Top Law News Graft case: Supreme Court quashes proceedings against Jaffer Sharief November 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against former Union Minister C K Jaffer Sharief in a corruption case involving alleged misuse of his official position in taking his four aides to London with him. A bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam scrapped it saying there is no evidence against Sharief to establish that he or his […] Read more » Additional Private Secretary B N Nagesh Anti Corruption Act C H Samaullah CBI FIR graft case Jaffer Sharief Justice P. Sathasivam stenos S M Masthan and V Muralidharn Supreme Court unauthorisedly Union Minister C K Jaffer Sharief
Top Law News Three cops held guilty for dereliction of duty, HC told November 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has been informed that three police officers including a former senior police inspector have been found guilty for dereliction of duty in a departmental inquiry conducted against them. The police officers were found guilty of delaying registration of FIR on a cognisable complaint. This was informed to a division bench of […] Read more » Additional Commissioner of Police Bombay High cognisable complaint Farooq Shaikh FIR guilty for dereliction of duty Justices A S Oka and S S Jadhav police inspector Sanjay Bhalerao
Criminal Law News Rape cases to be filed without delay October 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gurgaon Police will henceforth file first information reports (FIRs) against men accused of rape without any delay. This is one of the steps being taken to check rising crimes against women in Gurgaon, a township in Haryana bordering Delhi. And to monitor heinous crimes against women, a district-level committee has been set up under the […] Read more » DNA test FIR heinous crimes medically examined PC Meena rape cases
Top Law News Can Swamy’s complaint be tagged with your FIR, CBI asked April 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special court Monday directed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file its response on whether Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy’s private complaint in the 2G spectrum allocation case could be combined with the agency’s FIR. CBI Special Judge O.P. Saini said: ‘CBI should file its response by May 4.’ Swamy had been asked whether […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation CBI complaint District Judge Pratibha Rani FIR Special CBI Judge Pradeep Chaddah Special Public Prosecutor U.U. Lalit Subramanian Swamy Swamy tagged
Top Law News Why no FIR against Mumbai Congress chief, asks high court March 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court Thursday wanted to know why a first information report was not lodged against Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh, who is accused of amassing huge wealth through illegal means. The judges’ query came after the submissions made by the Income Tax Department, Enforcement Directorate and the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau on the investigations […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Darius Khambatta Asif Balwa Central Bureau of Investigation Chief Justice Mohit Shah FIR High Court Justice D.G. Karnik Kripashankar Singh Mumbai Congress chief Shahid Balwa
Top Law News Court slams ‘shameless’ cop for misbehaving with woman March 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment He approached the Delhi high court for quashing of an FIR against him for allegedly misbehaving with a woman. Instead, the court slammed Delhi Police constable Bharat Rattan for his “shameless” act of “misusing” his uniform. Justice Ajit Bharihoke, in his ruling, Friday said: “You (Bharat Rattan) have done a mistake for which you will […] Read more » cop Court Delhi High Court FIR Justice Ajit Bharihoke misbehaving shameless slams Woman
Top Law News Apex court upholds quashing of FIR against Arun Gawli August 27, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gangster-turned politician Arun Gawli on Friday got a reprieve with the Supreme Court upholding the quashing of MCOCA and other criminal cases registered against him by the Maharashtra government. A bench of Justices P. Sathasivam and B. S. Chauhan dismissed the State government’s appeal challenging the Bombay High Court’s decision to quash the FIR registered […] Read more » apex court Arun Gawli FIR quashing upholds