High Profile Cases Gujarat HC grants anticipatory bail to Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand. February 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court Friday granted anticipatory bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in the Rs 1.4 crore alleged fund embezzlement case related to their NGO Sabrang Trust. While allowing their anticipatory bail plea, Justice J B Pardiwala directed Setalvad and Anand to cooperate with the probe and appear before […] Read more » anticipatory bail anticipatory bail to Teesta Setalvad Gujarat High Court IPC Justice J.B. Pardiwala ndian Penal Code NGO Sabrang Trust Prevention of Corruption Act 1988
High Profile Cases VVIP Chopper case: Christian Michel moves Delhi court seeking bail February 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Christian Michel, arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, moved a Delhi court Friday seeking bail in cases by the CBI and the ED, saying the chargesheet against him was not filed within the stipulated time frame of 60 days. Special Judge Arvind Kumar sought the agencies’ reply by February 12, when the court will […] Read more » Christian Michel VVIP chopper case
High Profile Cases Supreme Court turns down sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhat’s plea seeking security for his family February 10, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain sacked Gujarat cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhat’s plea seeking security for his family. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer asked Bhat to approach the Gujarat High Court with his plea. On October 4 last year, the apex court dismissed his wife Shweta […] Read more » IPS officer Sanjiv Bhat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's plea Justice A.K. Sikri Justice S Abdul Nazeer Sanjiv Bhatt
High Profile Cases #MeToo: Court summons scribe Priya Ramani in defamation case by M J Akbar January 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Tuesday summoned scribe Priya Ramani as an accused in a defamation case filed by former Union minister M J Akbar after she levelled allegations of sexual misconduct against him in the #MeToo campaign. The court directed Ramani to appear before it on February 25 after noting that the allegations made against Akbar […] Read more » defamation case by M J Akbar M J Akbar Priya Ramani Priya Ramani in defamation case by M J Akbar
High Profile Cases Why only ‘babus’ shortlisted for appointment as information commissioners : Supreme Court January 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre as to why only retired or sitting bureaucrats were being shortlisted by the search committee for appointment as information commissioners. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer was told by the government that chief information commissioner and four information commissioners have already been appointed […] Read more » Additional Solicitor-General (ASG) Pinky Anand Advocate Pranav Sachdeva information commissioners Justice A.K. Sikri Justice S Abdul Nazeer
High Profile Cases SC to take ‘in-chamber’ decision on listing of plea challenging Article 35-A January 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would take an “in-chamber” decision on listing of a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35-A, which provides special rights and privileges to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. Advocate Bimal Roy had mentioned the matter before the bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and also […] Read more » 'Ikkjut Jammu Article 35-A in-chamber' decision listing of plea challenging Article 35-A NGO
High Profile Cases 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court issues production warrant against Sajjan Kumar January 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Tuesday issued production warrant for January 28 against former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. District Judge Poonam A Bamba issued production warrant against Kumar after Tihar Jail authorities, where he is lodged after conviction in another case related to the riots, could not produce him today. In […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots Sajjan Kumar
High Profile Cases Court reserves order on summoning scribe as accused in defamation case filed by M J Akbar January 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Tuesday reserved for January 29 its order on whether to summon journalist Priya Ramani as an accused in a defamation case filed by former Union minister M J Akbar after she levelled allegations of sexual misconduct against him. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal reserved the order after listening to arguments from […] Read more » Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal journalist Priya Ramani M J Akabar
High Profile Cases Rajasthan High Court asks Robert Vadra and his mother to appear before ED on Feb 12 January 22, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Rajasthan High Court Monday asked Robert Vadra and his partners in Skylight Hospitality Private Limited, including his mother Maureen Vadra to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on February 12 to respond to allegations of money laundering by the firm. A Jodphur bench of the high court gave the direction after vacating its earlier order […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Rajdeep Rastogi Maureen Vadra Rajasthan High Court Robert Vadra Skylight Hospitality Private Limited
High Profile Cases Koregaon-Bhima violence: Court relaxes conditions imposed on accused Milind Ekbote January 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court has granted relief to Milind Ekbote, one of the accused in the Koregaon-Bhima violence, by relaxing some conditions imposed on him like weekly attendance at police station, speaking at public rallies and talking to media. According to the order dated January 14, issued by Additional Sessions Judge A N Sirsikar, Ekbote is […] Read more » Koregaon-Bhima violence Milind Ekbote Milind Ekbote in koregaon bhima violence case
High Profile Cases Appointment of CBI interim chief ‘illegal’: Mallikarjun Kharge January 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Leader of Congress Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as the CBI’s interim director “illegal” and demanding that a meeting of the selection committed be convened immediately to appoint a new chief of the probe agency. Kharge, who is part of the prime minister-headed three-member […] Read more » Appointment of CBI interim chief 'illegal' Mallikarjun Kharge
High Profile Cases PM-headed panel likely to meet on Jan 24 to appoint new CBI Director January 17, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The high-powered Selection Committee is likely to meet on January 24 to appoint the new CBI Director, sources said here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads the committee, in which the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge are the other members. The sources said the government had proposed […] Read more » CBI director PM-headed panel
