High Profile Cases Judgment reserved on Air India’s aircraft purchase order November 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on an NGO’s plea for a direction to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to probe a Rs.67,000 crore purchase order by Air India for 111 aircraft. After hearing long arguments from both the petitioner and the respondent, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikhri […] Read more » Air India for 111 aircraft Chief Justice A.K. Sikhri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court issues notice to CBI on Kalmadi bail plea November 30, 2011 / November 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the bail plea of jailed MP Suresh Kalmadi, accused of corruption in the organisation of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG). Justice Mukta Gupta issued the notice to the CBI seeking its reply by Jan 6, 2012. Kalmadi, who headed the […] Read more » 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games Delhi High Court Justice Mukta Gupta Suresh Kalmadi
High Profile Cases Rajiv`s case: Reconsider mercy plea, Govt tells High Court November 29, 2011 / November 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Tamil Nadu Government today filed a petition before Madras High Court seeking to commute the death sentence of three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, even as the Court adjourned further hearing in the case to January 31, 2012. When the review petitions, filed by the Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan, challenging the rejection […] Read more » Justice C Nagappan Justice P Sathyanarayana Madras High Court Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
High Profile Cases 2G case: Shahid Balwa gets bail November 29, 2011 / November 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Shahid Balwa, the promoter of Swan Telecom, has been granted bail in Delhi today. Of the 14 people arrested for the telecom scam, 11 have now been permitted to go home. Those still in prison include former telecom minister A Raja, and two former bureaucrats who worked closely with him. Mr Balwa is accused of […] Read more » 2G scam Delhi High Court Shahid Balwa gets bail
High Profile Cases Supreme court questions JNU on students’ union poll November 29, 2011 / November 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the Jawaharlal Nehru University, its students union and the organisation Youth for Equality to file affidavits stating their respective positions on holding elections to the varsity’s student body. The court said that “this is a matter of holding JNUSU (Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union) elections. The elections to JNUSU could […] Read more » Jawaharlal Nehru University JNUSU elections Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice J.S. Khehar Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Baba Ramdev played rabble-rouser, police tell supreme court November 29, 2011 / November 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Baba Ramdev played rabble-rouser, police tell supreme court Delhi police Monday told the Supreme Court that yoga guru Baba Ramdev played rabble-rouser and was responsible for the events culminating in the police operation to evict him and his anti-graft supporters from Ramlila ground here past midnight June 4. It was Baba Ramdev who transformed a crowd of 30,000 people into a “belligerent angry […] Read more » Baba Ramdev played rabble-rouser Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G case: Kanimozhi, four others get bail November 28, 2011 / November 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday granted bail to DMK MP Kanimozhi and four other accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case. The order on the bail plea of former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura was reserved. Allowing bail to Kanimozhi and the other four, Justice V.K. Shali said all the five bail “applications are allowed”. […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation scam case Delhi High Court Justice V.K. Shali Kanimozhi four others get bail
High Profile Cases Supreme Court stays SAT order to 2 Sahara firms to refund investors November 28, 2011 / November 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to Sahara group, the Supreme Court today stayed the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) order directing its two companies to refund around Rs 17,400 crore to their investors and asked for the details of their assets and liabilities. A bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia directed the two companies to file […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Corruption case: Former telecom minister Sukhram granted bail November 28, 2011 / November 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday granted bail on health grounds to former telecom minister Sukh Ram, who has been given five years rigorous imprisonment by a trial court for corruption. The court has asked Sukh Ram to furnish two sureties of Rs.10 lakh. “Keeping in view the appellent’s (Sukh Ram) age who is 86 years […] Read more » Delhi High Court former telecom minister Sukh Ram judge R.P. Pandey Justice Suresh Kait
High Profile Cases Yeddyurappa faces police probe in one more case November 27, 2011 / November 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In more trouble for former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and the state’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, police Saturday began probing into a case of illegal land deal by him and housing minister V Somanna. The probe is on the direction of the Lokayukta (ombudsman) special court judge N.K. Sudhindra Rao on a complaint by […] Read more » Bharatiya Janata Party former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa special court judge N.K. Sudhindra Rao
High Profile Cases Court asks police to book Kiran Bedi for cheating November 26, 2011 / November 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Saturday directed Delhi Police to file a case against former top cop and Team Anna member Kiran Bedi for alleged cheating and misappropriation of funds in collusion with foreign companies and foundations. Bedi said the development did not surprise her. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Bansal directed the deputy commissioner of Delhi […] Read more » Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Bansal Delhi court Kiran Bedi
High Profile Cases Bail hearing of Kanimozhi, five others deferred till Monday November 25, 2011 / November 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday adjourned till Monday the hearing on the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and five other co-accused in the 2G spectrum scam case. Justice V.K. Shali heard the day-long arguments on the bail applications of Kanimozhi, Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar, Cineyug Films’ Karim Morani, Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt […] Read more » 2G spectrum scam case Delhi High Court DMK MP Kanimozhi Justice V.K. Shali