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No commission to probe Mumbai attacks: Govt

   05 June 2009 at 17:19

The government on Friday rejected the Opposition's demand for appointing an Inquiry Commission into the 26/11 Mumbai attacks saying it was "surprising" that it was being made six months after the terror strike."I don't think there is a ..

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Court yet to issue warrants against 26/11 accused

   05 June 2009 at 03:08

Nearly a month after the prosecution in 26/11 terror attack case urged for non-bailable warrants (NBW) against 35 absconding accused, including Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafeez Saeed, a special court here is yet to issue the same as the ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   756 Views


Court summons HSBC CEO for terminating employee

   03 June 2009 at 11:07

A city court Tuesday summoned the chief executive officer (CEO) of HSBC India and others to appear before it after finding that the multi national company (MNC) bank had forged documents to wriggle out of a case relating to termination of an employee ..

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Supreme Court anguish over dowry deaths

   02 June 2009 at 13:02

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its anguish over the increasing incidents of dowry deaths and suggested that no mercy be shown to those accused of burning women to death over dowry demands.Justice Markandey Katju sitting with Justice Deepak Ve ..

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Supreme Court pulls up advocates for lacking etiquette

   02 June 2009 at 12:40

Advocates, including seniors, appearing in the Supreme Court during the ongoing summer vacation are at the receiving end with the vacation bench frequently pulling them up for their perceived misdemeanours and lack of etiquettes. Senior counsel Mu ..

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SC: THOSE BURNING BRIDES SHOULD BE HANGED.

   02 June 2009 at 10:43

Those burning brides should be hanged: SC Buzz Up Share Twitter Delicious Myspace Digg Stumble Upon Facebook --> Those burning brides should be hanged: SC-->Tue, Jun 2 04:35 AM After grabbing th ..

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SC grants bail to 85 years old rape accused

   01 June 2009 at 10:25

The Supreme Court granted bail to an 85-year-old facing allegation of committing rape on a 16-year-old girl about two decades ago in Patiala.Petitioner Madhoo Singh was sentenced to seven years imprisonment by the trial court on June 30, 1992 after h ..

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Nagpur HC asks police to file reply by June 2 girls death

   30 May 2009 at 21:39

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has granted Maharashtra police time till June 2 to file its reply in connection with a petition seeking a probe by the CBI into the death of a seven-year-old girl, whose body was found in a car parked in the ..

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SC allows Chandraswami to go abroad

   30 May 2009 at 21:34

The Supreme Court granted permission to controversial godman Chandraswami to go abroad after depositing Rs 10 lakh in cash with the Enforcement Directorate(ED), who are investigating allegations of illegal transactions under FERA.A vacation bench com ..

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Orissa HC stays non bailable warrant against controversial U

   29 May 2009 at 18:34

The vacation judge of Orissa High Court, Justice R N Biswal, today stayed execution of non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued against the controversial US writer Peter Heehs and author of book titled ‘The Lives of Sri Aurobindo’ The vacation j ..

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