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Australian national moves Madras HC against validity of court order

   09 December 2008 at 19:49

An Australian national has moved the Madras High Court, challenging the validity of the jurisdiction of a Magistrate court in trying a criminal case, involving foreign nationals, without the consent of the Centre.Petitioner Kamakshidasan submitted th ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   373 Views


NHRC waiting reply from Maha govt on attacks on north Indians

   09 December 2008 at 19:48

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seems to have lost all hope of getting a reply from Maharashtra govt on its notice on alleged attack on north Indians by supporters of MNS led by Raj Thackeray."The state government is looking into the matt ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   168 Views


President clears elevation of judges for Supreme Court

   09 December 2008 at 19:48

The Supreme Court Collegium has finally had its way with President Pratibha Patil clearing the names of three High Court chief justices recommended by it for elevation to the apex court despite reservations voiced by the Prime Minister's Office.The P ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   213 Views


ERADICATION OF TERRORISM

   09 December 2008 at 10:07

ERADICATION OF TERRORISM—A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE INSPIRED BY THE WRITINGS OF THE BAHA’I FAITHA. K. Merchant*Once more India has witnessed the consequences of terrorist attacks more brutal and gruesome than the ones before and disruption of normal ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   244 Views


GENOCIDE TASK FORCE

   09 December 2008 at 10:06

For Immediate ReleaseDecember 8, 2008Contact: Andrew Hollinger, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 202-488-6133 Lauren Sucher, United States Institute of Peace. 202-429-3822Genocide Prevention Task Force Delivers Blueprint for U.S. Gover ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   228 Views


Court halts perjury moves against Pawar

   07 December 2008 at 11:30

New Delhi: India’s Supreme Court on Friday stopped criminal proceedings against the country’s top cricket officials on perjury charges. The Calcutta High Court had last month ordered police to file the charges against six officials of the Board of Co ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   231 Views


Writ to prevent slaughter of temple cows

   06 December 2008 at 20:36

Chennai: A public interest writ petition, seeking to prevent donated temple cows from being sold to slaughter houses, has been filed in the Madras high court. The first bench comprising CJ A K Ganguly and justice F M Ibrahim Kalifulla ordered notice ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   273 Views


SC refuses CBI probe into Nanded, Malegaon blasts

   06 December 2008 at 20:36

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL filed by Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani seeking a CBI probe into the alleged involvement of Hindu fundamentalists in the 2006 Nanded blasts and the one in Malegaon ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   255 Views


Court cancels Roche’s patent for anti-viral

   06 December 2008 at 20:36

New Delhi: In a first-ever instance of a patent being revoked after being granted, the Madras High Court has set aside pharma major Roche’s patent on key drug, valganciclovir on procedural grounds. A patent on valganciclovir was granted to the compan ..



chid marriage case adjourned for 12 dec 2008.

   06 December 2008 at 19:19

THE CASE REGARDING VALIDITY OF CHILD MARRIAGE BEFORE SP. BENCH OF DELHI HIGH COURT WAS ADJOURNED FOR 12/12/2008. MR ARVIND JAIN WILL ARGUE THE THE CASE ON THE NEXT DATE.THIS IS GOING TO BE A STEPPING STONE IN JUDICIAL HISTORY. ..

Posted in Family Law |   381 Views