LCI Learning
Master the Art of Contract Drafting & Corporate Legal Work with Adv Navodit Mehra. Register Now!

Share on Facebook

Share on Twitter

Share on LinkedIn

Share on Email

Share More

Lawyersclubindia News


Cash-for-judge scam: Supreme Court panel summons CBI officer

   25 October 2008 at 19:10

A senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer from Delhi was Friday summoned by the three-member Supreme Court committee probing the cash-for-judge scam that rocked the city in August.The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) rank CBI officer was q ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   280 Views


Supreme Court calls for records on Ashok Kumar appointment

   25 October 2008 at 19:10

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved verdict on a quo warranto writ petition questioning the appointment of Justice Ashok Kumar of the Andhra Pradesh High Court as a permanent judge. Earlier appointed judge of the Madras High Court, he w ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   369 Views


Limited Liability Partnership Bill '08 passed by R.S.

   25 October 2008 at 12:45

Rajya Sabha has passed the Limited Liability Partnership Bill, 2008. Minister of Corporate Affairs, Shri Prem Chand Gupta today presented the Bill for consideration and passage by the House. All members supported it, thereby giving it the nod of the ..

Posted in Others |   334 Views


CORRUPTION AND FIR

   25 October 2008 at 12:45

Allahabad HC: Judge under Prevention of Corruption Act can pass order to lodge FIRThe Allahabad High Court has directed that the special judge under the Prevention of Corruption Act is empowered to pass an order for registration of an FIR and investi ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   308 Views


Minister in Jail

   24 October 2008 at 18:52

Former Sikkim minister sentenced to jail - Gangtok: Former Sikkim Industry Minister P L Gurung was on Thursday sentenced by a local court to one year's imprisonment in a corruption case registered against him 13 years ago. District and Sessions Judge ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   257 Views


HC RAPS CBI

   24 October 2008 at 18:52

Kerala HC raps CBI on murder probe - Kochi: The Kerala High Court Thursday rapped the the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the slow progress in its probe into the death of Abhaya, a nun whose body was found in the well of a convent at Kottay ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   225 Views


Prohibitory orders for carrying arms issued in Delhi

   24 October 2008 at 01:15

Keeping in mind the security scenario in the national capital ahead of the Assembly polls next month, Delhi Police on Thursday issued an order prohibiting carrying firearms or any other material which can be used for causing physical violence in the ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   217 Views


Govt employees’ educational details open to RTI query: CIC

   24 October 2008 at 01:15

A government employee's educational qualification or details of degrees acquired by him while in service cannot be withheld from an RTI applicant on the grounds of being "personal information", the CIC held on Thursday.Hearing the plea of Lt Col Parv ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   767 Views


China to review food safety draft law

   24 October 2008 at 01:15

China is set to review a draft law on food safety on Thursday, a day after the UN urged the country to enact stricter laws and replace its patchwork surveillance system to help restore public trust badly shaken by a spate of food safety scandals.The ..



RS passes Unorganised Workers Social Security Bill

   24 October 2008 at 01:15

Making a big stride in the labour history of the country, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Unorganised Sector Social Security Bill 2007 providing for 94 percent of the unorganised labour in the country covering about six crore workers and their ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   437 Views