Criminal Law News Court rejects ex-law officer’s plea in bribe case February 20, 2012 / February 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former CBI law officer has been denied a breather by the the Delhi High Court, which rejected his plea for quashing the bribery charges slapped on him. A bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice V.K. Jain rejected the plea of former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) deputy legal advisor Rajendra Prasad Dwivedi on […] Read more » Bribe case Delhi High Court Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice V.K. Jain
Top Law News Azhar faces warrant in cheque bounce case February 19, 2012 / February 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi court Saturday issued non-bailable warrant against former Indian cricket team captain and MP Mohammed Azharuddin for not appearing in court on the day of final verdict in a cheque-bounce case, a lawyer said. Metropolitan Magistrate Vikrant Vaid issued non-bailable warrant against Azhar, whose counsel Firoj Khan Ghazi said that he was busy campaigning in […] Read more » cheque bounce case counsel Gurvinder Singh Talwar Indian cricket team captain and MP Mohammed Azharuddin Metropolitan Magistrate Vikrant Vaid
Criminal Law News 13/7 blasts: Police remand of four accused extended February 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Mumbai court Saturday extended the police custody of four accused in the July 13 serial blasts that killed 27 people and injured over 100 here, a lawyer said. “The court has extended the remand of Haroon Rashid Abdul Hamid Naik and another accused Nain Wazeer Chand Patrija till Feb 24,” defence lawyer Sharif Shaikh […] Read more » Aftab Ansari the mastermind of 2002 American Center attack in Kolkata defence lawyer Sharif Shaikh Haroon Rashid Abdul Hamid Naik Mumbai court
Top Law News Supreme Court cautions High Courts against curbs on trial February 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The high courts are taking unduly long time in deciding cases in which trial court proceedings are stayed at the stage of registration of first information report ( FIR), investigation or framing of charges, the Supreme Court has said. Describing it as a serious matter, the apex court bench of Justice (since retired) A.K. Ganguly […] Read more » High Court Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice T.S. Thakur Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Jaya’s estranged aide breaks down in court February 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s former aide V K Sasikala today claimed in a special court here that the Chief Minister was not involved in the Rs 66-crore disproportionate assets case. Ms Sasikala broke down during the recording of her statement by the special court judge B M Mallikarjunaiah and said Ms Jayalalithaa was […] Read more » Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's former aide V K Sasikala Rs 66-crore disproportionate assets case special court judge B M Mallikarjunaiah special court judge B M Mallikarjunaiah
Criminal Law News Court accepts 26/11 charges against Headley, 8 Pakistanis February 19, 2012 / February 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Saturday accepted charges against Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Headley and eight other Pakistanis for the 2008 Mumbai attack. Those named in the charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) include Lashkar founder Hafiz Saeed and two officers of the Pakistani spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The court on March 13, […] Read more » 2008 Mumbai attack Delhi court Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Headley
High Profile Cases Government seeks review of Supreme Court’s Vodafone verdict February 18, 2012 / February 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Indian tax authorities Friday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court on its verdict in a Rs.11,218 crore ($2.2 billion) tax dispute favouring telecom service provider Vodafone. The case involved a levy on a 2007 transaction in which Vodafone Plc had paid $11.2 billion to Hong Kong-based Hutchison for acquiring a 67-percent stake […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court Vodafone verdict
Criminal Law News AMRI director gets bail, Bengal to move Supreme Court February 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court Friday granted bail to AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal, but rejected the pleas of four other directors in the Dec 9, 2011 fire tragedy at the high-cost healthcare centre here that killed 94 people. A state counsel later said the West Bengal government would move the Supreme Court in an appeal […] Read more » AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal Calcutta High Court Justice A.K. Roy Justice T.K. Gupta Supreme Court
Top Law News Notice to Delhi, central governments on unauthorised colonies February 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to central and Delhi governments on a plea challenging their powers to regularise unauthorised colonies. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Shah Endlaw also issued notice, returnable by May 2, to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi Development Authority Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shah Endlaw Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Criminal Law News Relief for Abu Salem in 1993 Mumbai blasts February 17, 2012 / February 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to Abu Salem, the Supreme Court has stayed all further proceedings in the two cases before the Mumbai TADA court in connection with his alleged involvement in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. An apex court bench headed by Justice P. Sathasivam while issuing a notice to the central government and the external […] Read more » 1993 Mumbai serial blasts Abu Salem charge sheet against the driver Justice P. Sathasivam Supreme Court
Top Law News Court reserves order on MCD polls February 17, 2012 / February 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday reserved its order on petitions by a group of councillors seeking quashing of the state election commission’s decision to reserve seats for candidates of the Scheduled Castes in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections to be held in April. The councillors of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress moved […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul MCD polls
Criminal Law News Kasab, aides planned to return to Karachi : Supreme Court February 17, 2012 / February 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was Thursday told that the 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab and his nine associates had planned to return to Karachi by the sea route after the carnage. Senior counsel Gopal subramanium, appearing for the Maharashtra government, told the apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice […] Read more » 2008 Mumbai terror attack Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab Supreme Court