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Court tells GH to pay Rs 5 lakh

   02 December 2008 at 21:48

Chennai Dec. 1: A consumer court on Monday ordered the Government General Hospital and the state health secretary to pay a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for medical negligence at the hospital, which caused the death of a 14-year-old boy in 2001. Accordi ..

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Forest wood smugglers' vehicles can be seized, auctioned: SC

   25 November 2008 at 00:29

The Supreme Court has ruled on Monday that the Government has got every right to confiscate vehicles and other materials used by forest wood smugglers and auction them.A bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and Mukundakam Sharma said a forest being a nat ..

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Power consumer cannot directly approach courts on dispute: SC

   14 November 2008 at 22:09

The Supreme Court has held that courts cannot entertain a petition filed by an electricity consumer accused of pilferage or involved in any other dispute pertaining to power supply unless he or she has exhausted all available alternatives for remedy. ..

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Rly to pay Rs 6K compensation to passenger for wrong ticket booking

   08 November 2008 at 17:26

AHMEDABAD: A consumer court has asked the Western Railway to pay Rs 6000 to a commuter for issuing journey ticket for wrong date and not cancelling the same. The court held that verification of details in ticket is primarily the railway staffers' res ..

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Bush to sign bill on nuclear deal on Wednesday

   06 October 2008 at 10:14

US President George W Bush will sign the legislation on the Indo-US nuclear deal, approved by the Congress, into a law on Wednesday, the White House said on Saturay.Bush will sign the Bill H R 7081, named after Howard Berman, a Democrat who was stron ..

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Consumer panel asks doctor to pay Rs 7 lakh as compensation

   06 October 2008 at 10:14

When Ram Kali went to local a doctor last year complaining of abdominal pain, she had little idea the treatment would turn out to be a long-drawn ordeal, damaging both her kidneys in the end.In March 2006, Ram Kali visited the OP Nursing Home, run by ..

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Suspension grounds for employees changed

   04 October 2008 at 10:01

The Allahabad High Court ruled that if any employee was suspended on ground of pendency of a criminal charge after his acquittal in the case, the said suspension would automatically come to an end and as an effect the suspension would be deemed to be ..

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LAW OF ADVERSE POSSESSION NEEDS CHANGE: SC

   01 October 2008 at 14:27

SC: Law on adverse possession needs changeThe Supreme Court has recommended to the Union government to suitably amend the law of adverse possession as it puts premium on dishonesty by legitimising possession of a rank trespasser on the land at the co ..

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SC says High Courts can't transfer civil cases outside state.

   29 September 2008 at 07:02

A division bench comprising of hon'ble justices C. K.Thakker and D.K.Jain ruled that a high court has no authority to transfer a civil case including a matrimonial suit outside a state and only the SC has the power to do so. ..

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Govt cuts stamp duty on p-notes, debentures

   16 September 2008 at 22:09

In a move that will enable companies to raise debt at a lower cost and help deepen the country''s bond market, the government has slashed stamp duty on key financial instruments - debentures and promissory notes (P-Notes).As per the notification, the ..

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