Top Law News Petroleum ministry official to be charged in DA case September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court has ordered framing of charges against a suspended Petroleum Ministry’s official for allegedly amassing assets exceeding his legal income by conniving with dealers in selling adulterated petroleum products. Finding a prima facie case against suspended Joint Director (Investigation) Uday Shankar of the Anti-adulteration Cell in the Ministry of Petroleum, Special CBI Judge […] Read more » alleged accomplice Sanjeev Kumar allegedly amassing assets exceeding his legal income Anti-adulteration Cell committed criminal misconduct Joint Director Uday Shankar Ministry of Petroleum PC Act is made out against accused Sanjeev Petroleum ministry official to be charged in DA case Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act prima facie case against suspended Joint Director selling adulterated petroleum products Shankar in various monetary transactions Special CBI Judge Rakesh Syal
Top Law News Court extends JC of Kanda, Chaddha through video conference September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today extended the judicial custody of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda and that of his aide Aruna Chaddha in the Geetika Sharma suicide case by 14 days, conducting its proceedings through video conferencing. Metropolitan Magistrate Bhupinder Singh remanded Kanda and Chaddha to judicial custody till September 25 after the Delhi police […] Read more » Chaddha Chaddha through video conference Court extends JC of Kanda Delhi police's plea for conducting proceedings electronic video linkage former air hostess Geetika Sharma former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda Geetika had alleged that Kanda Geetika Sharma suicide case Geetika's suicide Kanda and Chaddha to judicial custody MDLR employees Metropolitan Magistrate Bhupinder Singh
Top Law News Akhilesh behind 2011 ‘rape’ case against Rahul, SC told September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A lawyer on Monday told the Supreme Court that a 2011 rape and wrongful confinement case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Allahabad high court was filed at the instance of Akhilesh Yadav, the current Uttar Pradesh chief minister. An apex court bench of Justice BS Chauhan and Justice Swatanter Kumar was told […] Read more » Akhilesh behind 2011 'rape' case against Rahul Akhilesh Yadav Akhilesh Yadav in the alleged implication of Rahul Gandhi Amethi Lok Sabha constituency high court for implicating Rahul Gandhi illegal detention and rape of a girl Justice BS Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Kishore Samrite National Commission for Women National Human Rights Commission Pandara Road dimension of the case SC told senior counsel Ratnakar Dash Uttar Pradesh Police for tracing the alleged victim
Top Law News SC grants two weeks to Centre to take stand on Abu Salem September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday granted two weeks to the Centre to analyse the Portugal’s court order terminating the extradition of Abu Salem to India and spell out its proposed action against the alleged gangster. A bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam, granted the time after Attorney General G E Vahanwati submitted that government needs time […] Read more » Abu Salem actress Monica Bedi Attorney General G E Vahanwati CBI red-faced Centre to analyse the Portugal's court Justice P. Sathasivam Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail proposed action against the alleged gangster Salem's extradition Salem's plea for quashing criminal cases against him Salem's plea to quash all criminal cases against him SC grants two weeks to Centre to take stand on Abu Salem TADA proceedings in two cases against
Top Law News SC says reporting of trial proceedings can be postponed September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today laid down a constitutional principle where aggrieved parties can seek from appropriate court the postponement of the publication of court hearings and a decision taken on a case-by-case basis. The court, however, refrained from framing broad guidelines for reporting of sub-judice court matters, saying it cannot be done “across the board.” […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia decision taken on a case-by-case basis framing guidelines after receiving complaints journalists from venturing into the contempt area Justices D K Jain Justices J.S. Khehar justices Ranjana Prakash Desai justices S S Nijjar neutralising technique postponement of reporting court proceedings SC says reporting of trial proceedings can be postponed SEBI trial proceedings can be postponed
Top Law News Cops chargesheet LeT module, 3 others in terror case September 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi police has chargesheeted four persons including a suspected LeT operative for allegedly planning to execute blasts at major shopping centres here at the behest of their Pakistani handlers. The charge sheet has also named seven Pakistani nationals and a Jammu and Kashmir native as suspects in the case. The charge sheet filed by […] Read more » 3 others in terror case Ahtisham's e-mail id incriminating messages alleged LeT militant Ahtisham Farooq Malick Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidya Prakash Cops chargesheet LeT module executing terrorist strikes at various sites Explosive Substances Act LeT commander Hanzala LeT militant Ahtisham Saijee Anwar seven Pakistani nationals open non-bailable warrants