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LEGAL INDIA : Legal Update

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SC to take up Kerala reference on information commissioner

Posted: 05 May 2013 03:28 AM PDT

Thiruvananthapuram: Former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan will watch closely proceedings in the Supreme Court, as it considers Monday a “special reference” from the Kerala governor on the dismissal of a top state official. Besides Achuthanandan, his wife Vasumathy figures prominently in the documents submitted to the apex court to substantiate the Kerala governor’s special  [ Read More ]

2G case: Swamy moves court for Raja’s written statement

Posted: 05 May 2013 03:21 AM PDT

A Delhi court Saturday posted for July 6 an application filed by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy seeking the written statement given by former telecom minister A. Raja to Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Approaching Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini, who is trying the 2G case, Swamy, in his application,  [ Read More ]

Geetika suicide: Court fixes May 10 for order on framing charges

Posted: 05 May 2013 03:15 AM PDT

A Delhi court today reserved, for May 10, its order on framing of charges against former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda and his employee Aruna Chaddha, accused of abetting the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma. District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge S.K. Sarvaria reserved the order on framing of charges against Kanda and  [ Read More ]

Aarushi case: Court rejects defence request to summon 13 witnesses

Posted: 05 May 2013 03:05 AM PDT

A court trying the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case Saturday rejected the defence counsel’s request to summon the then CBI joint director Arun Kumar and 12 other witnesses included in the original list but not brought to depose, the lawyer said. Defence counsel Manoj Sisodia said that he made the request since the Central Bureau of  [ Read More ]

Should sex behind bars be allowed?

Posted: 05 May 2013 06:33 AM PDT

Jinendra Parakh If a person commits any crime, it does not mean that by committing a crime, he/she ceases to be a human being and that he/she can be deprived of those aspects of life which constitutes human dignity   Man is a social animal and he needs a family and society to live his  [ Read More ]

Delhi Police chief gets HC notice on advocates’ complaint

Posted: 05 May 2013 02:28 AM PDT

he Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Delhi Police Commissioner and the Gandhi Nagar police station chief on a plea filed by two lawyers who alleged verbal abuse and physical assault on them by city police officials. Justice Sunil Gaur, seeking response from the police chief and the Gandhi Nagar station house officer  [ Read More ]

Delhi considering increasing contribution to bar council fund

Posted: 05 May 2013 03:09 AM PDT

The Delhi government might increase its contribution to the Bar Council of Delhi’s corpus fund for welfare measures, Chief Minister Sheia Dikshit said Saturday. The government had provided Rs.1 crore for the constitution of the corpus fund. “Since it was long time ago, I am sure that the time has come to take a review  [ Read More ]

Base ration subsidy on 2011 census for better coverage: SC

Posted: 05 May 2013 02:45 AM PDT

The Supreme Court Friday said that it would be “ideal” to make latest projection of people eligible for subsidized ration under the targeted public distribution system (TPDS) on the basis of 2011 census data. “To take the latest census figures (2011) and then make the projection on the number of eligible people to be covered  [ Read More ]

CBI has exposed many in railways for corruption

Posted: 05 May 2013 02:55 AM PDT

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has exposed at least 17 cases of corruption by railway staff over the past 20 months, according to the agency. The latest case was in April when A.K. Bora, then chairman of Railway Recruitment Board, Northeast Frontier Railway, Guwahati, was sentenced to three years imprisonment and fined Rs.3,000. This  [ Read More ]
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