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DISGRACED US FINANCIER MADOFF PLACED UNDER HOUSE ARREST

   19 December 2008 at 00:19

DISGRACED US FINANCIER MADOFF PLACED UNDER HOUSE ARREST17 Dec 2008, 2309 hrs IST, REUTERS NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff, accused of orchestrating a $50 billion fraud, was placed under house arrest on Wednesday as BNP Pariba ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   250 Views


ALLAHABAD HC GIVES GREEN SIGNAL TO RAIL COACH FACTORY IN RAI BARELI

   19 December 2008 at 00:06

ALLAHABAD HC GIVES GREEN SIGNAL TO RAIL COACH FACTORY IN RAI BARELI12/18/2008The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court lifted the status quo orders on the land, at which Rs 2,200 crore rail coach factory was proposed to be set up in Re Bareli -- ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   248 Views


DELHI HC: MCD FILES REPLY ON THE STATUS OF COWS DYING IN GAUSHALAS

   19 December 2008 at 00:00

DELHI HC: MCD FILES REPLY ON THE STATUS OF COWS DYING IN GAUSHALAS12/18/2008The MCD filed an affidavit in the Delhi High Court in order to curb the mortality rate of cows and other cattle in the Capital. MCD’s Standing Counsel Madhu Tewatia told the ..

Posted in Civil Law |   362 Views


MADRAS HC DISMISSES PETITION TO BAN ON GOOGLE EARTH

   18 December 2008 at 19:40

MADRAS HC DISMISSES PETITION TO BAN ON GOOGLE EARTH12/18/2008The Madras High Court dismissed a petition seeking ban on Google Earth, a website, displaying satellite images of the earth’s surface, enabling terrorists to access close-up view of sensiti ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   209 Views


ALLAHABAD HC EXPRESS ANGUISH OVER SECURIT PROVIDING SYSTEM

   18 December 2008 at 19:37

ALLAHABAD HC EXPRESS ANGUISH OVER SECURIT PROVIDING SYSTEM12/18/2008The Allahabad High Court expressed its dissatisfaction and anguish on the system of providing gunners/security personnel to individuals in the matter it has been implemented, at the ..

Posted in Legal Documents |   751 Views


CJI: KASAB NEEDS A LAWYER FOR PRPER TRIAL

   18 December 2008 at 19:35

CJI: KASAB NEEDS A LAWYER FOR PRPER TRIAL12/18/2008Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan underlined the need of providing a lawyer to a convict to defend himself and for a proper trial by court. He was referring to the lone arrested terrorist of 26 ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   206 Views


GA. JUDGE JAILS MUSLIM WOMEN OVER HEAD SCARF

   18 December 2008 at 19:22

GA. JUDGE JAILS MUSLIM WOMEN OVER HEAD SCARF Wednesday Dec. 17, … ATLANTA:– A Muslim woman arrested for refusing to take off her head scarf at a courthouse security checkpoint said Wednesday that she felt her human and civil rights were violated. A ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   216 Views


MALAYSIA PM DEFENDS HIS JUDICIAL REFORM

   18 December 2008 at 19:15

MALAYSIA PM DEFENDS HIS JUDICIAL REFORM18 Dec 2008, 0848 hrs IST, AP KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia's prime minister has defended a new law aimed at promoting judicial independence even though it gives him the final say in appointing senior judges ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   226 Views


U.N. COURT CONVICTS BABOSORA FOR RAWANDA GENOCIDE

   18 December 2008 at 19:09

U.N. COURT CONVICTS BABOSORA FOR RAWANDA GENOCIDEThu Dec 18, 5:04 am (Reuters) – A U.N. court convicted former army colonel Theoneste Bagosora Thursday of genocide in Rwanda in 1994 and sentenced him to jail for life."Colonel Bagosora is guilty of ge ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   208 Views


SC NOTICE TO NITISH GOVT IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE

   18 December 2008 at 14:08

SC NOTICE TO NITISH GOVT IN DOUBLE MURDER CASEThe Supreme Court issued notices to state of Bihar and others on a petition seeking initiation of contempt of court proceedings against Nitish Kumar government for not complying with the directions of Pat ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   215 Views