Top Law News Lakkhan Bhaiyya case:Paralysis-struck accused deposes in court December 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court, trying the fake encounter of alleged Chhota Rajan aide, recorded the statement of the last accused in the case before the deposition of defence witnesses . Encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma is the key accused in the case, where Ram Narayan Gupta alias “Lakkhan Bhaiiyya”, was killed in an alleged fake encounter on […] Read more » Chhota Rajan Janardhan Bange Lakkhan Bhaiiyya Lakkhan case Pradeep Sharma Ram Narayan Gupta
Top Law News Lakkhan Bhaiyya case:Paralysis-struck accused deposes in court December 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court, trying the fake encounter of alleged Chhota Rajan aide, recorded the statement of the last accused in the case before the deposition of defence witnesses . Encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma is the key accused in the case, where Ram Narayan Gupta alias “Lakkhan Bhaiiyya”, was killed in an alleged fake encounter on […] Read more » Chhota Rajan Janardhan Bange Lakkhan Bhaiiyya Lakkhan case Pradeep Sharma Ram Narayan Gupta
Top Law News Zee boss agrees to lie-detector test, its two editors refuse December 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Zee Group chairman Subhash Chandra, named in the FIR lodged in the alleged Rs. 100 crore extortion bid from Naveen Jindal’s firm, he agreed before a court to undergo lie-detector test but his two arrested editors refused to do so. According to Chandra “He can be subjected to the test on the condition that he be informed […] Read more » Crime Branch of Delhi Police Delhi Police FIR Metropolitan magistrate Gaurav Rao Naveen Jindal Naveen Jindal’s firm Subhash Chandra Zee editors Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia Zee Group Zee Group chairman Subhash Chandra
Top Law News Supreme Court acquits Chishti of murder charge, allows him to return home December 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court acquitted Pakistani microbiologist Mohammed Khalil Chishti for the murder charge in a 20-year-old criminal case and was allowed to return to his native country without any restriction. However, the apex court declined to interfere with his conviction for voluntarily causing hurt under section 324 of the Indian Penal Code and served him […] Read more » justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi Mohammed Khalil Chishti Pakistani microbiologist Mohammed Khalil Chishti section 324 of IPC section 34 of the IPC Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court forms panel on road mishap December 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra Government has been suggested by Bombay High Court to consider linking ration cards with the newly introduced Aadhar cards so as to ascertain bogus and duplicate ration cards in the state. A division bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and R D Dhanuka took a serious view of the issue of bogus ration cards and questioned […] Read more » Aadhar cards Bombay High Court Justices A M Khanwilkar and R D Dhanuka Maharashtra government public interest litigation
Top Law News Supreme Court dismisses Swamy’s petition against Chidambaram December 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy’s petition has been dismissed by the Supreme Court for review of its verdict clearing Finance Minister P Chidambaram of all charges in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The apex court said the decision does not “warrant any reconsideration.” “We have perused the averments contained in the review petition and have gone through […] Read more » Bhartiya Janata Party CBI Chidambaram Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy justices G S Singhvi and K S Radhakrishnan Special Leave Petition Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court telecom minister A. Raja warrant any reconsideration
Top Law News Cop allegedly shot colleague dead to be examined December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A probationary sub-inspector who had allegedly shot dead his colleague inside a police station here last year has been ordered by a Delhi court to be examined by IHBAS to ascertain if he is of sound mind or not. Amarjeet Singh, 26, had allegedly shot dead his colleague Kailash Chandra Yadav, at Nihal Vihar Police […] Read more » Delhi High Court IHBAS Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences sub-inspector
Top Law News Eveteasing should be curbed as it concerns women’s dignity: High Court December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Incidents of eve teasing should be dealt with strictly as the issue involves women’s dignity, the Bombay High Court has observed. The comments came from a bench headed by Justices V M Kanade and P D Kode while hearing a suo motu PIL. On September 17, the same bench had while confirming death sentence on […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah Justices V M Kanade and P D Kode PIL suburban Dombivali
Top Law News PIL seeking to extend tenure of DGP dismissed December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL has been dismissed by the Madras High Court, seeking to quash Tamil Nadu government’s order extending the tenure of Director General of Police K Ramanujam for two more years from November 30. A Division Bench, comprising Justices V Ramasubramanian and M M Sundaresh, cited the Supreme Court judgement in the Prakash Singh case and […] Read more » Clause 16(1) of the All India Service Rules Director General of Police K Ramanujam Justices V Ramasubramanian and M M Sundaresh M Suresh Kumar Madras High Court Ramanujam as DGP RTI application Tamil Nadu government
Top Law News Guj riots: Supreme Court refers Zakia Jafri’s plea to larger bench December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A larger bench has been referred by a Supreme Court bench to the plea of slain Congress leader Ehsan Jafri’s widow seeking documents on the probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the Gulberg Housing Society riot case in Ahmedabad in 2002. A two-judge bench of Justices D K Jain and Madan B Lokur said “It […] Read more » Ahmedabad trial court Congress leader Ehsan Jafri Congress leader Ehsan Jafri's widow Justices D K Jain and Madan B Lokur SIT Special Investigation Team Supreme Court bench
Top Law News Oriental Insurance to pay Liberty Cinema Rs 11.63L December 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Market regulator Sebi has allowed 12 entities to set up Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), a newly created class of pooled-in investment vehicles for real estate, private equity and hedge funds, in the last two months. The 12 AIFs that have been registered with Sebi since October 10 included India Realty Fund, Dar Mentorcap Film Fund, […] Read more » AIF Alternative Investment Funds Capaleph Indian Millennium Private Equity Fund. Capaleph Indian Millennium Small & Medium Enterprises Fund Infrastructure Funds PE funds SEBI SME Funds Venture Capital Funds
Top Law News Ethically wrong for Gopichand to run pvt academy, says High Court December 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court said that it was not in the best interest of justic, Observing that “ethically” it was wrong for the Badminton Authority of India’s (BAI) chief national coach and selection panel head Pullela Gopichand to run a private training academy. According to Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice A V Mohta, “Ethically, coach who […] Read more » All India National Coaching Camp in Hyderabad best interest of justic Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice A V Mohta said lawyer Piyush Shah Prajakta Sawant private training academy Pullela Gopichand