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Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Thursday that there is no set formula for dealing with terrorists. When asked if India should have a policy not to negotiate with terrorists, he said that while this worked in principle, in reality, when the human element came into play, he was unsure of how he would deal with the crisis. "I do not know how I would have reacted if 150 families came to my d..

MP HC Issues Notices On Encroachment At Chandra Sagar Lake 1/21/2009 The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notices to the state government and Chhatarpur Collector for not removing illegal encroachment near Chandra Sagar lake and illegal allotment of pattas near pond area of Chhatarpur. Hearing a petition by Chhatarpur Bhaigatal village-based Ram Singh Yadav and two others, a division..

MP HC: Election Petition Admitted Against vidhan Sabha Speaker 1/22/2009 The Madhya Pradesh High Court admitted an election petition challenging the election of Vidhan Sabha Speaker Ishwardas Rohani from Jabalpur cantonment seat during the recently-concluded assembly polls. The petition -- filed by defeated Congress candidate Alok Mishra -- charged Mr Rohani with deploying corrupt practic..

Delhi HC: Students With Less Than 50% Allowed To Ppurse Medical Degree 1/22/2009 The Delhi High Court directed the Maharashtra University of Medical College to allow about 200 applicants, who got less than 50 per cent marks in the competitive entrance examination held on all India basis by the CBSE for dental colleges in the country, to purse their medical degree as the rules were not made c..

Delhi HC Poses Query To Petitioner Over Sachar Committee Report 1/22/2009 The Delhi High Court asked a petitioner who saw malicious intentions in implementing the Sachar Committee recommendations to convince the court as to why the government cannot take any measures for welfare of Muslim community. The petitioner, noted lawyer P N Lekhi had stated that while the government was talking ab..

Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Toilet, Water Facilities In Metro Rail 1/22/2009 The Delhi High Court dismissed a public interest litigation which had sought directions for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) to provide toilet and water facilities in the Metro rail. Dismissing the petition, the court said, ‘If you want any such facilities you should approach the DMRC directly. This des..

SC: Plea filed for formation of National Kinnars Commission 1/21/2009 Sonam Singh, a Kinnar (Eunuch) from Ajmer filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Union Government to immediately set up National Kinnars Commission to look after the long neglected segment of society. Sonam has also demanded reservation of seats in Parliament, Assemblies and local bodies electio..

Madras HC Orders Notice To Centre, NCSC 1/21/2009 The Madras High Court has ordered notice to the Union Government and the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for filing a counter to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking a direction to authorities for disposing of a representation to fill vacant posts at the Commission’s national headquarters and regional offices. ..

DEMOLISH ENCROACHMENTS : HC 21 Jan 2009, 0318 hrs IST, TNN LUCKNOW: The high court has ordered the police and district administration to demolish all illegal constructions raised on the public land in Aminabad, Ganga Prasad Road, Maulviganj, Tulsidas Marg and other areas of the city. Further, the court directed the urban development authority to submit a report before it on the steps t..

LIFE - SAVING PIL FOR BIG CAT ? 21 Jan 2009, 0439 hrs IST, TNN LUCKNOW: Finally, a lifeline is in sight for the two-and-a-half-year-old stray tiger cub who was sentenced to death by the state forest department last month. The cub, declared man-eater by the department after it claimed its first human victim in Bara Banki on December 23, now becomes a key figure in a legal battle that is a..

NEW DELHI: Faced with an unprecedented situation of the Supreme Court petitioning it against a ruling, the Delhi High Court on Monday stayed an order passed by the Central Information Commission asking the Chief Justice of India to disclose if judges of the apex court have declared their assets to him. Acting on a petition filed by the CPIO of Supreme Court challenging the January 6 order pass..

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly backed the idea of having national identity cards for all citizens of the country to identify illegal immigrants and infiltrators, including those from Bangladesh. A bench of Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Justice P Satahsivam and Justice J M Panchal approved a plan for multi-purpose national identity card (MPNIC) for Indian citizens. The court ..

Bombay HC Verdict On Parliamentary Secretaries Case On Jan 22 1/19/2009 A division bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa will on January 22 deliver its verdict on the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by social activist Adv Aires Rodriges, challenging the government appointments of parliamentary secretaries and others with cabinet status. The PIL challenged the appointment of Nilkant..

Haryana Moots Bill For Temple Takeover 20 Jan 2009, 0312 hrs IST, Sukhbir Siwach, TNN CHANDIGARH: In a controversial move, Haryana government is planning to bring a Bill authorizing government takeover of 15 important temples located in the Shivalik foothills of Yamunanagar district. Out of these, four shrines of Kapal Mochan have been in the midst of power-tussle between the local ..

JUDGES' ASSETS : HC COMES TO SC's RESCUE 20 Jan 2009, 0604 hrs IST, TNN NEW DELHI: Faced with an unprecedented situation of the Supreme Court petitioning it against a ruling, the Delhi High Court on Monday stayed an order passed by the Central Information Commission asking the Chief Justice of India to disclose if judges of the apex court have declared their assets to him. Actin..