High Profile Cases High Court relief for Yeddyurappa in illegal mining case March 7, 2012 / March 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a big relief to state BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa, Karnataka high court on Wednesday quashed an FIR against him in an illegal mining case based on the Lokayukta report that had caused his exit as chief minister. A division bench comprising justices Bhakstavatsala and Govindaraju passed the order allowing an application filed by Yeddyurappa […] Read more » illegal mining case justice Bhakstavatsala justice Govindaraju Karnataka High Court Yeddyurappa
Criminal Law News Israeli diplomat attack: Indian ‘journalist’ arrested March 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An Indian national claiming to be a freelance journalist has been arrested in connection with the attack on an Israeli diplomat here last month and will be produced in a Delhi court Wednesday, police said. “Mohammed Kazmi, in his early 50s, was arrested Tuesday night from south Delhi. He will be produced in the Tis […] Read more » Indian 'journalist' arrested Israeli diplomat attack Israeli embassy Tis Hazari court
Top Law News Draft law ready to regulate Delhi placement agencies March 7, 2012 / March 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it has prepared a draft legislation to regulate placement agencies in the city. The court was hearing a plea by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan that alleged that some of the placement agencies were indulging in trafficking of children. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court draft legislation Justice R.S. Endlaw
High Profile Cases 2G case: CBI to file more documents March 7, 2012 / March 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI was Tuesday allowed by a special court here to present additional documents in the 2G case. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P. Saini accepted the application of the probe agency amid protests by defence counsel. Defence counsel opposed CBI’s plea saying that it would prejudice the case against the accused. DB […] Read more » 2G case Central Bureau of Investigation former Telecom Minister A. Raja special Judge O.P. Saini
Top Law News Dental student withdraws plea from court March 7, 2012 / March 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Jamia Millia Islamia dental student, who failed in his second year annual examination, was Tuesday denied relief by the Delhi High Court on his plea seeking permission to attend third year classes. He withdrew the plea. Shahroz Raza, a bachelor of dental surgery student, approached the court challenging the order of another judge who […] Read more » Delhi High Court Jamia Millia Islamia dental Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice V.K. Jain Shahroz Raza a bachelor of dental surgery student
High Profile Cases CWG case: Trial to resume March 13 March 7, 2012 / March 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A CBI special court Tuesday decided to resume March 13 the hearing in a corruption case related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) held in New Delhi. The trial was put off after a defence counsel raised doubts over getting a fair trial. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Talwant Singh said the scrutiny […] Read more » CBI Special court CWG case CWG Organising Committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot Special Judge Talwant Singh
Top Law News Court to hear plea against Dikshit March 29 March 7, 2012 / March 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court would March 29 consider an application opposing a police plea to withdraw a case against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit over an alleged election code violation in 2008. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Bansal Tuesday said: “Put up for consideration of locus standi of the application for March 29.” The application was filed […] Read more » Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Bansal Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Delhi court election code violation in 2008
High Profile Cases Adarsh scam: Ex-legislator, three arrested March 7, 2012 / March 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Tuesday arrested four people, including former Maharashtra Congress legislator Kanhaiyalal V. Gidwani, his son, a tax consultant and a lawyer of the probe agency, in a graft case linked to the Adarsh society scam investigation, an official said. All accused were presented before a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special judge and remanded […] Read more » Adarsh scam financial consultant J.K. Jagiasi former chief minister Ashok Chavan former Maharashtra Congress legislator Kanhaiyalal V. Gidwani
High Profile Cases Check taxis, trucks running illegally, court tells Himachal March 6, 2012 / March 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delay in collection of road tax amounts to irregularity, the Himachal Pradesh High Court said Monday, directing the government to launch a drive against commercial vehicles plying without paying dues of over Rs.2 crore. The division bench of Chief Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice D.C. Chaudhary, in its earlier order told the director of transport […] Read more » Chief Justice Kurian Joseph drive against commercial vehicles Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice D.C. Chaudhary
Top Law News Warring media, lawyers told to cool down March 6, 2012 / March 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Monday offered to mediate between media and lawyers in Karnataka following the March 2 attack on journalists in the civil court complex here. “It is unfortunate that such an event happened,” Ravi Shankar said in a statement offering “to mediate between the media and the lawyers”. The attack, by […] Read more » attack on journalists Chief Justice Vikramjit Sen illegal mining case Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
High Profile Cases Adarsh scam: Court grants relief to ED chief March 6, 2012 / March 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The enforcement directorate (ED) chief was Monday granted exemption from personal appearance before the Bombay High Court in a case related to the scam-ridden Adarsh housing society here. The court was hearing an application filed by the ED on behalf of its chief who was earlier told to appear before it personally March 12 and […] Read more » Adarsh scam Bombay High Court former chief minister Ashok Chavan Justice D.R. Dhanuka Justice P.B. Majmudar
High Profile Cases Court accepts Yahoo plea, fines complainant March 6, 2012 / March 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Monday accepted Yahoo India’s application to remove its name from the list of websites dragged to court for allegedly posting defamatory articles. The complainant was fined Rs.5,000. The court dismissed the plea of complainant Mufti Aijaz Arshad Qasmi, an Islamic researcher linked to a website run by the Islamic Peace Foundation of […] Read more » Administrative Civil Judge Parveen Singh Delhi court Mufti Aijaz Arshad Qasmi an Islamic researcher social networking website Yahoo plea