Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Jaya IT returns case adjourned to October 16 October 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Jaya IT returns case adjourned to October 16 A court here today adjourned the income tax cases against AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa and her aide Sasikala to October 16. On September 24, the Madras High Court dispensed with the appearance of Jayalalithaa and Sasikala in the income tax returns case at the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court (economic offences) here. On September 18, the […] Read more » income tax cases against AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa Jaya IT returns case
High Profile Cases HC to hear plea against quashing EC order on Chavan October 1, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Maharashtra politician has moved the Delhi High Court against its verdict setting aside the Election Commission’s order holding former Chief Minister of the state Ashok Chavan guilty of filing incorrect expenses for the 2009 Assembly elections. The plea by Independent candidate Madhavrao Kinhalkar, who had filed the complaint against Chavan in the EC, is […] Read more » Chief Justice G Rohini Justice RS Endlaw Madhavrao Kinhalkar quashing EC order on Chavan Representation of the People Act and Rules
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Jayalalithaa moves High Court against conviction & seeks bail September 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Jayalalithaa moves High Court against conviction & seeks bail Seeking immediate bail, jailed AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa today moved the Karnataka High Court challenging her conviction in the disproportionate assets case which cost her the chief minister’s job and disqualified her from being an MLA. Noted Supreme Court lawyer Ram Jethmalani is believed to have been drafted by Jayalalitha’s legal team for arguing the […] Read more » Ilavarasi Jayalalithaa moves High Court Parappana Agrahara central jail Sasikala Sudhakaran
High Profile Cases Court fixes defamation case against Smriti Irani for February 28 September 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Saturday fixed February 28 next year for hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed by Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam against Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani. Metropolitan Magistrate Dheeraj Mittal, who had earlier summoned Irani as an accused asking her to appear on Saturday, was on leave and the matter […] Read more » defamation case against Smriti Irani defamation complaint against Sanjay Nirupam
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases VJ Siddharth Bhardwaj gets pre-arrest bail in molestation case September 27, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The sessions court here today granted anticipatory bail to the video jockey and former reality show contestant Siddharth Bhardwaj who is facing a criminal case for alleged molestation. “The court granted pre-arrest bail to Bhardwaj,” public prosecutor Nilima Kasture said. Suburban Oshiwara police had last month registered a case under sections 354 (outraging woman’s modesty), […] Read more » anticipatory bail to Siddharth Bhardwaj molestation case Siddharth Bhardwaj VJ Siddharth Bhardwaj gets pre-arrest bail VJ Siddharth Bhardwaj in molestation case
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Coal scam: Court pulls up CBI for filing ‘vague’ report September 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI on Monday faced the ire of a special court here for filing a “vague” report on a plea for return of passport by an accused in a coal blocks scam case with the judge warning the investigating officer (IO) that cost would be imposed on him in future. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar […] Read more » coal scam Court pulls up CBI for filing 'vague' report Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar
High Profile Cases CBI won’t file any coal scam chargesheet: SC September 19, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday restrained the CBI from filing any chargesheet or closure report in coal scam cases till it decides whether the investigating agency deputed director Ranjit Sinha to deal with the probe and prosecution for coal block allocation scam. The apex court bench of Chief Justice R.M. Lodha, Justice Madan B. Lokur and […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha Coal block allocation scam coal scam chargesheet Justice Kurian Joseph Justice Madan B. Lokur
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Delhi HC rejects PIL for CBI probe into alleged land deals of Vadra September 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into various land deals allegedly entered into by Robert Vadra’s firms. “The petition is dismissed,” a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw said. Earlier, the bench had reserved its order on the PIL filed by advocate M […] Read more » advocate M L Sharma Chief Justice G Rohini Justice R.S. Endlaw land deals of Vadra
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
High Profile Cases Respond to allegations that you met accused: SC to CBI chief Ranjit Sinha September 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked CBI director Ranjit Sinha to respond to allegations by an NGO CPIL saying that he has been frequently meeting accused in 2G case and others being probed by the investigating agency. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice designate Justice H.L. Dattu while giving a week’s time to the […] Read more » advocate Kamini Jaiswal counsel Prashant Bhushan Justice H.L. Dattu NGO CPIL Respond to allegations that you met accused SC to CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
Consumer Law News Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases 2G case: SC appoints senior advocate Anand Grover as SPP September 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted the proposal to appoint senior advocate Anand Grover as Special Public Prosecutor for conducting the trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case.Grover would be taking the place of senior advocate U U Lalit who has been elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court.A bench, headed by Justice […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation scam case CBI counsel K K Venugopal Justice H.L. Dattu senior advocate Anand Grover as SPP
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases CBI Director dragged into another controversy in SC on 2G scam September 3, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI Director Ranjit Sinha was today at the centre of a controversy with an NGO telling the Supreme Court that entry register of his residence portrays a “very disturbing” and “explosive material” coming in the way of administration of justice in 2G spectrum allocation scam.The issue was raised by the NGO, Centre for Public Interest […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation scam CBI Director dragged into another controversy in SC CBI director Ranjit Sinha Justice A M Sapre Justice H.L. Dattu Justice S.A. Bobde public interest litigation SC on 2G scam senior advocate K K Venugopal
