Top Law News Bidari’s appointment as DGP : Supreme Court stays Karnataka HC order April 25, 2012 / April 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday set aside a Karnataka High Court order indicting the state’s then police chief Shankar Mahadev Bidari, terming him worse than Saddam Hussain and Muammar Gaddafi, and directing his removal from the post. A bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice C.K. Prasad said the state, however, was free to appoint anyone […] Read more » Bidari's appointment as DGP Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Karnataka High Court police chief Shankar Mahadev Bidari Supreme Court
High Profile Cases CBI probe recommended against Yeddyurappa kin April 21, 2012 / April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court-appointed panel Friday recommended to the apex court that payments made by mining companies to establishments linked to close relatives of former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa should be probed by the CBI. The central empowered committee on environmental matters (CEC) made recommendations for investigation by the CBI in three cases involving the […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Justice Aftab Alam Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court stays Sanjiv Bhatt’s trial April 20, 2012 / April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday stayed the trial of Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt, facing charges of pressurising his official driver to make a false statement in connection with the alleged inaction of the Narendra Modi government during the 2002 riots in the state. The apex court bench of Justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Desai stayed […] Read more » 2002 riots Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Desai Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court wants VIP quota for Haj to go April 16, 2012 / April 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday said that the VIP quota in Haj pilgrimage should not go on perpetually. An apex court bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam said that the government has proposed a Haj quota of one plus nine for VIPs, but it should come down to one plus three and eventually should be […] Read more » Haj quota Justice Aftab Alam Supreme Court VIP quota
Criminal Law News Supreme Court approves reclamation of Karnataka mines April 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday gave its nod to its central empowered committee’s plan for the reclamation and rehabilitation of the iron ore mines in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts of Karnataka. An apex court forest bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Swatanter Kumar, while accepting the recommendations of the CEC, […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice Aftab Alam Justice Swatanter Kumar Karnataka mines Supreme Court
Top Law News Gujarat seeks policy on staged shootout probes April 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government and the apex human rights panel on the Gujarat governments plea seeking directions to formulate a uniform policy for setting up an independent agency to probe alleged staged shootouts. The notice was issued to the National Human Rights Commission and all state governments and union […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.P. Desai National Human Rights Commission probe alleged staged shootouts Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Azad was killed in genuine shootout, CBI tells Supreme Court March 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Friday told the Supreme Court that the 2010 gun battle in which Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad and freelance journalist H.C. Pandey were killed was genuine. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said this in its final report submitted to the court on its investigation into the killing of Azad and Pandey. […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice R.P. Desai Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Ex-judge could head shoot-out probe panel : Supreme Court February 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After rejecting the Gujarat government’s appointee to monitor the probe into 22 alleged staged shoot-out cases, the Supreme Court Monday suggested the name of a former apex court judge to head the committee. However, a bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai adjourned the matter till Friday after Gujarat’s Additional Advocate General […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice M.B. Shah Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai shoot-out cases Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Supreme Court defers till March 2 hearing in Gujarat fake encounters February 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today adjourned till March 2 the hearing of the two petitions seeking CBI probe into fake encounters in Gujarat. A bench comprising Justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai had earlier directed the CBI to investigate all the 22 fake encounters which took place in Gujarat between 2002 to 2006. On the last date of hearing, the Supreme Court had […] Read more » Gujarat fake encounters Justice Aftab Alam Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai lyricist Javed Akhtar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Mumbai terror attack footage to be screened in Supreme Court February 23, 2012 / February 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday would hear the intercepted conversation between the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes and their handlers based in Pakistan. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and C K Prasad decided to hear the recorded talks between the 10 terrorists and their bosses in Pakistan after the Maharashtra government claimed […] Read more » Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Mumbai terror attack Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court pulls up Modi on FIR against activist February 21, 2012 / February 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the Gujarat government for filing a frivolous FIR against social activist Teesta Setalvad in connection with the 2002 Gujarat Riots case involving the digging up of unidentified bodies buried at Lunawada in Gujarat. The apex court bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam told counsel for the Gujarat government that […] Read more » 2002 Gujarat Riots case Justice Aftab Alam Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Kasab, aides planned to return to Karachi : Supreme Court February 17, 2012 / February 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was Thursday told that the 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab and his nine associates had planned to return to Karachi by the sea route after the carnage. Senior counsel Gopal subramanium, appearing for the Maharashtra government, told the apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice […] Read more » 2008 Mumbai terror attack Justice Aftab Alam Justice C.K. Prasad Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab Supreme Court