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Cracking down on the growing menace of spurious drugs, government will introduce measures including roping in private detective agencies, setting up a separate intelligence network and giving rewards upto Rs 25 lakh to informers to check the problem. Steps are also being taken to set up drug testing centres at various ports besides offering rebates on ceiling (maximum) price to drug ma..

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of  R K Anand  advocate for trying to win over the prosecution witness to save Sanjeev Nanda, accused in the BMW hit-and-run case, resulting in the death of seven people. A bench comprising of  Mr. Justice B N Agrawal, however, acquitted another advocate I U Khan. p..

A Division bench of the Karnataka High Court dismissed a PIL for restraining the State Government from unveiling the statue of Tamil Saint-Pet Tiruvalluvar in the city on August nine. The petition was filed by a few pro-Kannada outfits which had been protesting against the programme. The Bench comprising Chief Justice P D Dinakaran and Mr Justice V G Sabhahit dismissed the petition saying t..

The Madras High Court ordered notice to the Chennai Municipal Corporation Commissioner on a contempt case related to removal of unauthorized advertisement boards in and around the Chennai City. While admitting the petition filed by Social Activist Traffic Ramasamy, a Division Bench comprising Justices F M Ibrahim Kalifulla and P Rajendran directed the Commissioner of Chennai Municipal Corporati..

The President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil inaugurated the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) here today. Calling it an important milestone in the history of the Armed Forces, the President, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, hoped that the setting..

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 The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari inaugurated the “50th Anniversary celebrations of Bar Association of India” at a function here yesterday. Delivering inaugural address he said that the contributions of the common law tradition, ..

 In a decision that brought relief to thousands of parents, the Supreme Court on Friday held that private unaided schools do not have the right to hike fees. Deciding on the review petitions filed by the Action Committee for Unaided Private Schools in the Capital, which sought a re-examination of its earlier 2004 verdict, th..

The Government has said that not all states have constituted the State Minorities Commission. Giving this information in the Lok Sabha in a written reply Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister for Minority Affairs, said that the State Minorities Commissions have been co..

 The Law Commission has recommended that a practising advocate of a High Court should not be appointed as a judge in the same court as it "affects impartiality" of justice. The report said such reform was needed as there have been complaints about "uncle judges" who were appointed i..

The Delhi High Court directed the subordinate courts to follow the procedures of the CrPC (Criminal Procedures Code) and not transgress the limits of law. The Court gave the directions while hearing a petition filed by Commissioner of Delhi police seeking quashing of orders passed by a Metropolitan Magistrates court directing the police to review its procedure of checking a..

The Madras High Court directed the Government Pleader (GP) to get instructions from the government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the recent salary increase for Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. When the matter came up for hearing before the First Bench comprising Chief Justice H L Gokhale and Justice D Murugesan directed GP Raja Kalifulla t..

The Supreme Court panel on Thursday inspected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's Noida park project. A high-level committee constituted by the apex court visited the Ambedkar Park to look into the alleged violation of environmental laws in the construction of a park in NOIDA. Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary was also pr..

The Mayurbhanj District Bar Association today reiterated its demand for setting up of a permanent bench of Orissa High Court here. Members of the District Bar Association, led by its president Srinibas Pradhan, presented a memorandum addressed to the Governor and Chief Minister through the district magistrate. Mr Pradhan said the last among the Bhanja K..

Supreme Court judge Tarun Chatterjee today called upon the judge fraternity to deliver judgments after proper hearing of the cases so that prompt justice could be provided to the litigants. Justice Chatterjee made this appeal to the judiciary in his inaugural address at a function which was held to review Samadhan-2009 and working of Mediation and Conciliation organised by ..