High Profile Cases 2G court decision on Chidambaram flawed: Swamy February 6, 2012 / February 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on 2G court decision on Chidambaram flawed: Swamy Terming a Delhi court’s dismissal of his petition against Home Minister P. Chidambaram in the 2G case as “wrong”, Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy Sunday said he would soon prove the decision wrong in the Supreme Court. He also claimed Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had dossiers on black money stashed away by Indian ministers in […] Read more » 2G case Home Minister P. Chidambaram Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Nurse case: CBI custody of accused extended till Feb 6 February 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Saturday remanded two accused arrested in connection with the disappearance of nurse Bhanwari Devi to judicial custody for 14 days, while the CBI custody of another accused was extended till Feb 6, officials said. Three accused – Pukhraj Bishnoi, Dinesh Bishnoi and Reshmaram Bishnoi – were presented in court of an additional […] Read more » Bhanwari Devi CBI Nurse case
Criminal Law News 26/11: Order reserved for taking cognizance of charge sheet February 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court here Saturday reserved its order for Feb 18 on taking cognizance of a National Investigation Agency (NIA) charge sheet against Pakistani American David Headley and eight others for terror strikes in India, including the 2008 Mumbai attack. NIA Special Court Judge H.S. Sharma reserved the order for Feb 18 after the prosecution […] Read more » 2008 Mumbai attack Delhi court Judge H.S. Sharma
Criminal Law News Aarushi murder: Court adjourns hearing till Feb 29 February 4, 2012 / February 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Ghaziabad court hearing the Aarushi murder case on Saturday adjourned the hearing till February 29. Dr Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, the prime accused in the murder of their 14-year-old daughter’s murder, did not attend the hearing. Their counsel, Mr Tamta, said that his clients feared a threat to their lives. However, the CBI argued […] Read more » Aarushi murder Ghaziabad court Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Swamy’s plea dismissed, relief for Chidambaram February 4, 2012 / February 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A trial court here Saturday dismissed Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy’s plea to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram a co-accused in the 2G case, saving the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government further embarrassment in the spectrum saga. There is “no material on record” to suggest that Chidambaram was acting with corrupt motives, Special CBI Judge […] Read more » 2G case Home Minister P. Chidambaram Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini
Criminal Law News Ex- MP Atiq Ahmed gets bail February 3, 2012 / February 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court today granted bail to former MP Atiq Ahmed, who is contesting the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections from Allahabad(West) seat on Apna Dal ticket. The court said Atiq may be released from jail if there is no other case pending against him. Justice D P Singh accepted the bail petition of Atiq, who […] Read more » Allahabad High Court BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case former MP Atiq Ahmed Justice D P Singh
Criminal Law News Aarushi case: CBI gets notice on Talwars’ plea February 3, 2012 / February 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to respond to dentist couple Nupur and Rajesh Talwar’s plea to transfer their trial in their daughter Aarushi’s murder case from Ghaziabad to a Delhi court. A bench of Justice B.S.Chauhan and Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar issued notice to the CBI after senior counsel […] Read more » Aarushi case Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Jagdish Singh Supreme Court
Top Law News Barred from Shivaji Park, MNS threatens street rally February 3, 2012 / February 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Barred from Shivaji Park, MNS threatens street rally The Bombay High Court Friday rejected the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s (MNS) petition for permission to hold a poll rally at Shivaji Park. Terming the move as “partisan”, MNS chief Raj Thackeray said his party would hold the rally on Mumbai streets. The court rejected the petition to hold the rally Feb 13 on the grounds […] Read more » Bombay High Court MNS chief Raj Thackeray Nationalist Congress Party
Top Law News Delhi poll panel gets notice on MCD elections February 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday sought the state election commission’s response to a plea that has challenged the earmarking of seats as reserved for the Scheduled Castes (SC) in the April 2012 elections to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). A bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Rajiv Shakdher Friday issued a notice […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul MCD elections
High Profile Cases Supreme’s court’s final hearing on Gujarat Lokayukta March 20 February 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday said it would hold final hearing March 20 on the Gujarat government’s plea challenging the state high court judgment that upheld the appointment of Justice (retd) R.A. Mehta as Lokayukta by the governor. While admitting the petition, an apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Jagdish Singh Kheher observed: […] Read more » Gujarat High Court Gujarat Lokayukta Act 1986 Justice (retd) R.A. Mehta Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court questions process on army chief’s age row February 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a setback for the government, the Supreme Court Friday questioned the way it had rejected army chief Gen V.K. Singh’s plea that his year of birth be restored to 1951 from 1950 and said the entire process “appears to be vitiated”. The court will now hear the case Feb 10 and asked the government […] Read more » Army chief's age row Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court
Top Law News Nurses’ strike: Court orders police protection for hospital February 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court Wednesday directed police to provide protection to a private hospital which recruited 100 new nurses after failure of talks over the last three days to end a strike by the staff seeking better wages. Nurses at the Lakeshore hospital here are on a strike seeking better working conditions, forcing the management […] Read more » Kerala High Court Lakeshore hospital United Nurses Association