Top Law News Four sent to jail for life for robbing and murdering jeweller September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has sentenced four persons to life imprisonment for robbing and murdering a jeweller, saying they “cannot make any positive contributions to the society and deserve to remain behind bars for the rest of their lives.” Additional Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna sentenced Mohd Kasim, Abdul Rehman, Sarafat Ali and Sajid, all hailing […] Read more » Abdul Rehman Additional Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna criminal involvements to their credit Delhi court has sentenced four persons four persons to life imprisonment Four sent to jail for life for robbing and murdering jeweller involved in several criminal cases Mohd Kasim murdering Vinay Kumar Jain Muzaffar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh robbing and murdering a jeweller Sarafat Ali and Sajid South Delhi jewellery shop
Top Law News Move trial court against look-out notice: SC to Vectra chief September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked NRI businessman and Vectra chief Ravinder Rishi to approach the trial court for “appropriate relief” on his plea to quash the look-out notice issued by the CBI for alleged irregularities in supply of Tatra trucks to BEML. A bench of justices Altamas Kabir and J Chelameswar passed the order while […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra appearing for Rishi justices Altamas Kabir justices J Chelameswar medical ailment medical attention abroad Move trial court against look-out notice: SC to Vectra chief NRI businessman restrained from travelling abroad Senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi Senior counsel Ranjit Kumar Siddharth Luthra opposed Rishi's plea Tatra trucks to BEML travel abroad for his medical treatment Vectra chief Ravinder Rishi
Top Law News They Alleged my Son was on Drugs and set himself on Fire: Bedabrata Pain September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Filmmaker Bedabrata Pain has lost his case in a Los Angeles court over his son’s death and says the authorities “alleged that my boy was on drugs and set himself on fire”. The defence also insinuated that Pain and his wife were better off now since they dodn’t have to pay the boy’s school fees […] Read more » Bedabrata Pain composers Shankar Mahadevan encouraged Filmmaker Bedabrata Pain filmmakers Bedabrata Pain and Shonali Bose Ishan to a freak electrical accident Los Angeles against the razor company NASA scientist Pain pay Ishan's school fee protagonist in Chittagong They Alleged my Son was on Drugs and set himself on Fire: Bedabrata Pain Vivan
Top Law News Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi may walk out of jail today September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, facing sedition charges, was on Tuesday granted bail by the Bombay high court and his associate said he will walk out of the Arthur Road jail on Wednesday. Trivedi will come out of jail on Wednesday at around 3 pm, India Against Corruption (IAC) member Mayank Gandhi said outside the prison after […] Read more » anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare Arthur road jail Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi may walk out of jail today Chief Justice Mohit Shah India Against Corruption member Mayank Gandhi jurisdiction to grant bail Justice Nitin Jamdar Kanpur-based artist Law department on the sedition charge lawyer Sanskar Marathe Marathe's PIL contends that Trivedi's cartoons Public Prosecutor Purnima Kantharia social activists and cartoonists are arrested on sedition charges state home minister RR Patil Trivedi violating freedom of expression
Top Law News HC annuls land acquisition for Kolkata Metro corridor September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kolkata: In a major setback for the ongoing East-West Metro railway corridor project, the Calcutta High Court has declared as “lapsed” the acquisition of land along a stretch where a station was to come up. Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya ordered the land acquisition collector to restore the possession of the petitioners to premises acquired by the […] Read more » acquisition of land along a stretch Central Calcutta Citizens Welfare Association Central station at Bowbaza East-West Metro railway corridor project HC annuls land acquisition for Kolkata Metro corridor Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya Kolkata Metro corridor liable to pay damages properties stood lapsed
Top Law News Court restores transit corridor’s lane to buses September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday ordered that from Sep 15 traffic movement on the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor would revert to the original flow system with one road lane reserved for buses and curbs on cars using the bus lane. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Manmohan Singh modified the court’s […] Read more » adequate number of traffic policemen Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand Bus Rapid Transit Court restores transit corridor’s lane to buses Justice Manmohan Singh Justice Pradeep Nandrajog lest chaos reigns in the BRT corridor NGO Nyay Bhoomi for smooth traffic movement restoring status quo ante revised traffic flow management senior advocate K.T.S. Tulsi smooth traffic movement traffic marshals traffic movement on the bus rapid transit transit corridor’s lane to buses
