Criminal Law News Kasab claims trial court’s death penalty verdict flawed February 15, 2012 / February 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ajmal Kasab, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist, Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the reasoning by the trial court while awarding him death penalty was flawed. Amicus curiae Raju Ramachandran, appearing for Kasab, asked the apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice C.K. Prasad to expressly reject the “pragmatic […] Read more » 2008 Mumbai terror attack Ajmal Kasab Bombay High Court Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad
High Profile Cases 2G: Essar, Loop withdraw plea February 15, 2012 / February 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Accused Essar Teleholdings and Loop Telecom Tuesday withdrew from the Delhi High Court a plea that their case be shifted from a CBI special court hearing the 2G case to a magistrate as there was no corruption charge against them. The companies withdrew the plea as they have moved the Supreme Court over the issue. […] Read more » 2G case Delhi High Court Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice V.K. Jain
High Profile Cases Lalu, Mishra deny charges in fodder scam case February 15, 2012 / February 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two former Bihar chief ministers, Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra have denied charges made against them in a case related to the multi-million rupee fodder scam. The two contested the charges when they appeared in a special CBI court in Ranchi Tuesday where their statements in the case were recorded. Both Lalu Prasad and Mishra […] Read more » fodder scam case Jagannath Mishra Judge P.K. Singh Lalu Prasad
High Profile Cases 2G: High court dismisses honchos’ plea February 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed the plea of corporate honchos Asif Balwa and Rajiv B. Aggarwal, accused of involvement in the 2G scam, that the CBI officer investigating the case be barred from attending their trial. Dismissing the petition, Justice M.L. Mehta said: “I fail to appreciate as to how any witness would be […] Read more » 2G scam advocate Vijay Aggarwal Delhi High Court Justice M.L. Mehta
Criminal Law News Nun’s ‘rape’: Supreme Court stays trial in Odisha February 14, 2012 / February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the trial in the alleged rape of a nun during the 2008 communal violence in Odisha. The victim alleged that Aug 25, 2008, at the height of the communal riots in Kandhamal district, she was attacked by a mob that molested, assaulted, stripped naked and raped her. The apex […] Read more » 2008 communal violence in Odisha Judicial Magistrate Prasanta Kumar Das Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Nun's 'rape' Supreme Court
Top Law News Plea on Supreme Court lawyers dismissed February 14, 2012 / February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Plea on Supreme Court lawyers dismissed The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a plea challenging the Supreme Court Rules of 1966 which allow only a select group of lawyers, known as advocates-on-record, to file petitions in the apex court. The rules prescribe the eligibility before an advocate could act as an advocate-on-record. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw Supreme Court Supreme Court Rules of 1966
Criminal Law News Acquittal of five in Shivani Bhatnagar murder case contested February 14, 2012 / February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice on a petition of the Delhi government challenging the acquittal by the Delhi High Court of former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer R.K. Sharma and two others for involvement in the 1999 Shivani Bhatnagar murder. The Supreme Court’s notice has also been issued to two others, Ved Prakash Sharma […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Shivani Bhatnagar murder case Supreme Court
High Profile Cases CWG scam: Decision on bail plea of two accused Feb 15 February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A CBI special court hearing a corruption case related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) reserved its order till Feb 15 on the bail plea of two accused. A.K. Reddy and A.K. Madan, both employees of two private companies, were arrested for alleged irregularities in awarding a Rs.141 crore contract for timing, scoring and result […] Read more » CWG scam Delhi High Court Prevention of Corruption Act Special Judge Talwant Singh Tihar Jail
High Profile Cases Fodder scam case: Lalu to appear in court Tuesday February 14, 2012 / February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra will appear in a CBI court in Jharkhand Tuesday to record statements in a case related to the multi-million rupee fodder scam in which funds meant for buying cattle feed were embezzled in undivided Bihar, a lawyer said. “The recording of statement in the […] Read more » Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra fodder scam case lawyer B.M.P. Singh
Top Law News Supreme Court questions government on Balakrishnan February 14, 2012 / February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the government what action it has taken on the representation by NGO Common Cause alleging misconduct against National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Justice K.G. Balakrishnan. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice S.S. Kapadia asked Attorney General G. Vahanvati to inform the court whether any action has been […] Read more » Chief Justice S.S. Kapadia Justice K G Balakrishnan Supreme Court
Top Law News India ranks high in corruption-hit nations: Court February 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on India ranks high in corruption-hit nations: Court India ranks prominently high in the list of countries plagued by corruption, a Delhi court has said while handing down one year imprisonment to two convicts in a 24-year-old graft and forgery case. Observing that the anti-corruption measures in India were perceived by people to be ineffective, Central Bureau of Investigation Special JudgeV.K. Maheshwari said […] Read more » corruption-hit nations Prevention of Corruption Act Special JudgeV.K. Maheshwari Tihar Jail
Top Law News Calcutta High Court judge laments farmer suicides February 12, 2012 / February 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Calcutta High Court judge laments farmer suicides In the wake of rising number of farmer suicides in the country, a Calcutta High Court judge Saturday said India was not yet free and political justice was a misnomer and impossible to get. “Peasants who feed the entire country are taking away their lives because they are not getting even the minimum price they […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Justice K.J. Sengupta laments farmer suicides