Bar, Bench & Firm News Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases SC issues arrest warrant against Calcutta HC judge C S Karnan March 12, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday issued a bailable arrest warrant against justice C.S. Karnan, a sitting judge of the Calcutta high court, after he failed to personally appear before the apex court for the second time in a contempt case against him. A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India […] Read more » C S Karnan Calcutta HC judge Calcutta HC judge C S Karnan Chief Justice of India (CJI) J.S. Khehar featured SC issues arrest warrant against Calcutta HC judge C S Karnan
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases 31 convicted for 2012 violence at Maruti’s Manesar plant March 11, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Gurgaon court today convicted 31 employees of Maruti-Suzuki India Limited, including 13 of murder, in connection with the violence at the automobile giant’s Manesar plant in Haryana in 2012 in which a senior officer had been burnt alive. Additional District and Sessions Judge R K Goyal acquitted 117 of the 148 employees charge-sheeted in […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Gurgaon court Law Legal News Maruti-Suzuki India Limited Maruti's Manesar plant
High Profile Cases SC questions Mallya on assets, transfer of USD 40 mn to kids March 10, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is presently in the United Kingdom, was today posed searching questions by the Supreme Court which asked him about the “truthfulness” of his disclosure of assets and transfer of USD 40 millions to his children. A bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and U U Lalit put for the queries […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Supreme Court transfer of USD 40 mn to kids Vijay Mallya
High Profile Cases JNU officials not be blocked from admin block: HC to cops March 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed the police to ensure that the Vice Chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University and other officials are not stopped from entering or exiting the varsity’s administrative block. It also directed that any ‘dharna’ or protest at the university shall be held peacefully but not within 100 metres of the […] Read more » admin block Court Delhi High Court featured JNU Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Would not consider any fresh representation on MoP: SC March 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today made clear that it would not consider any more representation on the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) which governs the process of selecting and appointing judges in the higher judiciary. “Thousands of people have given their suggestions and representations. For now, we are not going to look at them,” a bench comprising […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News memorandum of procedure MoP Supreme Court UPSC
High Profile Cases AP Speaker summoned in electoral laws violation complaint March 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly Kodela Shiva Prasada Rao has been summoned by a local court on April 20 in connection with a complaint pertaining to alleged violation of the electoral laws. Magistrate M Satish Kumar today issued summons to Rao on a complaint filed by one Singireddy Bhaskara Reddy of Karimnagar, who contended […] Read more » Andhra Pradesh Speaker summoned Court electoral laws violation complaint featured Kodela Shiva Prasada Rao Law Legal News
High Profile Cases Panel set up to look into Ramjas College violence : police to Delhi HC March 8, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The police today told the Delhi High Court that it has set up a panel to look into the recent violence at Ramjas College where students and scribes were allegedly assaulted by cops. The police submitted that the panel of senior cops was set up after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sought the agency’s […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Delhi Police featured Law Legal News Ramjas College violence
High Profile Cases Allahabad HC directs Lucknow CJM, SSP to appear before it tomorrow March 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today directed the Chief Judicial Magistrate and the SSP of Lucknow to appear before it tomorrow and explain as to why action not be taken against them for not complying with its order related to bailable warrant against UP minister Azam Khan. A Lucknow division bench of justice Sudhir Agarwal and […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Azam Khan Court featured Law Legal News Lucknow CJM Lucknow SSP
High Profile Cases Will not accept discharge of L K Advani on technical grounds, says SC March 7, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it will not accept the discharge of L K Advani and others in the Babri Masjid demolition case only on technical grounds and kept the option open on reviving the conspiracy charge against them. The apex court while making oral observations on discharge of Advani and other BJP leaders M […] Read more » Babri Masjid demolition case Court featured L K Advani on technical grounds Law Legal News Supreme Court
High Profile Cases PIL not a weapon to challenge financial decisions: RBI to Delhi HC March 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Public interest litigation (PIL) cannot be used as a “weapon to challenge financial or economic decisions”, the RBI has told the Delhi High Court opposing a plea against the surcharge on credit and debit card transactions. The plea has alleged that the surcharge levied by the banks and the financial institutions on credit and debit […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News PIL not a weapon to challenge financial decisions RBI
High Profile Cases VVIP chopper deal: Associates of suspected middleman get bail March 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two Indian associates of alleged middleman Christian Michel James were today granted bail by a special court in a money laundering case relating to the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal. Special Judge Arvind Kumar allowed the bail pleas of accused R K Nanda and J B Subramaniyam, who were earlier summoned by the court. […] Read more » Associates of suspected middleman get bail Court featured Law Legal News VVIP chopper deal
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases SC refuses to entertain plea of ex-UP minister in NRHM scam March 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea of former UP cabinet minister Babu Singh Kushwaha against a trial court order taking congnisance of a charge sheet in one of the multi-crore rupees NRHM scam cases. A bench comprising Justices J Chelameswar and S Abdul Nazeer asked Kushwaha to approach the special CBI court […] Read more » Babu Singh Kushwaha Court featured Law Legal News NRHM scam plea Supreme Court
