Human Rights Top Law News Supreme Court critical of Ashis Nandy’s remarks but stays his arrest February 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court came to the rescue of noted sociologist Ashis Nandy by staying his possible arrest over alleged “casteist” remark at the Jaipur Literature festival. The court, however, came down heavily on him for making “unacceptable” statement, saying that an “idea” must be expressed with responsibility. A three-judge bench presided over by Chief Justice […] Read more » Ashis Nandy casteist category Chief Justice Altamas Kabir FIR governments of Bihar governments of Chhattisgarh governments of Maharashtra Nasik OBC Patna Raipur SC SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act ST Supreme Court
Criminal Law News FIR against SP MLA for assaulting local scribe January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An FIR has been registered against a SP MLA for allegedly assaulting a local scribe. “Acting on the orders of a court, FIR has been registered by the police against SP MLA from Mehnagar, Brijlal Sonkar, for allegedly assaulting local scribe Vinod Singh,” according to the Police. Singh had alleged that the MLA assaulted him […] Read more » FIR local scribe Vinod Singh MLA assaultedv SP MLA SP MLA Brijlal Sonkar
Top Law News Justice Naidu commission submits final report January 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The justice A S Naidu Commission probing into alleged police assault on a judicial magistrate in April 2011, today submitted its final report (which is 465-page document to) the state government. The first class judicial magistrate (JMFC), Rourkela, Arun Kumar Patnaik was allegedly assaulted by police at Udit Nagar Police station in Rourkela on April […] Read more » 465-page document assault on judicial magistrate in April 2011 Commission Secretary Kashinath Panigrahi FIR first class judicial magistrate (JMFC) in Rourkela first class judicial magistrate Arun Kumar Patnaik justice A S Naidu Commission physically assaulted and abused by the police principal secretary of home department state government Uditnagar IIC Sadananda Pujari Uditnagar police station
Top Law News Kin of road mishap victim awarded Rs 17.68 lakh January 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The family members of a youth, who died in an accident in 2009, have been awarded a compensation of over Rs 17 lakh by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT). The order came on a petition filed by the family of 25-year-old Ritesh Kumar Singh, whose motorcycle was hit by a car in Gurgaon on May […] Read more » accident in 2009 AIIMS trauma centre car in Gurgaon compensation of over Rs 17 lakh FIR IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance Company Ltd MACT judge Harish Dudani Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) Nishant Beniwal Ritesh Kumar Singh
Top Law News Notice to Centre on plea for CBI probe into cop’s death January 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought replies of the Centre and the city police to a plea for CBI probe into Constable Subhash Tomar’s death owing to alleged injuries received by him during the anti-rape stir here. “Issue notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Delhi Government and the Delhi Police. Responses be filed […] Read more » Advocate Bansal City Police Constable Subhash Tomar Constable Subhash Tomar's death Delhi High Court Delhi Police DMRC video footage FIR lawyer G K Bansal Ministry of Home Affairs RML Hospital
Top Law News Court reserves order on plea for lodging of FIR against Jindal January 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court reserved for January 16 its order on a plea by Zee News BSE 0.26 % Ltd for direction to the CBI to lodge an FIR against Congress MP Naveen Jindal for allegedly trying to “influence” the hearing before News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) in connection with the alleged extortion bid case. Special […] Read more » advocate Vijay Aggarwal CBI CBI Judge Dharmesh Sharma Congress MP Naveen Jindal Delhi court FIR FIR against Jindal IPC Member of Parliament MP NBSA NBSA Chairman J S Verma News Broadcasting Standards Authority plea against Jindal Power Ltd BSE -0.79 % (JSPL) Prevention of Corruption Act section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) Zee News BSE Zee News Ltd
Criminal Law News High Court suo motu junks closure report in gangrape case December 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking suo motu cognisance of a gang-rape case of 2008, the Delhi High Court has set aside a magisterial court’s decision to accept the police report to close the case against the two alleged rapists. Justice P K Bhasin set aside the magisterial court order while dismissing the pleas of the two accused, who had […] Read more » Delhi High Court FIR gang-rape case Justice P.K. Bhasin magisterial court section 376(2)(g) of IPC suo motu cognisance
Top Law News Zee boss agrees to lie-detector test, its two editors refuse December 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Zee Group chairman Subhash Chandra, named in the FIR lodged in the alleged Rs. 100 crore extortion bid from Naveen Jindal’s firm, he agreed before a court to undergo lie-detector test but his two arrested editors refused to do so. According to Chandra “He can be subjected to the test on the condition that he be informed […] Read more » Crime Branch of Delhi Police Delhi Police FIR Metropolitan magistrate Gaurav Rao Naveen Jindal Naveen Jindal’s firm Subhash Chandra Zee editors Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia Zee Group Zee Group chairman Subhash Chandra
Criminal Law News 1981 AI plane hijack: Two move court for stay of fresh trial December 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two alleged Sikh militants, sent back to India in 2000 after serving a life term in Pakistan for hijacking an Air India plane to that country in 1981, have moved a Delhi court seeking stay of a fresh trial against them here for the same offence. The two, in their plea to Additional Chief Metropolitan […] Read more » Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sameer Bajpai Air India Delhi High Court FIR Gajender Singh hijacking an Air India plane India in 2000 Jasbir Singh Jima Karan Singh Kini land in Pakistan Pakistan section 82 of the Code of Criminal Proceedings Sikh militants Tejinder Pal Singh and Satnam Singh
Criminal Law News High Court asks CBI to probe cases of missing girls from West Bengal December 10, 2012 / December 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The probe into cases of missing girls, brought to Delhi from West Bengal to work as domestic help, has been transferred from Delhi Police to the CBI. A bench of Justices Sanjeev Khanna and S P Garg also asked CBI to file a status report in the matter in four months, and posted the matter […] Read more » 'West Bengal cases of missing girls CBI Delhi Police FIR High Court Justices Sanjeev Khanna and S P Garg Mohali’s daughter
Top Law News Court issues production warrant against Abu Jundal November 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi court asked the Tihar Jail authorities to produce LeT terrorist and 26/11 Mumbai attack key handler Abu Jundal before it in a case lodged by the NIA against him for allegedly conspiring to launch terror strikes across the country. District Judge I S Mehta, who had on November 3 ordered for Jundal’s production before […] Read more » 26/11 Mumbai Abu Jundal Ahmedabad station Delhi court FIR FIR lodged by the National Investigation Agency German Bakery blast Karanawati Express train blast Lashkar-e-Toiba's Mumbai ATS National Investigation Agency production warrant production warrant against Abu Jundal the Nasik Academy attack Tihar Jail Tihar Jail authorities
Criminal Law News Chadha brothers’ murders: Case shifted to Crime Branch November 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After the arrest of Sukhdev Singh Namdhari who are the key witness in the double murders of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother, the probe has been transferred to the crime branch. Delhi’s south district police were investigating the case earlier. “Seven people have been arrested in connection with the case. Further investigations will […] Read more » Crime Branch of Delhi Police Delhi's south district police double murders of liquor baron FIR Police Chhaya Sharma Ponty Chadha Ponty Chadha and his brother Sukhdev Singh Namdhari