High Profile Cases Top Law News Court seeks government response on PIL against Kejriwal October 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday directed the central government to file its reply on a PIL seeking registration of a criminal case against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal and others for allegedly receiving foreign funds in violation of the law. A bench of Justices Pradeep Nanrajog and V.K. Rao asked the government to […] Read more » AAP Leader Arvind Kejriwal Arvind Kejriwal ASG Rajeeve Mehra government response on PIL against Kejriwal Justices Pradeep Nanrajog V K Rao
High Profile Cases Top Law News Court dismisses plea on Lokayukta report cautioning Sheila Dikshit October 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a plea which claimed that a Lokayukta report suggesting “cautioning” of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was “diluted”. The Lokayukta report recommended to the president to issue “caution” to Dikshit for allegedly misrepresenting facts about the completion of 60,000 low-cost flats ahead of the 2008 assembly polls. A division […] Read more » Court dismisses plea on Lokayukta report Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was "diluted". Justice B.D. Ahmed Lokayukta report cautioning Sheila Dikshit plea on Lokayukta report cautioning Sheila Dikshit ustice Vibhu Bakhru
High Profile Cases Top Law News Shuttler Jwala Gutta must be allowed to play: HC October 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the Badminton Association of India (BAI) to allow India’s top doubles player Jwala Gutta to take part in tournaments till the disciplinary committee passes its final order on her life ban. Jwala moved the high court challenging the life ban on her recommended by the disciplinary committee of the […] Read more » Badminton Association of India BAI India's top doubles player Jwala Gutta Jwala Gutta must be allowed to play shuttler Jwala Gutta Shuttler Jwala Gutta must be allowed to play
High Profile Cases Top Law News Lawyer seeks judge’s recusal in Delhi gang rape case October 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A lawyer representing two convicts in the Dec 16 gang rape Wednesday sought recusal of a Delhi High Court judge from hearing the case, contending that the judge had earlier denied him relief in the case. The judge, however, rejected the plea. M.L. Sharma, who will be appearing for convicts Pawan Gupta and Mukesh, asked […] Read more » Delhi Gang rape case judge’s recusal in Delhi gang rape case Lawyer seeks judge’s recusal
Consumer Law News High Profile Cases Media & Entertainment News Top Law News HC dismisses plea seeking ban on movie ‘Ram-Leela’ October 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking a ban on the release of Bollywood movie “Ram-Leela”, starring Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Manmohan, refusing to entertain the plea, also imposed a fine of Rs.50,000 on NGO Rashtravadi Shiv Sena which filed the plea […] Read more » ban on movie 'Ram-Leela' Chief Justice N.V. Ramana HC dismisses plea seeking ban on movie 'Ram-Leela' Justice Manmohan
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Top Law News Delhi gang-rape defence lawyer in trouble over remarks September 15, 2013 / September 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Delhi gang-rape defence lawyer in trouble over remarks The defence lawyer of two convicts in the December 16, 2012 gang- rape has been flayed for terming the verdict politically and emotionally driven and that he would have burnt his daughter alive had she been involved in pre-marital sex and were she to step out with boyfriends at night. The Bar Council of Delhi […] Read more » Delhi gang-rape defence lawyer Delhi gang-rape defence lawyer in trouble
High Profile Cases IPL spot-fixing: Newly-wed cricketer Ankeet Chavan returns to jail June 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rajasthan Royals’ cricketer Ankeet Chavan, arrested in the Indian Premier League,IPL spot fixing scandal, on Thursday surrendered before a Delhi court after his June 2 marriage and was sent to judicial custody till June 18. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar Sharma sent Chavan to judicial custody till June 18. The player was earlier granted interim […] Read more » Ajit Chandila IPL Spot-fixing Newly-wed cricketer Ankeet Chavan Newly-wed cricketer Ankeet Chavan returns to jail S Sreesanth
High Profile Cases RTI plea on funds received by BJP June 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two days after the Central Information Commission (CIC) ruled political parties were within the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, a Goa information crusader is already on the job. Kashinath Shetye, a former government employee, filed an RTI petition with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking information on the party’s cash and donation […] Read more » CIC ruling on bringing political parties information on funds received by BJP RTI plea RTI plea on funds received by BJP
High Profile Cases BCCI president promises fair spot fixing probe May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan Sunday said an independent commission will be set up to probe Chennai Super Kings chief executive — and his son-in-law — Gurunath Meiyappan’s role in the spot fixing scandal, and asserted that he will not have any role to play in its selection or work. […] Read more » BCCI) president N. Srinivasan fair spot fixing probe Gurunath Meiyappan Srinivasan
High Profile Cases Data shows gambling rampant in India May 26, 2013 / May 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While the recent controversy around the Indian Premier League (IPL) has revealed a network of betting in cricket, official national crime data shows gambling, in various forms, is rampant in the country, a think tank said Saturday. National Crime records Bureau (NCRB) data compiled by think tank PRS Legislative Research showed that Andhra Pradesh reported the highest […] Read more » Data shows gambling rampant in India' gambling rampant gambling rampant in India'
High Profile Cases Mumbai underworld involved in IPL spot-fixing: Police May 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pakistani links and the involvement of the Mumbai underworld have surfaced in the investigations into spot-fixing in Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in which Indian fast bowler S. Sreesanth and two of his Rajasthan Royals teammates have been arrested, police said Thursday, adding more arrests are expected. Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila and 11 […] Read more » Ajit Chandila Ankeet Chavan IPL Spot-fixing IPLmatch-fixing MCOCA Mumbai underworld involved in IPL spot-fixing Sreesanth
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases IPL Spot-fixing: Sreesanth, others sent to 5 days police custody May 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Arrested Indian pacer S Sreesanth and 13 others, including two other cricketers of Rajasthan Royals franchise, were today sent to police custody for five days by a court here for being quizzed in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal case. Delhi police told the court that it seemed more persons are involved and fresh arrests […] Read more » Ajit Chandila Ankit Chavan IPL Spot-fixing Sreesanth
