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Will the National Judicial Council improve on existing measures?

   21 November 2008 at 13:11

The Union cabinet is reported to have decided to introduce a new version of the Judges (Inquiry) Amendment Bill. The 2008 Bill is believed to provide for establishing a National Judicial Council to inquire into allegations of “misbehaviour” or “incap ..

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The truth about prize chits & money circulation schemes

   20 November 2008 at 22:11

The lure of easy money and ignorance draw the gullible into this trap time and again — I refer to prize chit schemes and money circulation schemes. In 1977, a woman in Tiruchi started a simple scheme. You pay her Rs 1,000 and, after 21 days, collect ..

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HC awards Rs 6L compensation for student’s death

   20 November 2008 at 22:11

Chennai: Holding the government as being vicariously liable for the death of a school student, who died after his classmate banged his head against a wall, the Madras high court has awarded Rs 6 lakh compensation to his parents. Justice N Paul Vasan ..

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111 YEARS OF EXISTENCE, a hundred unkept promises

   20 November 2008 at 22:11

Time is rapidly running out for the Bharat Insurance Building which survives on Mount Road in a decrepit state. Built in 1897, it is a landmark in Chennai, a symbol of the city’s heritage. However, in recent years, the building, owned by the Life Ins ..

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Jaya sues CM for Rs 1 cr over law college remark

   20 November 2008 at 22:11

Chennai: The AIADMK chief and former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has filed a defamation suit against chief minister M Karunanidhi. Jayalalithaa sent a legal notice to chief minister M Karunanidhi demanding Rs 1 crore in damages for his ..

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Experts divided over a single law

   19 November 2008 at 15:19

Chennai: Do we need a new, single and comprehensive law to cover all facets of child abuse? Yes and No, say jurists and child right activists who are divided on this issue. Yes, because child abuse is a new form of offence very different from regular ..

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HC pulls up govt for ACP’s affidavit

   19 November 2008 at 15:19

Chennai: The state government’s attempt to explain the November 12 Law College campus clash by suspending an assistant commissioner of police backfired on Tuesday, with the Madras high court describing it as an “affront to the court.” Wondering as t ..

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Pawar vs Dalmiya: BCCI to move Supreme Court

   17 November 2008 at 00:21

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Friday decided to move the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Courts directive to initiate criminal proceedings against six top officials for filing false affidavits in the Jagmohan Dalmiya expuls ..

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jharkhand celebrates 8th year of formation.

   15 November 2008 at 18:49

jharkhand's 8th year of formation was celebrated across the jharkhand on 15-11-08.Many programmes were organised by the state govt. on this eve. ..

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TNHRC v TN

   11 November 2008 at 10:22

Human Rights Comm. directs Tamil Nadu govt to pay compensationTamil Nadu Human Rights Commission has directed the state government to pay Rs 20,000, as compensation to a person who was harassed by the police in a civil matter.In its order, a Commissi ..

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