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Finance Act 2008 passed with notifications in Service Tax

   27 May 2009 at 12:37

The Finance Act, 2008 received the assent of the President of India on the 10th May, 2008 which contains provisions for direct and indirect taxes for fiscal year 2008-09. The Finance Bill was earlier approved by both the houses of Parliament. Conseq ..

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CJI SUGGESTS OUT OF COURT SETTLEMENT OF CASES

   27 May 2009 at 12:35

Expressing concern over the increasing backlog of cases in courts and the slow rate of disposal, Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Monday said lawyers could try to settle most of the cases outside courts "as the present establishment cann ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   265 Views


Disqualification of Sharifs set aside

   27 May 2009 at 11:21

The former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, and his brother and Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, won a crucial political battle on Tuesday with the Supreme Court finally setting aside its own earlier order and a Lahore High Court verdict disqualif ..

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Kerala HC: Petition filed for voting rights of NRI's

   27 May 2009 at 10:33

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 a ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   230 Views


Delhi HC directs Delhi Govt. unaided pvt schools to justify

   26 May 2009 at 18:29

Alarmed at the inflated figures shown by the unaided private schools, the Delhi High Court directed the schools as well as the Delhi Government to justify their stand on fee hike.The court made it clear committees would be formed to see how the schoo ..

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CJI not worried about the pending cases

   25 May 2009 at 10:40

Observing that 1.62 crore cases were pending in Indian courts, Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said he was not worried about the pending cases but would like more cases to come to courts.‘We are not worried about the pending cases. We are worrie ..

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SC: Appellate tribunal cannot determine electricity tariffs

   25 May 2009 at 10:36

The Supreme Court has held that the Electricity Appellate Tribunal cannot determine the electricity tariffs for trading.A bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and Asok Kumar Ganguly, while allowing the appeal of CESC Limited against the judgment ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   343 Views


Judge appointed to Delhi High Court

   24 May 2009 at 10:36

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Siddharth Mridul, Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court, to be a Judge of the Delhi High Court with eff ..

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Delhi HC dismisses Nokia's petition refuses to stay BSNL ten

   24 May 2009 at 10:30

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition filed by mobile firm Nokia Siemens Network (NSN) seeking to stay the tender floated by the state-run telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for GSM lines. The telecom firm had floated a 93-million GS ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   231 Views


UP Govt. knocks at SC door against Police recruitment

   23 May 2009 at 10:41

The Mayawati government approached the Supreme Court against the order of Allahabad High Court to reinstate 18,000 police constables in Uttar Pradesh by May 27 or face contempt of court proceedings.A vacation bench comprising Justices Markandey Katju ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   180 Views