High Profile Cases New bench of Supreme Court to hear 2G review plea March 4, 2012 / March 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government’s petition seeking a review of the Supreme Court verdict assailing the first come first served policy in the 2G case as flawed and instead favouring auction of the national resources to maximize the state’s revenues will be heard by a new bench. The new bench will have Justice GS Singhvi along with another […] Read more » 2G review plea Justice (retired) Asok Kumar Ganguly Justice GS Singhvi Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Court dismisses plea in Mulayam assets case March 4, 2012 / March 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Saturday dismissed a plea seeking registration of a case against Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati, Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj and Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan for “shielding” Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his family in a disproportionate assets case. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Talwant Singh dismissed the petition […] Read more » Delhi court Mulayam assets case Special Judge Talwant Singh
High Profile Cases SSTL files review petition in Supreme Court March 3, 2012 / March 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL), the joint venture between Russia’s Sistema and India-based Shyam Group, Friday filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a review of its order that quashed the firm’s 21 licences issued in 2008. “SSTL believes that the Supreme Court in its judgment has not considered several relevant submissions made by SSTL […] Read more » India-based Shyam Group Russia's Sistema Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court dismisses petition in Vodafone case March 2, 2012 / March 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition by advocate M.L. Sharma as “irresponsible and scandalous” that alleged conflict of interest over the court’s verdict in the Rs.11,218 crore ($2.2 billion) tax dispute case of telecom firm Vodafone. Last month Sharma had alleged in a petition that Chief Justice S. H. Kapadia had not disclosed […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court tax dispute case of telecom firm Vodafone
High Profile Cases Review sought of ruling on public servant’s prosecution March 2, 2012 / March 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking the review of its Jan 31 verdict, which held that the sanction for the prosecution of a public servant could be applied for even before a complaint is filed against him/her. A bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice A. K.Ganguly (since retired) had, on their […] Read more » Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Government seeks time till March 2013 for 2G licence auction March 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking time till March 2013 for auctioning the 2G licences and allocation of spectrum, cancelled by the apex court by its Feb 2 order. The application for clarificatory orders/direction has sought the court’s nod for conducting the auction of the cancelled 2G licences broadly in accordance […] Read more » 2G licence auction Central Government Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi spectrum allocation Supreme Court
High Profile Cases High court gives nod for Delhi gurdwara polls March 1, 2012 / March 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday gave the go-ahead to the Delhi government to conduct the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections, directing it to fix a fresh schedule for the polls soon. A division bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw allowed the plea of the Delhi government filed against a […] Read more » Delhi High Court Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections Justice A.K. Sikri Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Justice Vipin Sanghi
High Profile Cases Deshmukh challenges ‘grave strictures’ in Supreme Court March 1, 2012 / March 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Cabinet Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the “extremely grave strictures” against him by the Bombay High Court, while quashing the allotment of land to film-maker Subhash Ghai’s production house for setting up a state-of-the-art film institute. The high court, in its Feb 9 verdict, quashed the joint venture agreement between […] Read more » Bombay High Court Film Corporation and Mukta Arts Supreme Court Union Cabinet Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh
High Profile Cases Court reserves order on N.D. Tiwari’s paternity suit March 1, 2012 / March 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on the plea of a 32-year-old man, who claims to be the biological son of Congress leader N.D. Tiwari, against its earlier order that Tiwari cannot be compelled to give his blood samples for DNA test to decide the paternity suit. A division bench of Acting Chief […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Congress leader N D Tiwari Delhi High Court Justice Gita Mittal Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
High Profile Cases CWG graft case: Court notice to CBI on Reddy’s bail plea March 1, 2012 / March 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a bail plea of A.K. Reddy, who has been arrested for alleged irregularities in a Rs.141 crore contract for timing, scoring and result (TSR) equipment for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG). Issuing the notice, Justice Mukta Gupta sought the CBI’s […] Read more » bail plea of A.K. Reddy CWG graft case CWG Organising Committee's former chief Suresh Kalmadi Delhi High Court Justice Mukta Gupta
High Profile Cases Don’t deprive Pakistani prisoners of rights, dignity: Supreme Court February 29, 2012 / February 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Don’t deprive Pakistani prisoners of rights, dignity: Supreme Court The Supreme Court Tuesday said that Pakistani nationals who are languishing in Indian jails long after completing their jail sentences could not be deprived of their dignity and rights, and can no longer be considered prisoners. A bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice H.R. Gokhale said this after the central government informed it that […] Read more » Justice H.R. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Pakistani prisoners Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Court slams CBI, ED over Adarsh society probe February 29, 2012 / February 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Tuesday slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and other central agencies for lapses in the ongoing probe into the Adarsh Society scam and threatened to set up a special investigating team if they did not expedite matters. At the hearing, the court also summoned the enforcement director to appear before […] Read more » Adarsh Society scam Bombay High Court Justice P.B. Majmudar Justice R.D. Dhanuka