Top Law News Rajasekhara Reddy’s widow withdraws plea from Supreme Court January 17, 2012 / January 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s widow Y.S. Vijaya Monday withdrew from the Supreme Court her petition imputing bias to the Andhra Pradesh High Court in an illegal assets’ case involving politicians. The apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice T.S. Thakur asked senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi, who appeared for Vijaya, […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice T.S. Thakur Rajasekhara Reddy's widow Y.S. Vijaya Supreme Court
Top Law News Court firm on punishing lawyer for assaulting woman colleague January 17, 2012 / January 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday refused to recall its order, sending a lawyer to seven days in judicial custody and restraining him from entering the court premises, for assaulting a female lawyer during an hearing. Ruling on the lawyer’s plea Monday urging the court to recall its order, the court held him guilty under criminal […] Read more » assaulting a female lawyer Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
High Profile Cases Chidambaram had no role in eviction of Ramdev, Centre tells Supreme Court January 17, 2012 / January 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre on Monday denied in the Supreme Court that Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram gave instructions to the Delhi Police for evicting yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his followers from the Ramlila grounds on June 4, 2011. Solicitor-General Rohinton Nariman made this submission before a Bench of Justices B.S. Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar, hearing […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram
High Profile Cases Ayodhya case: Advani, others oppose CBI plea January 17, 2012 / January 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani and his colleagues accused in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case have told the Supreme Court that a CBI plea that challenged the quashing of conspiracy charges against them amounted to abuse of process of law. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has challenged an Allahabad High Court […] Read more » Ayodhya case Justice C.K. Prasad Justice H.L. Dattu Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Bhanwari case: Judicial custody of five extended till Jan 30 January 17, 2012 / January 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) presented the five men in the court of an additional chief judicial magistrate Monday. Malkhan Singh, legislator from Luni constituency, was arrested Dec 19 by the CBI after questioning. Former minister and legislator Mahipal Maderna, who allegedly featured in a CD in a compromising position with the nurse, was […] Read more » Bhanwari case Central Bureau of Investigation Former minister and legislator Mahipal Maderna
Criminal Law News Lawyer sent to jail for seven days jail for assaulting female lawyer January 14, 2012 / January 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Friday sent a lawyer to judicial custody for seven days after the court found him guilty of misbehaving with a female lawyer during hearing. A male lawyer assaulted his female counterpart in the midst of a hearing before the Joint Registrar A.S. Jaichandra. It all started with a war of […] Read more » assaulting female lawyer Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shah Endlaw
High Profile Cases Government to act against sites with objectionable content January 14, 2012 / January 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Friday gave the green signal to proceed against all the accused persons heading 21 social networking sites, including Facebook and Google, that were allegedly hosting objectionable content. “Government is satisfied that there is sufficient material to proceed against the accused persons under section 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of […] Read more » Advocate Shashi Tripathi Delhi High Court facebook Google Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar
High Profile Cases High Court dismisses Amar Singh’s plea January 14, 2012 / January 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a plea of Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh seeking modification in the bail amount in the cash-for-vote case. Amar Singh approached the court saying that the high court’s order asking him to furnish a personal bond and two sureties of Rs.50 lakh each […] Read more » cash-for-vote case Delhi High Court Justice Suresh Kait Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh
Top Law News Supreme Court pulls up Tamil Nadu on film ban January 14, 2012 / January 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday slammed the Tamil Nadu government for banning the screening of film ‘Dam 999’, saying that “when the whole country has one constitution, your state can`t have a separate constitution”. A bench of Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly and Justice J.S. Khehar asked the state`s Additional Advocate General Guru Krishna Kumar how the […] Read more » film ‘Dam 999’ Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly Justice J.S. Khehar Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Objectionable content on websites: Delhi court adjourns case January 13, 2012 / January 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The case of 21 social networking sites allegedly hosting objectionable content was Friday adjourned in a Delhi court till March 13. The court has directed the external affairs ministry to serve the summons issued to foreign-based social networking sites. The petition moved by Vinod Rai has requested the court to remove objectionable content from 21 […] Read more » facebook Google Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar
Top Law News Courts can’t decide poll dates: Supreme Court January 13, 2012 / January 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday declined to interfere in the conduct of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, dismissing a petition seeking rescheduling of elections in the two states. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice SH Kapadia said it was not for the court to decide on the election schedule. Petitioner C […] Read more » Central Board of Secondary Education Chief Justice SH Kapadia Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Judge visits slums over gangrape case January 13, 2012 / January 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court judge hearing a gangrape case visited a slum cluster in north Delhi Thursday, a day before issuing her order in the mater. Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau, accompanied by the public prosecutor, the investigation officer and defence counsel, inspected a spot in Jahangirpuri over the victim’s gangrape by five people in March […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau Delhi court gangrape case