High Profile Cases Trial court to hear Gulberg carnage case: Supreme court September 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday directed a trial court to hear a petition by Zakia Jafri, widow of former MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the Gulberg Society carnage during the 2002 riots, against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The petition alleged deliberate inaction on part of the Gujarat chief minister, his cabinet colleagues and […] Read more » former MP Ehsan Jafri Gulberg carnage case Narendra Modi R.K. Raghvan Special Investigation Team Supreme Court Zakia Jafri
High Profile Cases Amar Singh, two ex-BJP MPs remanded to jail in cash-for-vote scam September 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 7 High-profile Rajya Sabha MP and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh and two former BJP MPs Fagan Singh Kulaste and Mahavir Singh Bhagora were sent to jail till September 19 by a Delhi court for their alleged involvement in the sensational cash-for-vote scam during the July 2008 trust vote in Parliament […] Read more » Amar Singh remanded to jail Cash-for-vote scam Fagan Singh Kulaste remanded to jail Mahavir Singh Bhagora remanded to jail two ex-BJP MPs remanded to jail
High Profile Cases After initial no-show, Amar Singh appears in court September 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, who cited health reasons to not appear in a Delhi court Tuesday morning for alleged involvement in the 2008 cash for votes scam, later came after his medical report was sought. Singh’s counsel said in the morning they had moved an application to exempt him […] Read more » Amar Singh cash-for-votes scam Delhi court
High Profile Cases Supreme court adjourns hearing in Jayalalithaa graft case September 6, 2011 / September 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 5 The Supreme Court Monday adjourned the hearing on a petition by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa seeking exemption from personal appearance before a Bangalore court in a disproportionate assets case. An apex court bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Deepak Verma, while adjourning the hearing, observed that the petitioner […] Read more » Jayalalithaa graft case Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G accused move court to take Trai report on record September 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court on Tuesday sought CBI’s stand on a plea by all 17 accused in the 2G spectrum case, including former telecom minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi, for making the Trai report a part of the court’s records. All the accused, including the three telecom firms and their promoters, proprietors and top […] Read more » 2G case 2G spectrum case
High Profile Cases CBI court sends Janardhan, Srinivasa Reddy to Judicial remand September 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hyderabad/Bangalore, Sep 6 (UNI) The Nampally CBI special Court sent former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy whom CBI arrested in Bellary yesterday morning, to Judicial remand till September 19 in the Illegal Mining case even as the court will decide on the memo filed by […] Read more »
High Profile Cases Kerala temple’s Vault B shouldn’t be opened, apex court told September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was Friday told by Travancore’s erstwhile royal family that the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple’s Vault B should not be opened and the treasures unearthed earlier not videographed or photographed as it was against the temple traditions and practices. The royal family said this in an application before an apex court bench of Justice […] Read more » Kerala temple Kerala temple's Vault B Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Apex court issues notice to 26/11 attack acquitted September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Apex court issues notice to 26/11 attack acquitted The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to Fahim Harshad Mohammad Yusuf Ansari and Sabauddin Shaikh, acquitted by a trial court of charges of involvement in the Nov 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attack, even as it termed the Maharashtra government’s case challenging the acquittal “weak”. The bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice R.M. Lodha issued […] Read more » 26/11 attack 26/11 attack case court issues notice in 26/11 attack
High Profile Cases Haren Pandya’s sisters to approach PM for justice September 2, 2011 / September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Following the footsteps of their late father, the two sisters of former minister and BJP leader Haren Pandya who was killed in 2003 have decided to approach Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in their quest for justice. One sister alleged that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was linked to the murder. The two sisters – Chhaya Pandya […] Read more » Haren Pandya’s sister
High Profile Cases Six Professors charged in Mayapuri radiation case September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Police Friday filed a charge sheet against six Delhi University professors in the Mayapuri radiation leak incident that killed one and affected eight last year. The charge sheet filed in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Lovlee names six chemistry department professors – V.S. Parmar, Rakesh Kumar, Ramesh Chandra Rastogi, Ashok Kumar, Rita Kakkar and […] Read more » Mayapuri radiation case
High Profile Cases Trace the source of money used in cash-for-vote scam: SC to DP September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Sep 2 The Supreme Court today directed Delhi Police to find the source of money in cash-for-vote scam. A bench comprising Justices Aftab Alam and R M Lodha gave another four weeks time to Delhi police to inform the court about the source of money allegedly used to buy MP’s during 2008 confidence […] Read more » Cash-for-vote scam Supreme Court Trace the source of money
High Profile Cases Bail petition of Rupam Pathak rejected in BJP MLA murder case September 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Patna, Sep 2 (UNI) The Patna High Court today rejected the regular bail petition of Rupam Pathak, prime accused in BJP MLA Rajkishore Kesri murder case, and directed the CBI court to complete the trial of the case within six months. Justice Hemant Kumar Srivastav rejected the regular bail petition of Pathak after hearing arguments […] Read more » Bail petition Bail petition of Rupam Pathak BJP MLA murder case Rupam Pathak