Top Law News SC nudges government over lax law officers September 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government law officers are “not appointed on the basis of their merit. They are appointed on some other consideration. There is also coalition politics in their appointment”, the Supreme Court said Monday. The court’s oral observation came while it expressed anguish over mistakes in drafting of petitions and poor knowledge of some government advocates. […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran Chief Justice Kapadia Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia court orders involving the huge amount of tax demands Director of Income Tax government over lax law officers government's appeal challenging adverse high court order on tax demand against Citi Bank Income Tax department challenging International Taxation Justice A.K. Patnaik knowledge of income tax laws L.N. Pant SC nudges government over lax law officers verdicts in cases involving high tax demands
Top Law News BJP Councillor Denied Bail in Murder Case September 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed the bail plea of a BJP municipal councillor accused of a party worker’s murder in April on the ground that “being a man in power and position he may influence the witnesses”. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor Madhav Prasad was seeking re-election in the civic polls from Sangam Park […] Read more » Azadpur railway station bail plea of a BJP municipal councillor Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor Madhav Prasad BJP Councillor Denied Bail in Murder Case BJP municipal councillor BJP municipal councillor accused of a party worker's murder court also rejected Prasad's contention election as a municipal councillor Justice P.K. Bhasin Justice P.K. Bhasin dismissed the bail plea of Prasad Madhav Prasad denied bail in murder case Prasad getting a BJP ticket Prasad lodged in Tihar jail re-election in the civic polls from Sangam Park
Top Law News SC dismisses contempt plea against Mamata September 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed, as withdrawn, a PIL by Panthers Party chief Bhim Singh seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for alleging favourable judicial verdicts were available at a price. A bench of Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice Ranjan Gogoi permitted Bhim Singh to withdraw the petition […] Read more » alleging favourable judicial verdicts Banerjee amounted to 'scandalizing' the judiciary Calcutta High Court contempt plea against Mamata contempt proceedings against West Bengal Chief Minister contemptuous language against the judiciary Corruption has crept into democracy and judiciary Justice P. Sathasivam Justice Ranjan Gogoi newspaper reports annexed to Bhim Singh's petition PIL by Panthers Party chief Bhim Singh SC dismisses contempt plea against Mamata West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Top Law News Heinous cases can’t be quashed on grounds of compromise: SC September 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Criminal proceedings in heinous and serious criminal offences cannot be quashed by courts on the ground that the accused and the victim have compromised, the Supreme Court ruled today. “Heinous and serious offences of mental depravity or offences like murder, rape, dacoity, etc cannot be fittingly quashed even though the victim or victim’s family and […] Read more » civil Commercial continuation of criminal case Criminal proceedings in heinous financial Heinous and serious offences of mental depravity or offences Heinous cases Heinous cases can't be quashed on grounds of compromise: SC Justice R.M. Lodha mercantile offences arising out of matrimony relating to dowry PARTNERSHIP pre-dominantly civil flavour process of law despite settlement quash criminal cases which are civil in nature serious criminal offences cannot be quashed by courts
Top Law News Case against Rahul based on non-existent claims: CBI September 25, 2012 / September 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment CBI on Monday told the Supreme Court that the case of alleged illegal confinement of a girl in which Rahul Gandhi’s name was dragged was found to be based on “non-existent” claims. Additional Solicitor General Haren Raval, who placed the status report of a CBI probe in a sealed cover, said the address and names […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Haren Raval Case against Rahul Case against Rahul based on non-existent claims: CBI case of alleged illegal confinement of a girl in which Rahul Gandhi CBI to register a case against Samrite direction for producing the girl and her parents former Samajwadi Party MLA from Madhya Pradesh Kishore Samrite justices BS Chauhan justices Swatanter Kumar Madhya Pradesh Kishore Samrite MLA challenging Rs 50 lakh fine imposed Rahul Gandhi's name was dragged was found to be based on "non-existent" claims Rahuled on non-existent claims
Top Law News ATS gets further custody of Abu Jundal in Nashik September 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Terror suspect and 26/11 handler Abu Jundal’s police custody was extended till October 3 by a court here today. Jundal was produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate A D Sawant amid tight security this morning. Special Public Prosecutor Ajay Misar said Jundal’s interrogation so far had elicited some information about his links with terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. […] Read more » Abu Jundal in Nashik Abu Jundal's police custody accused in German Bakery blast Advocate M B Joshi alleged Lashkar member Anti Terrorism Squad arrested Bilal Shaikh alias Lalbaba ATS gets further custody of Abu Jundal in Nashik Bilal Shaikh Chief Judicial Magistrate A D Sawant Himayat Baig Jundal is in ATS custody links with terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba Maharashtra ATS had raided a house in Satpur Nashik's Maharashtra Police Academy and Devlali cantonment area Special Public Prosecutor Ajay Misar
