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Justice P K Misra is new Chief Justice of Patna HC

   13 August 2009 at 10:34

Justice Prafulla Kumar Misra, a senior Judge of the Madras High Court, has been elevated and posted as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. Justice Misra was accorded a farewell here yesterday. Madras High Court Chief Justice H L Gokhale and ot ..

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SC sentences Hiten P Dalal for 6 months in Securities scam c

   13 August 2009 at 10:33

The Supreme Court has held leading stock broker Hiten P Dalal guilty of criminal conspiracy and receiving stolen property and sentenced him to six months of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 50,000 for his involvement in the 1992 Securities Sca ..

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Allahabad HC: Entry given by DM to gazetted officer is final

   13 August 2009 at 10:33

The Allahabad High Court in an important judicial verdict held that entry given to a gazetted officer by the District Magistrate (DM) in his service book would be treated as the final entry awarded to officer, in case reviewing and accepting authorit ..

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Jharkhand HC: Intervener petition filed against Soren

   13 August 2009 at 10:32

An intervener petition was filed against former Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha supremo Shibu Soren in the Jharkhand High Court regarding alleged amassing huge property disproportionate to his known sources of income.The application was fi ..

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SC rakes path of Transparency Act to pacify RTI aspirant

   12 August 2009 at 17:13

The Supreme Court informed the Delhi High Court that it would provide the information sought by an RTI aspirant under the ‘Transparency Act’ and not under the ‘Right to Information Act’ (RTI Act) Attorney General Ghulam E Vaha ..

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HC asks govt to pay pension to freedom fighter

   12 August 2009 at 16:44

The Madras high court on Tuesday asked the government to pay pension to an 86-year-old freedom fighter who was denied the benefit over a dispute over his date of birth. While HR Balaraman claimed that he was born on October 4, 1922, the Dharmapuri di ..

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Swine flu: PIL seeks HC's intervention

   12 August 2009 at 16:37

Even as more and more people are being diagnosed with swine flu in the nation capital region, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking its directions to the government to take appropriate measures to tackle th ..

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PIL for fresh probe into Batla House encounter

   12 August 2009 at 16:36

Another application has been filed before the Delhi High court by an NGO, on whose plea the National Human Right's Commission (NHRC) conducted an inquiry into Batla House encounter case, raising doubts about its findings. Seeking a fresh probe by a ..

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Haryana third state to invoke Epidemic Act

   12 August 2009 at 16:34

Haryana government has decided to invoke the Epidemic Disease Act of 1897 to tackle the spread of swine flu in the state. Regulations under this Act will remain in force up to one year. These regulations will be called Haryana Epidemic Disease, A H1N ..

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FIN SECY: NEW BILLS TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY

   12 August 2009 at 15:31

Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla said on Tuesday the move to introduce cash-management bills maturing in less than 91 days would provide more flexibility to the government to manage short-term funding mismatches. "It will provide more flexibility ..

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