Bench had sought an apology for his interview alleging corruption in judiciary With advocate Prashant Bhushan — facing contempt of court charges for his interview alleging corruption in judiciary — making it clear that he would not tender an apology, the Supreme Court on Thursday decided to proceed with the case on merits. On December 7, 2010, a Bench of Justices Altamas Kabir, Cyriac Joseph and H.L. Dattu, hearing a contempt petition...
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HC notice to chief secy for job quota violation
Gauhati High Court has issued showcause notices to the state chief secretary and more than 20 government departments for allegedly violating job reservation rules of tribal candidates. "The High Court has issued a showcause notice to the chief secretary and more than 20 departments on January 10," said Aditya Khakhlari, the general secretary of All Assam Tribal Sangha (AATS) on Thursday. He added that the court has issued the showcause...
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In a crucial judgment, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today made it clear that “only that information is exempted, the disclosure of which, has no relationship to any public interest” from the purview of Right to Information Act. Justice MS Sullar today delivered the judgment while dismissing an appeal filed by one DP Jangra, District Food and Supplies Controller, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. The appellant had sought quashing of an order of...
More »Sorry people, we're hanging up on you by Siddharth Varadarajan
The Manmohan Singh government is digging an even bigger hole for itself by claiming there was no loss of revenue from the sweetheart sale of 2G spectrum to favoured corporate houses. “Milord,” cunning lawyers have argued in countless Hindi movies, “how can there have been a murder when there is no dead body?” I was reminded of this line when I heard Kapil Sibal — who has been performing as an...
More »Prisoner of conscience by V Venkatesan & Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta
The trial court judgment holding Binayak Sen guilty of sedition has led to widespread outrage. IN India's legal history, no trial court judgment in a criminal case has perhaps caused as much international outrage as the December 24, 2010, judgment of the Second Additional District and Sessions Judge of Raipur, B.P. Verma, did. In his 92-page judgment, Judge Verma convicted Dr Binayak Sen, the well-known human rights activist and medical...
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