High Profile Cases Defects in Shyam Telelink’s application: Unitech MD April 3, 2012 / April 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Unitech Ltd. MD Sanjay Chandra, facing trial in the 2G spectrum case, on Monday told a Delhi court that applications for grant of 2G licences filed by rival Shyam Telelink Ltd, which has entered into a joint venture with Russia’s Sistema, were required to be “summarily rejected” as there were defects in it. Mr. Chandra […] Read more » 2G spectrum case rival Shyam Telelink Ltd Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini Unitech Ltd. MD Sanjay Chandra
High Profile Cases CBI seeks court nod to continue probe against Jagan April 3, 2012 / April 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday sought a special court’s permission to continue investigations into the illegal assets case involving YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy. Two days after filing a chargesheet against Jagan and 12 others in the case, the investigating agency filed a memo in the special CBI court, seeking […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court Central Bureau of Investigation illegal assets case YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy
High Profile Cases Monitor CBI probe in Kandla Port cam April 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to examine the status of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation into the alleged land scam inKandla Port. Asking the CVC to study the CBI probe, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw issued notice to […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Kandla Port cam
High Profile Cases Virbhadra Singh threatens to sue Kejriwal April 2, 2012 / April 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal’s remark against MPs came back to haunt him Sunday as union minister Virbhadra Singh threatened to sue him while Congress MP Jagdambika Pal served a privilege notice against the activist. In a letter dated March 27, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Virbhadra Singh referred to Kejriwal’s list of 14 […] Read more » Congress MP Jagdambika Pal Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal union minister Virbhadra Singh
High Profile Cases CBI charge sheets Jagan, 12 others April 1, 2012 / April 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday filed a charge sheet against YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy and 12 others in an illegal assets case. In its charge sheet in a special CBI court, the investigating agency has charged Jaganmohan Reddy of conspiring with his father and then Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. […] Read more » CBI charge sheets illegal assets case Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official B.P. Acharya YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy
High Profile Cases Pranab defends amending IT Act to deal with Vodafone-type deals April 1, 2012 / April 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Pranab defends amending IT Act to deal with Vodafone-type deals Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said there is “no other way” but to amend the Income Tax Act with retrospective effect to bring into the net Vodfone-type cross-border deals. “I am posing a very few straight questions to you. We shall have to decide whether you want India to be a no-tax country or […] Read more » Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Income Tax Act Vodfone-type cross-border deals
High Profile Cases Loop, Essar promoters move bail pleas in 2G case April 1, 2012 / April 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Some top corporate honchos from Loop Telecom and Essar Group appeared before the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the 2G spectrum allocation case here Saturday and moved their respective bail pleas. Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini put up the arguments on bail for April 21 after the counsel for the […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation case Essar Group Loop Telecom Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini
High Profile Cases Charges framed against former MLA in fodder scam case April 1, 2012 / April 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Special CBI court today framed charges against two accused including, former MLA Dhruv Bhagat, in connection with the multi-crore rupees fodder scam case. The accused, Mr Bhagat, however denied the charges framed against him in the CBI court of the designated judge V.K. Srivastav. Charges were also framed against a former officer of Banka […] Read more » fodder scam case judge V.K. Srivastav MLA Dhruv Bhagat special CBI court
High Profile Cases High Court rejects FM’s plea to quash election petition against him April 1, 2012 / April 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Odisha High court has again rejected appeal of state Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadei to quash the election petition filed against him by his rival Congress candidate. Mr Ghadei is presently facing a challenge over his 2009 election from Sukinda Assembly constituency as defeated Congress candidate Sarat Rout has challenged his election alleging double voting […] Read more » 2009 election from Sukinda Assembly constituency Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadei Justice R N Biswal Odisha High court
High Profile Cases ‘Clarify on withdrawal of case against Sheila Dikshit’ March 30, 2012 / March 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Thursday asked the locus standi — the right to address the court on a matter before it — of Delhi Police for moving an application seeking withdrawal of a case against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit over an alleged election code violation in 2008. Metropolitan Magistrate Vijeta Singh, listing the matter for […] Read more » alleged election code violation in 2008 Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Delhi court Metropolitan Magistrate Vijeta Singh
High Profile Cases IAS officer surrenders in Emaar township case March 30, 2012 / March 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh high court on Tuesday cancelled the bail granted to suspended IAS officer BP Acharya, a prime accused in the Emaar township scam. Justice KC Bhanu of the high court after hearing the arguments observed that “the Emaar scandal caused enormous loss to the state exchequer and the role of accused is visible […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court Emaar township case IAS officer BP Acharya Justice KC Bhanu
High Profile Cases Court takes cognisance of Tejinder Singh’s defamation case March 30, 2012 / March 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Thursday took cognisance of a defamation case filed by Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh against army chief Gen V.K. Singh, who has accused him of bribery. Metropolitan magistrate Sudesh Kumar listed the matter for recording of evidence for April 10. ‘I have heard the arguments … take cognisance and put up for […] Read more » Army Chief Gen V K Singh defamation case Delhi court Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar