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Panel for Centre stepping in to check riots

   12 May 2010 at 17:35

Touching upon several significant areas in the working of Centre-state relations, the Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi report submitted recently to the government has made over 200 recommendations. These include radical ones like amending Articles 355 an ..

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New CJI to work during summer vacation to resolve staff problems

   12 May 2010 at 17:34

Chief Justice of India-designate Sarosh Homi Kapadia might just create a record of sorts when he continues working during the Supreme Court’s approximately two-month-long summer vacation, which begins from May 17. During the vacation, only two ..

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No compromise on human rights

   12 May 2010 at 17:32

The criminal justice system is founded on a slew of jurisprudential principles that protect the rights of suspects and accused. These include the right against self-incrimination, the right to remain silent, and the right against providing informati ..

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SC dismisses Jayalalithaas plea for quashing an assets case

   12 May 2010 at 11:39

SC dismisses Jayalalithaa's plea for quashing an assets case.The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa seeking quashing of a disproportionate assets case, ..

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SC upholds NCLT

   11 May 2010 at 23:12

SC upholds NCLT Upholding the validity of amendments made to the Companies Act in 2002, the Supreme Court today paved the way for the establishment of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to deal with matters related to companies. Once th ..

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Kasab likely to be hanged this year

   11 May 2010 at 14:13

The lone surviving gunman of the 2008 Mumbai attacks could be executed this year if he does not appeal his death sentence, a senior Indian government official said on Tuesday.Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, 22, was found guilty of waging war on India, ma ..

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SC upholds quotas in Panchayati Raj institutions

   11 May 2010 at 14:01

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, women and Other Backward Classes in Panchayati Raj institutions and municipal bodies. ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   385 Views


CJI admits to corruption in judiciary

   11 May 2010 at 13:58

Emphasising that there is 'miniscule' corruption in the higher judiciary, outgoing Chief Justice of India (CJI) K.G. Balakrishnan on Monday said he felt sad that motive had been attributed to him in chief justice P.D. Dinakaran's case ev ..

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We only follow the procedure from two judgments: CJI

   09 May 2010 at 22:23

Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan maintains that it will not be possible to change the collegium system of appointment of judges without reviewing two Supreme Court judgments.(The collegium method came into being as a result of the judgments, ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   536 Views


Three more months before Kasab's case reaches HC

   09 May 2010 at 21:58

The exercise of forwarding case papers and judgement of 26/11 special court to the Bombay High Court for confirmation of death penalty imposed on terrorist Ajmal Kasab would take at least three months, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said.T ..

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