National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended nearly Rs one-crore compensation to kin of victims of 75 custody deaths cases reported since 2005, the Lok Sabha was informed.Uttar Pradesh Government has topped the compensation pay out list as ..
CASE FILED IN HC TO STAY " GHAJINI " RELEASE 23 Dec 2008, 0304 hrs IST, TNN MUMBAI: Two days before Aamir Khan-starrer ‘Ghajini' is supposed to hit the screens, a suit was filed in the Bombay High Court on Monday, seeking a Aamir Khan with one of his ..
MADRAS HC ORDER NOTICES TO MINISTER, SECRETARY12/23/2008Madras High Court ordered notice of motion to Tamil Nadu Minister Veerapandi S Arumugam and State Home Secretary Ms Malathi, on a writ petition filed by 23 residents of Angammal Colony in Salem, ..
The Supreme Court has ruled that matters concerning environmental pollution, especially that of air and water, caused by industrial units, cannot be taken lightly.A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam, while setti ..
The Parliament on Monday passed a bill for setting up of rural courts to provide inexpensive justice at the doorsteps of the villagers, the Gram Nyayalayas Bill, 2008 was moved in Lok Sabha by Law Minister Hansraj Bharadwaj.The bill was passed by a v ..
ANOTHER PIL AGAINST NARAYAN RANE Wednesday, December 17, 2008 20:05 [IST] Mumbai: Another PIL has been filed against suspended Congress leader Narayan Rane, seeking that he disclose information on his allegation in the wake of Mumbai attacks, that so ..
UP PF SCAM : TRANSFER OF FOUR (4) HC JUDGES RECOMMEDED Monday, December 22, 2008 13:30 [IST] New Delhi: The Supreme Court has recommended the transfer of four High Court judges to pave the way for CBI to carry free and fair investigation into the Utt ..
MADRAS HC RESTRAIN ON CIC ON OFFICER ON SPECAIL DUTY22-12-2008Madras High Court restrained Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Ramakrishnan and six other Commissioners from allowing Mr Dhandapani to function as Officer on Special Duty cum Registrar. ..
There should be a legislation for funding elections through budgetary allocations and making corporate and individual donations legal and transparent, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has said.In a paper titled 'Fu ..
SONIA GANDHI CAN HOLD COVSTITUTIONAL POST 21-12-2008 08:08:42 IST The Centre has asserted in the Supreme Court that there is no bar on Congress president Sonia Gandhi holding high constitutional posts, though she obtained citizenship by her long stay ..