In the past week the media has been reporting that the SIT has filed a closure report that gives a “clean chit” to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on the grounds that there is no prosecutable evidence against him. However, Tehelka has now scooped amicus curiae Raju Ramachandran’s explosive confidential report that had told the Supreme Court that Modi should be chargesheeted and prosecuted for serious criminal offences like promoting religious...
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SC asks Centre about action taken against ex-CJI by KG Balakrishnan
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to apprise it on the action taken against former Chief Justice and NHRC chief KG Balakrishnan in the disproportionate assets case against him. The court has asked the government to reply by March 12 on the actions that it has taken or intends to take against the former CJI. "We want to know what was done on the representation (before the government against ex-CJI)...
More »Quraishi takes complaint against Khursheed to President by J Balaji
Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi has written a strong letter to President Pratibha Patil complaining against Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khursheed for challenging the Commission on the “nine per cent sub-quota for minorities issue” even after being censured by it. Mr. Quraishi sought her “immediate and decisive” intervention to ensure that the Election Commission (EC) discharged its functions and duties in accordance with the Constitution and law in Uttar...
More »Moral lesson for rural India
-The Telegraph Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh today took strong exception to corruption in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Act scheme and urged governments not to make the flagship programme a hotbed of corruption. “NREGA is not a scheme to buy Boleros and Pajeros, it is to develop roads,” said Ramesh at a Gramonnayan Sammelan organised by the panchayat and rural development department in Guwahati today. Though he did not specifically...
More »RTI activists to stage dharna on 11th
-Express News Service RTI activists across the state have called for a protest at the Dharna Chowk here on Saturday against the appointment of eight information commissioners to the AP Information Commission. Terming the appointment a farce, B Ramakrishna Raju, convenor of the United Forum for RTI Campaign, said that the forum members had met the governor on Thursday and presented the many flaws in the appointments during a 45minute meeting....
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