High Profile Cases Jaya’s estranged aide breaks down in court February 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s former aide V K Sasikala today claimed in a special court here that the Chief Minister was not involved in the Rs 66-crore disproportionate assets case. Ms Sasikala broke down during the recording of her statement by the special court judge B M Mallikarjunaiah and said Ms Jayalalithaa was […] Read more » Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's former aide V K Sasikala Rs 66-crore disproportionate assets case special court judge B M Mallikarjunaiah special court judge B M Mallikarjunaiah
High Profile Cases Government seeks review of Supreme Court’s Vodafone verdict February 18, 2012 / February 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Indian tax authorities Friday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court on its verdict in a Rs.11,218 crore ($2.2 billion) tax dispute favouring telecom service provider Vodafone. The case involved a levy on a 2007 transaction in which Vodafone Plc had paid $11.2 billion to Hong Kong-based Hutchison for acquiring a 67-percent stake […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court Vodafone verdict
High Profile Cases Radia tapes: Supreme Court notice to government on Tata plea February 17, 2012 / February 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the central government on a plea by Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata seeking a copy of the income tax department’s report on its probe into the leak of former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia’s taped conversations. The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya, while […] Read more » Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Radia tapes Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G: Essar, Loop withdraw plea February 15, 2012 / February 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Accused Essar Teleholdings and Loop Telecom Tuesday withdrew from the Delhi High Court a plea that their case be shifted from a CBI special court hearing the 2G case to a magistrate as there was no corruption charge against them. The companies withdrew the plea as they have moved the Supreme Court over the issue. […] Read more » 2G case Delhi High Court Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice V.K. Jain
High Profile Cases Lalu, Mishra deny charges in fodder scam case February 15, 2012 / February 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two former Bihar chief ministers, Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra have denied charges made against them in a case related to the multi-million rupee fodder scam. The two contested the charges when they appeared in a special CBI court in Ranchi Tuesday where their statements in the case were recorded. Both Lalu Prasad and Mishra […] Read more » fodder scam case Jagannath Mishra Judge P.K. Singh Lalu Prasad
High Profile Cases 2G: High court dismisses honchos’ plea February 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed the plea of corporate honchos Asif Balwa and Rajiv B. Aggarwal, accused of involvement in the 2G scam, that the CBI officer investigating the case be barred from attending their trial. Dismissing the petition, Justice M.L. Mehta said: “I fail to appreciate as to how any witness would be […] Read more » 2G scam advocate Vijay Aggarwal Delhi High Court Justice M.L. Mehta
High Profile Cases CWG scam: Decision on bail plea of two accused Feb 15 February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A CBI special court hearing a corruption case related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) reserved its order till Feb 15 on the bail plea of two accused. A.K. Reddy and A.K. Madan, both employees of two private companies, were arrested for alleged irregularities in awarding a Rs.141 crore contract for timing, scoring and result […] Read more » CWG scam Delhi High Court Prevention of Corruption Act Special Judge Talwant Singh Tihar Jail
High Profile Cases Fodder scam case: Lalu to appear in court Tuesday February 14, 2012 / February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra will appear in a CBI court in Jharkhand Tuesday to record statements in a case related to the multi-million rupee fodder scam in which funds meant for buying cattle feed were embezzled in undivided Bihar, a lawyer said. “The recording of statement in the […] Read more » Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra fodder scam case lawyer B.M.P. Singh
High Profile Cases Supreme Court nixes army chief age plea February 10, 2012 / February 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major blow to Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh, the Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain his plea challenging a government order setting his birth date as May 10, 1950 and said it will be forced to dump it if he did not withdraw it. The court order has left Gen. Singh with […] Read more » Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh Indian Military Academy National Defence Academy Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G: Supreme Court to hear Essar Tech’s plea Feb 17 February 9, 2012 / February 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Essar and Loop group, charge sheeted along with its promotors, today today moved the Supreme Court challenging the criminal proceeding against it before the special CBI court in the 2G case. They submitted before a bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi that the proceedings against them should be conducted before a Magistrate as the […] Read more » 2G Justice G.S. Singhvi Prevention of Corruption Act Supreme Court
High Profile Cases CWG graft case: Court reserves order on Swiss firm’s plea February 8, 2012 / February 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday reserved its order on a plea of a Swiss firm, accused in a corruption case linked to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, seeking restriction on any possible action against it for not appearing in trial court. Swiss Timing is an accused in a Commonwealth Games corruption case for allegedly getting a […] Read more » CWG graft case Delhi High Court Swiss firm's plea
High Profile Cases Tata Teleservices to seek review of 2G decision February 7, 2012 / February 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the Supreme Court ordering the cancellation of three of its licences, Tata Teleservices Ltd. (TTL) on Monday said it will be filing a review petition against the decision as the company had applied for these licences in 2006 which were delayed and given to them in 2008. The company wants to be delinked from […] Read more » 2G Supreme Court Tata Teleservices Ltd.