High Profile Cases Make me cash-for-vote scam witness, not accused: Kulkarni October 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Make me cash-for-vote scam witness, not accused: Kulkarni Sudheendra Kulkarni, a former aide of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani and arrested in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam, Saturday told a Delhi court that he should be made a witness in the case instead of an accused. “The court should make me a witness in the case, not accused. My only motive was […] Read more » cash-for-vote scam witness Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal Sudheendra Kulkarni
High Profile Cases Criminal breach of trust, conspiracy charge not valid: Kanimozhi October 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jailed DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar Saturday argued in the special court that they cannot be said to have committed a criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy in the 2G scam as they were not related in any way to the alleged dishonest disposal of the spectrum. Responding to […] Read more » A. Raja CBI conspiracy charge criminal Breach of trust DMK MP Kanimozhi Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar Kanimozhi special Judge O.P. Saini
High Profile Cases Chidambaram favoured 2G auction, CBI tells Supreme court September 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Chidambaram favoured 2G auction, CBI tells Supreme court The CBI on Thursday strongly defended home minister P Chidambaram, saying that the finance ministry under him had consistently favoured “auction and indexisation” of 2G spectrum price. An apex court bench of Justice GS Singhvi and Justice AK Ganguly was told that the “finance ministry took a consistent stand and never deviated from its position […] Read more » 2G auction A. Raja CBI CBI senior counsel KK Venugopal P. Chidambaram Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G case: Raja wants separate trial for breach of trust September 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jailed former communications minister A. Raja, the prime accused in the 2G spectrum case, contended Thursday in a special court here that the CBI’s fresh plea to slap an additional charge of criminal breach of trust against him should be dealt with separately, to enable him to seek bail in the case. He made […] Read more » 2G case 2G spectrum case A. Raja CBI special Judge O.P. Saini trial for breach of trust
High Profile Cases Amar Singh’s bail plea rejected, to remain in AIIMS September 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rajya Sabha MP and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh’s bail plea was rejected by a Delhi court Wednesday in the 2008 cash-for-votes scandal. He will, however, continue to stay in hospital where he is being treated for a kidney-related ailment. Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal rejected both his pleas for regular and interim […] Read more » 2008 cash-for-votes scandal AIIMS Amar Singh bail plea rejected Cash-for-votes scandal Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal
High Profile Cases Hearing on Plea for Janardhana Reddy’s CBI Custody Put off September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Hearing on Plea for Janardhana Reddy’s CBI Custody Put off Karnatka, The Telangana lawyers’ continuing protest Friday again forced the adjournment of hearing of the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) petition for further custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy in illegal mining case. The special court for CBI cases Friday deferred the hearing on CBI petition to Sep […] Read more » CBI CBI custody Custody Put off Janardhana Reddy Obulapuram Mining Company Srinivasa Reddy
High Profile Cases Court views Achuthananandan’s petition on sex scandal seriously September 24, 2011 / September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Today, The Kerala High Court observed that the petition by former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Kozhikode ice cream parlour sex case will be looked into with seriousness. Saying that several points raised in Achuthanandan’s petition were of a serious nature, High Court Chief Justice J. […] Read more » Achuthananandan's petition Achuthananandan's petition on sex scandal
High Profile Cases Supreme Court dismisses Sadhvi Pragya’s bail plea September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast, in which six people were killed and over 100 injured. Dismissing her plea, the bench of Justice J.M.Panchal and Justice H.L.Gokhale said: ‘Having regard to the totality of the facts and circumstances of the […] Read more » Sadhvi Pragya Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur Sadhvi Pragya's bail Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court bench divided on black money probe September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court’s two judges have disagreed today on whether a special committee should be established to supervise the government’s efforts to bring black money back to India. The Supreme Court announced a divided decision today. This was regarding the maintainability of application of government which aimed to recall the Supreme Court’s order on establishment […] Read more » black money black money case Supreme Court Supreme Court bench
High Profile Cases SC orders CBI probe in Karnataka illegal mining September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Supreme Court today directed the CBI to conduct a probe against illegal mining of iron ore by companies owned by the Reddy brothers in Karnataka. A special bench comprising Chief Justice S H Kapadia and Justices Aftab Alam and Swatanter Kumar ordered the CBI probe on the basis of the report of […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia illegal mining case Justices Aftab Alam Karnataka illegal mining Supreme Court Swatanter Kumar
High Profile Cases N D Tiwari is Rohit Shekhar’s father: HC September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, The Delhi High Court ruled today that veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari was indeed Rohit Shekhar’s father. Mr Shekhar (31) had moved the High Court to order a DNA test on the Congressman to test his paternity. However, the veteran Congressman and former Governor had steadfastly defied all attempts of the Court […] Read more » Congress leader N D Tiwari Delhi High Court DNA test DNA test prooves paternity N.D. Tiwari
High Profile Cases 2G Case: Swamy gives Supreme Court proof on Chidambaram’s role September 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Wednesday submitted to the Supreme Court documents indicating that Home Minister P. Chidambaram, as the then finance minister, was along with jailed former communications minister A. Raja involved in deciding the 2G spectrum price. Swamy presented the documents before the apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and […] Read more » 2G case Chidambaram’s role in 2G Home Minister P. Chidambaram Janata Party president P. Chidambaram Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court