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MUMBAI: A legal counsel for Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone militant captured alive in the city terror attacks may become necessary for the state if it wants to successfully prosecute him, say legal experts. Over the years, Indian laws and their interpretation by the Supreme Court as well as the high courts have made it clear that accused charged with committing heinous offences would have..

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from Tamil Nadu on a plea seeking transfer to the apex court of a PIL filed in the Madras High Court challenging premature release of 1,405 convicts, including 22 women by the state. A bench of Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam issued notice to the State after former Union Minister Subramaniam Swamy submitted that a similar c..

New Delhi: The Centre will soon come out with a new comprehensive law to specifically deal with terrorist attacks, Law Minister H.R. Bhardwaj said here on Saturday. He was addressing an international conference on terrorism. Later talking to reporters, Mr. Bhardwaj said “I [Law Ministry] have sent a proposal to the Home Ministry. Once it is approved, we will discuss the contents of the law and th..

Mumbai (IANS): Noted criminal lawyer Ashok Saraogi on Monday said he had dropped plans to represent and defend nabbed Mumbai attack terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab. Grappling with an outburst against his reported plans, Saraogi said that he would not represent or fight Amir's case "in view of the strong public sentiments". "There was some initial discussion in this matter, but now ..

SC sets guidelines for trying cheque bounce cases New Delhi, Dec 14: The Supreme Court has held that only a lower court in whose jurisdiction an offence of cheque bounce is committed will try the case. Setting the guideline, the Apex court said complainants, including financial institutions and banks, while filing cheque bounce cases, should ensure that no inconvenience is caused to the ..

NEW DELHI: In the long and tortuous three-tier litigation system in India, what is the value of a trial court order acquitting an accused when the state has the option of appealing against it before the high court and then in the Supreme Court? Quite a lot, answered the Supreme Court through a recent judgment. The clean chit given by the trial court provides a "double presumption" of innoc..

Advocate Dinesh Mota who was asked by the Maharashtra legal aid to take up Kasab's case has refused to do so. Speaking to the media persons he said, “I was asked to take up Kasab’s case by the Maharashtra legal aid. But I refused to do so,” he said. Mumbai attack accused, Mohammedd Ajmal Kasab has been in police custody since November 27. Ajmal was arrested from Girgaum Chowpatty while his ass..

Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman, the lone terrorist caught alive during the 26th November terror attacks, has been remanded in police custody till 24th December by a court in Mumbai for his alleged involvement in the killing of ATS chief Hemant Karkare and two other senior police officers. Due to security concerns, Ajmal was not produced in a regular court and a magistrate and a public prosecutor..

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no restriction on High Courts and apex court to order a CBI probe into sensitive cases having national and international ramification. "There is no restriction on the powers of the courts (High Courts and apex court) under Articles 226 and 32 of the Constitution for ordering CBI probe in a case," Solicitor General G E Vahanvati sai..

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no restriction on High Courts and apex court to order a CBI probe into sensitive cases having national and international ramification. "There is no restriction on the powers of the courts (High Courts and apex court) under Articles 226 and 32 of the Constitution for ordering CBI probe in a case," Solicitor General G E Vahanvati sai..

NEW DELHI: The records of calls made to Police Control Room — on 100 — are “public documents” details of which should be provided under the RTI Act, even if an accused wants to use it for defence in a Court, Central Information Commission has directed. “Records of calls received in PCR are, in fact, public documents. Their disclosure is incumbent unless that have been made in confidence in which c..

An Australian national has moved the Madras High Court, challenging the validity of the jurisdiction of a Magistrate court in trying a criminal case, involving foreign nationals, without the consent of the Centre. Petitioner Kamakshidasan submitted that the Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Saidapet, without trying the jurisdiction issue, had passed an interim order, directing him to pay Rs 30,000..

ERADICATION OF TERRORISM—A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE INSPIRED BY THE WRITINGS OF THE BAHA’I FAITHA. K. Merchant*Once more India has witnessed the consequences of terrorist attacks more brutal and gruesome than the ones before and disruption of normal life that shall take a long time to heal and for some never. The question arises where is our civilization headed?Things will always ..

For Immediate ReleaseDecember 8, 2008Contact: Andrew Hollinger, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 202-488-6133 Lauren Sucher, United States Institute of Peace. 202-429-3822Genocide Prevention Task Force Delivers Blueprint for U.S. Government to Prevent Genocide and Mass Atrocities Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of De..

New Delhi: India’s Supreme Court on Friday stopped criminal proceedings against the country’s top cricket officials on perjury charges. The Calcutta High Court had last month ordered police to file the charges against six officials of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in a case linked to ex-president Jagmohan Dalmiya. The officials were alleged to have given false evidence against ..