Media & Entertainment News Kolkata cops guilty, Rizwanur’s mother tells apex court February 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday was told that the right to love and marriage was a part of the fundamental right to live and Kolkata policemen who allegedly acted in its violation in the Rizwanur Rahman-Priyanka Todi inter-religious marriage case should be punished. Computer graphic teacher Rizwanur, who married businessman Ashok Todi’s daughter Priyanka in August […] Read more » apex court Ashok Todi CBI Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR (first information report) guilty Kishwar Jahan Kolkata cops Rizwanur's mother
Media & Entertainment News Court bans illegal telecast of World Cup cricket matches February 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has restrained around 144 cable operators across the country from telecasting the ongoing cricket World Cup, which they did by unauthorisedly accessing signals of ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd (ESIPL).The court was hearing a suit filed by the company seeking an order to restrain cable operators from unauthorisedly broadcasting the tournament. […] Read more » bans Court cricket matches ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd (ESIPL ESPN STAR Sports ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 illegal telecast world cup
Intellectual Property News Media & Entertainment News Awareness needed for Delhi’s women: Dikshit February 19, 2011 / February 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi’s women need to be made aware about their rights and the importance of their empowerment, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said here Saturday. “We need to make women aware about their powers, only then will they feel empowered. Awareness is more important than legal empowerment,” Dikshit said as she flagged off the ‘bell bajao’ campaign […] Read more » awareness Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Delhi's women International Women's Day Kiran Walia needed Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act Women and Child Development Minister
High Profile Cases Media & Entertainment News CBI raids premises of CWG officials February 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Premises of senior officials of the Organising Committee (OC) of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) were Friday raided in the capital by the CBI for suspected irregularities in overlays contracts, officials said.”Raids were conducted at various locations today (Friday) morning,” a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official told. The CWG held Oct 3-14 last year […] Read more » Binu Nanu Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chairman Suresh Kalmadi Commonwealth Games (CWG) M. Jayachandran OC secretary general Lalit Bhanot Prime Minister Manmohan Sanjay Mahindroo Shekhar Deorukhkar T.S. Darbari
Media & Entertainment News Supreme court asks government why it wants to remove Lalli February 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the central government to file a statement of facts on why it wants to remove public broadcaster Prasar Bharati’s CEO B.S. Lalli, who is currently under suspension.The court’s directions came in the wake of the central government’s reference seeking Lalli’s removal. The Supreme court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, […] Read more » B.S. Lalli Prasar Bharati’s CEO Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Ayodhya case: Hashim Ansari to file appeal February 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hashim Ansari, the oldest litigant in the Ayodhya title suit, today said he has decidedto file an appeal in the Supreme Court tomorrow against the high court”s verdict as all efforts by him to find anout-of-the-court settlement have failed. “As all the attempts have failed, I have no optionsleft but to file the special leave […] Read more » Ayodhya case Hashim Ansari
Media & Entertainment News Fraud case: Subrata Roy gets relief in high court (Lead) February 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed the proceedings against Sahara India group chairman Subrata Roy and four others in a court here on a complaint that they had duped investors in a proposed housing project.Justice Ajit Bharihoke said: “The proceedings and the execution of the warrants against Roy and four other company officials would remain […] Read more » Fraud case Subrata Roy
Media & Entertainment News IT raids Katrina, Priyanka; seals lockers January 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Income Tax sleuths Monday sealed around a dozen lockers and seized incriminating documents after raids on the residences and offices of Bollywood personalities, including stars Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra and photographer Atul Kasbekar.According to official sources, besides Katrina, Priyanka and Kasbekar, the IT officers also raided Priyanka’s business manager Chand Mishra and a staff […] Read more » Katrina Priyanka
Media & Entertainment News Vidya Balan, Shashi Tharoor named hottest celeb vegetarians January 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bollywood actress Vidya Balan and former union minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor have been voted as the hottest celebrity vegetarians in an online poll by animal rights organisation PETA.Vidya and Tharoor beat out actors R. Madhavan and Lara Dutta to claim the title. They faced competition from Mallika Sherawat, Kareena Kapoor, Amitabh […] Read more » Shashi Tharoor Vidya Balan
Media & Entertainment News Chouhan blames Nehru for whole of Kashmir not being part of India January 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Shivraj Singh Chouhan Addressing a gathering in Chhattarpur district, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief minister said: ‘It is the mistake, historic mistake, of former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru as because of him, the whole of Kashmir could not be part of India.’ BJP’s wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha has announced it will hoist the […] Read more » Jawaharlal Nehru Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Lalgarh killings: Kolkata lawyers seek CBI probe January 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bar Association of Calcutta High Court Monday filed a public interest litigation (PIL), seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Jan 7 killings of villagers in West Midnapore district. The PIL also sought adequate compensation for the families of the seven who were killed and the 20 others wounded in firing […] Read more » CBI Lalgarh killings
Media & Entertainment News CPI-M flays apex court on ban on roadside meetings January 7, 2011 / January 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday described as “highly unfortunate” the Supreme Court decision to uphold a ban on public meetings and rallies on roadsides in Kerala. “It is highly unfortunate the Supreme Court had upheld the judgement of the Kerala High Court,” the CPI-M said in a statement here, a day after the […] Read more » CPI-M