Category: LEGAL NEWS

A Delhi court today extended till October 8 the interim protection from arrest granted to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in Aircel-Maxis cases filed by the CBI and the ED.Special CBI Judge O P Saini put up the matter for October 8 after the counsel appearing for the agencies told the court that the main counsel was not well and requested time.Advocates appearing for CBI and ED, K K Goel and Nitesh Rana, told the court that the agencies required time to file a detailed reply…

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New Delhi, Aug 6 (DIN NEWS) Ten months after its verdict, the Supreme Court today notified its guidelines for according ‘senior’ designation to lawyers and constituted a five-member permanent committee headed by Chief Justice of India to shortlist the candidates. The names will then be sent to the Full Court, comprising all the apex court judges, for a decision. The candidates will have to file an application or the committee can also recommend a candidate to the full court on its own, according to the guidelines. The apex court has…

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New Delhi, Aug 5 (DIN NEWS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to look into the alleged cutting of 100 trees in a park at the Tyagraj Nagar market here during the construction of the second phase of the Barapullah elevated corridor. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel asked the authorities to look into the allegations raised in a petition and take action as per law. “The allegations will require to be looked into and action taken as per…

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New Delhi, Aug 5 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure that several states have not yet appointed the board of visitors who regularly inspect prisons to ensure that they are being run in accordance with rules. While terming the appointment of board of visitors “an absolute necessity”, a bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta wondered as to why states were not following the model prison manual which was prepared by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The bench was informed by advocate Gaurav Agrawal, who…

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Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today asked budding lawyers and judges not to get swayed away by infighting and distractions that come their way and suggested them to deal with such situations courageously. He was addressing law students at the sixth convocation of the National Law University here. “You are required to develop an attitude not to get swayed away by the infighting and distractions that come your way. Remain firm and courageous,” CJI Misra told the students. He said it was important for budding lawyers to familiarise themselves…

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A special CBI court, hearing the discharge applications of former police officers D G Vanzara and N K Amin in Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case, is likely to pass its order on August 7. Special CBI court Judge J K Pandya said the order, which was listed for today, will be passed on Tuesday. The court had last month concluded hearing arguments of the two accused retired police officers, the CBI and Ishrat’s mother Shamima Kauser, who had challenged Vanzara’s discharge plea. Former Gujarat DIG Vanzara has sought discharge…

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New Delhi, Aug 3 (DIN NEWS) Pained by the “apathy” of officials towards the upkeep of Rajghat, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, the Delhi High Court today said it was struggling to make the authorities do their duty. “It is painful to see such apathy on the part of the officials tasked to deal with the issue of maintaining Rajghat, a memorial to the Father of the Nation,” a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said. The court also termed as “serious” and unfathomable…

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Chennai, Aug 3 (DIN NEWS) The Madras High Court on Friday ordered actor Kamal Haasan and his production house Rajkamal Films International to file a reply by Monday in connection with a suit seeking to stall the release of his “Vishwaroopam 2” on August 10. When the civil suit moved by Pyramid Saimira Productions International against Haasan for recovery of Rs 5.44 crore came up for hearing, Justice C V Karthikeyan issued a notice to the actor and posted the matter for hearing on Monday. The petitioner has said the…

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A special court today granted conditional interim bail to senior Congress leader and Karnataka Minister D K Shivakumar in a tax evasion case. Shivakumar, who was present in the court, and four other accused in the case, have been directed to deposit a bond of Rs 50,000 each. Sachin Narayan, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Anjaneya Hanumanthaia and Rajendra are the other accused. The Special Court for Economic Offences posted the case for next hearing on September 20. The Income Tax department carried out raids against close friends and relatives of Shivakumar…

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The Supreme Court today said it would examine whether there should be a total ban on use of firecrackers as it noted that air pollution reached hazardous proportions during Diwali. It said around 20-25 per cent of children in the city suffer from respiratory problems due to abnormally high levels of pollution during the festival. “Are we supposed to take a holistic approach and ban everything that contributes to pollution or take an ad-hoc approach and simply ban firecrackers?” a bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan asked.…

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