High Profile Cases Raja’s counsel terms Achary untruthful December 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former communications minister A. Raja’s counsel Friday termed his ex-aide Aseevatham Achary untruthful, saying he was trying to influence the course of the trial in the 2G case. Achary, a key witness in the case, had Thursday said in the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court that there was a threat to his life. […] Read more » 2G case Raja's ex-private secretary R.K. Chandolia Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini
High Profile Cases Residents drag wakf board to court over prayers December 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Residents of south Delhi’s Jangpura area Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the Delhi Wakf Board and a charitable society failed to comply with the court’s earlier order which allowed only 10 devotees to offer prayer at the site of a mosque razed by the Delhi Development Authority in January. The board and Noor […] Read more » advocate R.K. Saini Delhi High Court Jungpura Residents Welfare Association Justice Vipin Sanghi
High Profile Cases Maharashtra to evict encroachers from mill December 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Facing the ire of the Bombay High Court, the Maharashtra government Thursday assured that it would attempt to amicably remove Dalit activists who have encroached a National Textiles Corporation mill premises here since the past nearly three weeks. Indu Mills’ 12.5 acres premises in central Mumbai is located adjacent to Chaityabhoomi where Dalit icon B.R. […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice A.V. Mohta Justice D.K. Deshmukh Maharashtra to evict encroachers from mill
Criminal Law News Kerala sex scandal case: Police get a month to finish probe December 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court Thursday asked police to complete within a month the investigation into the two-decade-old Kozhikode sex scandal case involving state minister and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader P.K. Kunhalikutty. Appearing for the state government, Advocate General K.P. Dandapani requested the court to grant police another six weeks to complete recording of […] Read more » Advocate General K.P. Dandapani Indian Union Muslim League Kerala High Court Kerala sex scandal case
High Profile Cases Court adjourns plea of Reliance executives December 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three officials of the Reliance Group — Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair — Thursday urged the Delhi High Court to quash charges against them in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Justice V.K. Shali adjourned the plea till Jan 16, 2012. The court also asked the petitioner to file a short synopsis of the […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation case Counsel Rajiv Nayyar Justice V.K. Shali Reliance executives
High Profile Cases Drama in court: Man held for ‘threat’ to Raja’s ex-aide December 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man sitting in a Delhi court hearing the 2G scam case was Thursday ordered to be taken into custody after former telecom minister A. Raja’s ex-aide Aseevatham Achary accused him of threatening him. Testifying as a witness before special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge O.P. Saini, Achary told the court that he had […] Read more » 2G scam case CBI judge O.P. Saini former telecom minister A. Raja’s
Top Law News Court asks Facebook, Orkut to remove objectionable pictures December 22, 2011 / December 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has ordered several online social networking companies like Facebook, Google and Orkut to remove some pictures from their websites. The court of administrative civil judge Mukesh Kumar was hearing a petition filed by Mufti Aijaz Arshad Qasmi who objected to images hurting religious sentiments. The court said: “The defendants are directed to […] Read more » civil judge Mukesh Kumar Facebook Orkut to remove objectionable pictures
Top Law News Kolkata blaze: Hospital director’s bail plea rejected December 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A West Bengal court Wednesday rejected the bail plea of AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal, an accused in the hospital fire which killed 93 people Dec 9. The court also turned down the prosecution’s plea for his police custody and ordered Agarwal be kept at the state-run Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital (SSKM) Hospital under […] Read more » AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal Hospital director's bail plea rejected Kolkata blaze
Top Law News Court refuses to stay toddlers’ admission in Delhi schools December 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to suspend the admission process for pre-school class in city schools, scheduled to start Jan 2 next year. Hearing a plea challenging the Delhi government’s guidelines on admissions by schools, the court said it would decide the issue Jan 6. NGO Social Jurist had moved court against the order […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw toddlers' admission in Delhi schools
High Profile Cases 2G: Court summons five corporate honchos December 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here Wednesday took cognisance of the third set of charges filed in the 2G case alleging criminal conspiracy and cheating by three more firms and five individuals, including some promoters of the Essar Group. It also asked the five accused to appear before it Jan 27 next year. Issuing summons to […] Read more » 2G case Court summons five corporate honchos special Judge O.P. Saini
High Profile Cases Why not asylum to Pak Hindus, court asks govt December 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court Wednesday sought the government’s response on a petition seeking grant of asylum to 151 Hindus from Pakistan who are facing deportation following expiry of their pilgrimage visas. A bench of Acting chief justice AK Sikri and justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw issued notices to the external affairs ministry and the home ministry […] Read more » Chief Justice AK Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Why not asylum to Pak Hindus
Criminal Law News TV executive murder case convict refused bail December 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Tuesday declined the bail plea of former naval officer Emile Jerome Mathew, convicted in the murder of television executive Neeraj Grover, citing grounds of ‘sufficient circumstantial evidence’. A division bench comprising Justice V.M. Kanade and Justice M.L. Tahaliyani said that there was sufficient evidence in the case and the best it […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice M.L. Tahaliyani Justice V.M. Kanade murder of television executive Neeraj Grover