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Renuka Choudhary to fight the Cr.PC amendments

   03 February 2009 at 18:22

NEW DELHI: A day after the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) Amendment Act2008 got presidential nod, minister for women and child developmentRenuka Choudhary challenged her own government's decision byannouncing that she would like to examine the amendm ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   323 Views


Cr.PC amendment will embolden criminals allege police

   03 February 2009 at 18:09

CHENNAI: Headlines such as "police arrest youth for sexual harassment,""robber caught by police," that often occupy print media space areexpected to become a thing of the past once the CrPC (Amendment) Act2008 is implemented. Policemen in Tamil Nadu, ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   970 Views


Deep-rooted insecurity led Mohala to create hijack drama: Experts

   03 February 2009 at 07:15

NEW DELHI: Jitender Kumar Mohala could be suffering from what psychiatrists call a frustration aggression syndrome. Mohala was arrested on Sunday night and was sent to jail for 14 days for creating a hijack scare on board an Indigo flight, leading to ..

Posted in Others |   251 Views


SC puts states on notice over population control

   03 February 2009 at 07:12

Appalled by the indifference of state governments to the implementation of the national population policy to tackle the problem posed by rapid population growth that put dwindling food stocks under strain, the Supreme Court on Monday put their chief ..

Posted in Others |   222 Views


Kissing in public by married couple not obscene: HC

   03 February 2009 at 07:11

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has stayed criminal proceedings against a couple wondering how and why an "expression of love by a young married couple" in this case allegedly by stealing kisses in public should attract the charge of obscenity. Justi ..

Posted in Others |   267 Views


CEC's letter accuses Chawla of leaking info

   03 February 2009 at 07:10

NEW DELHI: Strange as it may sound but election commissioner Navin Chawla was in favour of issuing notice to Sonia Gandhi on her `Maut ke Saudagar' speech but did not want the outside world to know it. In fact, the entire event is part of the CEC's l ..

Posted in Others |   215 Views


SC declines to give urgent hearing in wheat allotment scam

   02 February 2009 at 18:52

New Delhi, Feb 2 (UNI) The Supreme Court today declined to give an urgent hearing to an application seeking directions to CBI to conduct investigation de novo (fresh) into Rs 1 lakh crore scam involving alleged diversion of wheat allotted for Public ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   167 Views


CEC recommendation on Chawla not binding:Bhardwaj

   02 February 2009 at 18:50

Govt virtually rejected the recommendation of CEC N Gopalaswami for removal of his colleague Navin Chawla on Monday and hinted at making the Election Commissioner as the next CEC.Law Minister H R Bhardwaj said that the government had a policy to have ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   177 Views


SEBI seeks SC permission to interrogate Raju

   02 February 2009 at 18:49

Market regulator SEBI is seeking the Supreme Court's permission to interrogate Satyam'sdisgraced founder Ramalinga Raju and his brother Rama Raju inconnection with the Rs 7,800-crore fraud in the IT company.Solicitor General G E Vahanvati submitted t ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   209 Views


SC declines early hearing in UP Food grains scam

   02 February 2009 at 18:48

The Supreme Court on Monday declined an early hearing to the plea seeking CBI inquiry into the alleged diversion of food grains meant for BPL families in Uttar Pradesh to Bangladesh and Nepal during 2001-2004.However, a Bench headed by Chief Justice ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   247 Views