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HC turns down BJP MP's plea

   25 August 2009 at 12:17

The Allahabad High Court, on Monday, refused to stay the arrest of BJP MP Rama Kant Yadav against whom an FIR was lodged under Section 302, 307 of IPC for opening fire on the members of Ulema Council in which one person died. The allegation against t ..

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CJI goes slow on judicial accountability

   25 August 2009 at 12:08

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan's dismissal of a conscientious objector in the judiciary as a ``publicity seeker'' is the latest in a series of attempts by him in recent months to play down or cover up serious issues concerning judicial accou ..

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SCIC to directly hear RTI appeals concerning commission

   24 August 2009 at 13:19

The RTI complaints and appeals dealing with the State Information Commission and its nodal department -- administrative reforms department -- will be heard by the state chief information commissioner (SCIC) Ranjeet Singh Pankaj himself. The new SCIC, ..

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Lawyers for national judicial commission

   24 August 2009 at 13:14

The state unit of All India Lawyer's Union (AILU) on Sunday demanded the constitution of a national judicial commission and decided to send a proposal to this effect to the law ministry. In a meeting held under the chairmanship of its state presiden ..

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No flash in PAN: Black economy keeps flourishing

   24 August 2009 at 11:14

Mandating the use of PAN (personal account number) for all high-value transactions was supposed to be an important way of plugging the black economy. But the I-T department is now discovering that has not quite happened. According to the Annual Info ..

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Delhi HC questions police for not taking action against unin

   24 August 2009 at 11:11

The Delhi High Court has asked police why action was not initiated against owners of vehicles without insurance cover. Justice J R Midha on Thursday issued a notice to the police commissioner to explain by October 5, why owners of such vehicles are l ..

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Madras HC stays Government order

   24 August 2009 at 11:10

The Madras High Court has granted interim stay on a government order issued in November 2008 by the School Education Department, which made it mandatory for educational institutions established and administered by the Catholic Church to renew their m ..

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Supreme Court asks Govt to contain food price rise

   23 August 2009 at 16:47

Expressing concerns over the growing food prices due to scanty rains, the Supreme Court has asked the government to contain the problem.The apex court asked the Centre and the state governments to extend all possible financial, administrative and tec ..

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MP HC rejects reservation procedure

   22 August 2009 at 17:13

The Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected the plea for staying Bhopal civic bodies elections and issued an order that ward-wise women reservation process should not be completed without the court’s permission.The joint bench comprising Chief Justi ..

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P&H HC reserves verdict in PTU vacant seats

   22 August 2009 at 17:13

Justice Permod Kohli of the Punjab and Haryana High Court here reserved its verdict on a number of writ petitions by Maheepinder Singh Mahal of Bathinda and others, vide which prayer has been made not to allow Jalandhar-based Punjab technical univers ..

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