High Profile Cases Supreme Court relief for Krishna January 27, 2012 / January 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a breather for External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, the Supreme Court Friday stayed the probe by the Karnataka Lokayukta police into the de-reservation of 11,620 sq km of forest land for mining when he was the Karnataka chief minister during 1999-2004. An apex court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra […] Read more » External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Justice Altamas Kabir Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Supreme Court
Top Law News Illegal mining: Court allows probe of Krishna, Kumaraswamy’s role January 21, 2012 / January 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a jolt to External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and a major embarrassment to the Congress, the Karnataka High Court Friday allowed probe into charges that he had illegally de-reserved large forest areas for mining when he was chief minister during 1999-2004. Also facing embarrassment is former prime minister and Janata Dal-Secular president H.D. Deve […] Read more » External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna illegal mining Judge N K Sudhindra Rao Justice N. Ananda Karnataka High Court
High Profile Cases ‘Ban Gita’ plea dismissed in Russia December 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a hard-fought court case that sought to ban the Bhagavad Gita and brand it “extremist” literature, Hindus in Russia Wednesday scored a major win when a Siberian court threw out the state prosecutors’ plea to ban the sacred text. During the final hearing in the Leninsky district court of Tomsk city, Federal Judge G.E. […] Read more » 'Ban Gita' plea dismissed in Russia External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Judge G.E. Butenko
High Profile Cases Gita ban case work of ‘misdirected individuals’, says India December 20, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Describing a legal move to ban the Bhagwad Gita in Russia as the work of “misdirected and motivated individuals”, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday said India has taken up the issue at the highest levels with the Russian government and hoped for a resolution. A day after a belligerent opposition raised a furore in […] Read more » External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Gita ban case misdirected and motivated individuals nation's human rights commission
High Profile Cases Krishna moves high court to quash illegal mining case December 10, 2011 / December 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday petitioned the Karnataka High Court to quash the illegal mining case against him, a day after police launched a probe into his alleged role in illegal mining when he was chief minister 1999-2004. The high court is likely to hear the petition Monday. Krishna has contended in the petition […] Read more » External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Judge N K Sudhindra Rao Karnataka High Court social activist T.J. Abraham
Top Law News Insult of Sikhs is insult to nation: Krishna March 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India on Wednesday said dishonour to the Sikhs is a national insult and the government takes serious note of the incident in which golfer Jeev Milkha Singh’s coach Amritinder Singh was forced to remove his turban at Milan airport last week. Assuring the Rajya Sabha that the issue would be taken up with Italy, External […] Read more » BJP leader S. S. Ahluwalia External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna golf India-Italy relationship Insult Krishna Milka Singh coach nation Sikhs Turban issue