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Kashmir: Lok adalts settles 276 cases 12/31/2008 Encouraged by the easy and early settlement of cases, pending for decades, more people are now approaching the Lok Adalats in the Kashmir valley, According to official reports, two Lok Adalats settled as many as 276 cases. Official sources said a Lok Adalat was held at Saddar Court premises, here where 577 cases were taken up for hearing.Le..

NUDE PEOPLE TOO HAVE RIGHT TO PRIVACY : COURT 1 Jan 2009, 0101 hrs IST, AP MADISON, WISCONSIN: A state appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a person who is voluntarily nude in the presence of another still has privacy rights against being secretly videotaped, in a decision that bolsters Wisconsin’s video voyeur law. The ruling upholds the felony guilty plea of Mark Jahnke, who vid..

DELHI LAWYER OFFERS TO DEFEND KASAB 31 Dec 2008, 1200 hrs IST, IANS NEW DELHI: Believing in the basic premise of justice and fairplay that every accused is entitled to the best defense, a Delhi lawyer says he is willing to fight for Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist caught alive in the Mumbai attack. M. Shanwar Khan, who has successfully defended six people accused in terror-..

CRIMINALS AND POLITICS : MADE FOR EACH OTHER? 30 Dec 2008, 0321 hrs IST, Ashish Tripathi, TNN LUCKNOW: It sounds like a sweet melody. Politicians saying no to criminals. Promises to keep criminals at bay are in vogue again in the wake of brutal murder of PWD engineer in Auraiya by a BSP MLA. But are politicians really serious or making people a fool again by their hard talk on crimin..

ANDHRA HIGH COURT LIFTS BAN ON ROAD SHOWS 30 Dec 2008, 1313 hrs IST, PTI HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday lifted the ban on roadshows by political parties as part of their election campaign in the state. The High Court disposed off a public interest writ petition that questioned the authority of police regulating the roadshows organized by political parties. T..

UK: Carry an illegal knife, face the consequences 12/30/2008 From 5 January courts will be able to hand out tougher and more intensive penalties for everyone convicted of possession of a knife who are ordered by the courts to carry out community payback work such as picking up litter, renovating community centres, clearing undergrowth and cleaning up graffiti for local communities. Offend..

SC: Superior courts discourage forum shopping by dishonest elements 12/30/2008 The Supreme court has directed the superior courts in the country not to encourage ‘forum shopping’ by dishonest elements. A bench comprising Justices S B Sinha and Cyriac Joseph dismissed the petition filed by Tamil Nadu mercantile Bank Shareholders Welfare Association and also imposed a fine of Rs 5000 on it...

HC INTERFEREING IN SIKH'S "RELEGIOUS AFFAIR'S" 29 Dec 2008, 0530 hrs IST, TNN AMRITSAR: Admitting that the definition of Sehajdhari Sikh submitted by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) in High Court was wrong, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar has constituted a three-member investigation sub-committee comprising Raghujit Virk, Kewal Singh Badal and Rajinder Sin..

QUEENSLAND PREMIER FAVOURS APOLOGY TO HANEEF (INDIAN DOCTOR) 29 Dec 2008, 1005 hrs IST, PTI MELBOURNE: Australian government should "take responsibility" and apologise to the "innocent" Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef, whose detention in connection with a failed UK terror plot was declared wrongful by an independent inquiry, the Premier of Queensland state said on Monday. Anna Bl..

DELAY IN JUSTICE TO UNDERTRIALS IN PANJAB, DUE TO VISIT OF VIP'S 29 Dec 2008, 0531 hrs IST, TNN BATHINDA: Excessive security to VIPs is not only leaving the common man unprotected but is delaying justice as happened in 21,990 cases of undertrials in nine state jails, where they could not be escorted to courts as the police was busy in VIP duty. The annual report of comptroller au..

STUDENTS CAN SEEK EXAM MARKS DETAILS UNDER RTI29 Dec 2008, 0125 hrs IST, TNN MUMBAI: In a landmark judgment that will change how examinations are conducted in the country, the Central Information Commission has ruled that authorities must usher in transparency and reveal questionwise marks awarded to candidates, under the Right To Information Act. The r..

HARYANA TO HOLD SPACIAL PARIVARK MAHILA LOK ADALATS 12/22/2008 The Haryana State Legal Authority has decided to hold Special Parivarik Mahila Lok Adalats in all districts and Sub-divisional judicial complexes in the state on February 14. These Lok Adalats are meant for redressal and speedy disposal of cases relating to marriage and family affairs, including the cases under the Hindu Marri..

SC: COLLEGIUM RECOMMENDS TRANSFER OF JUDGES INVOLVED IN GPF SCAM 12/22/2008 The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan has recommended the transfer of four High Court judges who are facing allegations of involvement in the Ghaziabad District Court GPF scam. Justices Sushil Harkoli, Tarun Agarwal, R Mishra, all from Allahabad High Court and Justice J S Rawat from ..

GURGAON: OVER 27,000 CASES SETTLED IN MEGA LOK ADALT22-12-2008In order to provide relief to the parties in dispute, 27,372 cases were settled in the Mega Lok Adalat Samadhan-2008 in the areas falling under Gurgaon Sessions Division. Stating this, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary District Legal Services Authority D N Bhardwaj told that as many as 23,407 cases were set..

G.S. BAFNA HAS APPOINTED AS RAJASTHAN ADVOCATE GENERAL.The Rajasthan Government has appointed senior lawyer Giridhari Singh Bafna as Advocate General.The proposal of Mr Bafna’s appointment was approved by the state Cabinet at its meeting here last evening, an Official spokesman said.He will succeed Mr NM Lodha who had resigned following change of the government in the state..