Top Law News WB Post-poll violence: SC seeks Centre’s response for imposing President Rule in state July 6, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to the Centre to impose President’s Rule in West Bengal in view of deteriorating law and order situation due to the post-poll violence which started on May 2, the day of assembly election results. The plea also sought direction to the Centre to […] Read more » Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain Justice Dinesh Maheshwari justices vineet saran SIT Special Investigation Team WB Post-poll violence
Top Law News One more charge sheet filed in Manipur fake encounter cases: CBI to SC August 21, 2018 / August 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) today told the Supreme Court that it had filed another charge sheet in connection with the alleged fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur. On July 30, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed the apex court that its had filed two charge sheets before […] Read more » featured Justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit Manipur Manipur fake encounter SIT
Top Law News Gujarat High Court says SIT probe had shortfalls: Naroda Patiya riots April 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Coming down heavily on the Special Investigation Team (SIT) which probed the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot cases, the Gujarat High Court said there were several “shortfalls” in its probe. A division bench of Justices Harsha Devani and A S Supehia also said the investigation carried out by the SIT, which was constituted on the directions […] Read more » CrPC featured Gujarat High Court Naroda Patiya riots SIT Special Investigation Team SPP
Top Law News Draft final report prepared, SIT tells Supreme Court: Sunanda case April 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The special investigation team (SIT) today told the Supreme Court that a draft final report has been prepared after conducting “thorough professional and scientific investigations” in the case relating to the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar. Delhi Police, in its affidavit filed in the apex court, has said that a draft […] Read more » Congress MP Shashi Tharoor featured SIT Sunanda case
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases SC dismisses plea seeking SIT probe in alleged bribery case December 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed another plea filed by a non-government organisation seeking an SIT probe into the alleged bribery case in the name of judges. A bench comprising justices R K Agrawal, Arun Mishra and A M Khanwilkar also imposed a cost of Rs 25 lakh on the petitioner NGO – Campaign for Judicial […] Read more » Bribery case bribery case in the name of judges Court Criminal news featured Law Legal News SIT Supreme Court
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Sajjan should not have been given anticipatory bail: SIT to Delhi HC December 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress leader Sajjan Kumar should not have been granted anticipatory bail by a trial court in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, the Delhi High Court was today told by a Special Investigation Team (SIT). Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sanjay Jain, appearing for the SIT which is probing the charges against him, told Justice Anu Malhotra […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Sajjan Kumar SIT Special Investigation Team
High Profile Cases Judges bribery case: SC dismisses plea for SIT probe November 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking SIT probe into an alleged case of bribery in the name of judges, saying such a plea has raised unnecessary doubts over the integrity of judges. The apex court rejected the petition filed by lawyer Kamini Jaiswal, making it clear that the CBI’s FIR was not against […] Read more » Court featured Judges bribery case Law Legal News SIT Supreme Court
Top Law News Plea on bribes taken in judges’ names sent to constition bench November 9, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today referred a plea regarding alleged bribes being taken in the names of judges to a Constitution Bench comprising top five senior-most apex court judges. The apex court issued notice to the Centre and the CBI on the plea which sought setting up of an SIT to be headed by a former […] Read more » constition bench Court featured Law Legal News Plea on bribes SIT Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Kotkhai rape case: Judicial custody of 8 cops extended till Oct 3 September 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court in Himachal Pradesh today extended till October 3 the judicial custody of eight police officers, including an IG rank officer, in connection with the custodial death of an accused in the rape-and-murder case of a minor in Kotkhai on July 4. Inspector General of Police Z H Zaidi, Deputy Superintendent of Police Manoj […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Himachal Pradesh Kotkhai rape case Law Legal News murder case SIT Special Investigation Team
Criminal Law News Top Law News SC panel to examine SIT decision to close anti-Sikh riot case September 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has constituted a supervisory body comprising two of its former judges to examine the decision of the SIT to close 199 cases relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The apex court named its former judges, Justice J M Panchal and Justice K S P Radhakrishnan, as members of the supervisory body and […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Sikh riot case SIT Special Investigation Team Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Top Law News Murthal rape case: HC gives SIT a month’s deadline to conclude August 18, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Punjab and Haryana High Court today gave the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing allegations of rape at Murthal near Sonipat during the 2016 Jat agitation, a one month deadline to conclude investigations. The court also directed that IPS officer Amitabh Dhillon, presently IG, Hisar Range, will head another SIT to look into cases of […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured Jat agitation Law Legal News Murthal rape case Punjab and Haryana High Court SIT Special Investigation Team
Top Law News 1984 riots: SC appoints panel to scrutinise 241 cases August 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today appointed a supervisory body comprising two former-apex court judges to examine the SIT’s decision to close 241 cases in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots matter. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra also asked the body to scrutinise the SIT’s justification in closing the riots- related cases and directed it to submit […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots matter 1984 riots apex court Court featured Law Legal News SIT Supreme Court
