Top Law News Court turns down plea of 200 failed students December 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a setback to hundreds of students of the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, the Delhi High Court Friday turned down a petition of over 200 students, refusing to promote the unsuccessful students to the next session. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw declined to give relief to […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
High Profile Cases Free Pakistani prisoners: Supreme Court December 3, 2011 / December 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding that liberty of a person should be taken seriously, the Supreme Court Friday directed the central government to immediately release Pakistani prisoners languishing in Indian jails without justification. Taking note of the “unreasonably long detention without justification”, the apex court bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice H.L. Gokhale directed the government that the […] Read more » Free Pakistani prisoners Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Illegal mining case: Woman IAS officer gets bail December 2, 2011 / December 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court on Friday granted bail to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official Y. Srilakshmi in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal mining case, a day after she was sent to judicial custody. The company belongs to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy, arrested from Bellary in Karnataka Sep 5. […] Read more » illegal mining case Judge B. Naga Maruti Sarma Woman IAS officer gets bail
High Profile Cases 2G scam case: Delhi High Court stays Chandolia’s bail December 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday stayed the bail granted by a CBI special court a day ago to former telecom minister A. Raja’s ex-private secretary R.K. Chandolia, one of the 14 accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Justice V.K. Shali, taking suo motu cognisance of the bail order, said: “In case R.K. Chandolia has […] Read more » 2G scam case Delhi High Court Delhi High Court stays Chandolia's bail Justice V.K. Shali special Judge O.P. Saini
High Profile Cases High Court Strikes Down Observations Against Chandy December 2, 2011 / December 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A division bench of the Kerala High Court Friday declared as null and void the observation made by a vigilance court against Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and asked it to complete re-investigation into the palm oil import case in six weeks. The high court bench asked for the removal of the observation made by Vigilance […] Read more » Judge P.K. Haneefa Kerala High Court palm oil import case
Criminal Law News Supreme Court admits plea against Varun Gandhi’s election December 2, 2011 / December 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday admitted a petition seeking the overturning of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi’s election from the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency in 2009 on the ground that he delivered inflammatory speeches in the run-up to the polls. An apex court bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and S.S. Nijjar admitted the […] Read more » BJP MP Varun Gandhi's election Justice Altamas Kabir Justice S.S.Nijjar Supreme Court
Top Law News High Court notice to N.D. Tiwari on paternity suit December 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to ND Tiwari on a plea filed by a man against its earlier order that the veteran Congress leader cannot be compelled to give his blood samples for DNA testing to decide the youth’s paternity suit. A bench comprising of acting Chief Justice A K Sikri […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahay Endlaw N.D. Tiwari on paternity suit
Criminal Law News Sohrabuddin case: Supreme Court asks for call details December 2, 2011 / December 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday directed the Gujarat government to make available to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) details of phone calls made between senior police officers and other functionaries of the state during the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh. The direction came from the supreme court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Sohrabuddin case Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Andhra High Court clears ”The Dirty Picture” December 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Clearing decks for the release of the much-publicised ‘The Dirty Picture’, the Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday dismissed a writ petition by the kin of late southern actress Silk Smitha seeking a ban on the movie. Justice Vilas V. Afzalpurkar dismissed the petition of Silk Smitha’s brother V. Naga Varaprasad Rao, who wanted the court […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court Central Board of Film Certification clears ''The Dirty Picture'' Justice Vilas V. Afzalpurkar
Criminal Law News Dey murder: reporter to remain in police custody December 1, 2011 / December 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court here Thursday extended till Dec 5 the custody of Jigna Vora, the woman journalist detained last week in the killing of fellow crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey, an official said. Public Prosecutor Dilip Shah, while moving the remand application before Special Judge S.M. Modak of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court, […] Read more » Dey murder Judge S.M. Modak Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act
High Profile Cases Woman IAS officer sent to jail in illegal mining case December 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court Thursday sent Y. Srilakshmi, a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official in Andhra Pradesh, to jail in the illegal mining case involving Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy. The special court dealing with Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases also posted to Friday its orders on the […] Read more » illegal mining case senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official Special court
High Profile Cases 2G scam case: Chandolia gets bail December 1, 2011 / December 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here Thursday granted bail to ex-telecom minister A. Raja’s former private secretary R.K. Chandolia, accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P. Saini directed Chandolia to furnish a personal bond in the sum of Rs.3 lakh with two sureties each for the like […] Read more » 2G scam case Chandolia gets bail special Judge O.P. Saini