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Access to justice to large section remains illusory: CJI

   06 July 2008 at 09:27

Gulbarga, Karnataka, Jul 5 Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan today expressed regret over the fact that access to justice to protect fundamental rights remained illusory for a large section of the community, due to poverty, ignorance and ..

Posted in Others |   358 Views


1st meeting of newly constituted Central Board of trustees of EPF

   06 July 2008 at 09:27

1st meeting of newly constituted Central Board of trustees of EPF held APPROVES REDUCTION OF THRESHOLD LIMIT FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE EPF & MP ACT 1952 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16:17 IST The 183rd ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   332 Views


Court issues notice to CBI director over Salem's extradition

   06 July 2008 at 09:27

A Delhi Court issued notice to the CBI director seeking his response as to why underworld don Abu Salem was extradited instead of being deported here from Portugal in 2005 to face trial in criminal cases including the 1992 Mumbai blasts case. "Issue ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   302 Views


Jermyn Capital moves SC against SEBI ban

   05 July 2008 at 16:03

Dubai-based investment firm Jermyn Capital LLC today moved the Supreme Court challenging market regulator SEBI's decision to ban it from trading in the Indian securities market for its alleged association with Ketan Parekh, the main accused in the 20 ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   312 Views


India legal back-office work picks up on US slowdown

   05 July 2008 at 16:03

Legal process outsourcing is rapidly growing and is expected to become a $4 billion industry globally by 2015 with India occupying a significant chunk of it, industry players and analysts said.U.S.-based Brown & Wilson Group Inc in its 2008 Black Boo ..

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Wadia trust to submit ad draft: HC

   05 July 2008 at 16:03

The Bombay High Court today asked the N H Wadia Trust to submit a draft of the advertisement to be published regarding an auction of a prime piece of land owned by it to the Prothonotary within one week.Division bench of Justices S B Mhase and Ashuto ..

Posted in Civil Law |   446 Views


UK Bar Council slams BBC drama; series writer responds

   05 July 2008 at 16:03

A row has broken out between the Bar Council and a television writer over the BBC courtroom drama, Criminal Justice. The five-part serial, aired on BBC1 this week, shows the story of a man falsely accused and imprisoned on murder charges. Bar Council ..

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Direct tax collections up 38.6 per cent in April-June

   05 July 2008 at 16:03

Belying fears of economic slowdown impacting government revenue, direct tax collections have gone up by 38.6 per cent in the first quarter this fiscal at Rs 57,373 crore compared to Rs 41,391 in the year-ago period."The growth in direct taxes has bee ..

Posted in Taxation |   305 Views


RIM GETS A DELAY IN VISTO PATENT TRIAL

   05 July 2008 at 16:03

Research In Motion won a delay in a patent-infringement case filed by Visto regarding wireless e-mail technology. The trial was scheduled to begin next Monday in Marshall, Texas, but the judge said a postponement was warranted until the U.S. Patent a ..



Patent-obsessed big pharma joining hands with generics competitors

   05 July 2008 at 16:03

Within days of Japanese company Daiichi Sankyo acquiring Ranbaxy Laboratories, another innovator (essentially, patent holders of blockbuster drugs) company Sanofi Aventis of France said it is making a bid to acquire Czech generics company Zentiva. Do ..