Top Law News Objectionable matter: Yahoo plea for staying case refused February 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday refused Yahoo India’s plea for staying a trial court’s proceedings against it for allegedly hosting objectionable content on its website and adjourned the case till Mar 1. The court was hearing Yahoo’s plea against the lower court’s order to prosecute the website for allegedly hosting objectionable content. Justice Suresh Kait […] Read more » Delhi High Court Facebook and Google Justice Suresh Kait
Criminal Law News Court reserves order on dropping charges against Salem February 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday reserved its order on a Delhi Police plea seeking withdrawal of charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against don Abu Salem in a 2002 extortion case here. Salem, extradited from Portugal in 2005, was booked under the act for allegedly making extortion calls to Delhi-based […] Read more » Delhi High Court don Abu Salem Justice V.K. Shali Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act
Top Law News Falak case: Court wants guidelines for media February 9, 2012 / February 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the government to constitute a committee on a plea that sought guidelines to regulate media reporting and disclosure of details about children in cases like that of baby Falak. Falak, who is two years old, was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences here Jan 18 with severe […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Falak case Justice R.S. Endlaw
Top Law News Court notice to Delhi Police on cop’s front-rolls February 9, 2012 / February 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought an explanation from the Delhi Police commissioner and an officer after the latter allegedly made a constable do front-rolls within the Patiala House court complex as a punishment. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice R.S. Endlaw took note of media reports and asked the […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw Patiala House court
High Profile Cases CWG graft case: Court reserves order on Swiss firm’s plea February 8, 2012 / February 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday reserved its order on a plea of a Swiss firm, accused in a corruption case linked to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, seeking restriction on any possible action against it for not appearing in trial court. Swiss Timing is an accused in a Commonwealth Games corruption case for allegedly getting a […] Read more » CWG graft case Delhi High Court Swiss firm's plea
Top Law News Court reserves order on officials’ appraisal reports February 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday reserved its order on a plea that performance appraisal reports of government staffers, officially known as the Annual Confidential Report (ACR), should be available under the Right to Information (RTI) Act in “public interest”. The petitioner — RTI activist R.K. Jain — has raised the question whether performance appraisal reports […] Read more » Advocate Prashant Bhushan Delhi High Court Right to Information Act
Top Law News Delhi poll panel gets notice on MCD elections February 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday sought the state election commission’s response to a plea that has challenged the earmarking of seats as reserved for the Scheduled Castes (SC) in the April 2012 elections to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). A bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Rajiv Shakdher Friday issued a notice […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shakdher Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul MCD elections
Criminal Law News Court orders medical check of Nitish Katara killers February 2, 2012 / February 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nitish Katara murder convicts Vikas Yadav and Vishal Yadav would be examined by a board of doctors of AIIMS Feb 7 to ascertain their health condition, the Delhi High Court said Thursday while describing their frequent visits to hospitals as “unreasonable”. Taking note of allegations that Vikas visited All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) […] Read more » Delhi High Court Nitish Katara murder
Criminal Law News Court denies parole to Jessica murder convict January 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking parole for three months by Amardeep Singh Gill, sentenced to jail for four years for the 1999 murder of Jessica Lall. Gill was sentenced on charges of destroying evidence along with prime accused Manu Sharma. Gill filed a petition seeking parole to arrange for a house […] Read more » 1999 murder of Jessica Lall Delhi High Court Justice M.L. Mehta Supreme Court
Top Law News Court allows judge to join Ph.D. course in Delhi varsity January 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday allowed Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Wadhwa to pursue her Ph.D. course from Delhi University and directed the university to take a decision on her plea to relax the condition on taking a two-year study leave. The court said the academic council of the university had the power to relax the provisions […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Wadhwa Ph.D. course
Criminal Law News Uphaar tragedy: Court seeks file on Amod Kanth January 31, 2012 / January 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday called for a file on former Delhi police officer Amod Kanth while hearing a plea seeking sanction to prosecute him for the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire here that killed 59 people. The kin of the victims had sought permission to prosecute Kanth for allegedly allowing extra seats in the cinema […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Vipin Sanghi Uphaar cinema fire Uphaar cinema fire
High Profile Cases Supreme Court notice to centre, UP January 30, 2012 / January 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central and Uttar Pradesh governments on a plea seeking the quashing of Shashank Shekhar’s appointment as the state’s cabinet secretary which has been pending before the Allahabad High Court. The notice was also issued to Mr Shekhar. A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice H.L. Dattu […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice H.L. Dattu Supreme Court Uttar Pradesh governments