Top Law News Court seeks reply from car dealers on ‘illegal charges’ January 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought a response from an association of car dealers over a plea seeking to curb the collection by its members in the capital of allegedly illegal charges from car buyers. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice R.S. Endlaw also allowed the association to become party […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court illegal charges Justice R.S. Endlaw
High Profile Cases CWG graft case: Court denies relief to Swiss firm January 5, 2012 / January 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on CWG graft case: Court denies relief to Swiss firm The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to hear a plea filed by Swiss Timing, an accused in a corruption case linked to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to stay possible action against it by the trial judge for not appearing in court. Justice Mukta Gupta refused to give any relief to the Switzerland-based firm and said: […] Read more » Advocate Amit Desai CWG graft case Delhi High Court Justice Mukta Gupta
Criminal Law News Shivani murder: Court seeks police reply on parole plea January 5, 2012 / January 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought a response from Delhi Police on a plea by Pradeep Sharma, a convict serving life term in the journalist Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, seeking parole for re-establishing family contact. Shivani, a journalist with the Indian Express, was murdered at her Navkunj Apartments flat at I.P. Extension in east Delhi […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Mukta Gupta Shivani Bhatnagar murder case
Criminal Law News AMRI Hospital moves court on relief for fire victims January 5, 2012 / January 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court Wednesday admitted a petition by the city’s AMRI Hospital, seeking the West Bengal government’s intervention in paying compensation to the families of those killed in a fire in its premises last month. Justice J.K. Biswas directed the state government and Kolkata police chief to file affidavits stating their stand on the […] Read more » AMRI counsel S. Pal AMRI Hospital Calcutta High Court Justice J.K. Biswas
High Profile Cases CWG scam: Bail denied to Bhanot, four others January 4, 2012 / January 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here Wednesday dismissed the bail plea of former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) secretary general Lalit Bhanot and four others accused in a corruption case related to the sporting event held in 2010. The accused were arrested for alleged irregularities in awarding a contract for timing, scoring and result (TSR) equipment […] Read more » CBI special judge Talwant Singh CWG scam secretary general Lalit Bhanot
Top Law News Court notice to ex-Lokayukta Hegde in defamation case January 4, 2012 / January 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court Wednesday issued notice to former Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde, a former Supreme Court judge, in a defamation case filed by Superintendent of Police (Intelligence) Hemanth Nimbalkar. The case, which was filed in March 2011, pertains to a raid conducted by the Lokayukta police in March 2009 on the office and residence […] Read more » defamation case former Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde Karnataka High Court
Top Law News Supreme Court Breather for 5 HJC Legislators January 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a breather to five Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) legislators who sought to merge their party’s legislative wing with the Congress, the Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s direction to the Haryana assembly speaker to decide on their fate. The apex court bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir suspended the operation […] Read more » Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) legislators Justice Altamas Kabir Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Palmolein Scam : Supreme Court rejects plea against Oommen Chandy January 4, 2012 / January 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition praying for summoning of Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy as an accused in the palmolein scam case. A bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam dismissed the petition when it was mentioned for urgent hearing. Former Kerala chief minister K Karunakaran and former Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Oommen Chandy Palmolein Scam Supreme Court
Top Law News Ajay Singh Chautala seeks quashing of corruption charges, trial January 4, 2012 / January 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Ajay Singh Chautala Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court for quashing of the charges and trial against him for allegedly possessing wealth exceeding his known sources of income. The matter is listed for hearing by Justice M.L. Mehta Wednesday. A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge had on […] Read more » Delhi High Court Indian National Lok Dal leader Ajay Singh Chautala Justice M.L. Mehta Prevention of Corruption Act
High Profile Cases Court dismisses DLF plea January 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed a plea of DLF Ltd. challenging an order of market regulator SEBI to probe accusations by a Delhi-based businessman that he was duped of Rs.34 crore by the realty major and its alleged associate firm Sudipti Estates. A Rs.2 lakh cost was also imposed on DLF. DLF had sought […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Vipin Sanghi plea of DLF Ltd. plea of DLF Ltd. Senior advocate Soli Sorabji Senior advocate Soli Sorabji
Criminal Law News Excise official sent to police custody January 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Tuesday remanded to four days judicial custody a superintendent of Central Excise along with a middleman for allegedly demanding bribe of Rs.60 lakh from a mobile phones importer. A central excise commissioner is also accused but has not been arrested as he is in hospital for heart […] Read more » CBI special judge Talwant Singh Central Excise Commissioner A.K. Srivastava
High Profile Cases Supreme court puts sealing in Delhi on hold, to examine law January 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme court puts sealing in Delhi on hold, to examine law The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered no further sealing of unauthorised structures or their regularization or change in land use in Delhi till it examined the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Bill, 2011 and the challenge to Master Plan 2021. A special bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Swatanter Kumar further said […] Read more » Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Bill 2011 Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court the challenge to Master Plan 2021