Top Law News Barred from Shivaji Park, MNS threatens street rally February 3, 2012 / February 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Barred from Shivaji Park, MNS threatens street rally The Bombay High Court Friday rejected the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s (MNS) petition for permission to hold a poll rally at Shivaji Park. Terming the move as “partisan”, MNS chief Raj Thackeray said his party would hold the rally on Mumbai streets. The court rejected the petition to hold the rally Feb 13 on the grounds […] Read more » Bombay High Court MNS chief Raj Thackeray Nationalist Congress Party
Criminal Law News I was denied legal help, Kasab tells Supreme Court February 1, 2012 / February 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab Tuesday told the Supreme Court that he was denied fair trial as he was not provided legal assistance during the initial stages as mandated under the Indian constitution. Once an accused, including a foreigner, is tried for an offence in India the provisions related […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Vodafone needn’t pay tax for Hutch acquisition: Supreme Court January 21, 2012 / January 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday set aside the Bombay High Court order directing Vodafone to pay a tax of Rs.11,218 crore ($2.5 billion) for acquiring the operations of Hutch Essar in 2007. Delivering a majority judgment, Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia said Indian tax authorities have no jurisdiction over the transactions carried out abroad. He said for […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Supreme Court Vodafone
Top Law News Court permits Hazare fast at MMRDA Ground December 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Friday allowed Team Anna to hold its proposed agitation at the MMRDA Grounds in suburban Bandra-Kurla Complex at concessional rates, entailing savings of nearly Rs.450,000, an India Against Corruption (IAC) official said here. IAC member Mayank Gandhi said that following the court?s order, the IAC would now re-apply through another registered […] Read more » Bombay High Court India Against Corruption MMRDA Grounds in suburban Bandra-Kurla Complex
High Profile Cases Maharashtra to evict encroachers from mill December 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Facing the ire of the Bombay High Court, the Maharashtra government Thursday assured that it would attempt to amicably remove Dalit activists who have encroached a National Textiles Corporation mill premises here since the past nearly three weeks. Indu Mills’ 12.5 acres premises in central Mumbai is located adjacent to Chaityabhoomi where Dalit icon B.R. […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice A.V. Mohta Justice D.K. Deshmukh Maharashtra to evict encroachers from mill
Criminal Law News TV executive murder case convict refused bail December 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Tuesday declined the bail plea of former naval officer Emile Jerome Mathew, convicted in the murder of television executive Neeraj Grover, citing grounds of ‘sufficient circumstantial evidence’. A division bench comprising Justice V.M. Kanade and Justice M.L. Tahaliyani said that there was sufficient evidence in the case and the best it […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice M.L. Tahaliyani Justice V.M. Kanade murder of television executive Neeraj Grover
Criminal Law News 2003 Mumbai blasts: Ruling on three death penalties put off December 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Monday deferred its verdict on the confirmation of death sentences for three convicts in the 2003 Mumbai twin blasts that killed 52 people, a lawyer said. The final judgment will now be delivered either before the Christmas vacation or in the first week of January 2012, S. Kunjuraman, lawyer for one […] Read more » 2003 Mumbai blasts Bombay High Court Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice P.D. Kode
Top Law News Supreme Court Stays Goa Information Panel Order December 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday stayed all proceedings arising out of a notice by the Goa information commissioner asking the governor’s office to furnish all the reports it had sent to the president during the political turmoil in the state in 2007. The apex court bench headed by Justice Balveer Bhandari issued notice saying that some […] Read more » Bombay High Court Goa Information Panel Order Justice Balveer Bhandari Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Kasab death penalty: Expedite process, say lawyers November 25, 2011 / November 25, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Hanging 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab may be sooner said than done. While some from the Mumbai’s lawyer fraternity said a fair process is vital, other feel that death sentence cases such as these should be speeded up. “I feel a high profile terrorism case such as this should be fast-tracked, not only in the […] Read more » Bombay High Court judge M.L. Tahaliyani Kasab death penalty
High Profile Cases Rs 100 cr libel suit: No SC relief to Times Now November 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday declined to interfere with a Bombay High Court order directing Times Global Broadcasting Co. to deposit Rs.20 crore with high court registrar along with a Rs.80 crore bank guarantee in a Rs.100 crore defamation suit filed by a retired supreme court judge. An apex court bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi said […] Read more » Bombay High Court Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice P.B. Sawant No SC relief to Times Now Rs 100 cr libel suit
Criminal Law News 2003 Mumbai twin blasts verdict Dec 12 November 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Eight years after Mumbai was rocked by twin blasts which killed 52 and injured 244 people, the Bombay High Court Saturday heard the final arguments on the confirmation of death sentences in the case. The verdict will be pronounced Dec 12, said counsel S. Kunjuraman, who is representing Ashrath Shafique Ansari, one of the prime […] Read more » 2003 Mumbai twin blasts verdict Dec 12 Bombay High Court Justice A.M. Khanvilkar Justice P.D. Kode
Top Law News Micromax Mobile withdraws ‘bai’ ad, Shiney Ahuja relieved November 8, 2011 / November 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Micromax Mobile has withdrawn its controversial ‘Bai commercial’, which poked fun at Shiney Ahuja, after the actor initiated legal action against the company, said his publicist here Tuesday. The advertisement attempted to take a humorous dig at Shiney, who was convicted two years ago of raping his domestic help and is currently out on bail. […] Read more » Bombay High Court Micromax Mobile Shiney Ahuja relieved