High Profile Cases 2G: Notice to centre on plea linked to excess spectrum January 31, 2012 / January 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the centre on a plea seeking court-guided investigation by the CBI into alleged irregularities in the allocation of excess 2G spectrum to service providers thereby causing a huge loss to the public exchequer. The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya issued notice on […] Read more » 2G spectrum Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court notice to centre, UP January 30, 2012 / January 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central and Uttar Pradesh governments on a plea seeking the quashing of Shashank Shekhar’s appointment as the state’s cabinet secretary which has been pending before the Allahabad High Court. The notice was also issued to Mr Shekhar. A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice H.L. Dattu […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice H.L. Dattu Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh governments
High Profile Cases Subramanian Swamy gets anticipatory bail January 30, 2012 / January 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today granted anticipatory bail to Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy, accused of writing an inflammatory article, after he gave undertaking that he will not write any such articles in the future. Granting bail to Swamy, Justice M.L. Mehta said: “I appreciate that you acted responsibly today by giving an undertaking.” Disposing […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice M.L. Mehta Subramanian Swamy
High Profile Cases 2G Scam: Ravi Ruia, three others issued fresh summons January 28, 2012 / January 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here issued fresh summons for Feb 22 appearance to promoters of Essar Group and Loop Telecom, accused in the 2G spectrum scam case, after they failed to appear before the court Friday. The summons were issued to corporate honchos Ravi Ruia, Anshuman Ruia, I.P. Khaitan and Kiran […] Read more » 2G scam Essar Group and Loop Telecom Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini special Central Bureau of Investigation court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court relief for Krishna January 27, 2012 / January 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a breather for External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, the Supreme Court Friday stayed the probe by the Karnataka Lokayukta police into the de-reservation of 11,620 sq km of forest land for mining when he was the Karnataka chief minister during 1999-2004. An apex court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra […] Read more » External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court to hear SM Krishna’s plea today January 27, 2012 / January 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will today hear a petition by External Affairs Minister SM Krishna challenging the registration of an FIR by the Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) police on allegations that he had illegally de-reserved forest blocks for mining when he was chief minister 1999-2004. A bench of Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar and Justice […] Read more » External Affairs Minister SM Krishna Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Speaker acted in haste on 16 Karnataka legislators: Supreme Court January 27, 2012 / January 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding the disqualification of 16 Karnataka assembly members as mala fide, the Supreme Court Wednesday said that the speaker acted in haste to ensure that then chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa did not lose a trust vote. Therefore, we hold that the impugned order of the speaker is vitiated by mala fides,” said an apex court […] Read more » Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Cyriac Joseph Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Plea for CBI probe into corporate ministry theft January 25, 2012 / January 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Plea for CBI probe into corporate ministry theft A finance company has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the theft from the ministry of corporate affairs of documents related to a case involving a Delhi-based hotelier, a lawyer said Tuesday. VLS Finance, a non-banking finance company, in its plea filed Monday, alleged the documents related […] Read more » corporate ministry theft Delhi High Court Home Minister P. Chidambaram
High Profile Cases Deport Pakistanis who have completed jail terms: Supreme Court January 25, 2012 / January 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 3 Comments on Deport Pakistanis who have completed jail terms: Supreme Court In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the government to deport within a month 54 Pakistani nationals who are languishing in Indian jails for many years despite completing their sentences. The apex court bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice H.L. Gokhale said: “Procedure can’t be allowed to overweigh the law and liberty” […] Read more » Justice H.L. Gokhale Justice R.M. Lodha Pakistan High Commission Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Rs.200 crore invested by Koda in Sweden traced, court told January 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Rs.200 crore investment of jailed former chief minister Madhu Koda and his associates in Sweden has been located, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told the Jharkhand High Court Tuesday. “The ED submitted a status report on assets and money laundering cases of Koda and his associates. In the report, the ED said that they have […] Read more » chief minister Madhu Koda Jharkhand High Court Sweden
High Profile Cases 2G: Court notice to CBI on Goenka’s plea January 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the plea of 2G case accused Vinod Goenka, challenging the framing of charges against him by a trial court. Justice M.L. Mehta sought the CBI’s response by March 13. Goenka, director of Swan Telecom and managing director of DB […] Read more » 2G Delhi High Court Justice M.L. Mehta
High Profile Cases Plot to abduct Sachin: Eight-year jail terms for six January 24, 2012 / January 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Six Harkat-ul Jihad-al-Islami terrorists, including three from Pakistan, who plotted to abduct cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly in 2002 were Monday sentenced to eight-year jail terms by the Delhi High Court. A trial court had earlier awarded them life terms. A division bench of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice S.P. Garg modified the […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice S. Ravindra Bhat Justice S.P. Garg Plot to abduct Sachin