LEGAL NEWS 09.08.2010

Judicial Accountability Bill back on the drawing boardNDTV.comThe government has now decided that a former Chief Justice of India (CJI)will head the panel. According to sources, several eminent jurists havepointed ...
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Justice PD Dinakaran sworn in as chief justice of Sikkim IndelveDinakaran, who is facing impeachment proceedings, had been directed toassume charge on or before August 13 following a decision by presidentPratibha Patil after consultation with CJI SH Kapadia.
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CJI green signal to notices on email Deccan Chronicle 2010-08-09In a step considered as a giant leap forward, CJI S.H. Kapadia in anadministrative order said, “in addition to the usual mode of serviceprescribed in ...
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Five centres for advanced legal studies to be set upThe HinduNEW DELHI: The Union Law Ministry proposes to establish five regionalcentres for advanced legal studies and research. According to the draft ofThe Centres ...
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HC stays attachment of Superintendent Dental College JmuGreaterKashmir.com (press release)Jammu, Aug 8: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday stayed an attachmentorder of Superintendent Dental College Jammu, which was allegedly issued atthe ...
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Can't blame hospital for doctor's negligence, rules HCIndian ExpressThe Delhi High Court has held that the hospital administration cannot beheld responsible when patients are harmed because of the carelessness ofdoctors. ...
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Day 2, Amit Shah still not cooperatingTimes of IndiaThe Gujarat HC had granted Shah's two-day remand to the CBI on Saturday.Sources said the former minister remained non-cooperative andnon-committal. ...
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HC asks Registry to trace old record of inter-country adoptionZee NewsMumbai: The Bombay High Court has asked its Registry to produce within aweek the 35-year-old record of a psychologist of Indian origin who hadalleged that ...
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Airport body, its chairman get Contempt noticeHindustan TimesAagboatwala moved the HC again in March. AAI replied stating the 32-acreplot did not include Aagboatwala's land. The court has given AAI and itschairman ...
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Museum loses 29 Ravi VarmasDeccan ChronicleAfter cops failed to take action, she approached the Kerala HC which issuednotices to the state government. There are no details of the titles of the...
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Second term unlikely for SHRC chiefDeccan ChronicleIf the HC clears the appointment of Mr Pera Reddy, the Governor will notifyone member out of the two to act as temporary chairman of SHRC.
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HRD ministry to get Rs. 2.31 lakh crore to implement RTE Act: PranabThe Hindu... crore over the next three years to set up infrastructure forimplementing the Right to Education (RTE) Act. “The Human ResourceDevelopment Minister has ...
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RTI Act not applicable to HPV vaccine projectThe Hindu... and licensing of two vaccines to prevent cervical cancer has beenexempted from public disclosure under Section 8 of the Right to InformationAct, 2005. ...
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No law, so stalking helpline is of little helpTimes of IndiaYet there's no clear, defined law against stalking. And though Delhi Policehas recently started an anti-stalking helpline, advocates and former police...
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SIC to be sworn in before HC decides caseExpress BuzzSources said the decision to conduct the swearing-in ceremony was takenconsidering a writ petition challenging his appointment, which is pendingbefore the ...
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Meghalaya permits 2 weighbridges on NH62Calcutta TelegraphEast Garo Hills deputy commissioner Pravin Bakshi today said the AllNortheast Commercial Truck Owners and Operators Association had filed awrit petition ...
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Rs 5 lakh compensation to family of man who died in custodyIBNLive.comJustice S Manikumar, allowing a writ petition by the 26-year-old man'sfather, ordered the state government to pay the compensation to the family....
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RTI applicable to Union govt offices in J&K: HCChandigarh TribuneIn an important judgement, the Delhi High Court has ruled that the Right toInformation (RTI) act is fully applicable to central governmentorganisations ...
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Overloading by truckers in Meghalaya under scannerIBNLive.comIn a significant judgement on November 9, 2005, the Supreme Court hadbanned overloading of trucks in excess of prescribed weight limit. ...
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PSU to pay for frivolous PILHindustan TimesThe Supreme Court on Friday ordered a Dhanbad-based PSU, M/s Bharat CokingCoal Limited to pay Rs 1 lakh for filing a frivolous PIL. ...
<http://www.hindustantimes.com/PSU-to-pay-for-frivolous-PIL/Article1-584079.aspx>





