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Shopian: 4 police officials arrested

   16 July 2009 at 17:51

Shopian: 4 police officials arrested J&K High Court had ordered their arrestSIT directed to get their blood samplesSrinagar: Four police officers, including the ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   220 Views


SC gives relief to Narendra Modi amid major controversies

   16 July 2009 at 17:41

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking directions to CBI to interrogate Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his alleged involvement in the murder of Haren Pandaya, the then Home Minister of Gujarat, who was assassinated in 2003.A bench c ..

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SC reserves judgement on Commonwealth games village PIL

   16 July 2009 at 17:40

The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on a petition challenging the Delhi High Court judgment of staying the ongoing constructions on the Yamuna river bed for the 2010 Commonwealth games.A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrisnan, Justices P S ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   312 Views


HC ire forces BMC to re-submit Deonar plan

   16 July 2009 at 17:20

In an effort to save municipal commissioner Jairaj Phatak from the fury of the Bombay high court, the civic administration on Wednesday re-submitted to the standing committee the proposal for the partial closure of the Deonar dumping ground. Accordi ..

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State med council polls under HC scanner

   16 July 2009 at 17:19

Elections to the Maharashtra Medical Council, the watchdog body of the medical profession, that were held after a gap of 10 years have come under the scanner of the Bombay high court. Incidentally, the high court had dissolved the last elections hel ..

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HC can't condone I-T dept's delay in filing appeals

   16 July 2009 at 17:18

The Bombay high court last week dismissed over 1,000 appeals filed by the Income Tax (I-T) department and ruled that it did not have the power to condone delays in filing appeals. The ruling will translate into loss of revenue to the tune of hundreds ..

Posted in Taxation |   187 Views


Gujarat proposes death penalty for hooch dealers

   16 July 2009 at 17:17

Struck by the worst-ever hooch tragedy in Gujarat, which has killed over 150 in the last one week, the state government decided on Wednesday to frame a new law with provisions of death sentence and life imprisonment. Approved by the cabinet, the am ..

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Try servicemen in regular courts for rape, murder: HC

   16 July 2009 at 17:10

The Madurai bench of Madras high court has ruled that soldiers accused of crimes like murder or rape could be tried in a court other than a court martial. Passing orders on a revision petition filed by Amsaraj, a soldier accused of killing his wife o ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   217 Views


MP HC noitce to government in gang rape case

   16 July 2009 at 16:36

The Madhya Pradesh High Court took cognisance of a gang rape case of a dalit girl and issued notice to the state government in this regard.A division bench comprising Chief Justice A K Patnaik and Justice Pankaj Jaiswal heard the public interest liti ..

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Jharkhand HC rejects petition of former CM Madhu Koda

   16 July 2009 at 16:35

Jharkhand High Court rejected the petition of former Chief Minister and MP Madhu Koda and two others regarding removing their names from the cases filed against them for amassing properties disproportionate to their known source of income.The divisio ..

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