Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC urges state govt to consider hospital’s proposal February 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court asked Maharashtra government today to decide on a proposal sent by Bai Jerbai Wadia Children’s Hospital here, seeking its permission to set up a paediatric organ transplant centre, before March 16. Hearing a petition, a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice B P Colabawala said “if the government […] Read more » Bai Jerbai Wadia Children's Hospital Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah hospital's proposal Justice B P Colabawala Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Vikramaditya Singh’s interim bail extended February 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court on Saturday extended the interim bail of state youth Congress president Vikramaditya Singh up to Monday (February 9) in a case pertaining to clash between the youth Congress and BJYM activists at the state BJP office on January 29, and asked him to join the police investigations.The court had granted interim bail to […] Read more » Vikramaditya Singh’s interim bail extended
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Matang Sinh sent to police custody for five days February 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Union minster Matang Sinh, who was arrested by CBI in connection with Saradha chit fund scam on January 31, was today remanded to police custody for five days. ACJM (in-charge) of Alipore court Manikuntala Roy granted CBI the remand of Sinh till February 11. CBI had sought custody for seven days. The judge also […] Read more » Former Union minster Matang Sinh Matang Sinh in connection with Saradha chit fund scam Matang Sinh sent to police custody
Court, Judiciary & Legal System BCI recommends enrollment of DU law graduates of 2013-14 February 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has been informed that the Bar Council of India (BCI) has inspected the three centres of Delhi University’s Law Faculty and has recommended enrollment, as advocates, of students who have passed out till 2013-2014. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw was also told by the […] Read more » BCI recommends enrollment of DU law graduates DU law graduates enrollment of DU law graduates
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Accused can’t be kept in custody for indefinite period: SC February 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court on Wednesday said speedy trial was the “right of the accused” who cannot be kept in custody for an indefinite period if trial is unlikely to conclude within a reasonable time. “It is well settled that at pre-conviction stage, there is presumption of innocence. The object of keeping a person in custody is […] Read more » Accused can't be kept in custody SAIMS Shri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences speedy trial was the "right of the accused
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC extends stay on transfer of ED officer February 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court today extended the stay on implementation of transfer orders of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer Niranjan Singh, who had questioned Punjab Minister Bikram Majithia in the drugs case. The orders will remain in force till February 26, the next date of hearing, the court said. As the matter came up […] Read more » 6000-crore money laundering international drug racket case NGO Lawyers for Human Rights International Punjab and Haryana High Court transfer of ED officer
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Graft allegations against Bhujbal; SC rejects plea against HC February 2, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed against a Bombay High Court decision ordering a SIT probe into graft allegations against former and others in connection with contracts awarded to some private firms. “No. We will not entertain it,” a bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justice A K Sikri […] Read more » Bhujbal Bombay High Court decision Chief Justice H.L. Dattu Graft allegations Graft allegations against Bhujbal Justice A.K. Sikri Maharashtra PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal Mumbai Education Trust SC rejects plea against HC Senior advocate Abhishek M Singhvi
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Court orders proceedings against man for false charge February 1, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Making a false corruption charge against a public servant proved costly for a man with a Delhi court ordering initiation of legal proceedings against him observing that statements made under oath before it shall be on a “higher pedestal”. Special judge Narottam Kaushal directed initiation of proceedings against Inder Mohan Verma, who had alleged in […] Read more » Delhi Jal Board man for false charge Special Judge Narottam Kaushal
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Why coal blocks put in 3 schedules? HC asks Govt January 31, 2015 / January 31, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Government the reasons for segregating coal blocks into three schedules if they could be auctioned off for any end- use.The coal blocks, which were cancelled last year by the Supreme Court, were segregated into three schedules. While Schedule one had all the cancelled blocks, Schedule two comprised those […] Read more » coal blocks put in 3 schedules justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Saradha scam: Mukul Roy quizzed by CBI January 31, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Trinamool Congress general secretary Mukul Roy, considered West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s right hand man, Friday faced a four and a half hour grilling from the CBI in the multi-crore rupee Saradha ponzi scam. Coming out of the Central Bureau of Investigation office at Salt Lake’s CGO complex in the afternoon, Roy said he […] Read more » Mukul Roy quizzed by CBI Saradha scam Trinamool Congress general secretary Mukul Roy
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Coal scam: CBI draws flak for taking “U-turn” in final reports January 30, 2015 / January 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI today drew flak from the Special Court for taking “U-turn” on investigation of various coal scam cases and filing final reports, without giving any plausible reasons for arriving at such conclusions. It also directed the probe agency to provide “some logical and legally admissible reasons” in all final reports in future to buttress the […] Read more » allocation of Bander coal block in Maharashtra AMR Iron and Steel Pvt Ltd coal scam Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Coalscam: Passport auth. Can’t sit over matters January 29, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court today rapped passport authorities for “sitting over” matters relating to impounding of or releasing passports and directed them to fix a time-frame to decide on such issues. “I am constrained to remind the concerned passport authorities that in all such cases they are duty bound to proceed further in the matter as […] Read more » Coalscam Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar
