High Profile Cases Herald case: Security beefed up ahead of Sonia, Rahul’s December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Security was on Friday beefed up at the Patiala House District Court premises here ahead of the scheduled appearance of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and others on Saturday in connection with the National Herald case. According to court sources, senior officials of the Special Protection Group (SPG), Delhi Police and Intelligence […] Read more » featured Herald case Herald case: Security beefed up ahead of Sonia Law Legal News Rahul's
High Profile Cases Beef ban in line with Directive Principles: AG to Bombay HC December 17, 2015 / December 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government today contended before the Bombay High Court that its decision to impose a comprehensive ban on beef was in furtherance of the Directive Principles of State Policy enumerated in the Constitution. Advocate General Srihari Aney, representing the state, also cited a Supreme Court judgement that says that anylaw which is in line with […] Read more » Advocate General Beef ban Beef ban in line with Directive Principles: AG to Bombay HC Bombay High Court featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Coal scam: Court concludes recording of statements December 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court on Wednesday concluded recording of statements of accused in a coal block allocation scam case in which firm Rathi Steel and Power Limited (RSPL) and its three officials are facing trial. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar has now fixed the case for January 13 next year for recording of defence evidence in […] Read more » coal scam Coal scam: Court concludes recording of statements Court featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases “Unhappy” SC asks CBI to finish probe in coal scam December 14, 2015 / December 15, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Irked over the delay in concluding the probe in coal scam cases, the Supreme Court today asked the CBI to wrap it up at the earliest and not seek any further extension of time. “We make clear our unhappiness at the investigation getting prolonged and we expect CBI to conclude investigation at the earliest without […] Read more » "Unhappy" SC asks CBI to finish probe in coal scam coal scam featured Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G PMLA case: Court to hear ongoing final argument December 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The final arguments in the 2G scam-related money laundering case in which former Telecom Minister A Raja,DMK MP Kanimozhi and 17 others are facing trial, will resume on December 21, a special court said today. Special CBI Judge O P Saini, who was scheduled to hear the final arguments today, deferred it as the court […] Read more » 2G PMLA case: Court to hear ongoing final argument 2G scam Court featured Law Legal News
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Sheena Bora case:Peter’s judicial custody extended till Dec 28 December 14, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Mumbai CBI court on Monday extended the judicial custody of former Star TV CEO Peter Mukherjea till December 28 in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case. On December 1, a Mumbai Esplanade court had sent Peter Mukherjea to judicial custody till December 14. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had earlier conducted a polygraph […] Read more » Criminal news featured Law Legal News Sheena Bora case Sheena Bora case:Peter's judicial custody extended till Dec 28
High Profile Cases Salman walks free as Bombay HC acquits him in hit-and-run case December 10, 2015 / December 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Over 13 years after his car plowed through a group of homeless people sleeping on a pavement, killing one and wounding four, superstar Salman Khan today walked free after the Bombay High Court acquitted him of “all charges”, overturning the trial court order sentencing him for five years. The court held that the prosecution had […] Read more » Bombay HC acquits in hit-and-run case featured Hit-and-run case Salman walks free
High Profile Cases Media & Entertainment News Sooraj Pancholi hid facts: CBI December 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sooraj Pancholi, charge sheeted by CBI for allegedly abetting suicide of actor Jiah Khan, had hidden facts and fabricated information during questioning, the forensic analysis of his statements have indicated.The analysis, which is part of charge sheet filed by the agency in the suicide case of 26-year old Nafeesa Rizvi alias Jiah Khan, has “established […] Read more » ◾Sooraj Pancholi hid facts CBI featured
High Profile Cases Patil a wholly unreliable witness in Salman case: HC December 10, 2015 / December 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court on Wednesday doubted the evidence of Ravindra Patil, former police bodyguard of Bollywood star Salman Khan and witness in the 2002 hit-and-run case, observing that he was “wholly unreliable.” Justice A R Joshi said this while dictating the verdict in the appeal filed by the actor against the five-year sentence awarded […] Read more » Bombay High Court featured HC Salman case
High Profile Cases National Herald case: Swamy files caveat in SC December 7, 2015 / December 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today filed a caveat in the Supreme Court to pre-empt any ex-parte order on appeals likely to be filed by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul in the National Herald case. “I have filed a caveat in the Supreme Court that in case they file any petition, it should […] Read more » featured Law Legal News National Herald case National Herald case: Swamy files caveat in SC Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Ex-Bengal minister Madan Mitra’s JC extended December 3, 2015 / December 4, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Kolkata court today extended the judicial custody of former West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra, an accused in the Saradha chit fund scam, by another 14 days till December 17. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sougata Roy Chowdhury remanded Mitra, who was present in the court room, to 14 days’ judicial custody. Though […] Read more » Ex-Bengal minister Madan Mitra's JC extended featured Kolkata Law Legal News Madan Mitra Saradha chit fund scam Trinamool Congress
High Profile Cases SC ends hope for release of Rajiv killers December 2, 2015 / December 3, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a verdict that may dampen the hopes for release of killers of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the Supreme Court today ruled the Centre has “primacy” over states’ right to grant remission. It also said the state governments must get “concurrence” of the Union government before freeing convicts in certain cases. A five-judge bench, which […] Read more » Criminal news featured Law SC ends hope for release of Rajiv killers Supreme Court
