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Jharkhand HC takes note of alleged misuse of helicopter by s

   22 July 2009 at 13:01

The Jharkhand High Court today directed the state government to provide the remaining documents related to flights allegedly misused by the ministers and the dignitaries to the Accountant General (AG) by August 4. A division bench comprising Chief J ..

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Bombay HC orders departmental action against jail superinte

   22 July 2009 at 13:00

The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government to initiate departmental action against former Superintendent of Arthur Road Jail, Swati Sathe, within six months for her alleged involvement in the brutal assault on 40 accused involve ..

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Gujarat HC directs govt to file reply to PIL on Ukai Canal

   22 July 2009 at 12:59

Gujarat High Court today issued a showcause notice to the state government to file reply within two weeks as to why the Public Interest Litigation, filed by Ukai Right Bank Canal Adivasi Adhikar Samiti praying for direction for commencing the constru ..

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Madras HC grants conditional bail to doctor, son in markshee

   22 July 2009 at 12:57

The Madras High Court today granted conditional anticipatory bail to a doctor and his son in connection with the mark sheet fudging case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Justice M Jeyapaul granted the bail to Dr C Krishnamurthy and his ..

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SC: No rule of law in Rajasthan

   22 July 2009 at 12:56

The Supreme Court has directed Home Secretary, Rajasthan to appear personally in the court on July 27 to explain why its order to re-arrest a rape accused has not been complied with.A bench comprising Justices Markandey Katju and A K Ganguly yesterd ..

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Interview: Bar Council Chairman SNP Sinha

   22 July 2009 at 12:08

Legally India caught up with Bar Council of India chairman Suraj Narain Prasad Sinha last week. We asked him about legal education, Australian racism and why allowing foreign law firms to practice here is a bad idea.Legally India (LI): What are the g ..

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Ex CJI A S Anand releases book: Justice, Courts and Delays

   21 July 2009 at 20:06

It is one thing to tell a hungry person to wait for the food-- quite another to say that seeds have just been sown for grain to grow.That example was cited by Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan to illustrate the plight of litigants who suffer de ..

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J&K: About 70,000 cases settled by Lok Adalats since 2007

   21 July 2009 at 20:05

About 70,000 cases, some of them pending for decades, were settled by Lok Adalats since 2007 amicably in Jammu and Kashmir where 3807 cases have been disposed of by the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) and 1035 cases have been recommended for ex- ..

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MP HC issues contempt notices to Secretary and Commissioner

   21 July 2009 at 17:47

The Madhya Pradesh High Court today directed issuance of contempt notices to the state Secretary and Commissioner (Medical Education) and the Dean, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, for not refunding excess fees to a petitioner despite court orders.Chi ..

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Road-Map for judicial reforms

   21 July 2009 at 14:23

The Government is preparing a roadmap for judicial reforms in the country which aims, inter alia, at reducing pendency in the courts, at providing quick and effective justice, introducing accountability of the judges and bringing the transparency in ..

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