Top Law News Gawli convicted in Shiv Sena corporator’s murder August 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on Friday convicted gangster turned politician Arun Gawli in the murder case of Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar. The court also convicted eleven others accused while the sentence will be pronounced on August 27. One of the accused, Bala Surve, died during trial, while three […] Read more » Arun Gawli convicted in a 2007 murder case Asalpha residence in suburban Ghatkopar Bala Surve common intention convicted gangster turned politician criminal conspiracy died during trial Gawli convicted in Shiv Sena corporator's murder Gawli gang lack of evidence Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act refused to cooperate Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar
Top Law News Bio-access soon to Bombay High Court August 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment As part of enhancing security measures, the Bombay High Courtwill soon instal a bio-access system for all advocates and staffers, an official said here Friday. Initially, all lawyers with minimum five years practice will be allowed to apply for a bio-access card, others would be given the card in stages. This would obviate the need […] Read more » bio-access card Bio-access soon to Bombay High Court Bombay High Court Bombay High Court Registrar General S.B. Shukre Chief Justice Mohit Shah Churchgate in South Mumbai circular inviting all lawyers enhancing security measures instal a bio-access system litigants throng physical frisking by security
Top Law News Singur land row: Supreme Court notice to Tata Motors August 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of Tata Motors on a special leave petition filed by the West Bengal government challenging the quashing of the Singur Land Acquisition Act by the State High Court. A bench of justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad, however, said that the Calcutta High Court’s interim […] Read more » advocate Abhijit Sen Gupta Apex Court against the High Court Nano small car project SC notice to Tata Motors on Singur land Singur Land Acquisition Act Singur Land Rehabilitation Singur land row Singur land row: Supreme Court notice to Tata Motors Supreme Court notice to Tata Motors Tata Motors in Singur Tata Motors Ltd West Bengal government challenging
Top Law News SC rejects Swamy’s plea against Chidambaram August 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major relief to Finance Minister P.Chidambaram, the Supreme CourtFriday rejected Janata Party president Subramaniam Swamy’s plea to make him co-accused along with former communications minister A.Raja in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Rejecting Swamy’s plea, the apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.K. Radhakrishnan said the material made available by […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation case Allegations of wrongdoing by Chidambaram allocating 2G licences Janata Party president Subramaniam Swamy Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice S.K. Radhakrishnan NGO Centre for Public Interest and Litigation no prima facie case rejected Janata Party president Subramaniam Swamy's plea Rejecting Swamy's plea SC rejects Swamy's plea against Chidambaram United Progressive Alliance
Top Law News Two President’s Bodyguards Get Life Term for Rape August 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two armymen, members of the President’s Bodyguards, were Thursday sentenced to life term for gangraping a college girl here in 2003 by the Delhi High Court which called their act as a “moral turpitude of extreme depravity”. Two of their accomplices were sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for the gangrape at Buddha Jayanti Park near […] Read more » broad day-light committed rape convicted for gangrape gangrape at Buddha Jayanti Park gangraping a college girl Kuldeep Singh Manish Kumar moral turpitude of extreme depravity President's Bodyguards rigorous imprisonment awarded Two President's Bodyguards Get Life Term for Rape voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
Top Law News Court-appointed panel to control Birla estate August 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court Thursday ordered the vesting of the control of the estate of late Priyamvada Birla with a three-member committee of administrators which it appointed earlier. “The division bench of Chief Justice J.N. Patel and Justice Soumitra Pal today held that the estate of the deceased (Priyamvada Birla) would vest in the committee […] Read more » A.C. Chakrabarty Birla's counsel N.G. Khaitan chartered accountant R.S. Lodha chief justice J.N. Patel Counsel for the Lodhas Court-appointed panel to control Birla estate Debanjan Mondal Justice C.K. Thakkar Justice Soumitra Pal M.K. Sharma M.P. Birla empire Priyamvada Birla
