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Courts will protect honest officers’ rights: SC

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There is no reason to fear that the higher courts will not protect the rights of honest officers, the Supreme Court said on Thursday when the government insisted on retaining the power to approve graft probes against public servants. The government claimed that its nod should precede corruption case investigations against officers of the rank of joint secretary […]

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New CIC Deepak Sandhu favours greater transparency

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Deepak Sandhu, who was on Thursday sworn-in as India’s first woman Chief Information Commissioner, said she would work for strengthening moves towards greater transparency in the functioning of the government and faster disposal of cases. “The larger issues are greater transparency in the functioning of the government… I will continue on the lines of my […]

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Rajya Sabha nod to bill on judges’ appointments

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Government and opposition in Rajya Sabha on Thursday presented a joint front in cornering judiciary on all fronts – ranging from corruption, favouritism and nepotism to compromises due to lust of post-retirement jobs benefits – while discussing a bill which seeks to scrap the collegium system of appointing judges. The bill, giving executive a crucial role in judges’ appointment, […]

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Andhra police told to provide security for ‘Zanjeer’

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The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday directed the police to provide security for the smooth release and screening of Hindi film ‘Zanjeer’ and its Telugu version ‘Toofan’ starring actor Ram Charan, son of Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi. The court asked the director general of police to provide necessary security to theatres screening the two […]

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SC to examine if right to vote distinct from right to contest

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The Supreme Court Wednesday said it would examine if right to vote was distinct from right to contest an election. The court also issued notice on the central government’s plea seeking the recall of its verdict holding that jail birds could not contest elections as they lost their right to vote during incarceration. While issuing […]

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High court curbs on trial in 2008 Delhi blasts cases

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The recording of evidence in five cases related to the 2008 serial blasts was Wednesday stayed by the Delhi High Court on a plea filed by an accused. Accused Mohd Shakeel also sought quashing of an administrative order that transferred the trial of all the five cases related to the blasts to another court. A division bench of Justice […]

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Death penalty of child’s rapist, killer commuted

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The Odisha High Court on Wednesday commuted the death penalty of a man convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old last year in Sambalpur district, a lawyer said. A division bench of the high court at Cuttack, 26 km from here, comprising Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty and Justice Biswajit Mohanty, reduced the death sentence of […]

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SC rejects plea against unseating convicted lawmakers

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The Supreme Court Wednesday threw out the central government’s plea to recall its order that held as void a provision of the Representation of the People Act that shielded elected representatives from being unseated after being convicted for criminal offences. The apex court bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya told Additional Solicitor […]

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Man who misbehaved with woman lawyer told to do social service

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The Delhi High Wednesday quashed a police case registered against a man for allegedly misbehaving and attempting to assault a woman lawyer two years ago, and told him to do social service and pay a fine of Rs.10,000. Justice Hima Kohli also suspended the driving licence of the man for six months and asked him […]

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Violence mars lawyers’ agitation in Meerut

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An agitation by lawyers in Meerut demanding the setting up of a high court bench in western Uttar Pradesh turned violent on Wednesday when civil administration employees confronted them. Lawyers from Ghaziabad also took out a procession at the district collectorate and court compound. Following the Meerut violence, the Ghaziabad bar gave a call for […]

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Autorickshaws remain off Hyderabad roads

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About one lakh autorickshaws and small goods carriers remained off the roads in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad for the second day Thursday, severely inconveniencing commuters. The Auto drivers’ Joint Action Committee has called for the strike to demand scrapping of a government order under which the traffic police have hiked penalty for […]

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Asma Jahangir calls for probe into plot to kill her

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Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir has demanded that the Pakistan government investigate a report in a leading US newspaper that military and intelligence leaders in her country had plotted to kill her. Jahangir demanded that the government take notice of the news in the Washington Post and find out the forces that wanted to […]

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