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Sunday, May 5, 2013

LEGAL INDIA : Legal Update

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Bengal govt opposes CBI probe into chit fund scam

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:07 PM PDT

The West Bengal government opposed a prayer for CBI investigation into the multi-crore chit fund scam, with the team of special investigation team, headed by the Director general of West Bengal Police, claiming in an affidavit to the Calcutta High Court that at this stage credibility of the investigation by the state police cannot be doubted. “At this  [ Read More ]

Honour Killings in India

Posted: 04 May 2013 05:40 AM PDT

Lakshmi Anusha Honour killings and honour related violence is a neglected area in criminology. Human Rights Watch, an NGO in New York has defined Honor killing as, "Honor crimes are acts of violence, usually murder, mostly committed by male family members predominantly against female [relatives], who are perceived to have brought dishonor upon the family.  [ Read More ]

Ch’garh HC reserves verdict on Malti’s bail plea

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:46 PM PDT

The judgement on the bail application of Malti alias KS Priya has been reserved by the Chhattisgarh High Court here in Bilaspur. Malti alias KS Priya was convicted for her alleged involvement in naxal activities. Earlier a lower court had awarded her ten years imprisonment. "The single Bench of Mr Justice RS Sharma on Thursday reserved its judgement on the  [ Read More ]

US fails to serve summons to websites: MHA to court

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:28 PM PDT

“The US authorities are unable to “execute” the request for assistance in serving summons to 11 US-based websites, including Facebook and Google, accused of promoting class enmity and undermining national integrity,” told by the Ministry of Home Affairs to a court here in Delhi. The Ministry of Home Affairs told Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja that they have received a communication  [ Read More ]

Maintain status quo on AP airport location: HC

Posted: 03 May 2013 05:02 AM PDT

The Arunnachal Pradesh Government has been directed by the Guahati High Court to maintain status quo as to the location of the proposed Greenfield airport in the state, which of late has been the bone of contention between the government and the Banderdewa Circle Intellectual Forum (BCIF). Ruling in the matter of a PIL filed by  [ Read More ]

Kanimozhi had no role in 2G case: witness

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:41 PM PDT

In a CBI court a prosecution witness told that DMK MP Kanimozhi, accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, had “no role at all” in the Rs 200 crore transactions between Kalaignar TV (P) Ltd and Cineyug Films (P) Ltd. CBI witness G Rajendran, general manager (finance) of Kalaignar TV, told special CBI judge OP  [ Read More ]

SC notice to Centre, states on illegal sand mining

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:33 PM PDT

A notice has been issued to center and the all states by the Supreme court of India seeking their response for framing rules for preventing illegal sand mining on river banks. A bench headed by Justice S S Nijjar agreed to hear a PIL filed by National Legal Services Authority pleading the court to intervene  [ Read More ]

PILs seeking probe in chit fund scam adjourned

Posted: 03 May 2013 04:55 AM PDT

Hearing of PILs seeking CBI investigation into the multi-crore chit fund scam has been adjourned by the Calcutta High Court till Wednesday here in Kolkata. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalyo Bagchi adjourned the hearing till next Wednesday after considering that four petitions had been filed seeking a CBI probe and that the  [ Read More ]

26 yrs on, HC orders fresh probe into tribal activist’s murder

Posted: 04 May 2013 05:16 AM PDT

Twenty-six years after an activist was murdered for fighting a battle against the land mafia of Vasai-Virar belt in neighbouring Thane district, the Bombay High Court has ordered a fresh probe. The real culprits were not put on trial and instead a wrong accused was put behind the bars, the Court said. Yadav Mhatre, actively  [ Read More ]

SC allows screening of TV show on JBT scam

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:49 PM PDT

Decks for the telecast of a TV crime show allegedly based on teachers recruitment scam in Haryana were today cleared by the Supreme Court today with a caveat that there should be no reference to convicted persons including former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and 54 others. Some of the convicted persons including Chautala had  [ Read More ]

CBI gets transit remand of Rly board member in graft

Posted: 04 May 2013 05:10 AM PDT

MUMBAI: A special court here on saturday granted the CBI two days’ transit remand of a Member of the Railway Board in an alleged graft case involving Railway Minister P K Bansal’s nephew. Mahesh Kumar, recently promoted as Member (Staff) of the Railway Board from the post of Western Railway General Manager, was arrested late  [ Read More ]
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