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SC declines to adjourn hearing on Sethusamudram project

   23 July 2008 at 08:44

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to adjourn the hearing on the Sethusamudram project on the ground that the Government was seeking trust vote in the Parliament. "How are we concerned with the trust motion. This court is only concerned with judic ..

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SC annoyed over states' failure to set up juvenile homes

   22 July 2008 at 10:09

The failure of state governments to set up Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) and observation homes in each district on Monday annoyed the Supreme Court which expressed its helplessness over monitoring matters relating to social issues for long. "How lo ..

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Legal illiteracy leads to confusion over N-deal: FM

   21 July 2008 at 21:50

Three days ahead of the trust vote in Parliament, the lawyer in the finance minister P Chidambaram blamed the current stand-off over the Indo US nuclear deal to the “widespread and appalling legal illiteracy” in the country. Speaking at the NALSAR Un ..

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SMS phising can take you to a fraudulent website

   21 July 2008 at 21:50

Phishing is now spilling over to your mobile phone. The next time you receive an SMS from your mobile operator informing you about a service you have subscribed to and asking you to call a certain number to unsubscribe, beware, it can be a phishing m ..

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Want legal services for $25 a hour? Think India

   18 July 2008 at 12:47

At law firms in the United States, the billing rate for basic legal services like document review starts around $200 an hour and can appreciate significantly if the firm handling the work is located in a big city like New York or Washington, D.C. The ..

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Health Ministry invites comments on proposed amendments in Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994

   18 July 2008 at 09:58

The Government of India is considering amendments to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994. A note on the amendments proposed in the Act has been posted on the website of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare i.e. www.mohfw.nic.in. General ..

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HC asks bureaucrats to decide on rehabilitation of encroachers

   16 July 2008 at 19:12

Chennai, Jul 16 Madras High Court has directed top officials of Tamil Nadu to hold a meeting to determine whether unauthorised occupants of an area were eligible to be rehabilitated.Five senior civil servants appeared yesterday before a Division Be ..

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SC to hear UP provident fund scam issue in open court

   15 July 2008 at 11:35

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to hear in open court a matter related to the question whether there should be a judicial probe or a CBI investigation into the UP multi-crore provident fund scam that allegedly involves judges, including one from ..

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SC refuses to pass direction on appointment of CAG

   15 July 2008 at 11:35

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking laying down of guidelines for the appointment of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. "Guidelines have to come through some legislation in accordance with the Constitution ..

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Indian-origin woman among Britain's top 10 powerful lawyers

   14 July 2008 at 15:43

Indian-origin lawyer and Britain's foremost human rights advocate Shami Chakrabarti figures among the top 10 most powerful lawyers in The Times' annual list of the Top 100 club.This is another feather in the cap for Chakrabarti, who is already consid ..

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