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Nariman House case trial to begin tomorrow

   16 September 2009 at 13:00

The trial in internationally significant Jewish outreach centre--Nariman House -- attack case, during the 26/11 terror strike in the metropolis, will begin in the designated court tomorrow. The witnesses and evidences pertaining to the attack, in whi ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   224 Views


CJI asked to hold inquiry before elevating Chief Justice to

   16 September 2009 at 13:00

Former Union Law Ministers Ram Jethmalani, Shanti Bhushan and eminent jurists Fali S Nariman and Anil Diwan have written a letter to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice K G Balakrishnan requesting him to hold an inquiry before elevating the Chief Ju ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law  1 comments |   749 Views


NEW COMPANIES BILL LOOKS TO GIVE MORE TEETH TO SFIO

   16 September 2009 at 12:31

The New Companies Bill 2009, which seeks to replace the existing Companies Act of 1956, has already factored in the lessons from the Satyam incident and would look at strengthening the role of Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) in order to arm ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   389 Views


SEBI PANEL FAVOURS HALF-YEARLY AUDITING

   16 September 2009 at 12:30

Wiser after the Rs7,136 crore Satyam Computer Services Ltd fraud, a committee of capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India, or Sebi, on Monday recommended a slew of measures to make financial reporting by listed firms more trans ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   251 Views


HC deadline for waste management cases

   16 September 2009 at 12:26

All cases filed by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) related to municipal solid waste management and untreated sewage, pending with different courts in Maharashtra for years, are now likely to be disposed of within three months. A bench ..

Posted in Others |   208 Views


Babu cannot head revenue tribunal: HC

   16 September 2009 at 11:15

Gujarat High Court has struck down rules that empower state government to appoint its secretary, an IAS officer, as president at Gujarat Revenue Tribunal. With this, a two-decade old dispute has come to an end and contention of Tribunal's Bar Associ ..

Posted in Others |   223 Views


State not fully compliant with SC directives

   16 September 2009 at 09:55

The Supreme Court Monitoring Committee on Police Reforms headed by retired judge Justice K T Thomas met state government officials on Tuesday to review compliance with directives. It was found that Karnataka is only partially compliant with the SC di ..

Posted in Others |   192 Views


Medical bonus for govt employees

   16 September 2009 at 09:55

The government has extended Dasara gift to its 5 lakh-odd employees. All staffers will get medical facilities prescribed under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS). The cabinet on Tuesday decided to revise rates of employees' medical treatment ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   664 Views


HC raps state for not reining in pvt car users

   16 September 2009 at 09:55

The Bombay high court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the state government's refusal to put in place restrictions on private car users. "(Private car users) have no right to occupy 90% of road space,'' remarked a division bench of Justice ..

Posted in Others |   181 Views


Now, computers become lawyers!

   15 September 2009 at 20:04

Now, computers become lawyers!Washington: European researchers have created a legal analysis query engine that combines artificial intelligence, game theory and semantics to offer advice, conflict prevention and dispute settlement for European law.Eu ..

Posted in Civil Law |   651 Views