SC: NUMBER OF DEATHS CANNOT DETERMINE QUANTUM OF PUNISHMENT:The Supreme Court has ruled that number of deaths in a criminal case is not a relevant factor for awarding death sentence to the accused.A bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and Mukund ..
JUSTICE A S ANAND APPOINTED AS ARBITRATOR IN BAUXITE MINING CASE:21-12-2008The Supreme Court has appointed former Chief Justice of India Justice A S Anand as the sole arbitrator in the bauxite mining case between the VISA International Limited and th ..
PUNJAB : MEGA LOK ADALAT SETTLE OVER 2 LAKH CASES21-12-2008In a remarkable endeavour in the history of Judiciary, around 2.84 lakh cases were disposed of in Punjab during the two-day Mega Lok Adalats known as Samadhan-2008. Besides Punjab, the Mega l ..
CJI: MORE EVENING COURTS TO BE OPENEDChief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan said more evening courts would be opened across the country to reduce the pendency of cases in various courts.Inaugurating the training of judicial officers and lawyer ..
NHRC's Human Rights Day Function 10TH DEC, 2008The Lok Sabha Speaker, Mr. Somnath Chatterjee today released a commemorative postal stamp in observance of 60 years of the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights at a special function organized by the ..
NHRC ASKS ORISSA GOVT ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SECURITY DURING CHRISTMAS SEASONNew Delhi December 18, 2008The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, Orissa seeking reports within thr ..
SONIA GANDHI CAN HOLD COVSTITUTIONAL POST 21-12-2008 08:08:42 IST The Centre has asserted in the Supreme Court that there is no bar on Congress president Sonia Gandhi holding high constitutional posts, though she obtained citizenship by her long stay ..
HC ALLOWS WIFE TO DIVORCE HIV-POSITIVE HUSBAND21 Dec 2008, 0005 hrs IST, TNN MUMBAI: The Bombay high court recently upheld a family court order that dissolved a marriage on the grounds that the husband was HIV-positive and cruel. The court was heari ..
SC notice to CBI on petition by Ashok Todi in Rizwanur caseThe Supreme Court issued a notice to the CBI on a petition filed by Kolkata-based businessman Ashok Todi on his bail application in the Rizwanur suicide case.Todi, who along with others is fa ..
SC directs TN Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Justice Kanna Dasan to remain on leaveThe Supreme Court directed the chairman of Tamil Nadu Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Justice Kanna Dasan to proceed on leave till the final disposal of ..