Corporate Law News SC agrees to hear Mittal’s plea against summons April 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The petition of the Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal has been accepted by the Supreme Court to challenging a special court’s summons to him to appear before it as an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case here in New Delhi. The bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir posted the matter to 8 April. Special court judge O.P. Saini had […] Read more » 2G spectrum allocation case Asim Ghosh Bharti Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal BhartiAirtel Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Essar Group vice-chairman Ravi Ruia Hutchison Hutchison Max Telecom Pvt Ltd petition of the Bharti Airtel Shyamal Ghosh Special court judge O.P. Saini Sterling Sterling Cellular Ltd Supreme Court
International Trade Law SC lifts order restraining Italy Ambassador April 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The order has been vacated by the Supreme Court of India to restrain Italy’s Ambassador Daniele Mancini from leaving India as the two Italian marines, accused of killing two Kerala fishermen, returned here to face the proceedings as per commitment given by him to the court. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir vacated its […] Read more » Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Chief Justice of India general elections in Italy Italian marines Italian vessel 'Enrica Lexie' Italy Ambassador Italy's Ambassador Daniele Mancini Kerala fishermen Massimiliano Lattore and Salvatore murder at Kerala coast Special court Supreme Court
Top Law News SC rejects plea of Novartis for patent of Glivec drug April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC rejects plea of Novartis for patent of Glivec drug The Supreme Court cleared the decks for Indian drug manufacturing companies to make available life saving medicines to patients in India at a cheaper rate, by coming to the rescue of cancer patients. A bench comprising Justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai dismissed a petition of Swiss pharma giant Novartis for permission to get the […] Read more » common man in India Glivec drug Glivec permanently patented Indian drug manufacturing companies Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Justices Aftab Alam Novartis pharma company Supreme Court
International Trade Law SC lifts order restraining Italy Ambassador from leaving India April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today vacated its order restraining Italy’s Ambassador Daniele Mancini from leaving India as the two Italian marines, accused of killing two Kerala fishermen, returned here to face the proceedings as per commitment given by him to the court. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir vacated its March 14 order by which […] Read more » Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Chief Justice of India Italian government Italian marines Italy Ambassador Italy's Ambassador Daniele Mancini Kerala fishermen murder of two fishermen of Kerala coast Supreme Court
Top Law News SC grants TN time to take stand on Sethusamundram April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court granted two weeks’ time to Tamil Nadu government to apprise it of its stand on the controversial Sethusamundram project after the Centre had said it intended to pursue its implementation. “File your (Tamil Nadu) response affidavit within two weeks and give copies (of affidavit) to the Solicitor General and others at least […] Read more » controversial Sethusamundram project Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Pachauri Committee report Supreme Court Tamil Nadu government
Criminal Law News CBI moves SC, seeks to certain charges against Abu Salem April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Here in Delhi CBI has moved to Supreme Court of India seeking its permission to drop certain charges against gangster Abu Salem under Tada and Explosive Substances Act in view of its commitment to Portuguese government at the time of his extradition that he shall not be awarded death penalty or detained in custody for more than 25 […] Read more » Attorney General GE Vahanwati CBI CBI moves Supreme Court charges against Abu Salem Explosive Substances Act Gangster Abu Salem Portugal government Supreme Court Tada Act ustice Aftab Alam
Criminal Law News International Trade Law SC to decide pharma patent, take up marines case April 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Here in New Delhi the Supreme Court will pronounce an important judgment on a Swiss pharma firm’s plea asserting its patent over a medicine, and Tuesday take up Sterlite’s plea opposing the order to shut down its plant as well as the case of the Italian marines. In a judgment that would have a far-reaching […] Read more » Indian pharmaceutical industry Italian marines Kerala Police marines case Massimiliano Latorre Novartis AG Novartis AG plea Salvatore Girone Section 2(j) and 2(j)(a) of the Patent Act section 3(d) of the Patent Act Sterlite's plea Supreme Court Swiss pharma firm
Top Law News Action against Arun Nehru in pistol deal case stayed March 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on stayed till further order the proceedings pending in a trial court in a corruption case relating to purchase of pistols for the Army in 1998 in which former Union minister Arun Nehru and others are accused. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir stayed the proceedings before the trial court […] Read more » advocate Sandeep Kapur CBI Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Delhi High Court FIR by CBI former Union minister Arun Nehru Minister of State in the Home Ministry Prevention of Corruption Act Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC section 197 CrPC sections 420 (cheating) of IPC Senior counsel Vikas Singh Supreme Court Union minister Arun Nehru
Criminal Law News 5-yr sentence for Sanjay, death for 1, life for 26 in Mumbai bomb blasts case March 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was awarded five years imprisonment under the Arms Act for possessing illegal arms, including AK 56 rifle by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court flayed Pakistan intelligence agency ISI and mafia don Dawood Ibrahim for hatching a conspiracy in Pakistan, leading to a series of bomb explosions in Mumbai on March […] Read more » AK-56 rifle Arms Act Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt Dawood Ibrahim and Tiger Memon Supreme Court Yakub Memon
Criminal Law News SC upholds Memon death sentence, blames Pakistan March 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Death sentence has been awarded to Yakub Memon by the Supreme court here in Delhi today. Yakub was the person who involved in the 1993 Mumbai serial blast conspiracy with Dawood Ibrahim and other absconders in the conspiracy and blamed Pakistan for involvement. A bench comprising Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan noted that the conspiracy […] Read more » 1993 mumbai serial blast B S Chauhan Dawood Ibrahim death penalty death sentence justices P Sathasivam mumbai blast Mumbai serial blast conspiracy Supreme Court TADA court Yakub Memon
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases 1993 blasts: SC verdict on Sanjay Dutt fate tomorrow March 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court verdict, due on 1993 Mumbai blasts will be keenly watched by Bollywood as fate of one of its superstars Sanjay Dutt, who was sentenced to six year jail term by a TADA court, will be decided. The apex court will pronounce its verdict on a bunch of appeals and cross-appeals filed by […] Read more » 1993 blasts 1993 Mumbai serial terror bombing case AK-56 rifle engineered by fundamentalist elements Sanjay Dutt SC verdict on Sanjay Dutt series of blasts in Mumbai Supreme Court TADA court
Top Law News SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea to reinterpret term juvenile March 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It has been asked by the supreme court for centre’s response to a plea which sought a fresh interpretation of the term juvenile saying instead of 18 years age limit, the “mental and intellectual maturity” of such offenders be considered while fixing their culpability. “Issue notice. Meanwhile, give a copy (of petition) to the Union […] Read more » age of criminal responsibility Care and Protection of Children Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice Dipak Misra Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan juvenile court Juvenile Justice Act Juvenile Justice Beijing Rules 1985 reinterpret term juvenile Sections 83 r/w 302 of the IPC Supreme Court United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child United Nations Standard Minimum Rules