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Courts can't afford to deal with pollution cases causally: SC

   12 December 2008 at 23:33

The Supreme Court on Friday said that courts cannot afford to deal lightly with cases involving public health and that escalating pollution levels need to be checked.A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam said issu ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   195 Views


Sorabjee moves SC, seeks better training for cops

   12 December 2008 at 23:32

NEW DELHI: Overwhelmed by the audacious terror strike in the heart of Mumbai, former attorney general Soli J Sorabjee gave vent to the public angst by moving the Supreme Court with a PIL for a direction to the Centre to equip and train the police mak ..

Posted in Others |   205 Views


‘Mistakes’ behind CBI letting Mulayam off

   12 December 2008 at 23:30

NEW DELHI: If you believe the Supreme Court judgment of March 1 last year directing a CBI probe into the alleged disproportionate assets of Mulayam Singh Yadav and his kin, then the SP leader’s son, Akhilesh Yadav, was “completely involved in full-ti ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   203 Views


SC notice to Centre to equip police

   12 December 2008 at 23:28

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a PIL seeking direction for equipping police and security forces with modern weapons and devices to combat and counter terror attacks like the one in Mumbai. A Bench headed by Chie ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   182 Views


SC reserves judgment on HC power for CBI probe

   12 December 2008 at 23:27

The Supreme Court today reserved its judgment with regard to the powers of the High Court ordering a CBI inquiry without the consent of the state government concerned. A five-judge Constitution Bench, comprising Chief Justice Mr KG Balakrishnan and J ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   196 Views


Medical college needs fresh inspection - SC

   12 December 2008 at 20:57

New Delhi: The Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre may face another inspection by the Medical Council of India (MCI) as the Supreme Court (SC) has directed it to conduct the inspection to ensure that deficiencies pointe ..

Posted in Students |   274 Views


Acquittal by trial court carries a lot of weight: SC

   12 December 2008 at 20:55

NEW DELHI: In the long and tortuous three-tier litigation system in India, what is the value of a trial court order acquitting an accused when the state has the option of appealing against it before the high court and then in the Supreme Court? Quite ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   198 Views


Govt lawyer not to defend Kasab

   11 December 2008 at 23:11

Advocate Dinesh Mota who was asked by the Maharashtra legal aid to take up Kasab's case has refused to do so. Speaking to the media persons he said, “I was asked to take up Kasab’s case by the Maharashtra legal aid. But I refused to do so,” he said.M ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   353 Views


SC reserves verdict on courts' power to order CBI probe

   11 December 2008 at 23:08

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the validity of the powers of High Courts and apex court to order CBI probes in sensitive cases.A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan would decide whether the pr ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   200 Views


Mumbai attack terrorist's police custody extended till 24th Dec

   11 December 2008 at 23:07

Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman, the lone terrorist caught alive during the 26th November terror attacks, has been remanded in police custody till 24th December by a court in Mumbai for his alleged involvement in the killing of ATS chief Hemant Karkare and ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   192 Views