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PUNE: In the back drop of Mumbai terror attacks last year, P N Bhagwati, former chief justice of India, on Saturday said that it is high-time the judiciary gives a serious consideration to terrorism cases by deciding it on a top priority. Bhagwati said terrorist strikes have a severe bearing on public life because it creates a fear psychosis in their minds whenever such incident occur eith..

Tandoor Murder: SC To Hear Sharma'S Petition In April12 Jan 2009, 1513 hrs IST, TIMESOFINDIA.COM NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear the death sentence of former Youth Congress president Sushil Sharma’s petition in April. Former Youth Congress leader Sushil Sharma has been sentenced for the murder of his wife Naina Sahni and later disposing off her body in ..

SC Ruling On Prosecution’s Burden To Prove Dowry DeathBy sunita ⋅ January 12, 2009 New Delhi, Jan 08: The Supreme Court has ruled that in dowry death cases it is not necessary that the prosecution should prove with mathematical precision that the victim was subjected to harassment soon before her death.Whether or not the cruelty or harassment meted out to the..

Court Drama After Kidnap Charge 12 Jan 2009, 0447 hrs IST, TNN KOLKATA: An elopement, a kidnap charge, high drama in court it had all the elements of a melodrama. But it turned out to be a bittersweet love story. A young woman sent her father weeping from a Howrah court on Sunday, when she refused to accompany him back to his home, choosing to stay with the man of her choice ins..

Bus Driver Gets One Month In Jail For Knocking Down Cop 12 Jan 2009, 0333 hrs IST, TNN PUNE: Judicial magistrate first class Umeshchandra More on Friday sentenced state transport bus driver Ramesh Bhagyawant (51) of Navpada in Thane to one month's simple imprisonment and fined him Rs 800 for injuring traffic policemen Sakharam Salunkhe (52) at Swargate chowk in 2008. Assistant publ..

SC: No Agreement Needed For Convicting A Person For Dowry Death1/12/2009The Supreme Court has ruled that no agreement for giving or taking dowry is required to prove the offence of dowry death.While upholding the conviction and sentence of father-in-law for setting afire his daughter-in-law for dowry, a bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and Mukundakam Sharma, in the ..

Satyam Scam: Raju's Bail Plea Hearing Deferred Till January 16 12 Jan 2009, 1259 hrs IST, PTI HYDERABAD: A city court on Monday deferred till January 16 hearing on bail applications filed by Satyam's three disgraced executives including Ramalinga Raju, as also market regulator Sebi's plea for quizzing Raju. ( Watch ) Hearing on the bail plea will be taken up by the 6th chief metr..

Confession not ultimate evidence for conviction: SC On Friday, the SC acquitted a man sentenced to death by a Gujarat trial court. The sentence was upheld by HC. Both courts had based the conviction on his statement before a magistrate to the effect that he raped and killed a minor girl. A Bench comprising Justices S B Sinha and Markandey Katju felt uncomfortable about the man being co..

Legal knots: Law of the land Takes Its Course11 Jan 2009, 0536 hrs IST,TNN NEW DELHI: Registrar of Companies, Sebi, Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Criminal Laws and Civil Laws, Class Action Suits are chasing Ramalinga Raju, the beleaguered former chairman of Satyam Computer Services. "RoC officials have seized all records so that they are not tampered with...

Satyam Fraud: SEBI, RoC Seize Documents1/10/2009Even as officials of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in coordination with Registrar of Companies seized documents from Information Technology major Satyam Computer Services, its former chairman B Ramalinga Raju agreed to appear before the regulatory authorities investigating into Rs 7,800-crore fraud.Mr Raju's la..

Andhra CID Conducts Raid At Houses Of Raju Brothers, Srinivas11 Jan 2009, 1706 hrs IST, TIMES NEWS NETWORK & AGENCIES HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh CID on Sunday conducted raids on the residences of disgraced Satyam chief Ramalinga Raju, his brother Rama Raju and former CFO Vadlamani Srinivas. ( Watch ) "As part of investigations, the raid have started today mo..

About a Dozen Lawsuits Filed Against Satyam In US11 Jan 2009, 1638 hrs IST, PTI NEW YORK: About a dozen lawsuits have been filed against Satyam Computer in US courts, charging the Indian IT firm with duping thousands of American investors out of billions of dollars. When asked about the specific damages sought in the lawsuit, law firm Vianale & Vianale LLP's ..

India will allow Pakistan to provide legal assistance to Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving Mumbai carnage terrorist arrested, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Saturday. "We will allow Pakistan if that country is willing to provide legal assistance to Ajmal Kasab," Mukherjee told reporters at Berhampore (WB) on Saturday. Asked about BJP's allegation that the Congress was si..

Chandigarh: A three member committee of high court judges have found justice Nirmal Yadav of Punjab and Haryana high court guilty of what’s being called cash at the door bribery scam. Justice Nirmal Yadav of Punjab and Haryana high court has been on leave since August last year after her name figured in the cash at door bribery scam in Chandigarh. However, she is not one to go down without a fig..

HC Fumes, Says No To New Deadline 10 Jan 2009, 0601 hrs IST, TNN KOLKATA: Given a choice between protecting the city environment and the livelihood of auto operators, Calcutta High Court chose the former because it has a bearing on our future and turned down the government's plea to extend the ban deadline to July 31. Stepping up the heat, the court said it wanted the government ..