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SC : PUBLIC SERVANTS CAN BE PROSECUTED UNDER CORRUPTION ACT

   13 April 2009 at 17:29

The Supreme Court has held that office bearers of a registered cooperative society are public servants and can be prosecuted on the charges of corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act.A bench comprising Justices Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Jose ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   327 Views


More security for High Court

   13 April 2009 at 07:47

The security threat to the Karnataka High Court appears to have been taken seriously at last by the city police which on Monday deployed 12 gunmen armed with sophisticated SLR rifles to patrol its grounds.The gunmen will check every vehicle entering ..

Posted in Others |   273 Views


Apex court chides advocates

   13 April 2009 at 07:45

New Delhi: The Supreme Court chided advocates for seeking adjournments on flimsy grounds like traffic jams, as such an attitude only compounded the woes of people caught in endless litigations."What traffic jams? Let there be rains, sunshine or even ..

Posted in Students |   518 Views


UP govt rejects Varun's charges on invoking NSA

   12 April 2009 at 08:51

Rejecting Varun Gandhi's charge that he was booked under NSA due to political reasons; the UP govt on Saturday told the Supreme Court that his recent speeches in Pilibhit had communal overtones and blamed the BJP candidate for the chaos on the day of ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   261 Views


Accounting regulators yet to recognise LLP

   11 April 2009 at 22:15

Accounting regulators yet to recognise LLPAmendments needed in regulations.Though the government has initiated the process of registering Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) firms, it would take a while before the chartered accountant (CA), company s ..

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Reservation for SCs, STs not must at prelims: SC

   10 April 2009 at 18:48

Observing that vacancies are not filled by "charity", the Supreme Court has said the government is not under any Constitutional obligation to provide reservation to SCs, STs etc, in preliminary tests conducted for filling up official posts."Judging o ..

Posted in Students  2 comments |   658 Views


HC have fundamental duty to record reasons in disposing case

   10 April 2009 at 10:44

The Supreme Court has ruled that the High Courts have a duty and obligation to record reasons in disposing of cases.A bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and Asok Kumar Ganguly while remanding back a service matter to Allahabad High Court, noted ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   307 Views


SC REJECTS PLEA FOR EARLY HEARING

   10 April 2009 at 10:42

The Supreme Court declined to give early hearing to a petition challenging the decision of the organisers of IPL Cricket tournament to shift it to South Africa.A bench, comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam, declined the ..

Posted in Others |   352 Views


Chief Justice pays tributes to Martin Luther King Jr

   10 April 2009 at 09:49

Houston (PTI): Supreme Court Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan paid tributes to Martin Luther King Jr in a special ceremony in Atlanta to mark the 41st death anniversary of the anti-apartheid activist.The chief justice, along with a delegation of Minist ..

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Indian origin MP takes credit for anti-dowry law in UK

   10 April 2009 at 09:48

LONDON: Britain is considering an anti-dowry law to curb spousal violence among expatriate Indians. British MP Virendra Sharma has said he had raised the demand for a law to protect women’s rights, in the House of Commons.Sharma, currently on a visit ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   320 Views