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Senior Lawyer Abbas Kazmi, who is representing prime accused in the 26/11 terror attack case Mohammed Azmal Amir Kasab, will get Rs 2,500 per day as remuneration from the Maharashtra Government. The case is heard five days – Monday to Friday – every week, entitling Kazmi to Rs 12,500 per week or Rs 50,000 per month as..

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It is nearly five years since the Madras High Court Bench staff here raised a demand to build residential quarters for them, two years from when the State Government allotted 3.67 acres of land near Maattuthavani Integrated Bus Stand and a year since a Lok Adalat presided over by the then Chief Jus..

Leading banks have told corporates that there can be no dramatic reduction in lending rates. While the government is nudging banks to cut rates, a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Banks-rule-out-drastic-cut-in-lending-rates/articleshow/4606291.cms#" class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink0" style="position: static; color: blue !important; text-decoration: underline; cu..

The Kerala High Court admitted a writ petition, demanding voting rights for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). A division bench comprising Chief Justice S R Bannurmath and Justice Kurian Joseph, directed to issue notices to the Union and state Governments and also the Election Commission.  /b..

The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has asked the Managing Director of Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) and other authorities to inquire and send a report regarding stagnation of effluents on Grand Southern Trunk (GST) road at Pallavaram. Taking a suo - motu cognizance of a ..

The vacation judge of Orissa High Court, Justice R N Biswal, today stayed execution of non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued against the controversial US writer Peter Heehs and author of book titled ‘The Lives of Sri Aurobindo’ The vacation judge also stayed further proceedings in the matter pending before the Judicial M..

The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the Superintendent of Police (SP), Mandla, to provide security to a couple in the wake of their inter-religion marriage. Justice Rajendra Menon heard a plea by Tasleema alias Ankita Maravi seeking protection from her tribal family aggrieved over her marriage with Tausee..

The Delhi High Court directed the private schools in the national capital not to collect arrears from parents, subjected to the huge burden of fee hike of their wards, giving them a substantial relief.  Imposing a stay on the schools for collection of dues accumulated from Jan 1, 2006 to Aug 31, 2008, a..

Punjab and Haryana High Court held Bharat Inder Singh Chahal, former media advisor to former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, guilty of criminal contempt of court for interference and obstruction in the judicial process and administration of justice by his action of preventing production of records of the state sports depa..

Holistic reforms to make India’s judicial system accountable, and responsive to litigants, were stressed by Veerappa Moily who took over as new Law and Justice Minister today. "Judicial reforms cannot be partial, cannot be fragmented," asserted Moily, who has succeeded Hans Raj Bhardwaj, drop..

In another jolt to Uttar Pradesh government, the Allahabad High Court today stayed the implementation of one of its most ambitious projects - Ganga Expressway, cancelling the permission of the environment department of August 23, 2007. The Court, though not touching the project per se, stayed the implementat..

 The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has granted Maharashtra police time till June 2 to file its reply in connection with a petition seeking a probe by the CBI into the death of a seven-year-old girl, whose body was found in a car parked in the residence of BJP state unit chief Nitin Gadkari. In h..

Delhi High Court will remain closed for summer vacation from June 1 and reopen on July 1.  Meanwhile, Chief Justice A P Shah has nominated six vacation judges to deal with urgent civil and criminal cases during the recess.  The judges are Justice Veena Birbal, Justice J R Midha..

A Division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued notice to the state government on a petition seeking implementation of J&K Juvenile Justice Act.  The bench, comprising Chief Justice Barin Ghosh and Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar issued notice to Advocate General, who was also present..