Criminal Law News Supreme Court denies bail to Bangalore blast accused January 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of Peoples Democratic Party chairman Abdul Nazir Maudani, who is an accused in the 2008 Bangalore blast case. While rejecting his bail plea, an apex court bench headed by Justice P. Sathasivam said: “We are not inclined to enlarge him on bail.” It also rejected his plea […] Read more » 2008 Bangalore blast case Democratic Party chairman Abdul Nazir Maudani Justice P. Sathasivam Supreme Court
Top Law News Mangalore crash: Supreme Court notice on Rs.75 lakh compensation January 3, 2012 / January 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the central government and Air India on a petition seeking a minimum compensation of Rs75 lakh each for the 158 passengers killed in the May 2010 air crash in Mangalore. An apex court bench issued the notice after senior counsel Harish Salve appearing for petitioner S […] Read more » Mangalore crash senior counsel Harish Salve Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Jagan’s aide Vijay Sai Reddy to be produced in court Tuesday January 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Vijay Sai Reddy, who has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an illegal assets case against YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, will be produced before court Tuesday. The vice-president of Jagati Publications Private Limited (JPPL), owned by the Kadapa MP, spent the night at government-run Dilkusha guest house, which […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court CBI Joint Director V.V. Lakshminarayana illegal assets case Vijay Sai Reddy
Top Law News Court issues notice on lack of teachers in air force school January 3, 2012 / January 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday sought a response from the Delhi government on a petition seeking filling up of vacant posts of teachers in the Air Force Senior Secondary School here. The parents of some students studying in the school in west Delhi approached the court seeking direction to fill up the 14 vacant posts […] Read more » advocate Ashok Agarwal Air Force Senior Secondary School Delhi High Court Justice Siddharth Mridul
Top Law News Supreme court notice to Chhattisgarh on judges’ appointment January 3, 2012 / January 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notices to the central and Chhattisgarh governments on a plea seeking an independent inquiry into the alleged lapses in selection of civil judges in the state in 2008. The petition, moved by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), sought court monitoring of the probe by an independent agency. The […] Read more » Chhattisgarh on judges' appointment Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Mining case: Andhra High Court cancels IAS officer’s bail January 2, 2012 / January 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday cancelled the bail of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Y Srilakshmi in an illegal mining case. By January 6, Ms Srilakshmi has to go back to jail. She was arrested in December and got bail within 48 hours from the CBI court in the Obulapuram Mining Case. Ms […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court IAS officer Y Srilakshmi illegal mining case
High Profile Cases 2G: Supreme court notice to CBI on Behura’s bail January 2, 2012 / January 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a bail plea by former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura, accused in the multi-crore 2G spectrum scam. An apex court bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi issued notice on Behura’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court order by which his petition for […] Read more » 2G spectrum scam former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
Top Law News No mixing drinking and driving, revelers warned December 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Continuing their campaign against drunken driving, Delhi Police on Saturday warned the denizens of the city to obey rules on New Year’s Eve and strictly eschew drunken driving. “We are prepared to come down heavily on all violations, particularly drunken driving,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg posted on the force’s Facebook page which […] Read more » Facebook page New Year's Eve No mixing drinking and driving revelers warned
Top Law News Ram Jethmalani’s daughter passes away December 31, 2011 / December 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rani Jethmalani, Supreme Court lawyer and daughter of former law minister Ram Jethmalani, passed away in Mumbai on Saturday, family sources said. She was in her early 50s. She had been admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital since December 9 due to multi-organ complications. However, it was not immediately clear if she was in the […] Read more » daughter of former law minister Ram Jethmalani Rani Jethmalani Supreme Court lawyer
Top Law News Court rejects Janardhana Reddy’s interim bail plea December 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here Friday rejected the petition of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy for two days’ interim bail to attend his mother’s death anniversary ceremony at Bellary. The mining baron, a key accused in the illegal mining case, wanted the special court dealing with the CBI cases to send him to Bellary with […] Read more » former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy illegal mining case Judge Naga Murthy Sarma
Top Law News Hospitalised AMRI director denied bail December 30, 2011 / December 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A West Bengal court on Thursday denied bail to a director of the AMRI Hospital where a fire earlier this month killed 94 people, and ordered he be physically present before the court Jan 2. The director is currently admitted at the state-run SSKM Hospital. “Accused No 7 (RS Agarwal) is denied bail but considering […] Read more » AMRI Hospital chief judicial magistrate CH Karim West Bengal court
Top Law News Police to bar new religious processions December 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With a growing number of daily religious and political processions herr taking a toll on policing, police have decided to deny permission for new religious events. Hyderabad Police Commissioner A.K. Khan appealed to religious groups and political parties to help reduce such events. He told reporters Thursday that police would not allow the existing processions […] Read more » Hyderabad Police Commissioner A.K. Khan Police to bar new religious processions