High Profile Cases Drama in court: Man held for ‘threat’ to Raja’s ex-aide December 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A man sitting in a Delhi court hearing the 2G scam case was Thursday ordered to be taken into custody after former telecom minister A. Raja’s ex-aide Aseevatham Achary accused him of threatening him. Testifying as a witness before special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge O.P. Saini, Achary told the court that he had […] Read more » 2G scam case CBI judge O.P. Saini former telecom minister A. Raja’s
High Profile Cases 2G: Court summons five corporate honchos December 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here Wednesday took cognisance of the third set of charges filed in the 2G case alleging criminal conspiracy and cheating by three more firms and five individuals, including some promoters of the Essar Group. It also asked the five accused to appear before it Jan 27 next year. Issuing summons to […] Read more » 2G case Court summons five corporate honchos special Judge O.P. Saini
High Profile Cases Why not asylum to Pak Hindus, court asks govt December 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court Wednesday sought the government’s response on a petition seeking grant of asylum to 151 Hindus from Pakistan who are facing deportation following expiry of their pilgrimage visas. A bench of Acting chief justice AK Sikri and justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw issued notices to the external affairs ministry and the home ministry […] Read more » Chief Justice AK Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Why not asylum to Pak Hindus
High Profile Cases Gita ban case work of ‘misdirected individuals’, says India December 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Describing a legal move to ban the Bhagwad Gita in Russia as the work of “misdirected and motivated individuals”, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday said India has taken up the issue at the highest levels with the Russian government and hoped for a resolution. A day after a belligerent opposition raised a furore in […] Read more » External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Gita ban case misdirected and motivated individuals nation's human rights commission
High Profile Cases Raja hatched 2G conspiracy: Former aide December 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jailed former communications minister A. Raja’s former additional private secretary Aseervatham Achary Monday told a special court here that the DMK leader hatched the conspiracy on 2G spectrum licences much before he headed the ministry. Achary, a key witness of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the 2G case, while deposing before Special Judge […] Read more » 2G spectrum former communications minister A. Raja special Judge O.P. Saini
High Profile Cases Hindus make last bid to save Bhagavad Gita from ban in Russia December 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Hindus make last bid to save Bhagavad Gita from ban in Russia In a last ditch effort to save Bhagavad Gita from a ban, as reported earlier, aghast Hindus in Russia appealed to the Siberian court to seek the views of the nation’s human rights panel on the religious text and preachings, before pronouncing its verdict. Following their last-minute plea, represented by their advocate Mikhail Fralov, the […] Read more » advocate Mikhail Fralov Bhagavad Gita nation’s human rights panel
High Profile Cases Missing nurse case: CBI mulls legal action against lawmaker December 18, 2011 / December 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI is likely to take legal action against Rajasthan Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi for ignoring its four summons and not appearing for questioning in the case of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi, sources said Saturday. 0You recommend thisYou don’t recommend thisShare The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday once again searched some of Bishnoi’s […] Read more » CBI mulls legal action against lawmaker Missing nurse case Rajasthan Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi
High Profile Cases 2G case: Swamy deposes against Chidambaram December 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Appearing before a special CBI court here Saturday, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy deposed against Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to prove his alleged complicity in the 2G spectrum scam. Swamy told Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special Judge O.P. Saini: “The prime minister’s speech delivered on the floor of parliament in February clearly proves […] Read more » 2G case special Judge O.P. Saini Swamy deposes against Chidambaram
High Profile Cases ‘Police crackdown on Ramdev was decided in advance’ December 17, 2011 / December 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was told Friday that the Delhi Police operation for evicting yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters from Ramlila ground on the night of June 4/5 was taken in advance at the instance of Home Minister P. Chidambram. ‘They did to Baba Ramdev exactly what they did to Anna Hazare two months […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court yoga guru Baba Ramdev
High Profile Cases Andhra ex-official’s bail stayed in mining case December 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court Friday suspended the grant of bail to former bureaucrat V.D. Rajagopal in the illegal mining case that involves former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC). The special court dealing with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases Thursday granted bail to Rajagopal but within three […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh High Court former bureaucrat V.D. Rajagopal illegal mining case
High Profile Cases Sidharth Behura’s bail plea dismissed by Delhi High Court December 16, 2011 / December 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Friday dismissed the bail plea of former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Justice V K Shali had reserved the order on the bail plea of Behura on December 1. Only Behura and former telecom minister A Raja, who were arrested on February 2, are left […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice V.K. Shali Sidharth Behura
High Profile Cases Illegal mining: Court gives bail to ex-official, stays order December 15, 2011 / December 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court in Andhra Pradesh Thursday granted bail to former bureaucrat V.D. Rajagopal in the illegal mining case involving Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy but later stayed its own order till Dec 19. A few hours after granting conditional bail to Rajagopal, former vice chairman and managing director […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh special court former bureaucrat V.D. Rajagopal illegal mining case