High Profile Cases Every Institution Has to Evolve in Tune With Times: PM Modi November 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that every institution has to evolve in tune with the times, a statement that was seen as a veiled reference to continuance of the collegium system by the Supreme Court which had struck down the judicial appointments law. He also suggested that rendering free legal aid to poor should […] Read more » continuance of the collegium system by the Supreme Court featured judicial appointments law Justice T.S. Thakur NALSA National Legal Services Authority
High Profile Cases Top Law News SC Questions Centre for Opposing French Woman’s Release November 9, 2015 / November 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has questioned the government’s stand of opposing the release of a French woman facing extradition on charges of involvement in the assassination of a Chilean senator in 1991. A bench headed by Justice Kurian Joseph quizzed the Centre over its contradictory stand of allowing two Italian marines, accused of shooting dead two […] Read more » featured French Woman's Release Justice Kurian Joseph Opposing French Woman's Release
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Coal scam: Court warns CBI officer to be careful November 6, 2015 / November 7, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A CBI officer has been warned to be careful by a special court, after it was informed that the copy of a statement of an accused, who was earlier cited as a witness in a coal scam case, was supplied to other accused persons “inadvertently” and “due to oversight”. The CBI officer’s explanation came after […] Read more » CBI coal scam Coal scam: Court warns CBI officer to be careful Court featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases HC dismisses PIL for law banning cow slaughter, beef sale November 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking enactment of a law prohibiting slaughter of cows and sale of beef and such products across the national capital region, terming it as “misconceived”. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath declined to entertain the plea after the AAP government informed […] Read more » banning cow slaughter beef sale Delhi High Court featured HC dismisses PIL for law banning cow slaughter Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Essar-Loop case: Court allows Ravi Ruia to travel November 5, 2015 / November 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia, facing trial in a case arising out of the probe into the 2G spectrum scam, has been allowed by a special court to travel abroad after the CBI did not object to his plea. Ruia had sought court’s permission to travel to Phuket in Thailand from November 19 to 23 […] Read more » 2G spectrum scam Essar-Loop case Essar-Loop case: Court allows Ravi Ruia to travel featured Law Legal News Ravi Ruia
High Profile Cases No bar on collegium: Supreme Court said today November 5, 2015 / November 6, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday said there was no bar on the collegium to go ahead with its work to appoint judges for the higher judiciary, which is plagued with large-scale vacancies. The indication that it was not interfering with the functioning of the collegium system came while the apex court decided to give nine […] Read more » Collegium Court featured Law Legal News No bar on collegium: Supreme Court said today Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Madan Mitra to be kept in house confinement: HC November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today directed that West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra, an accused in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, will remain in house confinement under police surveillance till disposal of a CBI plea for cancellation of his bail. Observing that Mitra is a Cabinet minister and has the power to influence witnesses if allowed […] Read more » 'West Bengal Calcutta High Court CBI featured Law Legal News Madan Mitra Madan Mitra to be kept in house confinement: HC Saradha chit fund scam
High Profile Cases Allahabad HC quashes summons issued against Jaitley November 5, 2015 / November 5, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court today quashed a summons issued by a Mahoba court against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for criticising the SC decision of striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), according to a lawyer representing him. The HC quashed the summons issued on October 19 after Jaitley’s advocate Maninder Singh contended that the summoning […] Read more » Allahabad HC quashes summons issued against Jaitley Allahabad High Court Arun Jaitley featured Law Legal News National Judicial Appointments Commission NJAC
High Profile Cases CBI seeks cancellation of Madan Mitra’s bail before HC November 3, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment CBI today took leave of Calcutta High Court to move a prayer for cancellation of bail of West Bengal minister Madan Mitra, an accused in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam. Mitra was granted bail by a city court on Saturday and went home the day after. A division bench comprising justices Harish Tandon and […] Read more » 'West Bengal Calcutta High Court CBI CBI seeks cancellation of Madan Mitra's bail before HC Court featured Law Legal News Madan Mitra Saradha chit fund scam
High Profile Cases 2 ex-bankers convicted in 1992 stock mkt scam October 31, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court has convicted two former bank officials for cheating, criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of public funds in the 1992 Harshad Mehta stock marketscam after observing that the accused persons’ acts can be termed as ‘anti-national’. Justice Roshan Dalvi, presiding over a special court set up to conduct trial of offences relating […] Read more » 2 ex-bankers convicted in 1992 stock mkt scam Criminal news featured Law Legal News stock mkt scam
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Guj HC removes prosecutor in Best Bakery case October 30, 2015 / October 31, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court today ordered removal of Vadodara district government pleader Raghuvir Pandya over his record as a public prosecutor in the 2002 Best Bakery case. Mere eligibility is not enough for selection as a district pleader, a chief law officer in the district, but his or her credentials and “institutional integrity” must be […] Read more » Best Bakery case Court featured Guj HC removes prosecutor in Best Bakery case Gujarat High Court Law Legal News
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Victim died after car fell on him : Salman’s lawyer October 30, 2015 / October 31, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In an interesting twist to arguments in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, his lawyer argued in the Bombay High Court today that the victim died not because of the actor’s car running over him, but as the vehicle came crashing down on him when it was being lifted by a crane. […] Read more » Criminal news featured Hit-and-run case Law Salman Khan Victim died after car fell on him : Salman's lawyer
