Consumer Law News Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Saradha scam: Court says time not yet for CBI probe May 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Observing that “time has not come” for aCentral Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Saradha chit fund scam, the Calcutta High Court Thursday refused to accept a plea in this regard but said it will consider it after fully hearing the matter. A bench of Justices A.K. Banerjee and M.K. Chowdhury, which Thursday started hearing afresh a set of […] Read more » Saradha scam
High Profile Cases 2G case: Swamy moves court for Raja’s written statement May 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Saturday posted for July 6 an application filed by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy seeking the written statement given by former telecom minister A. Raja to Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Approaching Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini, who is trying the 2G case, Swamy, in his application, […] Read more » 2G case Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Geetika suicide: Court fixes May 10 for order on framing charges May 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today reserved, for May 10, its order on framing of charges against former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda and his employee Aruna Chaddha, accused of abetting the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma. District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge S.K. Sarvaria reserved the order on framing of charges against Kanda and […] Read more » Geetika suicide
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Aarushi case: Court rejects defence request to summon 13 witnesses May 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court trying the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case Saturday rejected the defence counsel’s request to summon the then CBI joint director Arun Kumar and 12 other witnesses included in the original list but not brought to depose, the lawyer said. Defence counsel Manoj Sisodia said that he made the request since the Central Bureau of […] Read more » Aarushi case Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case Aarushi-Hemraj murder case Defence counsel Manoj Sisodia
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases SC grants four weeks more to Sanjay Dutt to surrender April 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on SC grants four weeks more to Sanjay Dutt to surrender Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has got four more weeks to surrender to serve the remaining period of sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case by the Supreme Court of India. Sanjay will now have to surrender on May 16. Sentenced for five years for possessing weapons illegally during the 1993 Mumbai riots, Dutt wanted six more […] Read more » 1993 Mumbai blasts case 1993 Mumbai riots Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir President Pranab Mukherjee Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Dutt surrender Supreme Court of India
High Profile Cases Gang-rape case: Innocent boys implicated, claims counsel April 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A defence counsel representing one of the accused in the Dec 16 gang-rape case here Friday told the court that “innocent boys” had been “falsely implicated” by police in the case. “I am disturbed since December 17, when I heard that these innocent boys have been falsely implicated in the case,” said advocate Sharma while […] Read more » gang-rape case
Corporate Law News High Profile Cases SC defers proceedings against Sunil Mittal in 2G case April 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today postponed till April 16 the proceedings in the Special CBI court against Sunil Bharti Mittal, CMD of Bharti Cellular Limited, who has been summoned as an accused in a corruption case related to allocation of additional 2G spectrum in 2002. The CBI, which told the apex court that investigation into the […] Read more » 2G spectrum accused Bharti Cellular CMD of Bharti Cellular Limited corruption case defers proceedings SC section 319 of the CrPC Sunil Bharti Mittal Sunil Mittal Sunil Mittal in 2G case trial court
High Profile Cases Media & Entertainment News Blackbuck case: Fresh charges against Saif, 3 other actors March 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Fresh charges were read out against actors Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam by a court here in the 14-year-old blackbuck poaching case. Chief Judicial Magistrate Chandrakala Jain read out the charges under sections 9/51 and 9/52 of Wildlife protection Act and 149 of IPC and posted the case for next hearing on […] Read more » Blackbuck poaching Neelam Saif Ali Khan Salman Khan Sonali Bendre Tabu
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases 1993 blast: Defence lawyers relieved to hear verdict March 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “A great relief” if how lawyer Farhana Shah, who defended maximum number of accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, summarised her reaction after the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of 10 out of 12 convicts to life sentence. “This is a great relief. I am happy with the judgement which has come 20 […] Read more » 1993 blast 1993 Mumbai blasts case criminal lawyer Majid Memon Defence lawyers lawyer Farhana Shah Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Dutt criminal case Tada court in 1990
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases 1993 blasts: SC verdict on Sanjay Dutt fate tomorrow March 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court verdict, due on 1993 Mumbai blasts will be keenly watched by Bollywood as fate of one of its superstars Sanjay Dutt, who was sentenced to six year jail term by a TADA court, will be decided. The apex court will pronounce its verdict on a bunch of appeals and cross-appeals filed by […] Read more » 1993 blasts 1993 Mumbai serial terror bombing case AK-56 rifle engineered by fundamentalist elements Sanjay Dutt SC verdict on Sanjay Dutt series of blasts in Mumbai Supreme Court TADA court
High Profile Cases Court to hear Salman’s hit-and-run case from Mar 25 March 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Sessions court has fixed the hearing of 2002 hit-and-run case against Bollywood actor Salman Khan on March 25, when he would have to remain present before the court. Along with the prosecution’s case against Salman, the court would also hear his appeal against the Magistrate’s order, invoking the charge of `culpable homicide not amounting to […] Read more » 2002 hit and run case against imprisonment Salman Khan Salman's hit and run case section 304 part II of IPC session court judgment session court on hit and run case
High Profile Cases Court reserves order on plea against Mittal March 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Orders has been reserved by the Delhi court on taking cognizance of a complaint by an NGO accusing the CBI of “hiding” facts allegedly showing involvement of Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittalin the case of additional spectrum allocation during the NDA regime. Special CBI Judge O P Saini, who is trying the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, […] Read more » Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal CBNI charge sheet against Airtel charge sheet against Vodafone Delhi court NDA regime NGO plea against Mittal