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Monday, May 20, 2013

LEGAL INDIA : Legal Update

LEGAL INDIA : Legal Update

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CBI officer to be questioned for 3 days on bribe

Posted: 19 May 2013 04:46 AM PDT

A Delhi court Saturday sent Vivek Dutt, a CBI officer heading the probe into the allocation of coal blocks, to the custody of the probe agency till May 21 for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs.7 lakh from a businessman for settling a land dispute. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge V.K. Gupta sent  [ Read More ]

Crying need for judicial reform, more judges and better infrastructure

Posted: 19 May 2013 04:51 AM PDT

Justice delayed is justice denied. Nowhere this rings truer than in India where a staggering 30 million cases are said to be pending in the country’s courts today. And to tackle this intimidating problem requires comprehensive judicial reform, more judges of quality and improvement of the judicial infrastructure, jurists say. “We need more quality judges  [ Read More ]

Ghaziabad eases land policy for weaker sections

Posted: 19 May 2013 04:42 AM PDT

The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has liberalised its policies to benefit small land holders, farmers and economically deprived section of the society, an official said Thursday. GDA chairman Santosh Yadav said under the new rule even a building built-in an area of 90 square metres can be raised to a height of 15 metres (four-storeys).  [ Read More ]

Saradha boss, aide sent to police custody in new case

Posted: 19 May 2013 04:57 AM PDT

A West Bengal court on Sunday sent Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen and a close aide to 10 days’ police custody in a new case against them. Sen and senior company official Arvind Chauhan were sent to police custody by a South 24 Parganas court. A North 24 Parganas court Saturday had sent the duo  [ Read More ]

Land acquisition bill will lead to corporatization: Activists

Posted: 19 May 2013 04:54 AM PDT

While political consensus on the land acquisition bill, hailed as one of the most important reform measures, has been worked out, civil society activists are unhappy with its provisions and say it will lead to “corporatization” of land. They also say it lacks provisions for rehabilitating the displaced. Activists say the new bill is a  [ Read More ]

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