Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Kasab to appeal to Supreme Court against death verdict February 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ajmal Amir Kasab, the Pakistani terrorist convicted for the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai, will appeal to the Supreme Court against the death sentence awarded to him, his lawyer said here Wednesday. The Bombay High Court Monday upheld the death sentence the trial court awarded to Kasab for his role in the 26/11 attack. “In my […] Read more » Ajmal Amir Kasab appeal Bombay High Court death verdict Justice R.V. More Justice Ranjana Desai lawyer Farhana Shah Special Judge M.L. Tahaliyani Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Former Kerala minister sent to prison February 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Kerala power minister R. Balakrishnan Pillai surrendered before a special court and was sent to the Central Prison here Friday, a day after the Supreme Court handed him a one-year jail term in a corruption case. Special Court Judge V. Vijayakumar directed police to take both Pillai and another accused, contractor P.K. Sajeev, to […] Read more » Electricity Board chairman Ramabadran Nair Former Kerala power minister Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan R. Balakrishnan Pillai Special Court Judge V. Vijayakumar Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Mosque demolition: Clean-chit for Advani challenged by CBI February 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict discharging Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani and 20 others of the allegation of demolishing the Babri Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya Dec 6, 1992. Advani and 20 others were discharged by the high court May 20, 2010 in a case in […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Babri Masjid Bharatiya Janata Party leader Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Clean-chit L.K. Advani Mosque demolition Supreme Court
Top Law News Apex court seeks status report on K.G. Balakrishnan February 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court Friday asked Attorney General G. Vahanvati to submit the status report on the home ministry’s investigation into a complaint alleging former chief justice K.G. Balakrishnan possessed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatantra Kumar gave the attorney […] Read more » apex court Attorney General G. Vahanvati Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan Justice Swatantra K.G. Balakrishnan National Human Rights Commission President Pratibha Patil Supreme Court
Top Law News Compulsory education gives poor right to dignity: Court February 17, 2011 / February 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court said Thursday provision of free and compulsory education to the disadvantaged sections of society was to afford them a right to live with dignity. An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Panicker Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatanter Kumar made the observation in the course of the hearing of a […] Read more » Right to Education Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Supreme court asks government why it wants to remove Lalli February 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday asked the central government to file a statement of facts on why it wants to remove public broadcaster Prasar Bharati’s CEO B.S. Lalli, who is currently under suspension.The court’s directions came in the wake of the central government’s reference seeking Lalli’s removal. The Supreme court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, […] Read more » B.S. Lalli Prasar Bharati’s CEO Supreme Court
Top Law News Poverty, not pleasure, forces women into prostitution: Court February 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said it was because of ‘abject poverty’ and not for ‘pleasure’ that a woman is compelled to indulge in prostitution. It also ordered formulation of rehabilitation schemes for sex workers. ‘If such a woman is granted opportunity to avail some technical and vocational training, she would be able to earn her […] Read more » Supreme Court
Top Law News Navy war room case: Supreme Court issues notice to CBI February 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a petition by Commander (retd) Jarnail Singh Kalra seeking access to the confidential documents being relied upon by the prosecution against him and others in Navy war room leak case. An Supreme Court bench of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan […] Read more » CBI Navy war room case Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court offers relief to two Haryana officers February 13, 2011 / February 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has partially stayed a Punjab and Haryana High Court ruling holding two Haryana officers guilty of willful disobedience of its order and asking them why they should not be punished. The officers hauled up for contempt of court were Indian Administrative Service officer and Special Secretary, Department of Town and Country Planning […] Read more » Supreme Court
Top Law News No party wants strong judiciary, moans Supreme Court February 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on No party wants strong judiciary, moans Supreme Court In a dig at every political party, the Supreme Court Friday said that ‘no government wants judiciary to be strong’, and cited the paltry allocation of 0.76 percent of the national budget for the judicial functioning to buttress its point. Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly said that unless the country had sufficient […] Read more » Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Governments get notice on Afzal Guru’s transfer plea February 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on a petition by Afzal Guru, on death row for his role in the 2001 parliament attack, seeking his transfer from Tihar Jail to a prison in Srinagar. The Supreme Court bench of Justices Aftab Alam and R.M. Lodha issued notice after the […] Read more » Afzal Guru Supreme Court
High Profile Cases Black money: Names will made public after cases filed February 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday was told that the government will reveal the names of all the people who have stashed away their black money in foreign banks abroad after it registers cases against them. The government’s assurance to the apex court bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar came on petition by […] Read more » black money Supreme Court