Top Law News Delhi panel gives report to court on school fees hike August 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A committee set up to examine the accounts of private schools allegedly charging high tuition fees on Thursday submitted its interim report to the Delhi high court. The Justice Anil Dev Singh Committee was constituted about a year ago to submit its report on the determination of fees in the unaided schools of Delhi. A […] Read more » advocate Ashok Agarwal charging high tuition fees Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi panel gives report to court on school fees hike Justice Siddharth Mirdul private schools allegedly charging high tuition fees scrutinise the accounts of minority Sixth Pay Commission Unaided Private Schools unaided schools of Delhi
Top Law News 2G:SC to consider extending deadline if Govt gives undertaking August 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it will consider extending its August 31 deadline given to complete the process of fresh auctioning of 2G spectrum cancelled licences only if the Telecom Secretary gives an undertaking that its judgement would be implemented. A bench comprising justices G S Singhvi and K S Radhakrishnan said it will not […] Read more » 2G spectrum 2G spectrum cancelled licences 2G:SC to consider extending deadline 2G:SC to consider extending deadline if Govt gives undertaking Empowered Group of Ministers on telecom Justices G.S Singhvi Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan refusing to grant Telecom Ministry Telecom Secretary
Top Law News SC shocked over magnitude of Ktaka’s illegal mining August 24, 2012 / August 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing shock at the magnitude of the alleged illegal export of 35 lakh metric tons (MTs) of iron ore by private firms in Karnataka, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it wants to explore the possibility if the guilty could be punished within six months. A three-judge forest bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam asked […] Read more » alleged illegal export CEC's recommendations Central Empowered Committee encroachment huge and enormous irregularitie Karnataka Iron and Steel Manufacturing Association KS Radhakrishnan Ktaka's illegal mining NGO Samaj Parivartana Samudaya PIL on illegal mining SC shocked over magnitude of Ktaka's illegal mining Swatanter Kumar
Top Law News ED gets four days custody of Verma and his wife August 23, 2012 / August 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was on Thursday allowed by a Delhi court to take into their custody businessman Abhishek Verma and his wife for four days to quiz them for their alleged role in a money laundering case. Verma and his Romanian wife Anca Maria Neascu, arrested by the ED yesterday in connection with the […] Read more » Chief Metropolitan Magistrate custody businessman Abhishek Verma ED gets four days custody of Verma and his wife ED's prosecutor Naveen Kumar Matta Indian government's blacklist money laundering act money laundering case PMLA Swiss defence firm Verma and his Romanian wife Anca Maria Neascu wide international ramifications
Top Law News Punjab lawyers resolve to boycott evening courts August 23, 2012 / January 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lawyers and representatives of different bar associations of Punjab today unanimously decided to boycott evening courts, an idea mooted by Punjab and Haryana High court recently. The lawyers from across the state in their meeting here decided to stage black flag protest on the premises of Punjab and Haryana high court on August 31, Sunit […] Read more » boycott evening courts litigants premises of Punjab President of Moga district bar association protest will be intensified by lawyers Punjab and Haryana High Court Punjab lawyers Punjab lawyers resolve to boycott Punjab lawyers resolve to boycott evening courts Sunit Garg unanimously resolved
Top Law News Nupur Talwar’s plea rejected August 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The bail plea of Nupur Talwar, lodged in Dasna jail in connection with the murder of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj for a month now, was on Thursday rejected by the Allahabad High Court. A single-judge Bench of Justice Arvind Kumar Tripathi turned down the application. Dr. Nupur Talwar had moved the High […] Read more » bail plea of Nupur Talwar CBI counsel Anurag Khanna court order rejecting her bail Dasna jail Dr. Rajesh Talwar granted an interim bail Justice Arvind Kumar Tripathi Nupur Talwar's case Nupur Talwar's plea rejected Supreme Court against the High Court order surrender before a Ghaziabad court twin murder case under Section 106