Top Law News UP panel to deal with village land encroachment September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Alarmed by widespread encroachment of pastures, reservoirs, ponds and graveyards that are owned by village councils, Uttar Pradesh has constituted a committee the principal secretary of the revenue department to deal with the issue. The committee was formed Tuesday on the directive of the Allahabad High Court. The commissioner and secretary, board of revenue, will […] Read more » Allahabad High Court board of revenue commissioner and secretary committee the principal secretary complaints of encroachment deal with village land encroachment encroachment from members of the Gram Sabha Gram Sabha in a time-bound manner law and justice law and justice and legal remembrancer legal remembrancer legal remembrancer and special secretary member and coordinator of the committee principal secretary UP panel to deal with village land encroachment
Top Law News Plea for stalling Kudankulam nuke project reaches SC September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The row over setting up the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu reached the Supreme Court with a petition, which sought its directions to restrain the Union government and other authorities from commissioning the controversial project. The Special Leave Petition (SLP) by social activist G Sundarrajan against the Madras High Court’s Aug 31 decision […] Read more » Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Central government's expert task-force Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act counsel Pranav Sachdeva counsel Prashant Bhushan ex-parte ad-interim injunction against the respondents Government's Task Force Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Kudankulam nuke project Plea for stalling Kudankulam nuke project reaches SC project in the light of inadequacies of Fukushmia plant social activist G Sundarrajan against the Madras High Court Special Leave Petition
Top Law News Novartis tells apex court it has right to patent cancer drug September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked Swiss pharma giant Novartis AG whether it should not sell its anti-cancer drug for Rs 5 each to benefit common man. A Bench of Justices Aftab Alam and Ranajan Prakash Desai posed the query to Novartis AG while hearing its plea seeking affirmation of the exclusivity of its blood cancer […] Read more » anti-cancer drug blood cancer drug Glivec Conduct of Novartis fighting for our rights for patent Justices Aftab Alam Justices Ranajan Prakash Desai Novartis Novartis tells apex court it has right to patent cancer drug right to patent cancer drug senior counsel Gopal Subramanium Subramanium Swiss pharma giant Novartis AG
Top Law News Gujarat court reserves order on Tirodkar’s bail plea September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special CBI court here today reserved the order on the bail application of former Mumbai-based journalist Ketan Tirodkar, arrested in Sadiq Jamal encounter case of 2003. The court will pronounce its order on September 15. In the bail application before special CBI judge K B Gujarati, Tirodkar has claimed that he spent three years […] Read more » Bhavnagar encounter by Gujarat police CBI arrested Tirodkar CBI probe upon a petition of Sabbir Jamal encounter specialist police officer Daya Nayak Gujarat court reserves order on Tirodkar's bail plea Jamal's hand-over to Vanzara Ketan Tirodkar Ketan Tirodkar arrested in Sadiq Jamal encounter case Mumbai-based journalist Ketan Tirodkar Sadiq Jamal encounter case special CBI judge K B Gujarati
Top Law News HC directs deposit of proceeds of sale of DC with ICICI bank September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today directed that proceeds of the sale of IPL team Deccan Chargers be deposited with the ICICI bank after paying five per cent to BCCI. The order was passed by Justice S J Kathawalla while hearing an application filed by Tata Capital against Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL), owners of Deccan […] Read more » appearing for Tata Capital Counsels Ashok Paranjpe Counsels Janak Dwarkadas Deccan Chargers Deccan Chronicles HC directs deposit of proceeds of sale of DC with ICICI bank ICICI bank after paying five per cent to BCCI IPL team Deccan Chargers be deposited Justice S J Kathawalla supervision of M D Narvekar Tata Capital against Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd Tata Finance to DCHL
Top Law News SC acknowledges media role under contempt shadow September 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today acknowledged the crucial role played by media in bringing to light corruption in the system and governance deficit under the shadow of contempt. “One aspect needs to be highlighted. The shadow of the law of contempt hangs over our jurisprudence. The media, in several cases in India, is the only representative […] Read more » CJI S H Kapadia corruption drawbacks in the system five-judge Constitution bench governance deficit Kapadia observed law of contempt hangs over our jurisprudence media role under contempt shadow neutralising techniques of law preventive measure proper administration of justice Purpose of Contempt Law SC acknowledges media role under contempt shadow