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Homosexuality issue may go to Supreme Court larger bench

   14 July 2009 at 14:09

The Centre is most likely to seek reference of the five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on the issue of decriminalising homosexuality between two consenting adults.In view of stiff opposition to Delhi High Court judgment dated July 2, d ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   99 Views


MP: Court acquits all 6 accused in Prof Sabharwal murder cas

   14 July 2009 at 14:09

A local trial court acquitted all the six accused in Prof H S Sabharwal murder case on the grounds that the prosecution had failed to prove charges against the accused.District Judge Nitin Dalvi delivered the judgment this afternoon in a packed court ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   93 Views


Ajmal Amir Kasab Trial: Witness conducted autopsy of 21 kill

   14 July 2009 at 14:09

A doctor, who is a witness in the 26/11 terrorist attack case, told the designated court that he had conducted post-mortems of 21 persons killed on that unfortunate day, including Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Chief Hemant Karkare and joint commissioner ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   135 Views


Madras HC fixes Aug 3 for final hearing in Coimbatore bomb b

   14 July 2009 at 14:08

Madras High Court fixed August 3 for final hearing on appeal petitions filed by the convicts in the Coimbatore serial bomb blasts case.When the case came up before a specially constituted Bench comprising Ms Justices Prabha Sridevan and M Sathyanaray ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   58 Views


SC gives 6 weeks to Mayawati to respond in corruption case

   14 July 2009 at 14:08

The Supreme Court granted six weeks time to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to respond to the affidavit filed by the CBI seeking its permission to file a chargesheet against her in a disproportionate assets case.A bench comprising Chief Justice ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   52 Views


Allahabad HC issues contempt of court notice to Principal Se

   14 July 2009 at 14:07

Allahabad High Court issued contempt of court notices to Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Home) Fateh Bhahadur Singh and Senior Superintendent of Police of Jalaun G P Kanaujia and fixed August 19, 2009 for compliance of Court’s order, passed ..

Posted in Others |   145 Views


SC acquits rape convict

   14 July 2009 at 14:07

The Supreme Court while acquitting a rape convict, has said that the victim seemed to be a woman of easy virtue.A bench comprising Justices Mukundakan Sharma and B S Chauhan while holding that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reaso ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   140 Views


ICAI ACT NEEDS AMENDMENTS: KHURSHID

   14 July 2009 at 12:04

Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today agreed that the ICAI Act needs some amendments to become a more powerful body post the Satyam scam. "I can see that some amendments (in ICAI Act) are called for but we would like to see what their ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   159 Views


MARICO MAY MOVE COURT ON CBEC CIRCULAR, DABUR LIKELY TO FOLL

   14 July 2009 at 12:03

Marico, the manufacturer of the country’s largest hair-oil brand Parachute, is contemplating legal action against a recent Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) circular which says that companies will have to pay 8% excise on coconut oi ..

Posted in Taxation |   154 Views


Govt employees asked to travel only by Air India

   14 July 2009 at 10:39

In an effort to shore up revenue streams for Air India, the finance ministry on Monday ordered all central government employees to fly only on the state-owned flag carrier for their official travel—both domestic and international.This is one o ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   215 Views