Top Law News Apex court reserves verdict in Ghaziabad courts’ scam October 28, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on a petition by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for transfer of the trial in the Ghaziabad district courts provident fund scam from Ghaziabad to Delhi. The apex court’s special bench headed by Justice D.K. Jain discharged District Judge V.C. Gupta from the charge that he was […] Read more » apex court Court Ghaziabad reserves scam verdict
Top Law News Court tries to reunite feuding brothers October 26, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment This Diwali will witness a reunion of three feuding brothers who have not been on talking terms over a property row in Himachal Pradesh for the past two decades. In an order reflecting the humane side of law, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has tried to bring the brothers together before settling the case. Chief […] Read more » Brothers Court feuding reunite tries
Top Law News Court seeks details on boat hijacked by 26/11 terrorists October 25, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Monday sought details about the probe relating to the fishing vessel ‘Kuber’ which was used by the 10 Pakistani terrorists to sail to Mumbai and carry out the Nov 26, 2008 terror attacks. A division bench comprising Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice R.V. More sought the details from government counsel Ujjwal […] Read more » 26/11 Terrorist Attack boat Court details hijacked seeks
Top Law News Emaar-MGF moves court against DDA on bank guarantee October 25, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Emaar-MGF , the private firm which developed the Commonwealth Games Village moved the Delhi High Court against the central government’s direction to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to confiscate the company’s Rs.183 crore bank guarantee. The guarantee was furnished by the builder before taking up the construction of 1,168 flats in the Village on a […] Read more » against bank Court DDA Emaar-MGF guarantee moves
Top Law News Satyam scam: Court dismisses discharge plea of nine accused October 25, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court on Monday dismissed discharge petitions of nine accused in the multi-crore rupee accounting scam in Satyam Computer Services. The discharge petitions filed by all the accused, barring prime accused former company chairman B. Ramalinga Raju, were dismissed by an additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACCM) court after hearing the arguments of both sides. […] Read more » accused Court discharge dismisses nine plea Satyam scam
Top Law News Graft case: Shimla court summons Virbhadra Singh, wife October 24, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court on Saturday issued summons to Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh over filing of chargesheet against them by the State Vigilance and Anti-corruption Bureau here today. The special court (forest) lead by BL Soni issued notice to Singh and his wife to be present in the court on […] Read more » Court graft case Shimla summons Virbhadra Singh wife
Top Law News Court declines stay on Andhra micro-finance ordinance October 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Andhra Pradesh High Court Friday declined to stay an ordinance brought by the state government last week to regulate micro-finance institutions (MFIs) in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Nisar Ahmed Kakru and Justice Vilas Afzalpurkar asked the MFIs to register within a week as required by the government ordinance but directed […] Read more » Andhra Court declines micro-finance ordinance stay
Top Law News Colors TV moves court against ‘Bigg Boss’ ouster from Lonavala October 22, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Colors TV channel Friday moved the Bombay High Court against the Lonavala Municipal Councils (LMC) eviction orders to its reality show “Bigg Boss-4”. A channel spokesperson said a writ petition has been filed with the Bombay High Court after the civic councils CEO Yogesh Godse served it a notice to stop the shooting of […] Read more » against Bigg Boss Colors TV Court Lonavala ouster
Top Law News Giving dowry to save proposed marriage no offence: Court October 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Giving dowry to save proposed marriage no offence: Court The Delhi High Court has held that giving dowry under the fear that a proposed marriage may be called off is not an offence. The court gave the ruling while quashing a first information report (FIR) filed against a bride and her family for conceding the dowry demand of the groom’s family. Justice Ajit Bharihoke […] Read more » Court dowry Giving marriage offence proposed save
Top Law News Court refuses to lift ban on sand mining October 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court refuses to lift ban on sand mining The Maharashtra government suffered a setback Thursday when the Bombay High Court refused to lift a ban on sand mining in the state – a day after the ruling Democratic Front proposed a draft policy on the issue. A division bench of Justice B.H. Marlapalle and Justice U.D. Salvi refused to lift the stay on […] Read more » ban Court lift refuses sand mining
Top Law News Metro accident victim moves court, seeks Rs.50 lakh relief October 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Twentytwo-year-old Mehjabi who lost her legs in a freak accident at a Metro station in March moved the Delhi High Court Thursday seeking a compensation of Rs.50 lakh from Delhi Metro and a government job. In her petition, she demanded that the safety standards at Metro stations be improved. Hearing the petition, Justice S. Muralidhar […] Read more » accident Court Metro moves Relief Rs.50 lakh seeks victim
Top Law News If prosecution case solid, hostile witnesses don’t matter: Court October 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has held that even if all witnesses turn hostile a trial court can convict and sentence the accused, if the prosecution is successful in establishing their guilt. If the prosecution case is strong then ‘eye witnesses turning hostile, do not, in any way, create a dent in the case of the prosecution’, […] Read more » case Court don't hostile matter prosecution solid witnesses