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Maharashtra much ahead of other states in recruiting Judges: CM

   23 October 2008 at 00:41

Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh claimed that the state was much ahead of other states in terms of recruiting judges to provide justice to common man. Mr Deshmukh said the state government had approved 100 posts of first class judicial ma ..

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Trial by Media

   23 October 2008 at 00:41

The Media should take utmost care not to infringe on the rights and liberties of individuals, while covering criminal cases, Chief Justice of India, K G Balakrishnan said.Speaking at the inauguration of a one-day regional workshop on ‘Reporting of Co ..

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Bail on ground of period of detention in jail

   23 October 2008 at 00:41

The Allahabad High Court has held that bail cannot be granted merely on the basis of the period of detention in jail.In his separate judgement, Justice Vijay Kumar Verma, a judge of the division bench comprising Mr Verma along with Justices B A Zaidi ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   331 Views


Marriages can be held in faith in SMAct.

   23 October 2008 at 00:41

All inter-religious marriages, except those within the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain communities, be required to be held only under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. According to a report submitted by the Law Commission of India for the purpose of mat ..

Posted in Family Law |   383 Views


Register marriages & divorces irrespective of religion : LC

   23 October 2008 at 00:41

A law to register all marriages and divorces, irrespective of religion, has been proposed by the Law Commission of India, the Law and Justice Ministry.‘There is a great diversity in respect of laws for registration of marriages,’ the Ministry noted i ..

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SC Judges strengths increasing

   23 October 2008 at 00:41

In a bid to cut case arrears, raising the Supreme Court’s strength to 31-- from present 26-- has been recommended by a Parliamentary panel, its chairman said today.The decision to increase the number of apex court judges was announced by the United P ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   328 Views


COOKING GAY LOVER

   22 October 2008 at 21:58

UK chef gets 30-yr jail for cooking gay lover Tuesday, 21 October , 2008, 14:41Last Updated: Tuesday, 21 October , 2008, 15:46 London: A chef, who was the former winner of Mr Gay UK, has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years for killing his boyfrien ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   248 Views


Alterations in buildings subject to validity of MPD 2021: SC

   21 October 2008 at 22:40

The Supreme Court has said that any alteration in the building plans by property owners, claiming relief under the latest amendments, will be subject to the outcome of a matter related to the validity of the Master Plan for Delhi 2021.The apex court ..

Posted in Property Law |   1216 Views


Sting nets 3 Delhi cops, advocate

   20 October 2008 at 09:55

Reproduced from the Times of India October 18, 2008 pg 13 & pg 7Four Arrested For Demanding Rs 26 Lakh Bribe From Murder Accused New Delhi: Three crime branch officials and a senior advocate of the Delhi HC were arrested on Friday for allegedly deman ..

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Allahabad HC: Awards of Lok adalats can be challenged

   17 October 2008 at 08:59

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that though the awards of the Lok Adalats are final, the remedy to recall the order or award passed by it is not barred under the law, if the same was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation. The court ruled that awa ..

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