Media & Entertainment News Court restricts cable operators from showing ‘Thank You’ April 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday restrained cable operators nationwide from distributing, telecasting and broadcasting the forthcoming release “Thank You” and/or otherwise infringing the copyright, production house UTV said in a statement. Those thinking of enjoying on their home TV sets the Akshay Kumar starrer through cable network will have to scrap their plans after UTV, […] Read more » Akshay Kumar Bobby Deol cable operators Celina Jaitly Court Delhi High Court Irrfan Khan restricts Rimmi Sen Sonam Kapoor Suniel Shetty Thank You
Top Law News Court allows 65 detained Pakistanis to stay in jail April 5, 2011 / April 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A total of 65 Pakistani nationals, detained for staying in India without valid documents, will continue to stay in Tihar Jail as the Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the government not to decide on their deportation till April 28. The court was hearing a plea to hand over the Pakistanis, detained in 2007, to the […] Read more » 65 allows Court Delhi High Court detained Gowhar Shahi sect jail Justice Hima Kohli Pakistanis stay
Top Law News In national interest, official can be sacked without probe: Court March 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that the government need not communicate the charges against an official sacked for delinquency or hold an enquiry if doing so would jeopardise the interests and the security of the country. “In terms of the mandate of the constitution, the communication of the charge and holding of an enquiry could […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court Justice A.R. Dave Justice Mukundakam Sharma national interest Official sacked Supreme Court without probe
Top Law News Court orders probe into Delhi parking mafia March 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In an order that could put an end to the widely prevalent network between parking mafia and the police in the city, the Delhi high court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police commissioner to inquire into one such nexus at Mangalam commercial complex in Rohini. “Such a nexus cannot be tolerated in a democratic polity. […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra commissioner BK Gupta Court Delhi Development Authority Delhi parking mafia Justice Sanjiv Khanna orders probe RTI
Criminal Law News Court upholds life term for teacher who hijacked plane March 30, 2011 / March 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday upheld the order of a trial court awarding a life sentence to a teacher who posed as a human bomb and hijacked a Chennai-bound Indian Airlines flight in 1993 to highlight corruption. Hari Singh hijacked the plane, which took off from Delhi, March 27, 1993. He was convicted by the […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court hijacked plane Justice G.P. Mittal Justice S. Ravindra Bhat lawyer Sandeep Sethi life term teacher upholds
Criminal Law News Hemraj’s wife moves court saying Talwars killed him March 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The wife of domestic help Hemraj, who was murdered along with Noida teenager Aarushi Talwar in 2008, Saturday filed an application before a court here alleging that her husband was killed by his employers and the girl’s parents. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court will record the statement of Khukla Banjade, wife of Hemraj […] Read more » Aarushi Talwar Central Bureau of Investigation Court Hemraj killed moves Talwars wife
Top Law News Retirement sought on health grounds can be withdrawn: Court March 26, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Voluntary retirement sought on medical grounds could be withdrawn if the doctor gives hope for early recovery, the Gujarat High Court has ruled. Justice J.B. Pardiwala gave the ruling in the case of Mahendra Trivedi, a Bank of India employee. Pardiwala, however, said that the discretion rested with the bank not to permit the withdrawal […] Read more » Court Gujarat High Court health grounds Justice J.B. Pardiwala Retirement Voluntary retirement withdrawn
Top Law News Court orders CBI probe against Narayan Rane’s son March 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a setback to Congress heavyweight and Industries Minister Narayan Rane, the Bombay High Court Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe his son Nitesh Rane’s alleged involvement in a shooting incident. Nitesh, who heads NGO Swabhiman Sanghatana, has been accused of firing at Shamim alias Chintu Shaikh, a former aide, in his […] Read more » Bombay High Court CBI Court Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Justice A.R. Joshi Narayan Rane Nitesh Rane orders
Top Law News Court questions government, school on girl’s eye injury March 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought a reply from the Delhi government and officials of a school as to why they were not able to provide immediate treatment to a girl whose eyes were injured in an incident in the institution. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notice […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Court eye injury girl Government Justice Sanjiv Khanna Patrons for Poor People’s Foundation school Vishwamitra Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya
High Profile Cases Court admits CBI plea to extradite Warren Anderson March 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Wednesday allowed a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea seeking extradition of US-based former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson for the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Vinod Yadav said everyone in India wants Anderson, 90, to be extradited for world’s biggest environmental disaster. “Why should (the) plea not be […] Read more » admits CBI plea Central Bureau of Investigation Chief Metropolitan Magistrate CMM Court Delhi court extradite UCC pesticide plant Vinod Yadav Warren Anderson
Top Law News Court asks illegal Delhi mosque to relocate March 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday asked a charitable society, whose illegally built mosque was razed in Jangpura area of the city, to rebuild the structure on an alternative site given by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). The DDA razed the mosque early January, sparking protests by members of the com munity. The DDA told the […] Read more » advocate R.K. Saini Court Delhi Development Authority Delhi High Court Delhi mosque illegal Justice G.S. Sistani relocate Residents Welfare Association
Top Law News Court slams ‘shameless’ cop for misbehaving with woman March 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment He approached the Delhi high court for quashing of an FIR against him for allegedly misbehaving with a woman. Instead, the court slammed Delhi Police constable Bharat Rattan for his “shameless” act of “misusing” his uniform. Justice Ajit Bharihoke, in his ruling, Friday said: “You (Bharat Rattan) have done a mistake for which you will […] Read more » cop Court Delhi High Court FIR Justice Ajit Bharihoke misbehaving shameless slams Woman