High Profile Cases Yeddyurappa’s jail stay continues, bail hearing Monday October 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court Friday adjourned to Monday the hearing on the bail plea of former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, in a jail here since Wednesday in two corruption cases. Justice B.V. Pinto will resume hearing the arguments for and against the bail Monday. Yeddyurappa had petitioned the high court Monday for bail. On Oct […] Read more » Judge N K Sudhindra Rao Justice B.V. Pinto Yeddyurappa's jail stay continues
High Profile Cases 2G scam: A Raja, Kanimozhi, 15 others charged with criminal breach of trust October 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today found prima facie evidence against all the 17 accused including former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi and corporate honchos to frame charges against them in the 2G Spectrum allocation scam case for varying roles. The court found prima facie evidence to frame charges against Raja’s former Private Secretary […] Read more » 2G scam A. Raja judge OP Saini Kanimozhi
High Profile Cases Satyam case: Supreme court notice to CBI October 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a bail plea by the accused in one of India’s biggest corporate frauds – erstwhile Satyam Computers Services Ltd founder chairman B. Ramalinga Raju, his brother Rama Raju and former employee V. Srinivas. Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Dipak Misra issued […] Read more » chairman B. Ramalinga Raju Justice Dalveer Bhandari Justice Dipak Misra Satyam case Supreme court notice to CBI
High Profile Cases F1 organisers must pay tax: Supreme Court October 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jaypee Sports International Limited, the organisers of Formula 1 (F1) race event later this month in Greater Noida, have to deposit entertainment tax for which it has been given exemption by the Uttar Pradesh government, the Supreme Court said Friday. Justices D.K. Jain and Anil R. Dave issued the directions on a petition challenging the […] Read more » F1 organisers must pay tax Justice Anil R. Dave Justice D.K. Jain Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Greater Noida land row: Land acquisition of 3 villages cancelled October 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A full bench of the Allahabad High Court today ordered cancellation of land acquisition of three villages – Asadullapur, Shaberi and Devla village – in Noida extension while ordered hiked compensation in 64 villages besides raising the developed areas to be given to the farmers by the developers. The court also ordered a high-level probe […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Greater Noida land row Justice Ashok Bhushan Justice S U Khan Justice V K Shukla Land acquisition of 3 villages cancelled
High Profile Cases Pay part dues, Supreme court tells Delhi’s power firms October 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday asked Delhi’s private power distribution companies BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna to pay Rs.25 crore and Rs.20 crore to the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) by Nov 30 as an ad-hoc payment to partly clear their arrears for the electricity supplied to them. An apex court bench of Justice D.K. Jain, Justice […] Read more » BSES Rajdhani BSES Yamuna Justice Anil R. Dave Justice D.K. Jain Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya Supreme court tells Delhi’s power firms
High Profile Cases Supreme Court notice on IAS officer’s bail plea October 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the Gujarat government on a bail plea by a state cadre IAS officer jailed on allegations of giving land to private companies at a concessional rate in the wake of the 2001 earthquake. In his capacity as then district collector, Pradeep Sharma, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, […] Read more » district collector Pradeep Sharma Indian Administrative Service Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Supreme Court notice on IAS officer's bail plea
High Profile Cases Karnataka home minister faces probe over land order October 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Bangalore court Thursday ordered a probe into charges that Karnataka Home Minister R. Ashoka had abused his office to get government land in north of the city illegally denotified. Former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, already in jail in two corruption cases, is also an accused in the denotification case filed against Ashoka by Jayakumar […] Read more » Judge N K Sudhindra Rao Karnataka home minister faces probe over land order Karnataka Home Minister R. Ashoka
High Profile Cases Supreme Court rejects Jayalalithaa plea October 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a setback to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court Wednesday declined her plea and directed her to appear before a trial court in Bangalore to record her statement in a corruption case. The Supreme court bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Dipak Misra directed her to appear before the court […] Read more » Justice Dalveer Bhandari Justice Dipak Misra Supreme Court rejects Jayalalithaa plea Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
High Profile Cases Court rejects ex-Karnataka minister’s bail plea October 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Karnataka minister Katta Subramanaya Naidu, arrested in a land scandal, Monday failed to get bail. He can, however, get treated for cancer at any hospital in India, a court here ruled. Lokayukta Special Court Judge N.K. Sudhindra Rao, who Aug 8 sent Bharatiaya Janata Party leader Naidu to judicial custody, declined him bail but […] Read more » ex-Karnataka minister bail plea Judge N K Sudhindra Rao
High Profile Cases 2G scam: Order on charges against the 17 accused Oct 22 October 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Friday said it will pronounce, on Oct 22, its order on framing of charges in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, involving former communications minister A. Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and 15 others.Reserving its order on the crucial stage of framing of charges, after which a formal trial […] Read more » 2G scam against the 17 accused Oct 22 Central Bureau of Investigation
High Profile Cases Court admits plea for federal probe in July 13 Mumbai blasts October 14, 2011 / October 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court admitted a petition demanding that the probe into the July 13 Mumbai blasts which killed 27 people be handed over to central agencies as they constitute “an attack on the nation”. According to petitioner V.P. Patil, an advocate, presently the probe into the triple blasts was being conducted by Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism […] Read more » Bombay High Court federal probe Mumbai blasts Mumbai Police Crime Branch