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SC denies PIL for making political parties file I-T returns

   14 November 2008 at 22:09

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking direction for making it mandatory for political parties to file income tax returns.The apex court expressed its displeasure that the PIL on the issue was filed on the eve of the elec ..

Posted in Taxation |   304 Views


Power consumer cannot directly approach courts on dispute: SC

   14 November 2008 at 22:09

The Supreme Court has held that courts cannot entertain a petition filed by an electricity consumer accused of pilferage or involved in any other dispute pertaining to power supply unless he or she has exhausted all available alternatives for remedy. ..

Posted in Civil Law |   354 Views


VIGILANCE CASE AGAINST KERALA CRICKET ASSOCIATION

   14 November 2008 at 21:59

VIGILANCE CASE AGAINST KERALA CRICKET ASSOCIATIONTHRISSUR: In a criminal miscellaneous petition filed by Balaji Iyyengar a former Kerala junior Cricketer and two others the vigilance special judge has ordered investigation u/s 156(3) Cr.P.C against t ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   200 Views


HC inquiries not a private affair, open to RTI scrutiny: CIC

   13 November 2008 at 22:45

The findings of internal inquiries of High Court are not a "private affair" and can be sought under the RTI Act, the Central Information Commission has ruled.Judges are public persons and hold public posts so they cannot be said to be within the purv ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   437 Views


Classical Language case: Madras HC allows application by AP Offical Language Commission

   13 November 2008 at 20:57

Chennai, Nov 13: The impleading applications filed by the Andhra Pradesh Official Language Commission and Deepak Thimmaya, a scholar from Karnataka respectively were allowed by the Madras High Court in the writ petition filed by Shri R.Gandhi, Senior ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   361 Views


SC evades comment on PMO action

   13 November 2008 at 16:12

The Supreme Court has refused to comment on the decision of the PMO to return the file containing the collegium’s recommendations for the appointment of three apex court judges. A top Supreme Court official said that the file was not yet returned to ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   359 Views


CJI expresses concern over large number of cheque bounce cases

   12 November 2008 at 20:57

Chief Justice of India Justice K G Balakrishnan on Wednesday expressed concern over the large number of pending cheque bounce cases in the Capital and hoped that the concept of evening courts would help address the problem."It is disappointing to hav ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   504 Views


HC directs criminal proceedings against BCCI chief and others

   12 November 2008 at 20:57

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed initiation of criminal proceedings against Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sashank Manohar, former Board President Sharad Pawar and four top officials for filing false affidavits in ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   269 Views


HC seeks Govt response on spectrum allocation policy

   12 November 2008 at 20:57

he Delhi High Court sought a response from the Centre on Wednesday on a petition challenging its first come-first serve procedure adopted in spectrum allocation.A Bench comprising Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice S Muralidhar asked the government t ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   282 Views


SC seeks details from AIADMK on contempt plea on TN bandh row

   12 November 2008 at 00:30

The Supreme Court asked the AIADMK to cite specific instances for justifying contempt action against TN Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, Union Transport Minister T R Baalu, and other officials for organising a state-wide bandh on 1st October, 2007 over ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   298 Views