Criminal Law News Minor cannot be put in lock up: SC April 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Minor cannot be put in lock up: SC NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file response within a week on detention of a 10-year-old rape victim by police in Bulandshahr, when she approached them to lodge a complaint. “A minor cannot be put in lock up,” a bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir said while […] Read more » 10-year-old rape victim advocate Anita Shenoy Bulandshahr Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Minor cannot be put in lock up: SC thana in-charge Gayashree Chauhan and sub-inspector Sarita Dwivedi
Top Law News SC to hear pleas of Sunil Mittal, Airtel tomorrow April 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bharti Airtel’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court order giving its nod to the Centre’s decision holding the 3G roaming pact of the telecom major as illegal will be hear by the bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on March 15 had issued a notification restraining Bharti from providing 3G intra-circle […] Read more » 3G intra-circle roaming 3G roaming pact Airtel Asim Ghosh Bharti Airtel CBI judge O.P. Saini Chief Justice Altamas Kabir criminal liability department of telecommunications DoT notification Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia Hutchison Max Telecom Pvt Ltd special 2G court Sterling Cellular Ltd Sunil Mittal
Corporate Law News SC agrees to hear Mittal’s plea against summons April 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The petition of the Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal has been accepted by the Supreme Court to challenging a special court’s summons to him to appear before it as an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case here in New Delhi. The bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir posted the matter to 8 April. Special court judge O.P. Saini had […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation case Asim Ghosh Bharti Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal BhartiAirtel Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Essar Group vice-chairman Ravi Ruia Hutchison Hutchison Max Telecom Pvt Ltd petition of the Bharti Airtel Shyamal Ghosh Special court judge O.P. Saini Sterling Sterling Cellular Ltd Supreme Court
International Trade Law SC lifts order restraining Italy Ambassador April 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The order has been vacated by the Supreme Court of India to restrain Italy’s Ambassador Daniele Mancini from leaving India as the two Italian marines, accused of killing two Kerala fishermen, returned here to face the proceedings as per commitment given by him to the court. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir vacated its […] Read more » Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Chief Justice of India general elections in Italy Italian marines Italian vessel 'Enrica Lexie' Italy Ambassador Italy's Ambassador Daniele Mancini Kerala fishermen Massimiliano Lattore and Salvatore murder at Kerala coast Special court Supreme Court
International Trade Law SC lifts order restraining Italy Ambassador from leaving India April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today vacated its order restraining Italy’s Ambassador Daniele Mancini from leaving India as the two Italian marines, accused of killing two Kerala fishermen, returned here to face the proceedings as per commitment given by him to the court. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir vacated its March 14 order by which […] Read more » Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Chief Justice of India Italian government Italian marines Italy Ambassador Italy's Ambassador Daniele Mancini Kerala fishermen murder of two fishermen of Kerala coast Supreme Court
Top Law News Action against Arun Nehru in pistol deal case stayed March 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on stayed till further order the proceedings pending in a trial court in a corruption case relating to purchase of pistols for the Army in 1998 in which former Union minister Arun Nehru and others are accused. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir stayed the proceedings before the trial court […] Read more » advocate Sandeep Kapur CBI Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Delhi High Court FIR by CBI former Union minister Arun Nehru Minister of State in the Home Ministry Prevention of Corruption Act Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC section 197 CrPC sections 420 (cheating) of IPC Senior counsel Vikas Singh Supreme Court Union minister Arun Nehru
Corporate Law News SC declines to hear plea by Sahara Group companies February 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The last hope of Sahara group to get more time to refund Rs 24,000 crore to its investors was dashed in the Supreme Court which dismissed its plea and pulled it up for not complying court’s earlier order to return the money by first week of February. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, which had earlier […] Read more » Altamas Kabir Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Sahara Group Sahara group companies Sahara Housing Investment Corporation (SHIC) Sahara India Real Estate Corporation (SIREC) Subrata Roy
International Trade Law SC permits Italian marines to go to Italy to cast vote February 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two Italian marines has been permitted by the Supreme Court permitted , accused of shooting dead two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala, to travel to their country to cast vote in the upcoming elections there. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir told that the accused marines, Massimiliano Lattore and Salvatore Girone, would […] Read more » cast vote Central Industrial Security Force Chanakyapuri police station Chief Justice Altamas Kabir coast of Kerala IGI airport IGI Airport and Central Industrial Security Force Indian fishermen Italian marines justices AR Dave and Vikramajit Sen Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Supreme Court
Top Law News Execution of Veerappan aides stayed for 6 weeks February 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The stay on the execution of four associates of the slain forest brigand, Veerappan has been extended by the Supreme Court extended who were convicted of killing 22 persons in a landmine blast in 1993 and whose mercy petitions were rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee. A Bench of Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and Justices Anil R. […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval Bilavendran Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Colin Gonsalves Gnanaprakash justice Justices Anil R. Dave landmine blast life imprisonment Madaiah mercy petitions physically debilitated President Pranab Mukherjee sentence of death Simon Supreme Court TADA court Vikramajit Sen
Top Law News SC seeks response of Naveen Jindal, Centre on Zee plea February 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from Congress MP Naveen Jindal and the Centre on a plea by Zee Television seeking quashing of three FIRs, including the alleged extortion case, against the group and its editors. The apex court also issued notice to the Delhi Police and sought its response on the allegation that […] Read more » Chief Justice Altamas Kabir justice AR Dave Justice Vikramajit Sen SC seeks response of Naveen Jindal
Top Law News Supreme Court to examine validity of decree passed by christian court February 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court agreed to examine the issue of whether a divorce granted by a Christian court, set up under its personal law, can be considered valid under Indian common law. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir issued notice to the Centre and sought its response on a PIL alleging that many Catholic […] Read more » Ajit Bhasme bigamy Catholic Christians Chief Justice Altamas Kabir criminal charges criminal charges of bigamy Cristian court Ecclesiastical Tribunal Indian Catholics Indian common law Mohammedan Law personal law PIL alleging Sanjay Dubey section 494 (bigamy) of the IPC Supreme Court
Human Rights Top Law News Supreme Court critical of Ashis Nandy’s remarks but stays his arrest February 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court came to the rescue of noted sociologist Ashis Nandy by staying his possible arrest over alleged “casteist” remark at the Jaipur Literature festival. The court, however, came down heavily on him for making “unacceptable” statement, saying that an “idea” must be expressed with responsibility. A three-judge bench presided over by Chief Justice […] Read more » Ashis Nandy casteist category Chief Justice Altamas Kabir FIR governments of Bihar governments of Chhattisgarh governments of Maharashtra Nasik OBC Patna Raipur SC SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act ST Supreme Court