Top Law News SC: Partial relief to woman BJP MP June 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today refused to set aside a Karnataka High Court order, which has disqualified woman BJP MP J Shantha from Bellary (ST) Lok Sabha seat, but allowed her to attend the Parliamentary proceedings without exercising her voting right or availing any perquisite. Observing that BJP MP election in 2009 had “materially affected” the […] Read more » BJP MP BJP MP in fake caste certificate case fake caste certificate cases against pliticians fake caste certificate cases in India Karnataka fake caste certificate cases Karnataka High Court SC Supreme Court
Top Law News illegal mining case: order reserved for tomorrow June 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court today deferred its orders for tomorrow on the anticipatory bail plea of former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and his kin in the illegal mining case. “I don’t want to read it (orders) today. I will do it tomorrow”, said Justice Subash B Adi, who had yesterday reserved the orders for […] Read more » former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and his kin in the illegal mining case illegal mining case illegal mining case: order reserved for tomorrow illegal mining in Karnataka Karnataka High Court
Top Law News Religious guru Nityananda in police custudy June 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Self-claimed guru Nityananda is in police custody for one day. He has been arrested for fresh criminal charges. He surrendered at Ramnagaram. Nityananda, whose whereabouts remained unknown since the latest case of assault and threat to life was registered on June 8, turned up at the judicial magistrate court surprising police who were on the […] Read more » Home Minister R Ashok Karnataka High Court Magistrate Komala Ramanagar District Deputy Commissioner Srirama Reddy Religious guru Nityananda
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 Order on CEC plea for CBI probe against Yeddyurappa withheld April 21, 2012 / April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday withheld its order on the recommendation of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the graft charges against former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa in the multi-crore-rupee mining scam in the state. “The special three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia did not […] Read more » Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Karnataka High Court Supreme Court
Top Law News H.D. Kumaraswamy survives bigamy charge April 10, 2012 / April 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court Monday dismissed a petition charging former Karnataka Chief Minister and now Lok Sabha member H.D. Kumaraswamy of bigamy. The petition, filed by a Bangalore advocate Sashidhar Belagumba, had sought Kumraswamy’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha on the ground that he had married a second time even though his first wife is […] Read more » Bangalore advocate Sashidhar Belagumba Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen Karnataka High Court Lok Sabha member H.D. Kumaraswamy
Top Law News Court quashes Karnataka police chief’s appointment April 1, 2012 / April 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court has quashed the appointment of Shankar Bidari as state police chief in view of alleged atrocities on women and tribals by police teams headed by him during the hunt for forest brigand Veerappan. The court said if the allegations against him were true then Bidari is “worse than Saddam Hussain or […] Read more » Justice H.S. Kempanna Justice N. Kumar Karnataka High Court Karnataka police
High Profile Cases High Court relief for Yeddyurappa in illegal mining case March 7, 2012 / March 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a big relief to state BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa, Karnataka high court on Wednesday quashed an FIR against him in an illegal mining case based on the Lokayukta report that had caused his exit as chief minister. A division bench comprising justices Bhakstavatsala and Govindaraju passed the order allowing an application filed by Yeddyurappa […] Read more » illegal mining case justice Bhakstavatsala justice Govindaraju Karnataka High Court Yeddyurappa
High Profile Cases Court rejects Yeddyurappa plea to quash corruption cases February 1, 2012 / February 1, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka high court Tuesday rejected former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa’s plea to quash two corruption and illegal land deals cases against him for which he was sent to jail last year. Justice Anand Byrareddy dismissed Yeddyurappa’s petitions against the two cases filed in the Lokayukta (ombudsman) court by Bangalore advocate Sirajin Basha. Justice Byrareddy […] Read more » Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa Judge N K Sudhindra Rao Justice Anand Byrareddy Karnataka High Court
Top Law News Paying minimum wages in rural job scheme: Supreme Court January 24, 2012 / January 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday reminded the central government that the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was a socially beneficial legislation and the government could not be seen as being reluctant in releasing funds for the scheme. “It’s (MGNREGA) a piece of beneficial legislation. You should give it yourself instead of being seen […] Read more » Justice Cyriac Joesph Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Karnataka High Court Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Iskcon factions in court battle over Krishna temple January 23, 2012 / January 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After winning a ‘ban Gita’ petition in a Rusian court, two sets of Iskcon followers are now bracing for a turf war before the Supreme Court of India to determine who owns the imposing, multi-crore temple complex on Hare Krishna Hill in Bengaluru. The Supreme Court has been asked to decide if the temple complex […] Read more » Iskcon factions Karnataka High Court Krishna temple 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