NO PRIOR SANCTION NEEDED FOR PROSECUTING ABETTOR: SCHolding that no prior sanction was required to proceed against an accused abetting another officer to accept bribe, the Supreme Court has allowed the CBI to prosecute a top Customs and Central Excis ..
COURT GIVES HINDUS FREE HAND IN ADOPTIONHindus who have always wanted to adopt a girl even though they already have a daughter can now do just that. The Hindu adoption law prohibits same gender adoptions but, in ..
ADVOCATES MOVE RESOLUTION AGAINST CJ In an unprecedented step, the Advocates Association of Bangalore (AAB) on Thursday passed a resolution calling upon Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court P.D. Dinakaran to refrain from attending any judicial f ..
VICTIM TRAUMATISED IN COURT: AHMD LAWYER NOT 'SORRY'Defense lawyer Sanjay Prajapati who asked demeaning questions and made British woman Kaya Enrich, an alleged molestation victim, feel ..
K'TAKA HC CHIEF JUSTICE ISSUE: SC COLLEGIUM TO MEET ON FRIDAY As a controversy raged over the elevation of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, the Supreme Court collegium is likely to meet on Friday to discuss the issue in the face of ..
CRIME AND CRIMINAL TRACKING NETWORK AND SYSTEMS (CCTNS) Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday wanted speedy completion of an ambitious project to increase coordination among various state police forces to counter terror challenges. Once the Crime ..
INDIAN POWS IN PAK: DELHI HC SEEKS REPORT FROM CENTRE The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over a prisoner of war (POW) languishing in a Pakistan jail for the last 44 years and asked the Centre to file a report on the number of POWs in ..
MS. NALINI LIFE CONVICT IN MR.RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION SOUGHT PREMATURE RELEASE UNDER CrPC 433(A) The Madras High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government on a petition filed by Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assas ..
EXPLAIN HUGE ASSETS ALLEGATIONS: CJI TO KARNATAKA CHIEF JUSTICE Taking note of allegations of acquisition of "huge assets" made against Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, Chief ..
MOTHER IN LAW AND SISTER IN LAW ARE ALSO BOOKED UNDER DOMOSTIC VIOLENCE ACT,WHERE IN CASE SESSION COURTS JUDGMENT TO EXEMPT FROM IVESTIGTION OF DVA MOTHER IN LAW AND SISTER IN LAW IS RULED OUT BY BOMBAY HIGH COURT. ..