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SC gives 6 weeks to Mayawati to respond in corruption case

   14 July 2009 at 18:14

The Supreme Court granted six weeks time to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to respond to the affidavit filed by the CBI seeking its permission to file a chargesheet against her in a disproportionate assets case.A bench comprising Chief Justice ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   267 Views


SC acquits rape convict

   14 July 2009 at 18:13

The Supreme Court while acquitting a rape convict, has said that the victim seemed to be a woman of easy virtue.A bench comprising Justices Mukundakan Sharma and B S Chauhan while holding that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reaso ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   368 Views


Madras HC fixes Aug 3 for final hearing in Coimbatore bomb b

   14 July 2009 at 18:11

Madras High Court fixed August 3 for final hearing on appeal petitions filed by the convicts in the Coimbatore serial bomb blasts case.When the case came up before a specially constituted Bench comprising Ms Justices Prabha Sridevan and M Sathyanaray ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   277 Views


MP: Court acquits all 6 accused in Prof Sabharwal murder cas

   14 July 2009 at 18:08

A local trial court acquitted all the six accused in Prof H S Sabharwal murder case on the grounds that the prosecution had failed to prove charges against the accused.District Judge Nitin Dalvi delivered the judgment this afternoon in a packed court ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   241 Views


Homosexuality issue may go to Supreme Court larger bench

   14 July 2009 at 18:07

The Centre is most likely to seek reference of the five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on the issue of decriminalising homosexuality between two consenting adults.In view of stiff opposition to Delhi High Court judgment dated July 2, d ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   270 Views


Infusion of money into the banking system

   14 July 2009 at 17:46

Infusion of money into the banking systemWith a view to mitigate the impact of the global economic recession on the Indian economy, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) initiated measures, which included reduction in the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) from 9 pe ..

Posted in Taxation |   280 Views


Popularization of the New Pension Scheme

   14 July 2009 at 17:44

Popularization of the New Pension SchemeIn the Finance Bill, 2009, the Government has proposed to provide necessary fiscal support to the New Pension System (NPS). Accordingly, it has proposed to exempt the income of the NPS Trust from income tax and ..

Posted in Others |   319 Views


Not all of Shopian report mine: probe judge

   14 July 2009 at 15:57

Justice Muzaffar Jan who headed the judicial probe into the rape and murder of two women in Shopian, created a sensation on Sunday by saying that the parts of his report which were derogatory to the victims of the crime were not his.Justice Jan said ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   153 Views


Law Commission for amending Indian Stamp Act

   14 July 2009 at 15:00

The Law Commission of India has recommended that the required fee for any transaction/court fee can be paid by demand draft/cash/postal order/banker’s cheque instead of through non-judicial stamp papers or special stamps.In its report to be su ..

Posted in Others |   282 Views


Madras HC dismisses appeal petition by collector on ship

   14 July 2009 at 14:10

The Madras High Court has declined to interfere with an interim order passed by a single Judge directing the Customs authorities to issue necessary sail order to a vessel M V Asean Express, carrying river sand to leave Karaikal port to the Republic o ..

Posted in Others |   181 Views