Now row over deputy ombudsman hits Karnataka
February 11th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 11 (IANS) A controversy a day seems to be becoming a norm in Karnataka. The latest row is over Karnataka Chief Justice Vikramjit Sen seeking cancellation of ... Read more...
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CJI to decide bench for hearing death row convict’s plea
February 9th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday asked Chief Justice S.H.Kapadia to decide which bench will hear the petition by a death row convict seeking the commutation of ... Read more...
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BJP’s troubles mount: Karnataka advocate general quits (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 9 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, already battling debilitating scandals, is now caught in a new controversy. State advocate general B.V. Acharya has ... Read more...
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Court notice to Kendriya Vidyalayas on admitting poor students
February 9th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday issued notice to the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), the ministry of human resource development and the Directorate of Education on ... Read more...
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BJP in another row: Karnataka advocate general quits
February 9th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 9 (IANS) For the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, nothing seems to be going right as the state's advocate general B.V. Acharya has quit citing ... Read more...
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Court notice to Delhi Police on cop’s front-rolls (Second lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought an explanation from the Delhi Police commissioner and an officer after the latter allegedly made a constable do front-rolls ... Read more...
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Government slammed for denying certificate to blast victim (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments for denial of a medical certificate to a non-resident Indian victim of ... Read more...
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Workers’ welfare boards to face government auditor: Apex court
February 8th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that accounts of all state welfare boards set up for collecting cess and disbursal of funds under schemes meant for ... Read more...
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Falak case: Court wants guidelines for media (Second Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the government to constitute a committee on a plea that sought guidelines to regulate media reporting and disclosure of ... Read more...
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Gujarat High Court raps Narendra Modi government
February 8th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 8 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday criticised the Narendra Modi government in the state for "inaction and negligence" during the 2002 post-Godhra riots that led to ... Read more...
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Falak case: Court wants guidelines for media (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the government to constitute a committee on a plea that sought guidelines should be framed to regulate media ... Read more...
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Karnataka initiates process for selecting new Lokayukta (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 7 (IANS) The Karnataka government Tuesday initiated the process of selecting another retired judge for the state Lokayukta (ombudsman) post, a day after Governor H.R. Bhardwaj rejected ... Read more...
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Karnataka judge Bannurmath denies governor’s charges
February 7th, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 7 (IANS) Retired Karnataka judge S.R. Bannurmath, recommended by Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda as state Lokayukta but rejected by Governor H.R. Bharwaj, said Tuesday that allegations ... Read more...
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Bhardwaj rejects BJP government nominee as ombudsman
February 6th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 6 (IANS) Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj Monday rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party government's nominee S.R. Bannurmath, a former Kerala High Court chief justice, as the state's new ... Read more...
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Court seeks land details of Jor Bagh shrine (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the original files from the Delhi Development Authority and the state government about the land allotted to a shrine ... Read more...
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Court to monitor probe against 33 cops (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Criticising Delhi Police for shielding their erring officials, the Delhi High Court Wednesday decided to monitor a probe against 33 policemen identified for allegedly taking ... Read more...
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ICC to reduce the role of president
February 1st, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 1 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board Wednesday passed a unanimous resolution that the presidency will become an "ambassadorial" role on a one-year rotational basis from 2014 ... Read more...
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Court allows judge to join Ph.D. course in Delhi varsity
January 30th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday allowed Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Wadhwa to pursue her Ph.D. course from Delhi University and directed the university to take a ... Read more...
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It’s letter versus spirit of law in Karnataka (Karnataka Newsletter)
January 28th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 28 (IANS) Karnataka is caught in a classic case of letter of law versus spirit of law over appointment of a new Lokayukta for four months and ... Read more...
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No harmful adulterants in Delhi milk, court told (Lead)
January 25th, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that none of the 446 milk samples checked by its agencies from Jan 1, 2009 to ... Read more...
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Replace tent classrooms with portable cabins: Court (Lead)
January 25th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Taking a serious note of schools being run from tents, the Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the government to immediately replace the temporary structures with ... Read more...
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Court rejects plastic bag makers’ plea
January 24th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday refused to stay the state government's draft notification aimed at putting a blanket ban on the manufacture, sale and ... Read more...
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Supreme Court rejects plea on army chief’s age (Lead)
January 20th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday rejected a petition which sought restoration of army chief General V.K. Singh's date of birth to May 10, 1951.An apex court ... Read more...
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Vodafone welcomes apex court’s decision in tax case
January 20th, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Telecom major Vodafone welcomed the Supreme Court's dismissal Friday of the Income Tax department's Rs.11,218 crore ($2.2 billion) tax claim on the company."Vodafone Group has ... Read more...
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Vodafone needn’t pay tax for Hutch acquisition: Supreme Court
January 20th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday set aside the Bombay High Court order directing Vodafone to pay a tax of Rs.11,218 crore ($2.5 billion) for acquiring the ... Read more...
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Supreme Court rejects plea on army chief’s age
January 20th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday rejected a petition which sought restoration of army chief General V.K. Singh's date of birth as May 10, 1951.An apex court ... Read more...
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No power to name ombudsman on own, says Bhardwaj
January 19th, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 18 (IANS) Karnataka Governor H. R. Bhardwaj indicated Wednesday that he cannot follow the example of his Gujarat counterpart and appoint a Lokayukta (ombudsman) on his own."I ... Read more...
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Nursery admissions on course as court reserves order (Lead)
January 18th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on the admission process for pre-school (nursery) classes in city schools which are scheduled to put up ... Read more...
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Gujarat to move apex court against Lokayukta’s appointment
January 18th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) The Gujarat government Wednesday said it will approach the Supreme Court against the high court order upholding the appointment of R.A. Mehta as the Lokayukta ... Read more...
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Swamy’s plea on EVMs disposed of (Second Lead)
January 17th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday disposed of a plea by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy that electronic voting machines (EVMs) were not tamper free and ... Read more...
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Swamy’s plea on voting machines dismissed (Lead)
January 17th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed a plea by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy that electronic voting machines (EVMs) were not tamper free and must ... Read more...
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Swamy’s plea on voting machines disposed of
January 17th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday disposed of a plea of Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy that electronic voting machines (EVMs) were not tamper-free and needed ... Read more...
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Bhardwaj assumed additional charge as Kerala governor
January 17th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 16 (IANS) Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj Monday took additional charge of Kerala, standing in for M.O.H. Farook who has gone on leave.Bhardwaj was sworn in at the Kerala ... Read more...
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Court firm on punishing lawyer for assaulting woman colleague
January 16th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday refused to recall its order, sending a lawyer to seven days in judicial custody and restraining him from entering the ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s Supreme Court issues contempt notice to Gilani
January 16th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued contempt notice to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in the National Reconciliation Order (NRO) case.The court directed the prime minister ... Read more...
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