Criminal Law News Court rejects ex-law officer’s plea in bribe case February 20, 2012 / February 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former CBI law officer has been denied a breather by the the Delhi High Court, which rejected his plea for quashing the bribery charges slapped on him. A bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice V.K. Jain rejected the plea of former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) deputy legal advisor Rajendra Prasad Dwivedi on […] Read more » Bribe case Delhi High Court Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice V.K. Jain
Top Law News Notice to Delhi, central governments on unauthorised colonies February 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to central and Delhi governments on a plea challenging their powers to regularise unauthorised colonies. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Shah Endlaw also issued notice, returnable by May 2, to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi Development Authority Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shah Endlaw Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Top Law News Court reserves order on MCD polls February 17, 2012 / February 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday reserved its order on petitions by a group of councillors seeking quashing of the state election commission’s decision to reserve seats for candidates of the Scheduled Castes in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections to be held in April. The councillors of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress moved […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul MCD polls
Top Law News Court orders police action on lawyer’s assault February 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Delhi government to ensure that a police complaint was lodged under appropriate provisions over an alleged assault on a lawyer in south Delhi the day before. Family members of Sanjeev R. Vashisht, 38, alleged that he was was beaten up badly Wednesday near Bhagat Singh College by goons […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw lawyer's assault
Top Law News Notice to government over re-appointment of Jamia Hamdard VC February 16, 2012 / February 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notices to the central government through the human resource development ministry, the University Grants Commission (UGC) against the continuation of G.N. Qazi as Jamia Hamdard vice-chancellor as he turned 65 in August last year. Justice Siddharth Mridul sought their response as well of the Jamia Hamdard Society, by May […] Read more » Delhi High Court Jamia Hamdard VC Justice Siddharth Mridul
Criminal Law News Cop’s front-rolls: No contempt case against official February 16, 2012 / February 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Seju P. Kuruvilla for ordering a constable to do front-rolls in the Patiala House court complex as a punishment Feb 7. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice R.S. Endlaw said: “We are of […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Cop's front-rolls Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw
Criminal Law News Court demands explanations about orpahange excesses February 15, 2012 / February 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued a notice to the central and Delhi governments following media reports of sexual assault and harassment of children at an orphanage in the Daryaganj area of the national capital. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Shah Endlaw sought responses from the central government, […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shah Endlaw NGO Haq Foundation
High Profile Cases 2G: Essar, Loop withdraw plea February 15, 2012 / February 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Accused Essar Teleholdings and Loop Telecom Tuesday withdrew from the Delhi High Court a plea that their case be shifted from a CBI special court hearing the 2G case to a magistrate as there was no corruption charge against them. The companies withdrew the plea as they have moved the Supreme Court over the issue. […] Read more » 2G case Delhi High Court Justice B.D. Ahmed Justice V.K. Jain
High Profile Cases 2G: High court dismisses honchos’ plea February 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed the plea of corporate honchos Asif Balwa and Rajiv B. Aggarwal, accused of involvement in the 2G scam, that the CBI officer investigating the case be barred from attending their trial. Dismissing the petition, Justice M.L. Mehta said: “I fail to appreciate as to how any witness would be […] Read more » 2G scam advocate Vijay Aggarwal Delhi High Court Justice M.L. Mehta
Top Law News Plea on Supreme Court lawyers dismissed February 14, 2012 / February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Plea on Supreme Court lawyers dismissed The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a plea challenging the Supreme Court Rules of 1966 which allow only a select group of lawyers, known as advocates-on-record, to file petitions in the apex court. The rules prescribe the eligibility before an advocate could act as an advocate-on-record. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw Supreme Court Supreme Court Rules of 1966
High Profile Cases CWG scam: Decision on bail plea of two accused Feb 15 February 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A CBI special court hearing a corruption case related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) reserved its order till Feb 15 on the bail plea of two accused. A.K. Reddy and A.K. Madan, both employees of two private companies, were arrested for alleged irregularities in awarding a Rs.141 crore contract for timing, scoring and result […] Read more » CWG scam Delhi High Court Prevention of Corruption Act Special Judge Talwant Singh Tihar Jail
Top Law News High court does not allow minor to live with boyfriend February 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday denied permission to a Class 9 girl to live with her boyfriend, a student of Class 12 of the school she was in, and handed over her custody to her parents. The girl from a private school in Paschim Vihar had moved the court seeking approval to remain with her […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Mukta Gupta minor to live with boyfriend