Bar Association (RCBA) office bearers. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked the the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), RCBA and […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw state bar council
High Profile Cases Court tells Azhar to pay Rs.15 lakh cost March 8, 2012 / March 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Wednesday directed former Indian cricket captain and MP Mohammed Azharuddin to pay Rs.15 lakh as cost for wasting the court’s time after he told the judge that he had settled a dud cheque case with the complainant. Azhar issued a cheque of Rs.1.5 crore to the complainant twice. It was dishonoured on […] Read more » Delhi court Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Indian cricket captain and MP Mohammed Azharuddin Metropolitan Magistrate Vikrant Vaid
Top Law News Excise official’s bail plea dismissed March 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A CBI special court here Wednesday dismissed the bail application of Central Excise Commissioner A.K. Srivastava allegedly involved in a graft case. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Talwant Singh denied bail to the excise commissioner accepting the prosecution’s submission that he could tamper with the evidence if released on bail. Srivastava had requested […] Read more » CBI Special court Central Excise Commissioner A.K. Srivastava Special Judge Talwant Singh
Top Law News Court wants government study on bus corridor March 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in south Delhi is creating chaos, the Delhi High Court said Wednesday while suggesting to the government that it conduct a scientific study into its functioning. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked the government to consider involving expert agencies like […] Read more » Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Top Law News Government gets court notice on demand for bridge March 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi government on a plea seeking construction of a pedestrian bridge over the busy Lala Lajpat Rai Marg near Jangpura neighbourhood in south Delhi. The bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw issued notices to the transport commissioner, the public works […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri construction of a pedestrian bridge Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw