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Unable to arrest corruption among government officials despite a special criminal law, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the Centre is now planning to take a drastic step -- amend the Act to allow confiscation of properties of tainted babus. The PC Act, which provides for a maximum jail term of seven years for a convicted official, has no provision empowering the government to seize the unac..

Disheartened' by the grave allegations of sexual exploitation of children lodged at a Juvenile Home in the state, the Madras high court has ordered a probe into the whole affairs of the home. Justice TS Sivagnanam, referring to various statutory protections available to juveniles lodged in state-run homes, directed the Social Welfare Department to probe the alleged abuse of children at t..

Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, arrested for allegedly raping his domestic help, was on Saturday shifted to the state-run J J Hospital after he complained of acute back pain due to slip disc. A sessions court on Friday directed the authorities at the Arthur Road Jail, where the actor is lodged since his arrest in June this year, to provide medical treatment and admit him to a hospital if n..

India’s External Debt: A Status Report, 2008-09 Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Fi..

Transfer of Allahabad High Court Judge In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President,..

Transfer of Uttarakhand High Court Judge In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the Presiden..

Former Chief Justices of India (CJIs) appear to be divided over noted jurist Fali S Nariman's radical proposal for an ombudsman to lookcomplaints against judges before their appointment to the High Court or elevation to the Supreme Court. Nari..

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Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, who has been accused of amassing wealth, has opted out of an official judges delegation to Australia led by Chief Justice of India. span style="color: #0000ff"..

CHENNAI: Transport Commissioner S. Machendranathan said that information regarding ‘Organ Donation Clause’ would definitely be included in the smart cards of driving licences, even while the Transport Department would consider whether to include the clause..

Even death row convicts have rights and should not be treated like inanimate objects. The Centre came in for severe criticism from the tbod..

A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court today urging it to monitor the investigations being conducted by CBI into the sensational murder of teenaged girl Aarushi Talwar and her domestic help Hemraj. The petition filed by advocate Ajay Agrawal has alleged CBI and the Noida police have failed to crack the case even 16 months after the gruesome killings and have come out with conflicting versions..

The Madras High Court has yet again refused to permit opening of about 35 containers of municipal garbage/waste' from the U.S, saying it would pose danger to land and water. The matter relates to the import of 40 containers of waste paper' by the ITC Limited through the Evergreen Specialities Inc. from the U.S in August 2005. In September 2005, customs officials found that waste paper wa..

Taking a serious note of the continuing attacks on women, home minister P Sabita Indra Reddy on Saturday directed the police to register non-bailable cases against those involved in harassment of women and arrest them without delay. The home minister held a review meeting with police top officials before leaving for Rajahmundry to console Anusha, who was attacked by a spurned youth and..

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