Criminal Law News 2 accused in twin murder remanded in police custody May 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Amit has remanded by the local court, who is one of the three involved in murder of two Dalits in Rohtak’s Madina village, to six days of police custody. While the Special Investigation Team had arrested Amit from Jind on Monday, the two other accused — Mandip and Bhumi — are still absconding. The Haryana Police […] Read more » Amit Bhumi Dalits in Rohtak's Madina village Haryana Police Jat and Dalit families Mandip murder of Dalit police custody SIT Special Investigation Team twin murder
Top Law News Emergent notices issued to Cong Prez Sonia, others April 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An order has been issued on emergent notices to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and state PCC chief G Parameshwara has been issued by the Karnataka High Court on the petition seeking a probe into alleged collection of funds from party members seeking tickets for the May 5 state Assembly polls. Justice Abdul Nazeer ordered issue of […] Read more » Congress President Congress president Sonia Gandhi Election Commission PCC chief Sonia Gandhi Special Investigation Team state Chief Electoral Officer state PCC chief G Parameshwara
Top Law News Ishrat encounter: High Court pulls up CBI over probe December 29, 2012 / December 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A strong view of the slow pace of the CBI’s investigation has taken by the Gujarat High Court in Ishrat Jehan fake encounter case of 2004. A division bench of Justices Jayant Patel and Abhilasha Kumari said, “After going through the status report submitted before us, prima facie it looks like nothing substantial has been done […] Read more » Amjad Ali Rana CBI CBI's investigation fake encounter fake encounter case Gujarat High Court IPS officer Satish Verma Ishrat Jehan Ishrat Jehan fake encounter Ishrat Jehan fake encounter case of 2004 Justices Jayant Patel and Abhilasha Kumari Pranesh Pillai alias Javed Sheikh prima facie Special Investigation Team Zeeshan Johar
Top Law News Guj riots: Supreme Court refers Zakia Jafri’s plea to larger bench December 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A larger bench has been referred by a Supreme Court bench to the plea of slain Congress leader Ehsan Jafri’s widow seeking documents on the probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the Gulberg Housing Society riot case in Ahmedabad in 2002. A two-judge bench of Justices D K Jain and Madan B Lokur said “It […] Read more » Ahmedabad trial court Congress leader Ehsan Jafri Congress leader Ehsan Jafri's widow Justices D K Jain and Madan B Lokur SIT Special Investigation Team Supreme Court bench
Top Law News SC notice to Centre on plea for probe of AI aircraft purchase September 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Union of India other respondents on a petition seeking probe into the “unnecessary” purchase of 111 aircraft for the national carrier costing Rs 67,000 crore to the exchequer. The Apex Court bench of Justice HL Dattu and Justice CK Prasad issued notice on a petition by […] Read more » Air India Air India giving away its bilateral rights to foreign carriers Apex Court bench of Justice HL Dattu benefit of private airlines Central Bureau of Investigation Central Vigilance Commission Centre for Public Interest Litigation decisions causing loss to the exchequer Justice CK Prasad plea for probe of AI aircraft purchase purchase of 111 aircraft for the national carrier purchase of aircraft SC notice to Centre on plea for probe of AI aircraft purchase Special Investigation Team Supreme Court issued notices to the Union of India
Top Law News Court orders SIT to furnish complete documents to Zakia Jafri August 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court on Thursday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which probed the complaint against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others with regard to their alleged roles in 2002 riots, to furnish “complete and legible copies” of the documents to Zakia Jafri, the complainant in the case. “SIT is directed to furnish the […] Read more » Chairman R K Raghvan' complete and legible copies Congress MP Ehsan Jafri Court orders SIT to furnish complete documents to Zakia Jafri Metropolitan Magistrate B J Ganatra Narendra Modi order on Jafri's plea SIT SIT member A K Malhotra Special Investigation Team Zakia an inspection Zakia Jafri
Top Law News Naroda Patiya riots: Ex-BJP min among 32 convicted August 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment BJP MLA and former minister in the Narendra Modi government Maya Kodnani and a Bajrang Dal leader were among 32 people convicted by a special court today in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riots case in which 97 people belonging to the minority community were killed. Aditional principal judge Jyotsna Yagnik held Kodnani and Babu Bajrangi […] Read more » Babu Bajrangi guilty Bajrang Dal leader Dipda Darwaja area of Mehsana godhra riots case journalists including Ashish Khetan Jyotsna Yagnik held Kodnani Kodnani was arrested Narendra Modi government Maya Kodnani Naroda Patiya case Naroda Patiya riots case Naroda Patiya riots: Ex-BJP min among 32 convicted Sardarpura riot case Special Investigation Team Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team
High Profile Cases Kripashankar Singh case: SIT submits probe report to court April 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A special investigation team (SIT) probing the unaccounted wealth cases against former Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh on Thursday submitted its confidential report to the Bombay High Court. The SIT report came following Feb 22 directives of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Roshan Dalvi to Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik to probe the allegations […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah Justice Roshan Dalvi Kripashankar Singh case Special Investigation Team
Criminal Law News 23 convicted, 23 acquitted for Gujarat riots massacre April 9, 2012 / April 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A sessions court in Anand on Monday convicted 23 people and acquitted as many others for want of evidence in connection with the Ode village massacre in 2002 post-Godhra riots. The verdict was delivered by the district and sessions court Judge Poonam Singh. The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence later. The riot case […] Read more » advocate C K Patel Gujarat riots massacre Judge Poonam Singh Special Investigation Team Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Trial court to hear Gulberg carnage case: Supreme court September 12, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday directed a trial court to hear a petition by Zakia Jafri, widow of former MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the Gulberg Society carnage during the 2002 riots, against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The petition alleged deliberate inaction on part of the Gujarat chief minister, his cabinet colleagues and […] Read more » former MP Ehsan Jafri Gulberg carnage case Narendra Modi R.K. Raghvan Special Investigation Team Supreme Court Zakia Jafri
Top Law News Team probing Ishrat Jahan killing seeks legal help December 31, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2004 Ishrat Jahan staged shootout case has filed a petition before the Gujarat High Court seeking appointment of a lawyer to assist in the probe. Chairperson of the high court-appointed SIT Karnail Singh has sought the appointment of an amicus curiae, a lawyer tasked by court, to assist […] Read more » Ishrat Jahan Special Investigation Team