Criminal Law News Supreme Court allows Bengal to withdraw Nandigram plea February 25, 2012 / February 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Decks were cleared for action against police personnel involved in the March 2007 Nandigram firing as the Supreme Court Friday permitted the West Bengal government to withdraw its appeal against a Calcutta High Court order holding the police action unwarranted. The state was permitted to withdrew the appeal that was filed during the tenure of […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Justice C.K. Prasad March 2007 Nandigram firing Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Gujarat appointee for shootout probe monitoring rejected February 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme court Friday refused to accept the Gujarat government’s appointee to head the monitoring authority which would have overseen a probe into 22 alleged staged shootouts that took place in the state between 2002 and 2006. The Gujarat government Thursday appointed Justice (retd.) K.R. Vyas to head the monitoring authority after Justice M.B. Shah […] Read more » Justice (retd.) K.R. Vyas Justice M.B. Shah lyricist writer Javed Akthar Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G: CBI given time to reply on Chandolia’s appeal in Supreme Court February 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday granted time to the CBI to file its reply to an appeal by 2G case accused R.K. Chandolia, a former aide of ex-telecom minister A. Raja, challenging the Delhi High Court order that put his bail on hold. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was also granted time to file its […] Read more » 2G spectrum scam Delhi High Court Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Swamy moves Supreme Court to make Chidambaram an accused February 24, 2012 / February 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Special CBI court’s verdict rejecting his plea to make Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram an accused in the 2G scam. Swamy contended that as complainant, all that was required at this initial stage of the proceedings was to make a prima facie case […] Read more » 2G scam Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram
Criminal Law News Supreme Court cautions police, stir organisers February 24, 2012 / February 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday said that the law enforcing agencies should give reasonable notice and time to organisers of agitations to comply with their orders, while the protestors too have the duty to maintain order. The directions issued by the apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Swatanter Kumar said “except in cases […] Read more » Baba Ramdev Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court
Environment Law News Court questions MCD on Yamuna bank enclosures February 24, 2012 / February 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the MCD to file an affidavit explaining the reason for delay in constructing special enclosures on the Yamuna river bank for immersion of idols during festivals. A bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to explain by May 8 why it failed to comply […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Vipin Sanghi Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Yamuna river bank
Top Law News Activists slam government’s stand on gay sex February 24, 2012 / February 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The union home ministry’s opposition in the Supreme Court Thursday to decriminalising gay sex has drawn flak from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) activists who said the move is “irresponsible and illogical”. “I think it is irresponsible, illogical to come up with such opinions at this time. The ministry is ignoring what the Delhi […] Read more » homosexuality Section 377 Supreme Court union home ministry
Top Law News Himachal Pradesh may cancel land allotted to Tibetans: Prem Kumar Dhumal February 24, 2012 / February 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Thursday said his government will cancel allotment of land by the previous Congress government to Tibetan refugees if an ongoing probe found “any irregularity” was committed. Dhumal said the allocation of land by the Virbhadra Singh-government to exiled Tibetans “is being enquired into”. “The Virbhadra government himself amended […] Read more » Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Himachal Pradesh High Court Tibetan refugees Virbhadra Singh-government
Criminal Law News Mumbai terror attack footage to be screened in Supreme Court February 23, 2012 / February 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday would hear the intercepted conversation between the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes and their handlers based in Pakistan. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and C K Prasad decided to hear the recorded talks between the 10 terrorists and their bosses in Pakistan after the Maharashtra government claimed […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Mumbai terror attack Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Abuse in orphanage: Court refuses to bar fresh probes February 23, 2012 / February 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday declined to bar any fresh inquiry into the sexual assault and harassment of children at a privately-run orphanage in central Delhi where an NGO reported physical abuse. NGO Haq Foundation in its report based on personal interviews and interactions with children who live in Arya Orphanage in Daryaganj said that […] Read more » Abuse in orphanage Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
High Profile Cases 2G case: Notice to CBI on Balwa’s plea February 23, 2012 / February 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea filed by Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Balwa seeking to quash charges against him in the 2G case. Justice M.L. Mehta sought the CBI response by March 13. Balwa, who was released on bail by a CBI special court, […] Read more » 2G case Delhi High Court Justice M.L. Mehta Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Balwa
Criminal Law News Court orders action against Mumbai Congress chief February 23, 2012 / February 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the city police commissioner to register an FIR against senior Congress leader Kripashankar Singh for ” criminal misconduct” under the Prevention of Corruption Act and ordered the attachment of his and his immediate family’s movable and immovable properties worth crores. The court order came as a major blow […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah Justice Roshan Dalvi Patnaik senior Congress leader Kripashankar Singh