Top Law News Actor directed to pay Rs 10K maintenance to wife November 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment TV and film artist Ankit Sagar, who has appeared in films like No One Killed Jessica, has been directed by a Delhi court to pay an interim maintenance of Rs 10,000 to his wife and two minor children. Metropolitan Magistrate Kiran Gupta directed Sagar alias Pradeep Hartia to pay the maintenance to his estranged wife […] Read more » artist Ankit Sagar Metropolitan Magistrate Kiran Gupta No One Killed Jessica
Top Law News Snake charmer’s jail term reduced from three years to 17 days November 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A snake charmer has sentenced to three-years jail term for illegally possessing an Indian cobra has been reduced by a Delhi court to 17-days imprisonment already undergone by him during his trial. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Narinder Kumar gave the ruling on Uttar Pradesh native Dhan Pal Nath’s appeal against the trial court’s order sentencing […] Read more » Indian cobra Shahdara in North East Delhi
Top Law News CWG QBR scam: 3 former OC officials appear in court November 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three former CWG Organising Committee (OC) officials, accused in a case related to financial bungling during the 2009 Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) in London before the Games, had appeared before the city court in response to the summons issued against them. A UK–based businessman, also an accused in the case, granted exemption from personal appearance […] Read more » CWG Organising Committee Queen’s Baton Relay UK–based businessman
Top Law News Court refuses bail to Gali Janardhan Reddy in OMC November 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court of CBI dismissed the bail plea of mining baron and former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, an accused in the illegal mining case involving his Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC). This was the sixth bail petition of Gali Janardhan Reddy since his arrest in the OMC scam in September last year, which was […] Read more » A special court of CBI bail to Gali Janardhan Reddy Former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy Gali Janardhan Reddy mining baron Obulapuram Mining Company OMC
Top Law News Court issues production warrant against Abu Jundal November 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi court asked the Tihar Jail authorities to produce LeT terrorist and 26/11 Mumbai attack key handler Abu Jundal before it in a case lodged by the NIA against him for allegedly conspiring to launch terror strikes across the country. District Judge I S Mehta, who had on November 3 ordered for Jundal’s production before […] Read more » 26/11 Mumbai Abu Jundal Ahmedabad station Delhi court FIR FIR lodged by the National Investigation Agency German Bakery blast Karanawati Express train blast Lashkar-e-Toiba's Mumbai ATS National Investigation Agency production warrant production warrant against Abu Jundal the Nasik Academy attack Tihar Jail Tihar Jail authorities
Top Law News HIV positive family beaten up, thrown out of home November 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment According to the Police in Jodhpur, After an NGO disclosed the identity of an HIV-infected couple to their neighbours they and their four children have been ostracised and are being forced to sleep on pavements. The family has been sleeping on pavements outside the local railway station after their neighbours beat them up and forced […] Read more » AIDS patient Code of Criminal Procedural HIV positive HIV-infected couple Jodhpur's Ambedkar Colony Police in Jodhpur Sursagar police station
Top Law News “Jagan misguided court while seeking bail in DA case” November 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI, probing the corruption charges against jailed YSR Congress leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy, today accused him of misguiding a special court here while seeking bail “by giving a different interpretation of the apex court’s order”. Earlier on October 5, the special CBI court had dismissed his bail plea. Opposing the fresh bail applications of […] Read more »
Top Law News Dist Bar Associations to seek pecuniary jurisdiction November 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Dist Bar Associations to seek pecuniary jurisdiction In the capital all District Bar Association’ s co-ordination committee have decided to appeal to the Delhi High Court for granting unlimited pecuniary jurisdiction to trial courts in civil cases. The committee’s decision comes a day after the High Court gave a nod to increase the pecuniary jurisdiction of Delhi District Courts from Rs 20 […] Read more »
Top Law News White paper on Mah irrigation scam within 3 weeks November 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court informed by Maharashtra government that a white paper on the alleged multi-crore irrigation scam, involving bureaucrats of Water Resources Department and Konkan Irrigation Development Corporation (KIDC), would be ready within three weeks. This statement was made by Advocate General Darius Khambata before a division bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and […] Read more » Bombay High Court CBI Justices A M Khanwilkar and Mridula Bhatkar Konkan Irrigation Development Corporation Maharashtra government Water Resources Department
Top Law News 2G case: Court lets Raja visit Tamil Nadu November 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In the 2G spectrum allocation case trial facing Former Telecom Minister A Raja, allowed by a court of Delhi to visit Tamil Nadu till November 25. Permission to visit Tamil Nadu on his plea has been given by Special CBI Judge O P Saini, after it was not opposed by the CBI. The court also […] Read more » 2G case 2G case accused Vinod Goenka 2G spectrum allocation case CBI DMK MP Kanimozhi former Telecom Minister A. Raja Prevention of Corruption Act Raja visit Tamil Nadu Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini Swan Telecom promoter
Top Law News Centre plea on info panel appointments has admitted by the Sumpreme Court November 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Centre’s plea has been admitted by the Supreme Court to review its judgement which had stipulated that only sitting or retired chief justices of high courts or an apex court judge can head the Central and state information commissions. While admitting the plea, a bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar, however, made […] Read more » 2005 apex court judge bench of justice Central Information Commission Centre's plea chief information commissioner chief justices of high court information commissioners justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar Right to Information Act sections 12 and 15 of the Right to Information Act Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court questions operations of private security agencies November 22, 2012 / November 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Supreme Court questions operations of private security agencies The apex court bench of Justice D.K. Jain and Justice J.S. Khehar while issuing the notice to the home ministry told that we take suo motu cognizance of the said reports, relating, inter alia, to the licensing and working of private security agencies. The court said the “recent firing incident, widely reported in the press, […] Read more » Justice D.K. Jain and Justice J.S. Khehar private security agencies Supreme Court what is the legal regulatory framework