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Karnataka High Court Judges appointed

   17 April 2009 at 10:45

Karnataka High Court Judges appointedIn exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Justice Amblikal Narayana Gowda Venugopala Gowda and (ii) Shri Justice Li ..

Posted in Legal Documents |   1392 Views


Terror posing challenges to rights promotion: CJI

   16 April 2009 at 23:04

Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan has said terror attacks and violence on basis of religion, caste and gender are posing "considerable challenges" to promotion of human rights but expressed satisfaction that safeguards are provided under the Constitutio ..

Posted in Others |   252 Views


FIR against Scindia for poll code violation

   16 April 2009 at 23:03

An FIR has been lodged against Congress candidate from Guna constituency Jyotiraditya Scindia, for allegedly violating the model code after a helicopter flying him landed at a ground Lalitpur without prior official permission.Scindia had allegedly la ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  2 comments |   178 Views


IT payer base doubles in a decade

   16 April 2009 at 16:50

The number of income-tax payers in the country has nearly doubled from 1.73 crore in 1998-99 to 3.37 crore in 2007-08, going by the data available with the tax department. In 1998-99, the effective income-tax payers’ base stood at 1.73 crore with the ..

Posted in Taxation |   222 Views


Imposition of penalty under section 271C of IT Act

   16 April 2009 at 16:48

ITAT, DELHI BENCH ‘H’ NEW DELHISahara India Fianncial Corpn. Ltd.v.Addl. CIT ITA NOS. 97 TO 100/DEL/2006MARCH 20, 2009RELEVANT EXTRACTS:** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **3. We have duly considered the rival conte ..

Posted in Taxation |   972 Views


Delhi HC to have two brothers as Judges after 43 yrs

   16 April 2009 at 14:51

With the swearing in of Mr Neeraj Kishan Kaul as additional judge, Delhi High Court will have two brothers as judges after a gap of 43 years.This distinction has occasioned with the swearing in of Mr Neeraj Kishan Kaul as the additional judge of the ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   274 Views


Abbas Kazmi is Kasab's new lawyer

   16 April 2009 at 14:32

A senior criminal lawyer from Mumbai, Abbas Kazmi, was on Thursday appointed to defend Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist in the 26/11 attack. Kazmi, who was appointed by special judge M L Tahilyani, will replace Anjali Waghmare, ..

Posted in Others |   307 Views


Supreme Court orders Varun Gandhi's release

   16 April 2009 at 14:27

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered "forthwith release" of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi for two weeks to enable him to file his nomination for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and for the poll campaign.A Bench of Chief Justice K ..

Posted in Others |   250 Views


Mumbai court debars lawyer Waghmare to defend Ajmal Kasab

   15 April 2009 at 23:34

The trial in the Mumbai terror attacks case could not begin on Wednesday as a special court in Mumbai revoked its order appointing advocate Anjali Waghmare to defend the lone surviving militant, Mohammed Amir Ajmal Kasab.Judge M L Tahilyani directed ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   313 Views


Kasab appears in court, demands Pakistani lawyer

   15 April 2009 at 22:09

The lone terrorist captured in the Mumbai terror strike, Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab on Wednesday demanded a Pakistani lawyer to defend him as the trial started here with his assigned counsel Anjali Waghmare being removed on grounds of "professional mi ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   240 Views