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SC Judge Justice Agrawal Recuses Himself From Hearing Uphaar Case 1/23/2009 In a new twist in Uphaar theater fire tragedy case Justice B N Agrawal, presiding Judge of the Supreme Court bench, today recused himself from the bench hearing the case relating to sentence and conviction of Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal. Justice Agrawal, who had earlier cancelled the bail of two Ansal brothers, d..

2 Additional Judges Appointed To Jharkhand High Court 1/24/2009 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Prashant Kumar and (ii) Shri Pradeep Kumar, to be Additional Judges of the Jharkhand High Court, in that order of seniority, for a period of two years with effect from the dates they assume ..

India To Set Up Air & Space Law Centre 1/24/2009 The Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University (RMLNLU) would shortly start courses on air and space law, which would provide to those aspiring to become legal experts in various airlines and research organisations like Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The university would have a specific centre for the purpose, which, in associati..

Obama Asks Lawmakers To Back US stimulus bill 23 Jan 2009, 2147 hrs IST, AP Text: WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama urged lawmakers from both parties Friday to back his economic stimulus package, saying the US economy's dire problems require congressional action even if some members object to portions of the plan. "I know that it is a heavy lift to do something as substantial ..

Netaji Died In Taihoku, Claims Italy Envoy 23 Jan 2009, 1532 hrs IST, PTI Text: KOLKATA: As doubts prevail over Subhas Chandra Bose's mysterious disappearance, Italy's Ambassador in India Alessandro Quaroni, whose parents were close to Netaji, on Friday said he saw no point in further research claiming that the leader had died in 1945 in an air crash at Taihoku. "I personally..

Gave 'Blank Cheque' To China To Talk With India: Pak Agencies Posted: Jan 22, 2009 at 1302 hrs IST Islamabad Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan had given a "blank cheque" to China authorising it to negotiate with India on its behalf to deal with the aftermath of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Speaking at a reception at the Chinese embassy in Islamabad on Wednesday..

Oppn Demands CBI Probe Into Border Row 21 Jan 2009, 0407 hrs IST, TNN BELGAUM: Illegal mining and alteration and encroachment of state's boundary rocked the legislature council on Tuesday, with the opposition members unanimously demanding a CBI probe. Referring to the Lok Ayukta report, both Congress and JD(S) members maintained that state's boundary in Bellary district had be..

Gujarat HC Judge Transferred To Jharkhand HC 21 Jan 2009, 0010 hrs IST, TNN Ahmedabad : Gujarat high court judge, D N Patel was transferred to Jharkhand high court on Tuesday by the Supreme Court. With his transfer, the strength has been reduced to 29 against the sanctioned 42 judges for this court. "A notification in regard with Justice Patel's transfer was received today evening, an..

DESI LEGAL LESSONS FOR HARVARD GROUP 21 Jan 2009, 0028 hrs IST, Swati Deshpande, TNN MUMBAI: A bunch of six Harvard Law School students couldn't wait to see the swearing-in ceremony of Barack Obama. That it would be on TV, and in Mumbai, didn't dull the excitement. "Obama is a Harvard alumnus,'' they chirped, sitting in the office of reputed law firm Nishith Desai Associates at Narim..

TN Govt Sanctions 10 Posts Of Secretaries To District Legal Services Authorities (DLSA) 1/19/2009 Tamil Nadu government issued orders sanctioning ten posts of full time Secretaries to the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSA) in the cadre of Civil Judge (Senior Division). Out of them, six DLSA were for the Municipal Corporations of Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Salem, Tiruchirappali ..

1,000 Caught Cheating During Civil Service Exam 19 Jan 2009, 1031 hrs IST, AP BEIJING: Nearly 1,000 people have been caught cheating on China's notoriously competitive civil service entrance exams, some with high-tech listening devices in their ears, state media reported on Monday. The official China Daily newspaper said in an editorial the number caught cheating was the large..

Defensive DDA Points To Rules 20 Jan 2009, 0000 hrs IST, TNN NEW DELHI: A day after TOI reported about DDA allotting a flat in Mayur Vihar in the 2008 housing scheme when it was not even in the list of flats on sale, the agency claimed the flat was allotted as per existing rules. While it was learnt that several other flats that had been built earlier were also allotted in the present s..

LAW COLLEGE RE-OPENS : CHENNAI 20 Jan 2009, 0044 hrs IST, TNN CHENNAI: More than two months after the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Government Law College here was closed down following a violent clash between students of two communities, boys and girls began to trickle into the classrooms in small numbers on Monday when the institution was reopened. A strong posse of policemen including..

Lawyers Protest Against CrPC Amendment 19 Jan 2009, 2019 hrs IST, TNN ALLAHABAD: Up in arms against the proposed amendments in Section 309 of CrPC, lawyers here abstained from judicial work on Monday and set afire copies of the amendment outside the HC premises. High Court lawyers entered the premises without their bands and lodged their protest against the Centre's move. Terming th..

GOVT NOT TO BAIL OUT SATYAM : Kamal Nath 19 Jan 2009, 1518 hrs IST, TIMESOFINDIA.COM NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath on Monday made it clear that government would not bail out Satyam Computers. "There is no question of bailing out Satyam. It has strong bankers who would look for investors," Kamal Nath said. PTI reported on Sunday that the government sa..