High Profile Cases Supreme Court seeks reply on plea for CBI probe into Junaid lynching case March 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought the Centre’s response on a plea seeking a CBI probe into the Ballabhgarh mob lynching case in which 17-year-old Junaid Khan was stabbed to death on a train in June last year. A bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and M M Shantanagoudar also stayed the trial in the case till […] Read more » Ballabhgarh mob lynching case featured Junaid lynching case Justice Kurian Joseph Justice M M Shantanagoudar
High Profile Cases Judgement in fourth fodder scam case tomorrow March 17, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court today fixed tomorrow as the date of pronouncement of judgement in a fourth fodder scam case relating to alleged withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from the Dumka treasury over two decades ago against former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra. The court had postponed the judgement yesterday in view […] Read more » Dumka Treasury case featured fodder scam fodder scam case Jagannath Mishra Lalu Prasad ronouncement of judgement in a fourth fodder scam
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas for probe into judge Loya’s death March 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge B H Loya. Loya, who was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, had allegedly died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014 when he had gone […] Read more » alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge B H Loya Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar featured high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Loya's death Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case
High Profile Cases Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi convicted in human trafficking cases March 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here today sentenced Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi to two year imprisonment in connection with his role in human trafficking cases. He was held guilty under relevant sections of IPC by the court of Judicial Magistrate first class Judge Nidhi Saini, counsel Gurpreet Singh Bhasin said. A fine of Rs 1,000 was also […] Read more » Daler Mehndi featured Patiala police Punjabi pop singer Shamsher Mehndi
High Profile Cases Karti’s bail plea order reserved by Delhi HC in INX Media case March 16, 2018 / March 16, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on the bail plea of Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidamabaram, in the INX Media corruption case lodged by the CBI. Justice S P Garg heard the CBI and Karti’s lawyer and reserved his decision. The CBI opposed the bail plea saying that tampering […] Read more » Delhi HC featured INX Media case Karti's bail plea order reserved
High Profile Cases Delhi HC extends Karti’s protection from arrest in ED case. March 15, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today extended the protection from arrest to Karti Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case from March 20 to 22. A bench of justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta changed the date of hearing from March 20 to 22 after Karti’s counsel said that senior advocate Kapil Sibal will […] Read more » featured INX Media INX Media money laundering case Karti Chidambaram
High Profile Cases SC dismisses A G Perarivalan’s plea in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case March 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea of convict A G Perarivalan seeking recall of its May 1999 judgement upholding his conviction in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. A bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi, R Banumathi and M Shantanagoudar said it does not need to interfere with its 1999 verdict upholding Perarivalan’s conviction. Earlier, the […] Read more » A G Perarivalan featured Rajiv assassination case
High Profile Cases Maran brothers discharged in “illegal” telephone exchange case March 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here today discharged former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi and other accused in the “illegal” telephone exchange case. Special judge S Natarajan allowed the petitions filed by the Maran brothers and others seeking their discharge, holding that there was no prima facie case against them. The judge had on […] Read more » "illegal" telephone exchange case Dayanidhi Maran featured Kalanithi Maran Maran brothers
High Profile Cases Cuttack Court remands Sushant Dhalasamant and Ranjita Biswal in police custody March 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Cuttack court has granted police the custody of Sushant Dhalasamant and suspended BJD corporator Ranjita Biswal for questioning them together in connection with last month’s firing incident at Subhadrapur here. A local contractor was fired at in the incident. Rejecting the objection petitions filed by Dhalasamant and Biswal, a court here yesterday allowed the […] Read more » BJD corporator Ranjita Biswal custody of Sushant Dhalasamant featured Ranjita Biswal Sushant Dhalasamant
High Profile Cases Delhi court grants bail to Karti’s CA S Bhaskararaman in INX Media case March 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today granted bail to Karti Chidambaram’s chartered accountant S Bhaskararaman, arrested in the INX Media money laundering case. Special judge Sunil Rana granted bail to Bhaskararaman, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on February 16 from a five-star hotel in the heart of the national capital. The court granted the […] Read more » Delhi court ED Enforcement Directorate featured INX Media case Karti Chidambaram Karti's CA S Bhaskararaman Special judge Sunil Rana
High Profile Cases No reason to delay trial in actress attack case: Kerala High Court March 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala high court today observed that there was no reason to delay trial in the case of an attack on a noted south Indian actress, in which popular Malayalam actor Dileep was an accused. Justice Sunil Thomas made the observation while hearing a petition filed by Dileep seeking a copy of digital evidence of […] Read more » actress attack case Angamaly Judicial First Class Magistrate Court featured
High Profile Cases Bilkis Bano gangrape: SC grants 6 weeks to Gujarat government to reply on plea March 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today granted six more weeks to the Gujarat government to file its reply on a plea demanding exemplary compensation for Bilkis Bano, who was gangraped during the 2002 riots in the state. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, however, refused to grant […] Read more » 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case Bilkis Bano gangrape featured
