High Profile Cases Court notice to CBI on charges against Reliance Telecom October 31, 2011 / October 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday asking it to respond to a plea by Reliance Telecom, seeking the quashing of charges against the firm in the second generation (2G) spectrum case. Justice Mukta Gupta, however, declined to issue immediate notices to other respondents named by Reliance […] Read more » CBI Delhi High Court Justice Mukta Gupta Reliance Telecom
Criminal Law News Shobhit murder: Victim’s father blames his lover’s kin October 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The father of 20-year-old engineering student Shobhit Modi, stabbed to death on May 5 near his house in south Delhi, charged in the Delhi High Court on Thursday that the family of his son’s lover may be involved in the killing. “The girl’s parents were not happy with the love affair, so on many occasion […] Read more » CBI Central Bureau of Investigation Delhi High Court Shobhit murder Victim's father blames his lover's kin
High Profile Cases High Court asks CBI to form spl team to probe law grad’s murder October 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Madras High Court today directed the CBI Director to constitute a three-member Special Team to probe the murder of Law Graduate Satish Kumar under the direct supervision of an Additional Director. When the petition filed by Satish Kumar’s Advocate-father Sankara Subbu came up for hearing, a Special Bench comprising Justices C Nagappan and Sivakumar, which […] Read more » CBI Madras High Court probe law grad's murder Satish Kumar
High Profile Cases CBI to oppose bail plea by Kanimozhi October 13, 2011 / October 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it would oppose the bail plea of Kanimozhi, DMK leader M Karunanidhi’s daughter and Rajya Sabha member, and all the accused currently in judicial custody for their alleged involvement in 2G scam. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Harin Rawal told this to the […] Read more » 2G scam bail plea by Kanimozhi CBI CBI to oppose bail plea by Kanimozhi
High Profile Cases Criminal breach of trust, conspiracy charge not valid: Kanimozhi October 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jailed DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar Saturday argued in the special court that they cannot be said to have committed a criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy in the 2G scam as they were not related in any way to the alleged dishonest disposal of the spectrum. Responding to […] Read more » A. Raja CBI conspiracy charge criminal Breach of trust DMK MP Kanimozhi Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar Kanimozhi special Judge O.P. Saini
High Profile Cases Chidambaram favoured 2G auction, CBI tells Supreme court September 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Chidambaram favoured 2G auction, CBI tells Supreme court The CBI on Thursday strongly defended home minister P Chidambaram, saying that the finance ministry under him had consistently favoured “auction and indexisation” of 2G spectrum price. An apex court bench of Justice GS Singhvi and Justice AK Ganguly was told that the “finance ministry took a consistent stand and never deviated from its position […] Read more » 2G auction A. Raja CBI CBI senior counsel KK Venugopal P. Chidambaram Supreme Court
High Profile Cases 2G case: Raja wants separate trial for breach of trust September 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Jailed former communications minister A. Raja, the prime accused in the 2G spectrum case, contended Thursday in a special court here that the CBI’s fresh plea to slap an additional charge of criminal breach of trust against him should be dealt with separately, to enable him to seek bail in the case. He made […] Read more » 2G case 2G spectrum case A. Raja CBI special Judge O.P. Saini trial for breach of trust
Top Law News CBI shielding Chidambaram, petitioner tells Supreme court September 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was Wednesday told that the probe into the 2G scam by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was ‘less than honest’ as it failed to examine the role of the then finance minister and present Home Minister P. Chidambaram over the fixing of spectrum price. The Centre for Public Interest Litigation […] Read more » Attorney General G. Vahanvati CBI CBI shielding Chidambaram Chidambaram counsel Prashant Bhushan CPIL Deputy Director P.G.S. Rao Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice A.K. Ganguly Justice G.S. Singhvi Supreme Court
Top Law News Probe against Maran over, CBI tells Supreme court September 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned till tomorrow hearing on a petition by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy seeking a probe against Home Minister P Chidambaram for his role in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The apex court asked for all documents pertaining to the then finance secretary Subba Rao to be submitted before […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation scam A. Raja CBI CBI Special Judge OP Saini Dayanidhi Maran justice AK Ganguly Justice GS Singhvi P. Chidambaram Senior counsel KK Venugopal Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Top Law News Gujarat minister headed ‘crime syndicate’, Supreme Court told September 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday told the Supreme Court that former Gujarat minister Amit Shah was the ‘commander of crime syndicate with some officials of state police as its foot soldiers’ who would eliminate crucial witnesses in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout. The apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Vivek Tankha CBI crime syndicate Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai minister Amit Shah senior counsel Ram Jethmalani Supreme Court
Top Law News 2G case: CBI opposes government stand on Swamy’s plea September 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI on Tuesday objected to the central government telling the Supreme Court that it will examine documents given by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy indicating that Home Minister P. Chidambaram, as the then finance minister, was also involved in fixing the 2G spectrum price. Subramanian Swamy is seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) […] Read more » 2G case CBI P. Chidambaram Subramanian Swamy
High Profile Cases Hearing on Plea for Janardhana Reddy’s CBI Custody Put off September 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Hearing on Plea for Janardhana Reddy’s CBI Custody Put off Karnatka, The Telangana lawyers’ continuing protest Friday again forced the adjournment of hearing of the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) petition for further custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy in illegal mining case. The special court for CBI cases Friday deferred the hearing on CBI petition to Sep […] Read more » CBI CBI custody Custody Put off Janardhana Reddy Obulapuram Mining Company Srinivasa Reddy