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SC Pulls Up CBI For Dillydallying In Mulayam Assets Case

   10 February 2009 at 12:19

SC Pulls Up CBI For Dillydallying In Mulayam Assets Case10 Feb 2009, 1203 hrs IST, TNN Text: NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court severely criticized the Cenral Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday for seeking to withdraw its earlier decision to proceed agains ..

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Appointment of CBI's advisor against rules: lawyer

   09 February 2009 at 23:06

New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) A CBI counsel today moved CBI Chief Ashwani Kumar claiming that appointment and continued extension of the agency's Prosecution Director S K Sharma were against the rules."The appointment of Sharma to the post of legal advisor, ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   291 Views


SC seeks details on custody deaths from state Govts

   09 February 2009 at 23:03

The Supreme Court on Monday has sought a detailed report from all state governments on custody deaths and steps taken by them to prevent them.Though the issue has been pending before the apex court for long, only a few states have responded to the no ..

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Delhi HC directs lower judiciary to follow procedure of CrpC

   05 February 2009 at 23:55

The Delhi High Court has expressed its concern over the functioning of trial courts and observed that there were several instances where wrongs were being committed in the trial procedure.A bench comprising Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Aruna Suresh ..

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CBI submits 2nd status report on UP PF scam

   05 February 2009 at 23:54

New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) The CBI today submitted its second status report on its investigations into the Rs 23 crore Uttar Pradesh Provident Fund(PF) scam.This report details the agency's examination of over 10 High Court judges and nearly two dozen d ..

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Indian convicted in US can be tried again in country: SC

   05 February 2009 at 23:53

New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) An Indian citizen convicted in the US for a crime can again be subjected to trial in India if any of his alleged criminal acts is triable under the local laws, the Supreme Court has ruled.The apex court rejected Jitendra Panch ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   418 Views


SC favours setting up separate jails for terrorists

   05 February 2009 at 23:52

New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) The Supreme Court today favoured establishing exclusive jails in all states for terrorists and militants to avoid security threat in overcrowded prisons."There should be a separate prison in all states for terrorists and milita ..

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Govt cannot arm people in naxal-hit areas: SC

   05 February 2009 at 23:49

The government cannot arm common men or those associated with Salwa Judum, a people's movement to combat naxalism in Chhatisgarh, to curb the unlawful activities of naxalites, the Supreme Court said."We do not underestimate the enormity of the proble ..

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SC comes down heavily on custodial violence

   04 February 2009 at 20:42

Warning that custodial deaths if left unchecked would lead to anarchy and barbarism, the Supreme Court has called for stern measures to combat the menace as otherwise the people's confidence in the country's criminal justice system will be destroyed. ..

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SEBI to question Raju brothers today

   04 February 2009 at 14:10

Supreme Court has allowed market regulator SEBI to interrogate Satyam founder Ramalinga Raju, ending more than three weeks of wait to access the kingpin of the accounting fraud in the IT Company.SEBI would be probing if there was any insider trading ..

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