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Maharashtra DGP's appointment set aside by HC

   05 February 2009 at 23:51

Mumbai, Feb 5 (PTI) The Bombay High Court today set aside the appointment of senior IPS officer Anami N Roy as Maharashtra's Director General of Police, terming it as contrary to law.The court also asked the state government to appoint a new DGP in ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   331 Views


Govt cannot arm people in naxal-hit areas: SC

   05 February 2009 at 23:49

The government cannot arm common men or those associated with Salwa Judum, a people's movement to combat naxalism in Chhatisgarh, to curb the unlawful activities of naxalites, the Supreme Court said."We do not underestimate the enormity of the proble ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   197 Views


SC comes down heavily on custodial violence

   04 February 2009 at 20:42

Warning that custodial deaths if left unchecked would lead to anarchy and barbarism, the Supreme Court has called for stern measures to combat the menace as otherwise the people's confidence in the country's criminal justice system will be destroyed. ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   260 Views


SC issues notice to salt manufacturers

   04 February 2009 at 20:41

The Supreme Court has issued notice to salt manufacturers' body and others on the Centre's plea seeking transfer of petitions challenging a government notification that banned sale and consumption of non-iodised salt (common salt).A bench headed by J ..

Posted in Civil Law |   240 Views


PF scam: CBI questions judges

   04 February 2009 at 18:02

NEW DELHI: A Supreme Court judge, three Allahabad High Court judges and one Uttarakhand High Court judge have been questioned by CBI in connection with the Ghaziabad PF scam. The investigating agency asked them if they had any links with Ashutosh Ast ..

Posted in Others |   233 Views


SEBI to question Raju brothers today

   04 February 2009 at 14:10

Supreme Court has allowed market regulator SEBI to interrogate Satyam founder Ramalinga Raju, ending more than three weeks of wait to access the kingpin of the accounting fraud in the IT Company.SEBI would be probing if there was any insider trading ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   164 Views


Govt to ensure correct labelling in oil brands, rules out ban

   04 February 2009 at 14:07

In the wake of a report claiming that harmful levels of trans-fat content in cooking oils make them unfit for consumption, the govt has said it will ensure correct labelling on products to create awareness among the people about the issue, but ruled ..

Posted in Others |   204 Views


SC anguished over high cost of litigation in the country

   04 February 2009 at 14:06

Pointing towards the high cost of litigation, the Supreme Court has said that the common man cannot afford to come to courts for justice as only the rich and affluent have the wherewithal to fight legal battles over their grievances."No man will dare ..

Posted in Others |   291 Views


Lawyers on strike to protest CrPC changes on arrest provisions

   04 February 2009 at 14:05

Lawyers of district courts across the country on Tuesday went on strike to protest changes in the CrPC which allow police not to arrest accused in offences punishable up to seven years in jail."Lawyers from Kashmir to Kanyakumari have abstained from ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   222 Views


HC stays obscenity case against couple

   04 February 2009 at 10:40

On couple's plea HC stays case against them for obscenity New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Coming to the rescue of a newly married couple, the Delhi High Court Monday stayed criminal proceeding against them on the charge of committing an obscene act at a Metr ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   184 Views