Environment Law News Encroachments on govt land are of your own making: HC to DDA December 4, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Thursday pulled up DDA for allowing encroachments upon its land saying it was responsible for the situation as it did not take preventive action earlier. “The moment the first encroachment came up, you should have taken preventive action. This situation is of your own making,” Justice V K Shali said […] Read more » Advocate Prashant Bhushan DDA) decision to demolish homes Encroachments on govt land Justice V.K. Shali
Top Law News Court’s contempt notice to Delhi education department October 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday issued contempt notice to Delhi’s directorate of education (DoE) for not following its order to grant admission to 81 children in neighbourhood government schools. Justice V.K. Shali also issued notice to the commissioner, East Delhi Municipal Corporation, on a contempt petition filed by NGO Social Jurist that noted that despite […] Read more » Court's contempt notice to Delhi education department Delhi education department Delhi's directorate of education DoE East Delhi Municipal Corporation Justice V.K. Shali NGO Social Jurist notice to Delhi education department The Delhi High Court
Top Law News Ban on SIMI upheld by Tribunal August 3, 2012 / August 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special tribunal has upheld the ban imposed by the Centre on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), which has links with Pakistan-based terrorist outfits including Lashkar-e-Taiba and its front, Indian Mujahideen. Justice V K Shali of the Delhi High Court, who heads the tribunal, submitted the report to the Home Ministry confirming the ban […] Read more » ban on SIMI Delhi High Court Home Ministry Indian Mujahideen Justice V.K. Shali SIMI Special Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Special Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act tribunals Special Unlawful Activities Act Students Islamic Movement of India
Criminal Law News Katara murder: Two cops guarding Vikas Yadav suspended March 29, 2012 / March 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that two security personnel were suspended and an inquiry initiated against them for allegedly allowing Nitish Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav leave his hospital room on the Diwali night last year. Placing the medical records of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) before the court, advocate […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Gita Mittal Justice V.K. Shali Nitish Katara murder convict case Nitish Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav
Criminal Law News Katara murder: Court sets up panel to probe convicts’ hospital visits March 24, 2012 / March 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Taking serious note of allegations that Nitish Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav, who visited AIIMS for treatment, left the hospital Diwali night without informing the staff, the Delhi High Court Friday set up a panel to probe if his visit was justified. Acting on the complaint of Katara’s mother Neelam, a division bench of Justice […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Gita Mittal Justice V.K. Shali Katara murder Nitish Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav
Criminal Law News Nitish Katara murder: Vishal to pay Rs.16 lakh for security March 17, 2012 / March 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Vishal Yadav, jailed in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder, was Friday told by the Delhi High Court to pay nearly Rs.16 lakh spent by the government on his security during his visits to hospitals outside prison. A division bench of Justice Gita Mittal and Justice V.K. Shali: “It was all taxpayers money that the government […] Read more » 2002 Nitish Katara murder Delhi High Court Justice Gita Mittal Justice V.K. Shali
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 Court issues notice, Is CIC empowered to prosecute for perjury? December 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Department of Personnel Training (DOPT) on a plea seeking its direction on whether the Central Information Commission (CIC) was legally empowered to prosecute an entity or a person for the offence of perjury if false documents are filed before the commission. A Delhi-based lawyer, Shanmuga Patro […] Read more » Delhi High Court Department of Personnel Training Justice V.K. Shali
High Profile Cases Court adjourns plea of Reliance executives December 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Three officials of the Reliance Group — Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair — Thursday urged the Delhi High Court to quash charges against them in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Justice V.K. Shali adjourned the plea till Jan 16, 2012. The court also asked the petitioner to file a short synopsis of the […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation case Counsel Rajiv Nayyar Justice V.K. Shali Reliance executives
High Profile Cases Sidharth Behura’s bail plea dismissed by Delhi High Court December 16, 2011 / December 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Friday dismissed the bail plea of former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Justice V K Shali had reserved the order on the bail plea of Behura on December 1. Only Behura and former telecom minister A Raja, who were arrested on February 2, are left […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice V.K. Shali Sidharth Behura
High Profile Cases 2G scam case: Delhi High Court stays Chandolia’s bail December 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday stayed the bail granted by a CBI special court a day ago to former telecom minister A. Raja’s ex-private secretary R.K. Chandolia, one of the 14 accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Justice V.K. Shali, taking suo motu cognisance of the bail order, said: “In case R.K. Chandolia has […] Read more » 2G scam case Delhi High Court Delhi High Court stays Chandolia's bail Justice V.K. Shali special Judge O.P. Saini
High Profile Cases 2G case: Kanimozhi, four others get bail November 28, 2011 / November 28, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday granted bail to DMK MP Kanimozhi and four other accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case. The order on the bail plea of former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura was reserved. Allowing bail to Kanimozhi and the other four, Justice V.K. Shali said all the five bail “applications are allowed”. […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation scam case Delhi High Court Justice V.K. Shali Kanimozhi four others get bail