Top Law News Tulsi Prajapati case: HC to hear pleas on Tuesday September 25, 2012 / September 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat High Court will on Tuesday hear the pleas of five accused, including two serving police officers, challenging the jurisdiction of a local court in Banaskantha district accepting the chargesheet filed by the CBI in the 2006 Tulsi Prajapati fake encounter case. Justice RH Shukla today adjourned the hearing on the request of CBI […] Read more » "kingpin" in the murder of Prajapti advocate Mukul Sinha representing Narmada Bai Ambaji in Banaskantha CBI counsel Yogesh Rawani challenging the jurisdiction of a local court in Banaskantha district criminal conspiracy dereliction of duty destruction of evidence Dy SP and former Investigating Officer of Prajapati case Geetha Johri (Additional DGP) Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Geeta Ahir OP Mathur and RK Patel PC Pande (ex-DGP) Prajapati's mother Narmada Bai Rajkumara Pandian (suspended IPS officer) RK Patel state for Home and Modi's aide Amit Shah subsequent killing of Sohrabuddin Shaikh Tulsi Prajapati case: HC to hear pleas on Tuesday Tulsi Prajapati fake encounter case
Top Law News Centre seeks more from SC in Abu Salem case September 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India is in touch with Portuguese authorities to chalk out the next course of action in the Abu Salem case after the top court in Portugal upheld quashing of extradition of the gangster who was brought nearly seven years back, the Supreme Court was informed today. Appearing before a bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam, […] Read more » Abu Salem case actress Monica Bedi Attorney General GE Vahanwati Centre seeks more from SC in Abu Salem case Justice P. Sathasivam Portugal court terminating his extradition to India Portugal Supreme Court Portuguese court terminated Salem Salem currently lodged in Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail Salem's extradition Salem's plea for quashing criminal cases Salem's plea to quash all criminal cases against him TADA proceedings in two cases against the gangster
Top Law News Urea scam: Court rejects plea to transfer case September 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The plea of 1995 Urea scam accused Tuncay Alankus, a Turkish national, for transfer of his case from the CBI court presently hearing it to another court has been rejected by the District and Sessions court. Alankus, the executive of scam-tainted Turkish firm Karsan, had sought transfer of Rs 13.3 million Urea scam case to […] Read more » biased frame of mind against the applicant Court rejects plea to transfer case Dismissing Alankus' plea District and Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta District and Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta rejected his plea district judge that as the case was fixed for defence evidence ourt the photocopies of letters written to witnesses scam-tainted Turkish firm Karsan Turkish national Urea scam Urea scam accused Tuncay Alankus Urea scam case Urea scam: Court rejects plea to transfer case
Top Law News Anti-Sikh riots: Sajjan questions witness’s conduct September 24, 2012 / September 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, facing trial in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, today questioned the conduct of the key witness and complainant in a court here that she did not tell any authority for 22 years about her not having faith in the Delhi Police probe. Continuing the final arguments in the case, Kumar’s counsel […] Read more » anti-Sikh riots case Anti-Sikh riots: Sajjan questions witness's conduct complainant Jagdish Kaur Congress leader Sajjan Kumar CrPC but she refused to cooperate Delhi police had earlier probed the riots cases Delhi Police probe District Judge J R Aryan Kumar's counsel I U Khan Sajjan questions witness's conduct Summons were sent to Kaur in Punjab
Top Law News Websites’ content: Court questions official September 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Saturday questioned a central government official to explain the process of serving summons on US-based websites, including Facebook and Google, for allegedly hosting defamatory content on their sites. Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja sought the presence of union home ministry’s Under Secretary Amar Chand Oct 9 in a case against 21 social networking […] Read more » Blogspot case against social networking sites and websites committing offences of criminal conspiracy Court questions official court was hearing a criminal case filed by journalist Vinay Rai facebook Google hosting objectionable content Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty Orkut sale of obscene books and objects serving summons on US-based websites union home ministry's Under Secretary Amar Chand Websites' content Websites' content: Court questions official Yahoo YouTube
Top Law News Plea on political donations to be heard Sep 26 September 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The chief information commissioner (CIC) will Sep 26 hear a plea asking political parties to give out information on donations received by them, said NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) Saturday. The ADR approached the CIC in March 2011 as save for the Communist Party of India (CPI), no other national political party had provided […] Read more » ADR approached the CIC Bahujan Samaj Party Bharatiya Janata Party chief information commissioner Communist Party of India Communist Party of India-Marxist manpower to provide the information Nationalist Congress Party NGO Association for Democratic Reforms Plea on political donations Plea on political donations to be heard Sep 26 RIGHT TO INFORMATION RTI application