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No bail for Satyam auditors: HC

   30 June 2009 at 16:15

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday dismissed the bail petitions of the former auditors of the scam-hit Satyam Computer Services.The auditors -- S Gopalakrishnan and Srinivas Talluri -- are co-accused in the multi-crore accounting scandal at Saty ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   333 Views


FOOD SECURITY LAW ON ANVIL: K.V. THOMAS

   30 June 2009 at 12:03

Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, has said the Government is giving final shape to a Food Security Law, which is a first of its kind in the world. Speaking at the reception accorded to him by the Indian Chamber of Commerce ..

Posted in Others |   410 Views


SC dissatisfied with steps to protect Indian students abroad

   30 June 2009 at 11:52

The Supreme Court today expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome of the efforts being made by the Indian government to ensure safety and security of Indian students in Australia and Canada.The court directed the Union government to file a comprehen ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   461 Views


SC notice to Mayawati, UP Govt on diversion of funds for sta

   30 June 2009 at 11:51

Citing the ground realities prevailing in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court today took serious note of huge diversion of public funds for installing statues or photos of powerful political leaders and directed Chief Minister Mayawati, the state govern ..

Posted in Others |   390 Views


Why repealing Sec 377 easier said than done

   30 June 2009 at 11:49

Two days after a senior Government functionary indicated that there was a concerted move to repeal Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and, thus, de-criminalise homosexuality, it became clear on Monday that evolving a consensus on this hot-button i ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   339 Views


Decision on Afzal Guru’s mercy plea may take two years

   30 June 2009 at 11:49

The decision on the hanging of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru would have to wait for at least two years with the government deciding to clear one mercy petition every month in chronological order.The mercy petition of Afzal Guru, who h ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   125 Views


Safety of Indian students in Oz paramount: SC

   29 June 2009 at 18:02

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over unabated attacks on Indian students in Australia and directed the government to file a comprehensive affidavit within two weeks about steps taken by it to ensure their safety."The safety and sec ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   319 Views


Maya statues: SC issues show-cause notice to UP Govt

   29 June 2009 at 18:01

Uttar Pradesh Government's controversial project of installing statues of Chief Minister Mayawati on Monday came under the scrutiny of the Supreme Court which sought an explanation from it for allegedly spending crores of rupees from the state exch ..

Posted in Others |   378 Views


Budget may announce new tax regime for LLPs

   29 June 2009 at 12:25

The Budget may announce a different tax regime for the recently introduced new form of business structure in India, limited liability partnership, which is a hybrid of the characteristics of companies and partnership firms. The Budget may have tax pr ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   301 Views


Companies Bill goes to Cabinet

   29 June 2009 at 12:24

The Cabinet will take up at its next meeting the new Companies Bill, which, if approved, will be tabled in the upcoming Budget session of Parliament, incorporating more checks and balances in the light of the Satyam debacle. “We are going to m ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   270 Views