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Govt to look into misuse of dowry laws

   23 June 2008 at 00:51

Following complaints about the misuse of dowry laws by women, the Centre has decided to look into the issue and will hold a consultation programme to get views and suggestions from NGOs and activists working for men. Acting on complaints about the m ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   308 Views


No political interference in appointment of judges: CJI

   23 June 2008 at 00:51

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan has denied any political interference in the appointment of judges and said they are appointed through routine procedure. "No Chief Minister or politician has ever approached me for any appointments," Justice ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   338 Views


Banks can't levy charges for transaction not done: Commission

   23 June 2008 at 00:51

A bank cannot impose transaction charges on a customer who never made any transaction; the Delhi Consumer Commission has held terming such a practice as "illegal and unjustified". "To debit transaction charges from the account of a person who has ne ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   353 Views


Ghaziabad Bar Association moves SC for CBI inquiry into GPF scandal

   23 June 2008 at 00:51

New Delhi, Jun 22 (UNI) The Ghaziabad Bar Association has filed a petition in the Supreme Court demanding a CBI inquiry into the Rs seven crore General Provident Fund (GPF) scandal, which allegedly took place in the Ghaziabad district court treasu ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   2219 Views


Pay Rs one lakh compensation, employment and punish guilty, SHRC

   23 June 2008 at 00:51

Srinagar, Jun 22 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has directed the authorities to take action against state police officials for the custodial killing of a youth.The SHRC also directed the authorities to pay Rs one lakh c ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   273 Views


TRAI recommendations on Internet telephony in two months

   21 June 2008 at 14:30

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) would submit its recommendations to the government on internet telephony in the next two months. Member TRAI R N Prabhakar told reporters on the sidelines of an open house on Internet Telephony that t ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   357 Views


Loan waiver scheme includes interest component : FM

   21 June 2008 at 14:30

Loan waiver scheme includes interest component : FM Finance Minister clarifies that loan waiver scheme includes interest component and asks all PSU banks to prepare the list of beneficiaries by 25th of this month. Finance Minister P Chidambaram has d ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   382 Views


Additional Judge for Madhya Pradesh High Court

   21 June 2008 at 14:30

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shrimati Indrani Datta, to be an Additional Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, for a period of two years with effe ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   310 Views


Sugar barons may face criminal proceedings

   21 June 2008 at 14:30

In all 36 sugar barons in Maharashtra might face criminal proceedings if dues worth Rs 700 crore calculated as per the statutory minimum price (SMP) are not paid to sugarcane growers before June 30.The state sugar commissioner's office has issued dir ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   310 Views


Tackling abuse of dominance by checking monopolies

   21 June 2008 at 14:30

A new competition law passed in 2002, further amended in 2007, will be operational soon. One of its active agenda will be to curb abusive monopolistic practices by businessesContestability of markets is the adrenaline of all economies. While countrie ..