against them Shafaqat Ali Tuggu Shafaqat at Tuglaqabad suspected LeT operative Tawseef Ahmed Peer Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Top Law News 65,000 Bihar police personnel begin protest September 10, 2012 / September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Sixty-five thousand police personnel, mainly constables and havildars in Bihar Monday began the first of their five-phased protest against the government’s alleged apathy to grant them various allowances. All the police constables and havildars (sergeants) protested by wearing black badges during their duty hours in the first phase to draw the attention of the state […] Read more » 65000 Bihar police personnel begin protest Bihar police personnel begin protest Bihar Policemen's Association to demand various allowances Chief Minister Nitish Kuimar constables and havildars fifth phase of their protest five-phased protest against the government Inspector General-rank police Jitendra Kumar Singh Police officials deployed at Chief Minister Nitish Kuimar protested by wearing black badges Sixty-five thousand police
Top Law News Press Council chief slams sedition charge against cartoonist September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markandey Katju Monday termed the sedition charge against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi as “stupid” and demanded action against politicians and police responsible for arresting the cartoonist. “The charges are stupid and this is not sedition. This is misuse of the state machinery. Those politicians and policemen who have made this […] Read more » allegedly derogatory sketch and uploading it Anna Hazare Anna Hazare supporter and political cartoonist Anna Hazare's anti-corruption agitation Aseem Trivedi cartoons criticising politicians charge against cartoonist India Against Corruption Markandey Katju non-bailable arrest warrant issued Press Council chief slams sedition charge against cartoonist Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markandey Katju sedition charge against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi Trivedi is an activist of India Against Corruption
Top Law News SC no to quashing chargesheet against Nirmal Yadav September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday declined to quash the chargesheet against former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Nirmal Yadav who was allegedly involved in a multimillion rupee “cash in bag” corruption case. “At this stage we are not prepared to quash the chargesheet,” ruled the apex court bench of Justices H.L. Dattu and C.K. Prasad. […] Read more » Cash-for-judge scam chargesheet against former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge corruption case Court had earlier rejected her plea for the quashing Delhi-based hotelier Ravinder Singh dvocate general Sanjeev Bansal justices C K Prasad justices H L Dattu newly-appointed high court judge Nirmaljit Kaur Nirmal Yadav property dealer Rajiv Gupta SC no to quashing chargesheet against Nirmal Yadav senior counsel K.T.S. Tulsi
Top Law News Students beat up policemen in Ghaziabad September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three policemen, including a station in-charge, were injured in Ghaziabad Monday when angry college students attacked a police station and burnt it down. According to state home department officials, violence broke out in Muradnagar, about 470 km from here, when angry students of the Gandhi Inter College, protesting against the sacking of a school teacher, […] Read more » angry college students attacked a police station Arvind Dubey Gandhi Inter College Ghaziabad Rawli police station on fire state home department officials students attacked a police station and burnt it Students beat up policemen Students beat up policemen in Ghaziabad students went berserk and thrashed policemen violence broke out in Muradnagar
Top Law News Norway case rerun: Curbs on Indian couple meeting son in US September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a virtual replay of the Norway children custody case, a US-based Indian couple from West Bengal has been given limited access to their one-year-old son by the authorities who took the child under their care after he suffered head injury. Debasish Saha, 28, an engineer based in the US state of New Jersey, said […] Read more » Abhyigyan Arunabhash Bhattacharya by a Norwegian Debasish Saha huge cost of hiring a lawyer Indian couple meeting son in US Nirmal Saha lives in Balurghat in West Bengal Norway case rerun Norway case rerun: Curbs on Indian couple meeting son in US Norway children custody case US state of New Jersey US-based Indian couple from West Bengal West Bengal's South Dinajpur district
Top Law News Anna’s Cartoonist Supporter Sent to Police Custody September 10, 2012 / September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Mumbai court Sunday remanded Aseem Trivedi, an Anna Hazare supporter and political cartoonist, to seven days police custody for drawing an allegedly derogatory sketch and uploading it on his web portal, an activist said. Trivedi, 25, an activist of India Against Corruption, was picked up Saturday evening by Mumbai police from Bandra-Kurla following a […] Read more » allegedly derogatory sketch Anna Hazare supporter and political cartoonist Anna Hazare's anti-corruption agitation Anna's Cartoonist Supporter Sent to Police Custody bluffed IAC volunteers IAC alleged Trivedi IAC spokesperson India Against Corruption Mumbai police from Bandra-Kurla non-bailable arrest warrant issued against him objectionable banners