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Madras HC dismisses PIL against minister in land grabbing case

   10 December 2008 at 20:33

The Madras High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed against Tamil Nadu Minister Veerapandi S Arumugam in connection with a land grabbing case in his home town Salem.Dismissing the petition, the First Bench, comprising Ch ..

Posted in Property Law |   874 Views


HC, apex court has power to order CBI probe: Centre tells SC

   10 December 2008 at 20:33

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no restriction on High Courts and apex court to order a CBI probe into sensitive cases having national and international ramification."There is no restriction on the powers of the courts ( ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   201 Views


Madras HC to get 14 new judges

   10 December 2008 at 10:20

CHENNAI: The Supreme Court has given its nod for the appointment of 14 new judges in the Madras High Court, but not without a rider. At least five of the 14 candidates, who met chief justice A K Ganguly on Tuesday, were informed that they may have to ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   415 Views


Calls made to police control room are public documents: CIC

   10 December 2008 at 08:52

NEW DELHI: The records of calls made to Police Control Room — on 100 — are “public documents” details of which should be provided under the RTI Act, even if an accused wants to use it for defence in a Court, Central Information Commission has directe ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   243 Views


PIL demands removal of country’s images from Google Earth

   09 December 2008 at 23:57

MUMBAI: A PIL filed in the Bombay High Court has taken exception to easy access to satellite images of the vital installations in the country through Google Earth. The petition, filed by Mumbai-based lawyer Amit Karkhanis, has demanded removal of ima ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   213 Views


CJI inaugurates course for legal correspondents

   09 December 2008 at 23:55

With the increasing activism of the judiciary and the role of media in reporting the court proceedings, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishan has taken an initiative to make the legal correspondents aware of their responsibilities while performing t ..

Posted in Others |   266 Views


CJI announces Free Legal Aid

   09 December 2008 at 23:55

The Chief Justice, KG Balakrishnan announced today that free legal aid would be given to all the victims of the terrorist attacks on 26/11. This has come as a welcome move from the president of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).We know th ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   197 Views


Uttar Pradesh court reinstates 18,000 dismissed policemen

   09 December 2008 at 19:56

Allahabad, Dec 8 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court Monday ordered reinstatement of 18,000 policemen whose services were terminated by the Mayawati government shortly after she assumed office in 2007.A single-judge bench of Justice D.P.Singh, who was he ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   330 Views


Campus cannot be allowed to become political battlefield: SC

   09 December 2008 at 19:54

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would not allow a university campus to become a "political battlefield" with free flow of money and muscle power in student union elections. "We will see that educational institutions should not bec ..

Posted in Students |   360 Views


CJI calls for 'responsible' media coverage

   09 December 2008 at 19:53

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Sunday asked the media to be "more responsible" and not pose hurdles to risky operations of security forces. Referring to the coverage of Mumbai attacks, CJ I Balakrishnan said that the coverage o ..

Posted in Others |   244 Views