High Profile Cases Coal scam: Court concludes recording of prosecution evidence November 23, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court today concluded recording of prosecution evidence in a coal block allocation scam case in which accused firm Rathi Steel and Power Limited (RSPL) and its three officials are facing trial. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar has now fixed the matter for recording of statements of accused on December 15. The court had […] Read more » coal scam Coal scam: Court concludes recording of prosecution evidence Court Criminal news featured Law
Top Law News Builder’s suicide: Bombay HC extends interim bail of 4 corporators November 23, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court today extended till November 26 the interim bail granted to four corporators of the adjoiningThane city who had sought anticipatory bail in the suicide case of builder Suraj Parmar. Justice A S Gadkari asked the four corporators of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) – Vikrant Chavan (Congress), Najib Mulla, Hanumant Jagdale […] Read more » Bombay High Court Builder's suicide: Bombay HC extends interim bail of 4 corporators Court featured Law Legal News NCP
Top Law News SC to examine issue of discrimination against Muslim women November 23, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today said it would hear after three weeks a PIL, instituted by the court itself, to examine whether Muslim women were facing gender discrimination in cases of divorce or due to other marriages of their husbands. The apex court, on being told that Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi whose assistance has been sought […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Muslim women SC to examine issue of discrimination against Muslim women Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Raja arbitrarily subverted procedures for dual technology: CBI November 23, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Former Telecom Minister A. Raja had “arbitrarily” subverted procedures while giving approvals for dual technology licences to favour accused Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd (STPL), the Cenral Bureau of Investigation on Monday claimed in a special court. During the final arguments in 2G spectrum allocation case, special public prosecutor Anand Grover said that Raja had not […] Read more » A. Raja CBI Court featured Law Legal News Raja arbitrarily subverted procedures for dual technology: CBI
Top Law News SC to hear on Nov 26 the plea of Swamy on Rama Sethu November 23, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on Thursday BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea to withdraw his 2009 petition against the Sethusamudram project, following a recent decision of the Centre that the mythological bridge Rama Sethu would not be dismantled. “List it for hearing on Thursday. We will hear it provided all parties agree,” a bench […] Read more » BJP Court featured H L Dattu Law Legal News Rama Sethu SC to hear on Nov 26 the plea of Swamy on Rama Sethu Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Criminal Law News PSU Bank official, three pvt persons jailed in corruption case November 23, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A senior official of Union Bank of India and three others have been sentenced to varying jail terms of two to four years for cheating and causing a loss of Rs 1.5 crore to the bank by a Delhi court, which said plunder of public exchequer cannot be permitted at any cost. The court said […] Read more » CBI corruption case Court featured Legal News PSU Bank official three pvt persons jailed in corruption case Union Bank of India
Top Law News Ex-Guj HC judge elected Prez of retired judges body November 23, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Justice M R Calla, retired judge of the Rajasthan and Gujarat high courts, has been appointed as the President of Association of Retired Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts of India. Justice Calla was unanimously elected as President of the association for a term of two years at the two-day Annual General Meeting of […] Read more » Court Ex-Guj HC judge elected Prez of retired judges body featured Justice M R Calla Legal News President of Association of Retired Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts of India
Bar, Bench & Firm News Consumer Law News Top Law News Commercial disputes: Court sends suits of over Rs 1 cr to HC November 22, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Complying with the provisions of a recent ordinance on commercial courts and division, a court here has transferred to the Delhi High Court two commercial dispute suits having a value of over Rs one crore. As per the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Ordinance, 2015 all pending commercial disputes […] Read more » commercial disputes Court featured suits of over Rs 1 cr to HC
High Profile Cases Coal scam: Court concludes recording of statements November 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A special court today concluded recording of statements of accused in a coal block allocation case in which accused firm Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd (JIPL) and its two directors R S Rungta and R C Rungta are facing trial. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar has fixed the matter for November 26 when the accused would […] Read more » coal scam Coal scam: Court concludes recording of statements Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Land occupied by Odisha ex-chief secy taken back November 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Four days after taking back 70 acres of government land from alleged illegal possession of a former State Chief Secretary and his brothers in Jajpur district, Odisha land record and settlement commissioner court here today ordered restoration of another 88 acres of government land from them. Disposing of a batch of revision petitions filed by […] Read more » Court featured Land occupied by Odisha ex-chief secy Land occupied by Odisha ex-chief secy taken back Law Legal News Odisha
Criminal Law News Kovan moves Madras HC seeking to quash FIR November 20, 2015 / November 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Ultra-Left propagandist singer Kovan, facing sedition charge, has moved the Madras High Court seeking to quash the FIR registered against him. When the matter came up for hearing, Justice R Subbiahordered notice to police and adjourned it to December 1. Kovan was arrested on October 30 for alleged sedition, uploading “defamatory” electronic content against Chief […] Read more » Court featured J. Jayalalithaa Kovan moves Madras HC seeking to quash FIR Law Legal News Madras High Court R Subbiah
Criminal Law News Orissa HC acquits ”tantrik” facing death penalty November 20, 2015 / November 21, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Setting aside death penalty awarded by a district court, the Orissa High Court acquitted a tantrik of Jajpur district who was charged with human sacrifice of an eight-year-old boy five years back. Justice Vinod Prasad and Justice Raghubir Dash yesterday quashed Jajpur the district session court s death sentence and upheld the appeal of the […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Orissa HC acquits ''tantrik'' facing death penalty Orissa High Court tantrik
