Top Law News Notice to government on plea for appointments in RTI ambit March 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Notice to government on plea for appointments in RTI ambit The Delhi High Court Monday sought the central government’s response on a petition challenging a single judge’s ruling that information pertaining to the appointment of top bureaucrats cannot be revealed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to the department of […] Read more » Appointments Central Information Commission Chief Justice Dipak Misra CIC Delhi High Court DoPT Government Justice Sanjiv Khanna notice plea RTI ambit
High Profile Cases Apex court rejects N.D. Tiwari’s plea challenging blood sampling March 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday rejected veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari’s appeal challenging a Delhi High Court order directing him to submit his blood samples for DNA profiling to decide a paternity suit filed by Rohit Shekhar, who claims to be his biological son. An apex court bench of Justice Aftam Alam and Justice R.M. Lodha, […] Read more » apex court blood sampling DNA profiling Justice Aftam Alam Justice R.M. Lodha N.D. Tiwari plea
Top Law News Apex court to hear plea seeking CBI probe into Batcha’s death March 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court will Thursday hear an application seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of Sadiq Batcha , who had been questioned by the investigating agency in the 2G spectrum scam. An apex court bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and Asok Kumar Ganguly said it would hear the matter after […] Read more » A. Raja apex court Asok Kumar Ganguly Batcha's death CBI probe Central Bureau of Investigation Justices G.S Singhvi plea Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Aarushi case: Plea for adding glove as evidence March 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea has been filed in a special court here seeking that a glove found near the residence of the murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar be admitted as evidence in the case and be subject to forensic tests. K. Ashish alias Ashish Kumar, submitted, through his lawyer Sanjay Tyagi, that he recovered a surgical glove from […] Read more » Aarushi case adding Cellular telephone Central Bureau of Investigation Delhi Public School glove plea Uttar Pradesh
Environment Law News Apex court to hear plea to hike Bhopal gas victims’ relief February 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday said it would hear a petition of the central government seeking enhancement of compensation for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy to the tune of Rs.7,500 crore. The apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice Altmas Kabir, Justice R.V. Raveendran, Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice Aftab […] Read more » apex court Bhopal gas tragedy Bhopal gas victims hike Justice Aftab Alam Justice Altmas Kabir Justice B. Sudershan Reddy Justice R.V. Raveendran methyl isocyanate gas of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia plea Relief Union Carbide
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases CWG scam: Hearing on Jayachandran’s bail plea Wednesday January 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday adjourned till Jan 19 the hearing on the bail plea of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) official M. Jayachandran in the Queen’s Baton Relay scam. Justice Hima Kohli adjourned the matter after the argument was concluded by defence counsel R.K. Handoo. Jayachandran, joint director (finance) in the OC, was arrested […] Read more » bail CWG scam M. Jayachandran plea
Top Law News Tata’s privacy plea to be heard in February, claims rebutted December 13, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Slating for early February 2011 the hearing on Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata’s plea for a ban on publication of the Radia tapes’ transcripts, the Supreme Court Monday asked the central government to submit to it the complaints against corporate lobbyist Nira Radia. The apex court bench of Justice G.S.Singhvi and Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly […] Read more » plea privacy Tata's
Top Law News Apex court reserves ruling on RTI plea on judges’ posting November 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved the verdict on its own petition challenging the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) order directing the chief justice of India to give details on the appointment of three apex court judges. While reserving the order, the apex court bench of Justice B Sudershan Reddy and Justice SS Nijjar said that […] Read more » apex court CIC judges plea posting RTI
Top Law News Apex court rejects Raju’s plea on surrender November 9, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday rejected an application by former chairman of Satyam Computer Services Ltd B . Ramalinga Raju seeking four weeks to surrender before the trial court. The Supreme Court had Oct 26 cancelled Raju’s bail and had directed him to surrender before the authorities on or before Nov 10. Raju sought four weeks […] Read more » apex court plea Raju rejects Satyam Computer Services Ltd surrender
Top Law News Apex court may take up Rathore’s bail plea October 27, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday indicated that it might take up the bail application of former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, who is undergoing sentence in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case. The apex court asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to indicate the conditionalities it would like to impose on the disgraced Indian Police Service officer […] Read more » apex court bail plea Rathore
Top Law News Satyam scam: Court dismisses discharge plea of nine accused October 25, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court on Monday dismissed discharge petitions of nine accused in the multi-crore rupee accounting scam in Satyam Computer Services. The discharge petitions filed by all the accused, barring prime accused former company chairman B. Ramalinga Raju, were dismissed by an additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACCM) court after hearing the arguments of both sides. […] Read more » accused Court discharge dismisses nine plea Satyam scam
Top Law News Mahesh Bhupathi’s plea on tax relief dismissed October 25, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition by Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi seeking tax relief on Rs.28,50,000 which he said his father spent on his training from 1989-90 to 1993-94. Mahesh said that, as per the memorandum of understanding between him and his father C.G.K. Bhupathi, he has to pay annual installments of […] Read more » dismissed Mahesh Bhupathi plea Relief Tax