High Profile Cases 2G: Notice to centre on plea linked to excess spectrum January 31, 2012 / January 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the centre on a plea seeking court-guided investigation by the CBI into alleged irregularities in the allocation of excess 2G spectrum to service providers thereby causing a huge loss to the public exchequer. The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya issued notice on […] Read more » 2G spectrum Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Supreme Court
Top Law News Court allows judge to join Ph.D. course in Delhi varsity January 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday allowed Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Wadhwa to pursue her Ph.D. course from Delhi University and directed the university to take a decision on her plea to relax the condition on taking a two-year study leave. The court said the academic council of the university had the power to relax the provisions […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Wadhwa Ph.D. course
Top Law News Supreme Court questions Gujarat on probe against Setalvad January 31, 2012 / January 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the Gujarat government why it was recording statements of witnesses alleging that social activist Teesta Setalvad doctored affidavits of victims of the 2002 riots when the proceedings had already been stayed by the court. The apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice R.P. Desai asked the state government […] Read more » Gujarat High Court Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.P. Desai Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Dey murder: Vora’s judicial custody extended till Feb 10 January 31, 2012 / January 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Mumbai special court Monday extended till Feb 10 the judicial custody of woman scribe Jigna Vora, an accused in the 2011 journalist J. Dey murder case, a lawyer said. Dey, Mid-day newspaper’s editor (special investigations), was gunned down June 11, 2011 near his residence in Powai, central Mumbai, by motorcycle-borne assailants. “Maharashtra Control of […] Read more » J. Dey murder case Jigna Vora Special judge S.M. Modak
Criminal Law News Uphaar tragedy: Court seeks file on Amod Kanth January 31, 2012 / January 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday called for a file on former Delhi police officer Amod Kanth while hearing a plea seeking sanction to prosecute him for the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire here that killed 59 people. The kin of the victims had sought permission to prosecute Kanth for allegedly allowing extra seats in the cinema […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Vipin Sanghi Uphaar cinema fire Uphaar cinema fire
High Profile Cases Supreme Court notice to centre, UP January 30, 2012 / January 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central and Uttar Pradesh governments on a plea seeking the quashing of Shashank Shekhar’s appointment as the state’s cabinet secretary which has been pending before the Allahabad High Court. The notice was also issued to Mr Shekhar. A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice H.L. Dattu […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice H.L. Dattu Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh governments
High Profile Cases Subramanian Swamy gets anticipatory bail January 30, 2012 / January 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today granted anticipatory bail to Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy, accused of writing an inflammatory article, after he gave undertaking that he will not write any such articles in the future. Granting bail to Swamy, Justice M.L. Mehta said: “I appreciate that you acted responsibly today by giving an undertaking.” Disposing […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice M.L. Mehta Subramanian Swamy
Top Law News Schools seek government aid for educating disabled January 30, 2012 / January 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Private unaided schools here have sought government aid and two years for putting in place infrastructure for teaching disabled children — as desired by the Delhi High Court. The schools told the court that the responsibility of educating the disabled students was on the government and the burden could not be shifted to private unaided […] Read more » Delhi High Court Unaided Private Schools
Top Law News Supreme Court upset at ex-judges giving opinion on matters January 30, 2012 / January 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has taken strong exception to the tendency among litigants to attach opinions by former apex court judges to their PILs in a bid to bolster their claim. The bench voiced its disapproval with: “If we can’t honour this court, who will do it?” The court had taken objection to former judges rendering […] Read more » Chief Justice SH Kapadia ex-judges giving opinion on matters Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Five rapists of minor get life term January 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Saying that scientific evidence plays an important role in establishing guilt, a Delhi court Saturday sentenced five accused to life term for raping a minor in 2011. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Kamini Lau awarded life sentence to five accused after observing that medical and forensic evidence substantially and conclusively established the fact of rape being […] Read more » Delhi court Judge (ASJ) Kamini Lau raping a minor in 2011
Top Law News Supreme Court angry over ex-judges’ opinions filed by litigants January 29, 2012 / January 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court angry over ex-judges’ opinions filed by litigants The Supreme Court has taken strong exception to the tendency among litigants to present opinions from former judges of the top court in a bid to bolster their case pending before it. The court aired its disapproval with an observation: “If we can’t honour this court who will do it?” The apex court had taken […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia ex-judges' opinions filed by litigants Justice Ganguly Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Sex workers issue trans-gender, rehabilitation key: Supreme Court January 28, 2012 / January 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday said rescue and rehabilitation of girl sex workers was a complex problem, and could not be solved without schemes for their rehabilitation. The transgender dimension of the issue should also be looked into, it said “It is very complex. It is also a transgender problem and it is not confined to […] Read more » girl sex workers Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Supreme Court