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CJI transfers Boss music case to judges headed by Justice B N Agarwal

   21 March 2009 at 22:15

The Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan has transferred the Boss music school case to a new bench of three judges headed by Justice B N Agarwal.Other judges on the bench are Justices G S Singhvi and H L Dattu.The new bench will hear on March 23 t ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   186 Views


SC to hear suspended police officers plea in TN HC clash

   21 March 2009 at 22:14

Two senior police officers of Chennai, whose suspension was ordered by the Madras High Court in connection with the police-lawyers clash on February 19, are likely to approach the Supreme Court on Monday.A three-judge bench, headed by Justice S J Muk ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   158 Views


HC stays suspension of two Meghalaya MLAs

   20 March 2009 at 21:49

In a setback to the NCP-led Meghalaya Progressive Alliance, the Guwahati High Court on Friday stayed Speaker B M Lanong's ruling placing two legislators - Khknam MLA Paul Lyngdoh and Independent Limison Sangma - under interim suspension."The impugned ..

Posted in Others |   223 Views


Amend IPC to check corporal punishment to children: NCPCR

   20 March 2009 at 19:21

New Delhi: Seeking strict legal measures against corporal punishment to children, a prominent childrights body on Friday favoured amending Indian Penal Code (IPC) contending that certain provisions in the law protect adults who physically punish youn ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   312 Views


Statement of Finance Ministry on Inflation

   20 March 2009 at 10:28

Statement of Finance Ministry on Inflation Annual (year-on-year) rate of inflation declined to 0.4 per cent for the week ended March 7, 2009 from 2.4 per cent in the week ended February 28, 2009. The drop of 199 basis points in inflation is the steep ..

Posted in Others |   177 Views


NPS to other Citizens Deferred

   20 March 2009 at 10:24

NPS to other Citizens Deferred New employees of the Central Government were brought into NPS w.e.f. January 1, 2004. Government transferred the accumulated funds along with its matching contribution to the three Fund Managers appointed by PFRDA for i ..

Posted in Others |   168 Views


Lawyers suspend boycott of TN courts

   19 March 2009 at 23:37

Chennai, Mar 19 (PTI) After nearly a month-long boycott of courts in Tamil Nadu, advocates today decided to suspend their agitation and attend courts from March 23.The decision by advocates came a day after the Madras High Court ordered suspension of ..

Posted in Others |   225 Views


Govt can't be forced to pay salaries of defunct units: SC

   19 March 2009 at 23:35

The Supreme Court has ruled that the government cannot be compelled to provide salaries to employees of defunct public companies as the same cannot be claimed as a matter of right.If courts start giving directions to the government on such pleas it w ..

Posted in Others |   190 Views


Citizens protest Tamil Nadu Information Commission failure on RTI Act

   19 March 2009 at 17:59

Activists held a demonstration outside Memorial Hall onMonday protesting the Tamil Nadu Information Commission’s “negligentattitude” with Right to Information petitions.Presenting a memorandum of their demands to the Commission after thedemonstration ..

Posted in Others |   207 Views


Saravana Bhavan founder gets life for murder

   19 March 2009 at 17:56

Founder of the popular Saravana Bhavan hotel chain P. Rajagopal was Thursday sentenced to life in a murder case by the Madras High Court that enhanced his 10-year rigorous imprisonment awarded by a trial court.The verdict was announced by a division ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   210 Views