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'Not necessary to invoke epidemic act'

   26 August 2009 at 11:56

Days after debating whether the epidemic act needs to be invoked in Goa during the tourist season to control the spread of swine fly, health minister Vishwajeet Rane ..

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HC asks govt to relocate cracker shops

   26 August 2009 at 10:50

The Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu government to consider locating all cracker shops in Chennai at places like Island Ground and some other appropriate places during the Diwali season. A suggestion to this effect was made by the first be ..

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HC stays off Pondy move to pay Rs 25L to late Lt Guv's kin

   26 August 2009 at 10:49

The Madras High Court has refused to interfere with the Puducherry government's decision to pay Rs 25 lakh to the family of the former lieutenant-governor Govindsing Gurjar, who died in April 2009 while in office. Gurjar was appointed lieutenant gov ..

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HC stays CERC directive on access for power export

   26 August 2009 at 10:48

The government on Tuesday got some much-needed relief in dealing with the power crisis. The high court has stayed for six weeks the August 17 directive of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), asking KPTCL to grant open access for exp ..

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HC puts ATKT on hold

   26 August 2009 at 10:41

The Bombay high court on Tuesday restrained the Maharashtra government from implementing the Allowed-To-Keep-Term (ATKT) facility for students who failed their SSC examinations till it gives its verdict in the matter. A division bench of Chief Justi ..

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Madras HC: Officials should consider shifting crackers units

   25 August 2009 at 13:59

The Madras High Court has said that the Chennai Corporation and Commissioner of Police should consider a proposal to shift temporary cracker shops to the Island Grounds or to some other appropriate place and frame a scheme in this regard. A Bench, co ..

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CJI urged to cut short unsavoury debate over assets

   25 August 2009 at 13:56

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan was asked by a predecessor to cut "short this unsavoury debate" over assets most judges have no hesitation in declaring. The appeal from retired CJI J S Verma came in a television interview, in which ..

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SC adjourns hearing on making Kannada language as medium of

   25 August 2009 at 13:55

The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing of the petition of Karnataka government against the state High Court direction staying the government order making Kannada the medium of study in schools in the state. A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balak ..

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CJI: SC/HC Judges free to make assets public

   25 August 2009 at 13:53

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan reiterated that every judge of Supreme court or High Court is free to make his or her assets public and he has not prevented anyone from doing so.Mr Justice Balakrishnan was talking to the media persons after a ..

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SC grants 4 weeks time to petitioner in Maya Statues case

   25 August 2009 at 13:53

The Supreme Court granted four weeks time to the petitioner to respond to the counter affidavit filed by Mayawati government in installation of statues case.Petitioner Mr Ravi Kumar and Mr Sukumar were seeking CBI investigation into the allegations o ..

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