High Profile Cases SC to hear BCCI’s plea seeking Srinivasan clarification September 18, 2015 / September 18, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea of BCCI seeking clarification as to whether its former President N Srinivasan can take part in the General Body Meetings of the Board as Chief of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur said that it will hear the application […] Read more » BCCI Court featured Law Legal News SC to hear BCCI's plea seeking Srinivasan clarification Srinivasan
High Profile Cases Top Law News Meat ban: SC refuses to entertain plea against Bombay HC order September 17, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed against a Bombay High Court order staying the decision to ban sale of meat in Mumbai during Jain festival. A bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and Kurian Joseph, however, allowed petitioner Shree Tapagachiya Atma Kamal Labhdisuriswarji Gyanmandir Trust, a trust of minority Jains, to […] Read more » Bombay High Court Court featured Law Legal News meat ban Meat ban: SC refuses to entertain plea against Bombay HC order Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Court orders filing of FIR against Mulayam September 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court of Lucknow today ordered police to file an FIR against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for allegedly threatening an IG-rank officer Amitabh Thakur and probe the incident that triggered a massive row. Chief Judicial Magistrate Som Prabha while accepting Thakur’s application under 156(3) IPC directed SHO Hazratganj to file the FIR […] Read more » Amitabh Thakur Court Court orders filing of FIR against Mulayam featured Legal News Mulayam Singh Yadav SP
High Profile Cases Top Law News Coal scam: Court to pass order on charge on Oct 1 September 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court today said it would pronounce in a fortnight its order on framing of charges in a coal block allocation case in which former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and five others are accused. The court sought some clarifications regarding sanction to prosecute public servants under section 197 of the CrPC and fixed […] Read more » coal scam Coal scam: Court to pass order on charge on Oct 1 Court featured Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Top Law News Beef ban row: HC issues notice to state govt September 16, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Jammu & Kashmir high court on Wednesday gave a week’s time to the state government to file its response to a writ petition seeking to strike down the Constitutional provisions criminalising bovine slaughter in the state. The notice was issued by a division bench comprising justices Mohammad Yaqoub Mir and Bhansi Lal Bhat after hearing […] Read more » Beef ban Beef ban row: HC issues notice to state govt Court featured Government High Court J&K Law Legal News
High Profile Cases SC nod to probe into ex-CBI chief’s role in coal block scam case September 15, 2015 / September 15, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday gave its nod to a team headed by CBI’s former special director M.L.Sharma to inquire into allegations that meetings then agency chief Ranjit Sinha had with several coal block allocation scam accused impacted the cases’ outcome. A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice A.K.Sikri gave […] Read more » CBI coal block scam case Criminal news featured Law SC nod to probe into ex-CBI chief's role in coal block scam case Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News High Profile Cases Two judges held in corruption case September 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Two judges held in corruption case Two judges of the lower judiciary in Gujarat, who were suspended last month on charges of taking money to settle cases during their posting in Vapi court in 2014, have been arrested by the vigilance cell of the Gujarat High Court under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Both the judges of the rank of Judicial […] Read more » featured HC Vigilance Cell Judicial Magistrate First Class--A D Acharya P D Inamdar passing of forged documents Prevention of Corruption Act Two judges of the lower judiciary in Gujarat
High Profile Cases Teesta’s fund embezzlement case: SC extends arrest protection September 13, 2015 / September 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today extended by four weeks the interim protection from arrest granted to Teesta Setalvad and her husband in a case of alleged embezzlement of funds for a museum at Ahmedabad’s Gulbarg Society that was devastated in the 2002 riots. A bench comprising Justices A R Dave and Adarsh Kumar Goel said the […] Read more » featured justice Adarsh Kumar Goel justices A R Dave justices Dipak Misra SC extends arrest protection Teesta's fund embezzlement case
High Profile Cases Top Law News Coal scam: A Special Court grants bail to ex-MoS Santosh Bagrodia September 8, 2015 / September 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Today, Former Minister of State for Coal Santosh Bagrodia was granted bail by a Special Court in connection with a coal scam case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of Bander coal block in Maharashtra. Bagrodia appeared as accused before Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar a day after the Supreme Court refused to grant him […] Read more » coal scam Coal scam: A Special Court grants bail to ex-MoS Santosh Bagrodia Court featured Law Legal News Santosh Bagrodia
High Profile Cases Saradha scam: CBI nabs Bengal media baron September 7, 2015 / September 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI on Monday arrested media baron Ramesh Gandhi in connection with the multi-crore rupee Saradha scam here, an official said.The chairman and managing director of Rainbow Productions – known for its hugely popular news programme “Khaash Khabor” – was nabbed for his association with Saradha chief and scam kingpin Sudipta Sen. “Gandhi has been […] Read more » featured Saradha scam
High Profile Cases National Security Top Law News Raja favoured Swan Telecom in getting licence: CBI September 7, 2015 / September 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI on Monday told a special court here that the 2G spectrum allocation policy was manipulated to favour certain entities including Swan Telecom. Special public prosecutor Anand Grover told Special Judge O.P. Saini that in an arbitrary decision, then telecom minister A. Raja gave unfair advantage to Swan Telecom. Advancing the final argument in […] Read more » featured Raja Raja favoured in getting licence Raja was biased in allocating 2G Special Public Prosecutor Anand Grover Swan Telecom
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Sheena murder case: Mumbai police brings Sanjeev Khanna to Kolkata September 7, 2015 / September 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Mumbai police team on Monday escorted Sanjeev Khanna, a co-accused in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case, to Kolkata to unearth more evidence. Sources said Khanna — the former husband of prime accused Indrani Mukherjee — was brought to the eastern metropolis, where he used to reside prior to his arrest, in the early […] Read more » featured Mumbai police brings Sanjeev Khanna to Kolkata Sheena murder case
