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SC: Courts can monitor investigation of criminal cases

   07 September 2009 at 14:18

The Supreme Court has held that courts can monitor the investigation of a criminal case in appropriate cases where they felt free and fair investigation was not being conducted. A bench comprising Justices Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph in their jud ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   372 Views


SC notice to Centre, RBI on disabilities scheme

   07 September 2009 at 14:12

The Supreme Court issued notices to the Union Government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on a petition alleging that the funds collected under the Disabilities Scheme have not been properly utilised.A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   185 Views


NTPC moves SC against Bombay HC order

   06 September 2009 at 22:44

TPC on Saturady moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the Bombay high court order giving permission to the Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) to amend its plea in its on-going dispute with the country’s largest utility on the supply ..

Posted in Others |   191 Views


HC on botanic garden

   06 September 2009 at 22:28

KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the government, Subhas Datta, who had filed a PIL on Indian Botanic Garden (Shibpur) and the IBG garden authorities to file affidavits on the issue of the garden being under the direct control of Botani ..

Posted in Others |   209 Views


Court holds back cop action on MPs

   06 September 2009 at 22:27

KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court on Friday directed police not to take action against Congress MPs Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury and Mousam Noor in a shrine pillage case till the court disposes of a revision application filed by them. The plea challenged an F ..

Posted in Others |   186 Views


HC furious over non-closure of unrecognised schools

   06 September 2009 at 22:20

he two-judge bench of the A P High Court overseeing the closure of schools without permission in Vishakapatnam district yet again on Wednesday pointed out to abdication of statutory functions by the state government. The inaction to effect the closur ..

Posted in Others |   173 Views


HC seeks govt reply on rape law

   06 September 2009 at 22:11

he Delhi High Court on Friday raised questions on the `conflicting' laws dealing with rape under which a man who has raped his wife was treated leniently even as others were handed out stringent punishments. A three-judge Bench comprising Justice Vik ..

Posted in Others |   178 Views


Accused can't oppose bail plea of co-accused

   06 September 2009 at 22:10

A co-accused cannot oppose the bail of another co-accused, Delhi High Court has said. "The opposition to the bail by a co-accused who is in the capacity of an accomplice and hence himself is a discredited man cannot be permitted,'' the HC said while ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   338 Views


Even low-level staff can fudge evidence

   06 September 2009 at 22:08

Amid reports of vaginal swabs of Noida murder victim Aarushi Talwar being substituted with those of an unidentified woman, a senior former police officer has said even a lower-level employee having the keys to the storage room could "easily manipulat ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   206 Views


Judge moves Delhi HC

   06 September 2009 at 22:08

Peeved at promotion of a "junior" colleague as district and sessions judge, a trial court judge has knocked the doors of the Delhi HC for remedial measures alleging that government norms on promotion have been compromised. The High Court has appointe ..

Posted in Others |   152 Views