Court, Judiciary & Legal System Midnight raid by Somnath Bharti: police to file charge sheet in Oct September 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police has told a city court here that it will file the charge sheet in first week of October in a case pertaining to former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti’s purported midnight raid on some African residents. The submissions came after the court pulled up the police for failing […] Read more » Metropolitan Magistrate Chetna Singh Midnight raid by Somnath Bharti
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Government to have conclusive opinion on ‘Leader of opposition’ very soon September 10, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Government will very soon have a conclusive opinion on the issue of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha as a member of the selection committees that make appointments in various statutory bodies, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. “We had this problem (requirement of LoP). We sought the opinion of the secretary of […] Read more » Congress' demand for LoP status Leader of Opposition opinion on 'Leader of opposition'
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC asks Centre to reply on fate of Delhi Assembly by Oct 10 September 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to apprise it by October 10 about the outcome of political process initiated by Lt Governor by writing a letter to the President on exploring the possibility of government formation in Delhi. A five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Justice H L Dattu, said that it is not going […] Read more » advocate Fali S Nariman Advocate Prashant Bhushan ASG P S Narsimha fate of Delhi Assembly
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases CBI Director must come out in black and white on allegations: SC September 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI Director Ranjit Sinha was on Monday directed by the Supreme Court to come out in “black and white” on averments made against him for allegedly entertaining scam-tainted visitors at his official residence here, saying that it is a “serious” issue. Taking serious objection to Sinha’s reluctance not to file an affidavit on merits of […] Read more » 2G scam case CBI director Justice H.L. Dattu Senior advocate Vikas Singh
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Govt. leaves it to SC to decide fate of coal blocks September 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Government left it to the Supreme Court to do what it thought best about the 218 illegal coal block allocations, including 40 operational blocks, and said it was “not insisting on any particular course of action”. The Ministry of Coal filed an affidavit on Monday, signalling the Supreme Court to be untrammelled by commercial […] Read more » coal block allocation Coalgate Coalscam SC to decide fate of coal blocks Supreme Court UPA scandals
Court, Judiciary & Legal System PIL in SC for immediate relief to J&K flood victims September 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea was on Monday filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government for providing immediate relief including cash and medicines to flood victims in the state. The PIL, filed by Jammu and Kashmir , has also sought a direction to the Centre that the floods in […] Read more » National Panthers Party chief and senior advocate Bhim Singh SC for immediate relief to J&K flood victims
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC orders permanent absorption of Rajeshwar Singh as ED Dy Dir September 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to absorb Rajeshwar Singh, an officer probing the money laundering cases in the 2G scam, as a permanent Deputy Director in the Enforcement Directorate within three days. “The Central government shall confirm the permanent absorption of Rajeshwar Singh as Deputy Director within three days from today,” a […] Read more » Justice H.L. Dattu permanent absorption of Rajeshwar Singh Rajeshwar Singh as ED
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Respond to Italian marine’s plea : SC September 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the central government to respond to Italian marine Massimiliano Latorry’s plea seeking to go back to his country for two months following brain stroke suffered by him recently. The apex court bench headed by , while asking the central government to respond, set the next date of hearing Sep 12. […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha Italian marine Massimiliano Latorry's plea Italian marine's plea
Court, Judiciary & Legal System HC seeks Delhi govt’s reply on plea challenging DoE circular September 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought the city government’s response on a plea challenging a Directorate of Education (DoE) circular to hold entrance tests for admitting students in Class IX in state-run schools. Justice Manmohan issued notice to Delhi government and sought its reply within four weeks on the petition filed on behalf of a […] Read more » advocate Ashok Aggarwal Directorate of Education DoE circular Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act RTE Act
Court, Judiciary & Legal System CBI moves SC for filing of case against lawyer Kamini Jaiswal September 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking direction for the registration of an FIR against lawyer Kamini Jaiswal for making deliberate and false statements to seek recusal of CBI director Ranjit Sinha from 2G case investigation and trial. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) application seeking action against the lawyer Jaiswal was mentioned before […] Read more » Anti-Corruption Branch Kamini Jaiswal recusal of CBI director Ranjit Sinha from 2G case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Political ad ban: HC’s final chance for government response September 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday gave final opportunity to the Delhi government to respond to a plea seeking to set aside guidelines banning “(PSVs) here. A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru directed the government to clarify its stand on some of the contentions raised by the auto union here against […] Read more » Political ad ban political advertisements on public service vehicles
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Release undertrial prisoners in jail for half their likely term: SC September 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday said those undertrial prisoners, who have already spent in jail half the period of the sentence they would have got if convicted for the offences they have been charged with, would now be released. A bench of Chief Justice R.M. Lodha, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman said judicial […] Read more » 436-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure Chief Justice R M Lodha Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman Release undertrial prisoners
