Media & Entertainment News Did not attempt suicide in prison, says Punjab BJP leader May 24, 2011 / May 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With rumours afloat that he may have attempted suicide in prison where he is lodged in a Rs.1.5 crore bribery scam, former Punjab chief parliamentary secretary (CPS) Raj Khurana of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday showed media persons his wrists and said he had not cut them. Brought to the district court complex here […] Read more » attempt suicide CBI Raj Khurana
High Profile Cases 2G scam: Morani’s bail plea dismissed May 23, 2011 / May 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Cineyug Films’ founder Karim Morani, named as co-conspirator of 2G spectrum allocation scam, saying his health report was normal. “In view of the medical condition of the accused being normal and stable, I am satisfied that no case for […] Read more » 2G scam bail plea CBI CBI Special Judge O.P. Saini Central Bureau of Investigation dismissed Gautam Doshi Hari Nair Karim Morani R.K. Chandolia Sanjay Chandra Shahid Balwa Siddharth Behura Surendra Pipara Vinod Goenka
High Profile Cases 2G scam: Five corporate honchos’ bail verdict Monday May 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court will, on Monday, pronounce its verdict on the bail plea of five senior corporate executives accused in the second generation (2G) spectrum case. The five accused are Vinod Goenka of Swan Telecom, Sanjay Chandra of Unitech and three officials of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group — Gautam Doshi, Hari Nair and […] Read more » 2G scam Asif Balwa bail verdict CBI Central Bureau of Investigation corporate honchos' Gautam Doshi Hari Nair Justice Ajit Bharihoke Kanimozhi Karim Morani Mukul Rohtagi R.K. Chandolia Rajiv B. Aggarwal Shahid Usman Balwa Sharad Kumar Siddharth Behura Surendra Pipara
Top Law News Apex court orders CBI probe in job scheme implementation May 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into irregularities in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) scheme in six districts of Orissa. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the CBI to file its […] Read more » apex court CBI Central Bureau of Investigation Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia job scheme implementation Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatanter Kumar Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act MNREGA
Media & Entertainment News 2G case: Court allows exemption plea of Karim Morani May 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Tuesday allowed Cineyug Film’s Karim Morani, accused in the 2G spectrum case, exemption from personal appearance in court. Judge O.P. Saini said: ‘Accused Morani’s exemption plea from personal appearance is allowed. However, he will have to appear before the court on May 12.’ On May 6, Morani […] Read more » 2G case CBI Central Bureau of Investigation Court DMK MP Kanimozhi exemption plea Karim Morani Kusegaon Realty director Rajiv Aggarwal Shahid Balwa Sharad Kumar Swan Telecom promoter
Top Law News Cash-for-judge scam: Former high court judge summoned May 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday summoned former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Nirmal Yadav in the cash-for-judge scam that had rocked this union territory in August 2008. CBI Special Judge Ritu Tagore asked Yadav to appear before court May 18. Four other accused in the case have also been summoned […] Read more » Cash-for-judge scam CBI CBI Special Judge Central Bureau of Investigation Former high court judge judge Nirmal Yadav Ritu Tagore summoned
Top Law News People should speak up against corruption: Ex-chief justice Verma April 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on People should speak up against corruption: Ex-chief justice Verma People should speak up against corruption as every individual had a role to play in the fight against the malaise, former chief justice of India J.S. Verma said Monday. Presiding over a function to release a book titled ‘The Tangy Taste of Indian Politics and Beyond’ here, Verma said that corruption in high places needs […] Read more » CBI Central Bureau of Investigation Central Vigilance Commission corruption ex-chief justice J.S. Verma speak
Media & Entertainment News Supreme Court asks government’s view on black money probe team April 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday sought the central government’s response to its suggestion for setting up a special investigation team (SIT) with experts from various agencies to probe black money stashed away in tax havens abroad. The apex court bench of Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar also indicated it was inclined to appoint […] Read more » (RAW) black money CBI Central Bureau of Investigation IB Intelligence Bureau Justice B.Sudarshan Reddy Justice S.S.Nijjar Ram Jethmalani Research and Analysis Wing Supreme Court
Top Law News CBI books two Bar Council officials for bribe-taking April 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two senior officials of Bar Council of India (BCI) and the vice-chairman of a law college were booked for conspiring to ensure affiliation of the college in exchange for a bribe, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials said Tuesday. Cases have been filed against BCI member Rajender Singh Rana, BCI associate managing trustee Daulat Ram […] Read more » Bar Council bribe-taking CBI officials Swami Devi Dyal College of Law
Top Law News Can Swamy’s complaint be tagged with your FIR, CBI asked April 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court Monday directed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file its response on whether Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy’s private complaint in the 2G spectrum allocation case could be combined with the agency’s FIR. CBI Special Judge O.P. Saini said: ‘CBI should file its response by May 4.’ Swamy had been asked whether […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation CBI complaint District Judge Pratibha Rani FIR Special CBI Judge Pradeep Chaddah Special Public Prosecutor U.U. Lalit Subramanian Swamy Swamy tagged
Media & Entertainment News Court panel finds large-scale illegal mining in Karnataka April 16, 2011 / April 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court-appointed panel has found large-scale illegal mining in Karnataka, particularly in the state’s iron-ore rich Bellary district.The illegal activity was taking place in connivance with officials, the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) said in its report submitted to the court in New Delhi Friday. The CEC also found that between 2003 and 2010, over […] Read more » CBI Central Bureau of Investigation Chief Justice J.S. Khehar Court panel illegal mining Justice A.S. Bopanna Karnataka large-scale Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Bhopal tragedy: Supreme Court questions CBI for delay in plea April 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the CBI for approaching it 16 years after it had diluted in September 1996 the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against the accused in the Bhopal gas tragedy case. A five-judge special bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia raised the question on delay and […] Read more » Attorney General GE Vahanvati Bhopal tragedy CBI Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Supreme Court