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New Delhi The Delhi High Court observed on Tuesday that judges should not be treated like MPs, MLAs and other representatives of the people on the issue of asset declaration since such information about them may be misused. "Public interest standard for the judiciary has to be different from other institutions. So judges have to be treated differently from people's representative on the issue (p..

With the BJP deciding to field Varun Gandhi from Pilibhit Lok Sabha seat ignoring the Election Commission's advice, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami on Tuesday said it has done its duty and it was for the saffron party to 'take it or leave it.' "It is an advisory. It is for those to take it or leave it. We have done our duty. Our duty ends there", Mr. Gopalaswami told reporters here wi..

The Supreme Court granted bail to all the four alleged contemners who were involved in the incident of throwing a slipper at the apex court judge Justice Arijit Pasayat on Friday last. A bench comprising Justices B N Aggarwal, G S Singhvi and R M Lodha also fixed April 14 for hearing of all the petitions filed by the contemners namely Leila David, Annette Kotian, Sarita Parikh and Pavithra Mu..

The Bombay High Court ruled in the favour of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on its broadcasting rights, allowing it to seek a new partner after it had terminated its contract with Sony. Thus the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) can now seek a new broadcast deal after Justice S J Kathawala of Bombay High Court rejected a plea from Sony TV, which had challenged the Indian cricket..

The Supreme Court has directed all the courts in Uttar Pradesh to grant interim bail in deserving cases in terms of the full bench judgment of Allahabad High Court in the Amravati vs State of UP case. Virtually substituting the powers of the court to grant interim bail in deserving cases in place of granting anticipatory bail for which there is no provision in UP, a Supreme Court bench comprisi..

Rising incidents of shoplifting in departmental stores and malls have become a cause of concern. Increasing incidents of shoplifting in departmental stores and malls have become a major cause of concern for those into the retail business. In recent times, there had been several instances where shopkeepers came across customers flicking products for financial gain. In most cases the culprits bel..

Relief to litigants: The Madras High Court is showing signs of returning to normality. Advocates resumed work on Monday ending their boycott of courts, which lasted more than a month, bringing relief to the litigant public. However, the High Court complex was sans police personnel and the recently introduced security system. But in a sign of return of normality, the High Court gate on E..

3/23/2009 The Supreme Court declined to direct Orissa government not to forcibly close down the relief camps for the victims of Kandhamal violence in the state. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam, however, fixed April 6 for hearing the petition filed by Keshmati Pradhan, challenging Orissa High Court’s order refusing to entertain the petition. The..

SC: Woman throws footwear at Justice Arijit Pasayat Four persons, facing contempt of court proceedings, were sentenced to three month’s simple imprisonment after a woman in the group threw her footwear at Supreme Court judge Arijit Pasayat, in the court room. Mr Justice Pasayat, who was hearing the case along with Mr Justice A K Ganguly, managed to save himself by ducking. He continued with ..

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the State will soon have a patent filing facility as the Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology is launching an initiative in this direction. Five clusters covering food, handicrafts, engineering, biotechnology and electronics sectors are being established by the Council to create awareness among the industrial units about patent filing..

The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the petition filed by the defeated Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate, Amarjit Singh Sidhu, against the Congress candidate, Jeet Mohinder Singh, who was declared elected from Talwandi Sabo constituency in the 117-member Punjab Vidhan Sabha in the February 2007 general elections. The petitioner had sought the directions to set aside the outcome of the..

Its probe into the accounting fraud in Satyam Computer has given CBI enough reason to believe that the scam involves a much bigger amount, close to Rs 10,000 crore, than what was disclosed by the IT company's founder Ramalinga Raju, who is now awaiting trial. Sources said the agency has retrieved over 7,000 fake invoices and forged documents showing fixed deposits and bank balances and their..

Planetary scientists have claimed that the European spaceship, launched last week, would unearth the Earth’s secrets soon, from the movements of ocean currents to the location of oil deposits. Track variations In fact, according to them, the spaceship’s satellite would track the variations in Earth’s gravity and reveal data, which will enable in the detection of the flows of molten rock that..

The notification kickstarting the formal process for the five-phased Lok Sabha elections beginning on April 16 was issued on Monday. President Pratibha Patil issued the notification for the first phase covering 124 seats spread over 17 States and Union Territories. Notifications were also issued by respective Governors for 154 of the 294 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh and 70 of the 147 ass..

CBI ARRESTS CA & TAX CONSULTANT FOR GRAFTThe anti-corruption wing of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday (18.3.2009) arrested a chartered accountant (CA) and a tax consultant for demanding a bribe of Rs 6 lakh from a 70-year-old woman to get her case settled at the Income Tax (I-T) office.The CBI who initially had also registered a case against a senior official of t..