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Appointment of Notary Public

   16 July 2009 at 16:06

Certain changes in the procedure for appointment of notaries have been made in the Notaries Rules, 1956 by the Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2009 w.e.f. 01.03.2009. As per the new procedure, applicants are also required to appear before the interview b ..

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SC reserves judgement on Commonwealth games village PIL

   16 July 2009 at 15:55

The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on a petition challenging the Delhi High Court judgment of staying the ongoing constructions on the Yamuna river bed for the 2010 Commonwealth games. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrisnan, Justices P ..

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Madras HC to pass orders on anticipatory bail plea on Jul 21

   16 July 2009 at 15:36

The Madras High Court will pass orders on July 21 on the anticipatory bail plea by a doctor and his son in the CBI case relating to alleged manipulation of an answer sheet in the MBBS examination of Pondicherry University.Justice M Jeyapaul fixed th ..

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Ayodhya's missing documents case HC also orders CBI probe

   16 July 2009 at 15:22

Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court ordered a CBI probe into missing documents of Ayodhya’s disputed structure and directed the agency to complete its investigation within two months. Uttar Pradesh government had already recommended the C ..

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No court martials, try 'criminal' armymen in courts: HC

   16 July 2009 at 14:28

The Madras High Court Bench in Madurai has held that the armed forces personnel accused of committing murder, rape and other such crimes could be tried in a criminal court and not necessarily through court martial.The court's observation came while ..

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GUJ INTRODUCES BILL TO AMEND PROHIBITION LAW

   16 July 2009 at 12:01

In the wake of the hooch tragedy claiming 127 lives, the Gujarat government introduced a Bill aimed at amending the existing prohibition law in the Assembly session on Wednesday. The new provisions incorporated in the amendment Bill also include deat ..

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1st Chairman of NCBC passes away

   16 July 2009 at 11:32

Justice R.N. Prasad (Retd.), former Chairman of National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) passed away on June18, 2009. The Commission in its meeting condoled his death and remembered his contributions to the Commission and for the upliftment of ..

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Legislation for visual media

   16 July 2009 at 11:28

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is examining the draft of the proposed Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill in consultation with various stakeholders including the State Governments. Full text of the draft Bill is available on this M ..

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Chief Justices’ conference: HC will work more

   16 July 2009 at 11:27

The Chief Justices’ Conference held on April 17, 2008 had, inter-alia, resolved that: High Courts will consider either extending working hours upto 5 ½ hours or suitably increasing the working days; High Court Judges be requested to work ..

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Issues raised in RS on corruption in judiciary

   16 July 2009 at 11:26

Reports of alleged corruption in the judiciary have come to the notice of the Government from time to time.The Chief Justice of India and the Chief Justice of a High Court has the competence, as per the ‘in-house procedure’ devised by th ..

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