Workers rights trampled in the 24-hour toil to meet CWG deadlineTimes of IndiaIt rejected the government's objection that workers had not soughtenforcement of their rights and hence, the PIL was not maintainable. ...
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Dalits cry foul over MLA attack on VCDeccan ChronicleMr Kathir, director of Evidence, stated that his organisation was exploringthe possibility of filing a PIL against politicians responsible for attackson ...
<http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/dalits-cry-foul-over-mla-attack-vc-146>



The CBI double standard Investigating arm or Congress political handle?OrganiserThe SC order was issued in the case of a PIL by a Congressman. MulayamSingh Yadav had rightly said: "The CBI has become an arm of the rulingCongress and ...
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Woman victim of 1983 railway job scam still waits for justiceIndian Express... a multi-crore railway recruitment scam, a woman, victim of anotherrailway job scam, armed with a court order in her favour, still waits forjustice. ...
<http://www.indianexpress.com/news/woman-victim-of-1983-railway-job-scam-still-waits-for-justice/657809/>




Bhopal gas tragedy: Supreme Court won't accept Centre's 'defective' curative pleaDaily News & AnalysisBy Rakesh Bhatnagar Place: New Delhi Agency: DNA Pointing out curable“defects”, the Supreme Court (SC) registry has sought additional“documents” from ...
<http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_bhopal-gas-tragedy-supreme-court-won-t-accept-centre-s-defective-curative-plea_1420682>




MHA seeks special police force for courtsTimes of IndiaThe Calcutta high court is going to be equipped with sophisticated gadgetsto screen entry of visitors. At present, the high court gates have doorframe ...
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/MHA-seeks-special-police-force-for-courts/articleshow/6277739.cms>




Maya 'suicide' case: Court allows to shoot second postmortemExpressindia.comChandigarh As ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the secondpostmortem of Maya— the domestic help at a church who had allegedlycommitted ...
<http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/maya-suicide-case-court-allows-to-shoot-second-postmortem/657922/>




526 cases in 10 sittings: weekend court a successTimes of IndiaThe disposal rate was in the range of 25% to 30%, say court officials. Now,the Madras high court has started receiving inquiries from several otherstates, ...
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HC order banning constructions flouted around lakes in UdaipurTimes of IndiaJAIPUR: It seems even the intervention of Rajasthan High Court cannot savethe water bodies of the state from encroachment as its orders to prevent...
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Supreme Court awards life imprisonment to three people for honour killingIndlaw.comA bench comprising Justices Harjeet Singh Bedi and JM Panchal whileawarding life imprisonment to the three who were acquitted by AllahabadHigh Court in ...<http://www.indlawnews.com/Newsdisplay.aspx?71783750-2611-43e9-901e-4acf89b5aa48>



Star Den moves HC for distribution rightsEconomic Times9 Aug 2010, 0534 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: Channel distributor Star Den Mediahas approached Delhi High Court requesting it to restore its distributionand ...<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Media/articleshow/6278553.cms>



Delhi high court ode to govt staffDaily News & AnalysisBy Rakesh Bhatnagar Place: New Delhi Agency: DNA Two Delhi high courtjudges have written a satirical verse to government employees who rush tocourt ...
<http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_delhi-high-court-ode-to-govt-staff_1420684>



Despite HC order, Sofat fails to join probeTimes of IndiaPANCHKULA: Despite directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court,Ludhiana-based doctor Sumit Sofat failed to appear before Panchkula policeon Sunday in ...
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Double-murder accused gets bail to attend dad's funeralTimes of IndiaCHENNAI: The Madras high court granted interim bail to a double-murderaccused so that he could attend his father's funeral, despite the fact thatthe man ...
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NHRC indicts UPPCL for 'sheer negligence'Times of IndiaLUCKNOW: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has indicted UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) officials of sheer negligence in connection with an ...



NHRC glare on 'towering' trouble in JharkhandI Government (blog)Ranchi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken serious note to the radiation hazards posed by mobile towers in residential colonies in ...



Govt needs to review AFSPA, says expertAssam Tribune“As of now the NHRC receives 70000 complaints related to human right violations yearly. Out of which, a substantial number of complaints have no substance ...





CHANDIGARH NEWS: Rights Bodies Release Fresh List Of Victims ...By adminCHANDIGARH: Six years after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) asked the Punjab government to compensate kin of 2097 people killed in alleged fak...




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NHRC makes MCD pay 25k to compensate for delayed retirement dues ...Terming the inordinate delay in payment of retirement benefits to the MCD's employee as inexcusable, the National Human Rights Commission has observed that ...