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Media trials should be curtailed: CJ

   12 September 2009 at 10:25

Media trials have created a far-reaching effect on the judicial system in the country, this was stated by Gujarat High Court Chief Justice KS Radhakrishnan while inaugurating the three-day media training programme at Gujarat National Law University ( ..

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Public interest, not procedural lapse, is paramount: HC

   12 September 2009 at 10:19

Despite procedural lapses, implementation of projects shouldn't be delayed. The law should take a backseat to give way to larger public interest. Making this observation, the high court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by Delhi-based Logwell Forg ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   213 Views


SHRC to seek explanation from govt

   12 September 2009 at 10:19

The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) will issue a notice to the government, seeking an explanation as to why it's unable to pre-empt attacks on churches in the state. An SHRC team visited the church in Hebbugodi on Hosur Road on Friday. Justice ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   179 Views


Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court appointed

   11 September 2009 at 15:11

Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court appointedIn exercise of the powers conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Bipin Chandra Kandpal, seniormost Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, ..

Posted in Legal Documents |   2048 Views


No capital gains tax exemption for IDRs

   11 September 2009 at 14:54

The plan to encourage overseas firms to raise capital in India through Indian Depository Receipts, or IDRs, as they are popularly known, appears to have hit a road block, with the revenue department not in favour of granting long-term capital gains t ..

Posted in Taxation |   504 Views


NEED TO ENSURE ETHICS SAYS SEBI

   11 September 2009 at 13:20

There is a need to ensure ethics among market participants for efficient and transparent functioning of the system, a SEBI official said on Thursday. "There has not been much emphasis on ethics (among market participants) as there should have b ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   164 Views


GOVERNMENT DRAFTS GREEN SEZ POLICY

   11 September 2009 at 13:19

Non-industrial SEZs to be more energy efficient The Centre has drafted a ‘green policy’ for making industrial and non-industrial special economic zones (SEZs) more energy efficient. The policy would be introduced shortly, said MS Rao, de ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   185 Views


Governor asks PU VC to act as per varsity Act

   11 September 2009 at 11:44

Governor-cum-chancellor Debanand Konwar is reported to have asked Patna University (PU) vice chancellor (VC) Shyam Lal to act as per the provisions of the university Act in the larger interest of higher education. The chancellor had called the VC at ..

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SHRC asks govt to pay deceased's wife Rs 2 lakh compensation

   11 September 2009 at 11:43

The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has decreed that Mahendra Sharma died of starvation and directed the state government to pay a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to his wife within four weeks. SHRC has taken strong exception to what it described as a ..

Posted in Criminal Law  1 comments |   201 Views


'Consistent effort required for RTI Act to be effective'

   11 September 2009 at 11:39

`Information is power' and that could be the reason why government departments are giving a cold shoulder to the RTI Act. "When a common man comes asking for information, the officials feel that they are losing their power," said Aruna Roy, ..

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