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 Supreme Court voices displeasure at defence ministry: Manipur ‘fake’ encounters May 21, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure that the Ministry of Defence has “not even bothered” to respond to the letters addressed to it by the CBI’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) that is probing the alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur. A bench comprising justices Madan […] Read more » ASG encounter featured Madan B Lokur National Human Rights Commission NHRC Special Investigation Team U U Lalit
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
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
Top Law News Special SIT judge inspects Naroda Gam 2002 riots site October 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special SIT judge, hearing the 2002 Naroda Gam riots case, today visited the site of the incident where 11 people were killed to understand the topography of the area and verify claims of witnesses. P B Desai took nearly 40 minutes to inspect the locality where people belonging to the minority community were killed […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Naroda Gam 2002 riots site Special Investigation Team
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
Environment Law News Top Law News Karnataka HC directs SIT not to arrest Kumaraswamy in mining case June 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a relief to former chief minister and state JDS chief H D Kumaraswamy, the Karnataka High Court today directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) not to arrest him till June 20 in an illegal mining case. Justice Rathnakala passed the order on an application for anticipatory bail moved by Kumaraswamy after the special court […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured H D Kumaraswamy JDS Karnataka High Court Law Legal News mining case SIT Special Investigation Team
High Profile Cases Court accepts Class 12 ‘topper’ as minor in cheating July 4, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A district court here today accepted that the controversial Humanities ‘topper’ in the Bihar Intermediate Examination, who has been arrested in connection with an examination cheating racket, is a minor. Special Vigilance court judge Raghvendra Kumar Singh accepted that the girl is a minor on the basis of her matriculation certificate which mentioned her date […] Read more » Bihar Intermediate Examination Bihar School Examination Board BSEB Class 12 'topper' as minor in cheating Court Criminal news featured Legal News Special Investigation Team
Top Law News SC issues notice on PIL against pollution of Ganga January 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government on a PIL seeking direction to halt discharge of sewerage and waste of leather and other industries into the Ganga in the course of its journey from Gangotri in Uttrakhand to Ganga Sagar in West Bengal. A bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam justice M Y Eqbal Justice Ranjan Gogoi news SC issues notice on PIL against pollution of Ganga Special Investigation Team todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Common Cause seeks CBI/SIT probe against Virbhadra January 11, 2014 / January 11, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An application was filed by NGO Common Cause Friday in the Delhi High Court seeking a court-monitored investigation by the CBI or a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into allegations of corruption against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. The application filed through advocate Prashant Bhushan alleged that Virbhadra Singh accepted bribe from business firm while […] Read more » CBI Court Delhi Himachal Pradesh news Special Investigation Team todays news todays top news Top news Virbhadra Singh
