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Judges appointment into SC to be determined by rules:Law Min

   20 October 2009 at 20:01

The Centre ruled out any intervention in the appointments in higher judiciary, saying such matters were handled as per the set Constitutional guidelines. "We do not depend on the perceptions of different people. The issue of the appointments s ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   220 Views


Punjab Guv threatens defamation proceedings against CNN-IBN

   20 October 2009 at 20:00

The Punjab Governor-cum-Administrator, Union Territory of Chandigarh Gen (retd) S F Rodrigues sought an apology from CNN-IBN authorities and threatened to launch criminal and legal proceedings against the channel authorities if they fail to comply fo ..

Posted in Criminal Law  3 comments |   403 Views


N C Rajvanshi elected as Allahabad HC Bar Assn President

   20 October 2009 at 19:59

N C Rajvanshi declared elected as the new president of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA). Mr Rajvanshi defeated his nearest rival U N Sharma with a margin of 282 votes, while B D Tripathi became the new secretary of the association. He ..

Posted in Others |   252 Views


SC: Land owners can appeal against acquisition of land

   20 October 2009 at 19:58

The Supreme Court has ruled that right to file objection by the land owners against the acquisition of their land by the state cannot be taken away as this right has the flavour of Fundamental Rights under the Constitution. The ruling was seen to ha ..

Posted in Property Law  2 comments |   1958 Views


Collegium may withdraw recommendation for Justice Dinakaran

   19 October 2009 at 09:59

Charges of land encroachment against Justice P D Dinakaran, Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, have been endorsed by an investigation ordered by the Supreme Court, dealing a serious blow to the prospect of his elevation to the apex court. Sou ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  3 comments |   367 Views


Mystery death jolts judges' scam probe

   19 October 2009 at 09:57

The death of Ashutosh Asthana, prime accused in the judges' expenses scam, has cast a shadow over the investigations into the case.Asthana died under mysterious circumstances on Saturday - he was in custody at the Dasna jail in Ghaziabad.Preliminary ..

Posted in Criminal Law  1 comments |   343 Views


Ambani brothers' gas dispute set for Supreme Court date

   19 October 2009 at 09:55

Two of the top corporate housesheaded by estranged industrialist brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani are set for a showdown in the Supreme Court, which will on Tuesday commence hearing on their gas supply dispute. The fight relates to supply of gas to An ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   301 Views


Naroda Patiya riot case unparallelled in modern society: HC

   18 October 2009 at 20:53

Terming the killing of 95 people in Naroda Patiya area of the city during 2002 riots as "unparallelled in modern society", the Gujarat High Court has said such incidents "undermine the very foundation of law". The observation was ..

Posted in Others |   203 Views


No discretionary relaxation of eligibility in appointments

   18 October 2009 at 20:52

Discretionary relaxation or alteration in requisite eligibility qualification, relating to appointments or admissions, cannot be allowed at the fag end of the process, the Delhi High Court has said. "The general rule is that while applying for ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   831 Views


GVAT Return Filing Date Extention Due to Festival Mood

   18 October 2009 at 12:23

Under the Gujarat VAT, last date for filing Monthly Return for the month Sept.-2009 or in case of quarterly dealer, Quarterly Return date for filing quarterly return for the Quarter ended on 30th Sept. 2009 is 30-10-2009. Considering the mood of fest ..

Posted in Taxation |   1026 Views