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P&H HC notice to 8, including MP, DGP, Home Secy in rape cas

   22 July 2009 at 12:57

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notices to eight respondents, including Punjab home secretary, police chief and a ruling SAD MP, in a case of alleged kidnapping and gangrape of a minor girl of Tarn Taran district last month.Justice Nawa ..

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Madras HC grants conditional bail to doctor, son in markshee

   22 July 2009 at 12:57

The Madras High Court today granted conditional anticipatory bail to a doctor and his son in connection with the mark sheet fudging case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Justice M Jeyapaul granted the bail to Dr C Krishnamurthy and his ..

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SC: No rule of law in Rajasthan

   22 July 2009 at 12:56

The Supreme Court has directed Home Secretary, Rajasthan to appear personally in the court on July 27 to explain why its order to re-arrest a rape accused has not been complied with.A bench comprising Justices Markandey Katju and A K Ganguly yesterd ..

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Tough to fault HC 377 ruling: Law Ministry

   22 July 2009 at 12:18

The Union Law Secretary has told the government that it’s difficult to find any lacunae in the judgment of the Delhi High Court which struck down provisions in Section 377 of the IPC that criminalised homosexuality.This comes when the Centre ha ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   141 Views


Interview: Bar Council Chairman SNP Sinha

   22 July 2009 at 12:08

Legally India caught up with Bar Council of India chairman Suraj Narain Prasad Sinha last week. We asked him about legal education, Australian racism and why allowing foreign law firms to practice here is a bad idea.Legally India (LI): What are the g ..

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Sena candidate moves SC over RS election pattern row

   21 July 2009 at 20:57

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine on Thursday a petition challenging the Election Commission's decision to hold separate elections for filling up three vacant seats in the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra. The petition filed by Rahul S Narwe ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   225 Views


Supreme Court refuses to stay HC order on Kannada language

   21 July 2009 at 20:56

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Karnataka High Court's judgement quashing a state government order making Kannada the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools of the state from class I to IV. A three judge Bench headed by Chi ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   196 Views


SC stays HC order on abortion of mentally challenged woman

   21 July 2009 at 20:36

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court directing termination of the pregnancy of a mentally challenged orphan who was raped at a Nari Niketan in Chandigarh. "We stay the operation of the High Court ord ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   152 Views


Kasab's statement not confession but admission of guilt: Jud

   21 July 2009 at 20:34

The special court trying the lone surviving terrorist in 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes, Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, on Tuesday said the Pakistani gunman's statement pleading guilty before it was not a confession but an admission of guilt. Judge M.L. Tahaliy ..

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Social activist approaches SC on agitation in Madras HC camp

   21 July 2009 at 20:32

A Chennai-based social activist has approached the Supreme Court seeking action against the lawyers who had resorted to violent agitation in the premises of Madras High Court in February this year. The petitioner, Vishwanath Swami, pleaded the apex ..

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