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Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge appointed

   11 July 2009 at 11:01

Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge appointedIn exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Rakesh Chandra Mishra, Additional Judge of the Madhya Pradesh Hig ..

Posted in Legal Documents |   1124 Views


Appointment of Judges

   11 July 2009 at 11:00

Appointment of JudgesThe Law Commission has, inter alia, suggested in its 214th Report that the primacy of the Chief Justice of India and the power of the executive to make appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts should be rest ..

Posted in Legal Documents |   1204 Views


Use of Hindi in Courts

   11 July 2009 at 10:59

Use of Hindi in CourtsArticle 348(1) of the Constitution of India provides that all proceedings in the Supreme Court and in every High Court shall be in English language until Parliament by law otherwise provides. Under Article 348(2) the Governor of ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   168 Views


Rape possible even in the absence of injuries: SC

   11 July 2009 at 10:51

An accused can be convicted for rape even if there are no injuries on the private parts of the victim as the same does not amount to consensual sex, the Supreme Court has ruled."Corroborative evidence is not an imperative component of judicial c ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   139 Views


Delhi: Panel to submit report in 7 days in Judge Assault cas

   11 July 2009 at 10:38

A day after a lawyer along with his colleagues manhandled a judge in the Rohini District Court, the Bar Council of Delhi constituted a three-member fact-finding committee, which will submit its report within seven days.Eminent lawyers, including Amar ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   116 Views


Justice Mehta Commission to submit liquor tragedy report by

   11 July 2009 at 10:38

Justice Kamal Mehta Commission, constituted by the Gujarat government to probe into the spurious liquor tragedy, has been asked to submit its report by November 30 this year, official sources said today.The four-member commission, headed by retired ..

Posted in Others |   262 Views


SC issues notices on homosexuality

   11 July 2009 at 10:38

The Supreme Court issued notices to NGO Naz Foundation and the Union Government on a petition challenging the Delhi High Court judgment decriminalising homosexuality between two adults with mutual consent.A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakris ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   109 Views


Tax deduction at source: Quoting PAN will entail lower rate

   11 July 2009 at 10:24

The Finance Ministry has come up with an innovative proposal to expand the use of permanent account numbers (PAN) and, thereby, widen the tax base in the country.Budget 2009-10 seeks to amend the income-tax law to specify that tax would be deducted ..

Posted in Taxation |   177 Views


HC refuses to admit 400 appeals from I-T Dept

   11 July 2009 at 10:16

The Income-Tax Department has lost the opportunity to recover revenue running into thousands of crores after failing to file its appeals before the Bombay High Court within the stipulated period of 120 days. The Bombay High Court has dismissed about ..

Posted in Taxation |   111 Views


Human rights violation max in UP, Delhi

   10 July 2009 at 16:11

Uttar Pradesh has topped the list of states with maximum number of complaints relating to human rights violation and New Delhi follows a close second, according to NHRC statistics.The statistics reveal that out of the total 94,559 cases of human rig ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   135 Views