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Posting of 30 Judges of Punjab Dist Courts stayed by SC

   24 September 2008 at 21:38

The Supreme Court stayed till further orders the postings of 30 judges of Punjab subordinate courts due to bungling in marking of the answer sheets.Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium told a bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan ..

Posted in Students |   290 Views


Leprosy patient cannot hold municipal post: SC

   24 September 2008 at 21:31

NEW DELHI: A leprosy patient cannot contest a civic poll or hold the post of a councillor or Chairperson of a municipality, the Supreme Court has held.The apex court's verdict upheld the decisions of the Election Tribunal and the Orissa High Court th ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   281 Views


Calcutta HC to pass final order on Tata Motors petition on Sep 26

   24 September 2008 at 21:31

The Calcutta High Court today said it would pass its final order on September 26 on the Tata Motors plea for not allowing West Bengal government to disclose contents of its agreement on setting up its small car plant while extending the interim gag o ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   273 Views


First probe against judges

   24 September 2008 at 21:31

New Delhi, Sept. 23: As many as 24 judges, including one from the Supreme Court, will be investigated by the CBI following an unprecedented judicial decision.The Supreme Court passed the order today in the multi-crore Ghaziabad court treasury scam. E ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   273 Views


Innovation Act to spur India innovativeness

   24 September 2008 at 21:03

Indian government is proposing "India Innovation Act", a legislation to spur innovation and research in India. The Union Minister Mr.Sibal announced at meeting to draft legislation and present it to the government in three months by Ficci (Federation ..



Reduction in tax compliance burden, the most pressing need for corporates

   23 September 2008 at 23:35

Reduction in tax compliance burden, the most pressing need for corporates September, 20th 2008 today consider compliances as a top priority item, says Mr Ajay Kumar, executive director, PricewaterhouseCoopers. “Companies feel that going forward there ..

Posted in Taxation |   258 Views


Union Cabinet approved APEDA Act amendment

   23 September 2008 at 19:40

The APEDA Act [Agriculture Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act] had amended for registration of intellectual property and patent rights by APEDA. This amendement would help in protecting India's farm products like basmati rice fr ..



E Library for bar council launched by Goa CM

   23 September 2008 at 19:40

Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat launched the E-library at the Bombay High Court Goa Bench Complex.Speaking at the function, Mr Kamat congratulated Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa for its initiative to start the E- Library and said the government ..

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SC to hand over GPF case to CBI

   23 September 2008 at 19:40

The CBI is all set to take over the investigation of Rs 7 crore Ghaziabd District Court GPF scam, in which 36 judges, including a sitting Supreme Court judge and eleven High Court judges are facing allegations of being beneficiaries of the scam.The C ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   268 Views


Lawyer suffers cardiac arrest in court, dies

   23 September 2008 at 19:40

MADURAI: D. Navaneethakrishnan, 31, a lawyer practising in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, suffered a massive heart attack on the court premises and died in a private hospital on Tuesday evening.A native of Surlipatti in Theni district, N ..

Posted in Others |   300 Views