Top Law News Supreme Court slams rail, road blockades November 1, 2011 / November 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court slams rail, road blockades The Supreme Court on Tuesday stressed the need for taking preventive measures and giving free hand to police without any influence to counter the menace of road and rail blockades across the country during strikes and agitations in which public property also becomes a target. “Why does the government not take preventive means”, a bench […] Read more » Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya road blockades Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Shobhit murder: Order reserved on plea for CBI probe November 1, 2011 / November 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday reserved its order on a plea seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing of 20-year-old engineering student Shobhit Modi May 5 near his house in south Delhi. Suraj Modi, father of Shobhit, had sought a CBI probe into the murder, saying the police were handling the […] Read more » CBI Delhi High Court Justice Mukta Gupta Shobhit murder case
High Profile Cases 2G case: Behura says CBI discriminating November 1, 2011 / November 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura, arrested in the 2G case, Tuesday told a special court here that the CBI was discriminating against him by not opposing the bail pleas of other accused. The court reserved its order on his bail plea till Nov 3. Senior advocate Aman Lekhi, appearing for Behura, told Central Bureau of […] Read more » 2G case Judge O.P. Saini Senior advocate Aman Lekhi Supreme Court
Top Law News Court moved on pre-primary batches in private schools November 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An NGO moved the Delhi High Court Tuesday seeking direction to the Delhi government to prevent unaided private schools from having more than one year of pre-primary class in the formal school system. The petition filed by NGO Social Jurists, through advocate Ashok Agarwal, said: ‘This very high court in September 2007 directed the government […] Read more » advocate Ashok Agarwal Delhi High Court NGO pre-primary batches Private schools
High Profile Cases We did not oppose Kanimozhi’s bail: CBI November 1, 2011 / November 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Even as the Supreme Court Tuesday reserved orders on the bail pleas of five top corporate honchos in the 2G spectrum scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said it did not oppose the bail petitions of DMK MP Kanimozhi and four others earlier before the trial court. Appearing for CBI, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) […] Read more » 2G spectrum scam Judge O.P. Saini Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice H.L. Dattu Kanimozhi Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Cash-for-votes: BJP MP exempted from attending trial court November 1, 2011 / November 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday granted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ashok Argal exemption from personal appearance before the trial court till Nov 14 in the 2008 cash-for-votes scandal that rocked parliament. “Exemption granted to Argal from appearing in the trial court till Nov 14,” said Justice M.L. Mehta. In a related development, Rajya Sabha […] Read more » Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ashok Argal Cash-for-votes scandal Delhi High Court Justice M.L. Mehta
High Profile Cases Singur case referred to Calcutta High Court chief justice November 1, 2011 / November 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A division bench of the Calcutta High Court Tuesday referred Tata Motors’ appeal in the Singur land case to the chief justice after the West Bengal government counsel argued that the bench did not have the power to determine the case. ‘As per court list, this matter cannot be determined by this bench. It’s our […] Read more » Calcutta High Court chief justice J.N. Patel Justice I.P. Mukerji Justice Joymalya Bagchi Justice K.J. Sengupta Singur case
Criminal Law News More time sought for filing Malegaon blast report, charges October 31, 2011 / October 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Investigation Agency Monday sought time, till Friday (Nov 4), from a special court here to file its report and additional charge-sheet against nine accused in the 2006 Malegaon bomb blast case, a lawyer said. The NIA, which is currently probing the case, informed the designated Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court […] Read more » Judge Y.D. Shinde lawyer Khalid Azmi Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act Malegaon bomb blast case
Criminal Law News Pushkin Chandra killing: Life term for two upheld October 31, 2011 / October 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday upheld the life sentence awarded to two men for murdering United Nations Development Programme employee Pushkin Chandra and his friend Kuldeep in south Delhi in 2004. Earlier in March a Delhi court awarded rigorous life imprisonment to two persons for stabbing to death two homosexuals, belonging to affluent families, nearly […] Read more » Delhi High Court IAS officer Pushkin Chandra killing Judge A K Kuhar
High Profile Cases Cash-for-votes: Court issues notice to Delhi Police October 31, 2011 / October 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice to Delhi Police on the bail pleas of Sudheendra Kulkarni, advisor to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Faggan Singh Kulaste and Mahabir Singh Bhagora who are accused in the cash-for-votes scam during the 2008 trust vote. Justice M.L. Mehta sought […] Read more » advocate Anil Soni cash-for-votes scam Delhi High Court Justice M.L. Mehta
High Profile Cases Court notice to CBI on charges against Reliance Telecom October 31, 2011 / October 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday asking it to respond to a plea by Reliance Telecom, seeking the quashing of charges against the firm in the second generation (2G) spectrum case. Justice Mukta Gupta, however, declined to issue immediate notices to other respondents named by Reliance […] Read more » CBI Delhi High Court Justice Mukta Gupta Reliance Telecom
High Profile Cases Tata may challenge Singur land law verdict Tuesday October 31, 2011 / October 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court Monday permitted Tata Motors to appeal against its verdict validating the Singur land law but the petition could not be filed as advocates suspended work to condole a colleague’s death. The petition is likely to be filed Tuesday. The division bench of Justice K.J. Sengupta and Justice Joymalya Bagchi permitted company’s […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Justice Joymalya Bagchi Justice K.J. Sengupta Singur land law Tata Motors