Top Law News Court frees man branded a gangster, slams police December 28, 2011 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A vegetable seller has been freed by a Delhi court, which slammed the police for invoking a stringent law meant to deal with criminal gangs and keeping him behind bars without evidence. Rajeev, who was jailed for offences under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, was freed by Additional Session Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal in […] Read more » Delhi court Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act
Media & Entertainment News Late ex-army man’s widow seeks stay on release of film December 27, 2011 / December 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The widow of a late former Indian Army man has approached the Delhi High Court seeking direction to stay the release of film “Zilla Ghaziabad”, starring Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi, alleging that its story wrongly portrayed her husband as a criminal. Krishna Devi, in her petition Friday, alleged that the upcoming film was based […] Read more » Delhi High Court Zilla Ghaziabad
High Profile Cases Over one lakh netizens pledge to court arrest to back Anna Hazare December 27, 2011 / December 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The online campaign of Anna Hazare’s ‘Jail Bharo Andolan’ has received over a lakh registrations within three days of the launch, an India Against Corruption (IAC) volunteer said Monday. The IAC, an umbrella organisation, launched the online campaign jailchalo.com Friday which allowed people to register themselves for courting arrest and supporting Hazare in his protest […] Read more » Anna Hazare Jail Bharo Andolan MMRDA ground in Mumbai
Top Law News Two AMRI officers remanded in judicial custody December 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A city court on Monday sent two officers of AMRI Hospital, where 93 people died in a fire, to judicial custody till January five. Chief Judicial Magistrate of Alipore court S M Shahnawaz sent Sanjib Pal and S Upadhayay, who were in police custody, to judicial custody on a prayer by the prosecution. Pal declined […] Read more » AMRI Hospital Chief Judicial Magistrate of Alipore court S M Shahnawaz Two AMRI officers remanded in judicial custody
Top Law News Mumbai jail’s women inmates go on hunger strike December 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment More than two dozen women inmates of the Byculla district jail here have gone on a hunger strike, protesting poor hygiene and improper food served to them, a lawyer said Monday. ‘The inmates have been complaining since long about the inferior quality and inadequate quantity of food served to them twice daily by the jail […] Read more » 2008 Malegaon blast lawyer Ganesh Sovani Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act Special Judge Y.D. Shinde
Top Law News Court restrains Star India’s cookery shows December 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A district court here Saturday restrained Star India Pvt Ltd from exhibiting and telecasting shows under the trademark `Master Chef India 2` on Star Plus, and `Master Chef Australia` and `Master Chef USA` on Star World channel till further orders. The stay was granted on the suit filed by Wings Entertainment Ltd. Pankaj Yadav, advocate […] Read more » Additional District Judge Vimal Kumar Court restrains Star India's cookery shows
Criminal Law News Missing nurse case: Court extends Maderna’s custody December 25, 2011 / December 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here Saturday extended the judicial custody of sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna, arrested for his alleged role in the disappearance of nurse Bhanwari Devi, who is allegedly shown in a compromising position with him in a CD. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) brought Maderna before the additional chief judicial magistrate, who extended […] Read more » Court extends Maderna’s custody Missing nurse case nurse Bhanwari Devi
Top Law News Plea against Indian Science Congress thrown out December 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Orissa High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a man seeking cancellation of the 99th Indian Science Congress (ISC), the largest national science event, to be held here next month, or shifting of its venue, a lawyer said on Saturday. Quashing the petition filed by Manoj Das as “frivolous”, Justice BP Das and […] Read more » 99th Indian Science Congress Justice BK Nayaka Justice BP Das Orissa High Court
Criminal Law News AMRI directors denied bail, sent to judicial custody December 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A West Bengal court Friday denied bail to the arrested directors of AMRI Hospital, where a pre-dawn blaze killed 93 people earlier this month, and remanded six of them to judicial custody till Jan 5 next year. Chief Judicial Magistrate of Alipore Court (South 24 Parganas) C.H. Karim also ordered that the seventh director R.S. […] Read more » Chief Judicial Magistrate of Alipore Court C.H. Karim directors of AMRI Hospital West Bengal court
Criminal Law News Missing nurse case: Arrest warrants for legislator’s sister, four others December 24, 2011 / December 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Arrest warrants were Friday issued against five people including a Congress legislator?s sister after she failed to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning in the case of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi. Indra Bishnoi is sister of legislator from Luni constituency, Malkhan Singh Bishnoi, who has been arrested by the CBI for […] Read more » Arrest warrants for legislator’s sister four others Bhanwari Devi Missing nurse case
Top Law News Court issues notice, Is CIC empowered to prosecute for perjury? December 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Department of Personnel Training (DOPT) on a plea seeking its direction on whether the Central Information Commission (CIC) was legally empowered to prosecute an entity or a person for the offence of perjury if false documents are filed before the commission. A Delhi-based lawyer, Shanmuga Patro […] Read more » Delhi High Court Department of Personnel Training Justice V.K. Shali
Top Law News Court permits Hazare fast at MMRDA Ground December 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Friday allowed Team Anna to hold its proposed agitation at the MMRDA Grounds in suburban Bandra-Kurla Complex at concessional rates, entailing savings of nearly Rs.450,000, an India Against Corruption (IAC) official said here. IAC member Mayank Gandhi said that following the court?s order, the IAC would now re-apply through another registered […] Read more » Bombay High Court India Against Corruption MMRDA Grounds in suburban Bandra-Kurla Complex