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Aug 26, 2011

GOVT CAUGHT ON WRONG FOOT Lastupdate:- Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com

GOVT CAUGHT ON WRONG FOOT Lastupdate:- Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com: "The Commission has observed that two posts of Public Prosecutors have been created vide Government Order No: 3081 of 2005 dated 16-03-2005. “But so far no steps have been taken to fill up those posts. With the result, no prosecutor is available to pursue the cases on prosecution side,” it observed."

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Aug 22, 2011

Nothing in law to disbelieve policemen: SC - The Times of India

Nothing in law to disbelieve policemen: SC - The Times of India: NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said all policemen are not bad and there is nothing in law which says that a statement made by a cop cannot be treated as an admissible evidence.

A bench of justices Markandeya Katju and C K Prasad said statements of police personnel cannot be outrightly rejected but should be weighed on the facts of the case.

"There is no principle of law that a statement made in a court by a policeman has to be disbelieved. It may or may not be believed. It is not that all policemen will tell lies. There are good and bad people in all walks of life.

"There are good and bad police men as well. We cannot assume that every statement of a policeman is necessarily false," Justice Katju said writing the judgement.

Horoscope is a weak proof of birthdate: Supreme Court

Horoscope is a weak proof of birthdate: Supreme Court

Aug 20, 2011

RS passes Sen impeachment motion and questions how judges appoint themselves « LAW RESOURCE INDIA

RS passes Sen impeachment motion and questions how judges appoint themselves « LAW RESOURCE INDIA: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said that the time had come to revisit the procedure for appointment of judges, strongly favouring a National Judicial Commission (NJC) to replace the collegium system. “The system of judges alone appointing judges must now change. India needs a National Judicial Commission to appoint judges,” Jaitley said. He said the NJC should comprise representatives of the judiciary and executive, as well as prominent citizens.

Aug 19, 2011

The Hindu : News / National : Charge sheet next week in cash-for-votes scam case

The Hindu : News / National : Charge sheet next week in cash-for-votes scam case: Public Prosecutor Rajeev Mohan, representing the Crime Branch, told Additional Sessions Judge Sangeeta Dhingra Sehgal that the charge sheet would be filed before the three-week period, given by the Supreme Court on August 5 to complete investigation, elapsed.

Aug 10, 2011

news.outlookindia.com | HC Stays Order on Forming Panel for Juvenile Homes

news.outlookindia.com | HC Stays Order on Forming Panel for Juvenile Homes: "The Delhi High Court today stayed a city government order on forming a second panel to manage Juvenile Observation Homes, asking how the step could be taken when a statutory panel under the Juvenile Justice Act was already functioning."

Candidates have right to inspect answer-sheets under RTI: SC, IBN Live News

Candidates have right to inspect answer-sheets under RTI: SC, IBN Live News: "New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) The examinees have a right to inspect answer-sheets under the transparency law, the Supreme Court today ruled. The evaluated answer-sheets are covered under the definition of the 'information' under the Right to Information Act, a bench comprising Justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik said.It upheld the judgement of the Calcutta High Court which had said 'rejection for inspection of answer-sheets cannot be sustained'.The apex court dismissed the appeals of Central Board of Secondary Education CBSE), West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal Council for Higher Education, University of Calcutta, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and West Bengal Central School Service Commission which had challenged the February 5, 2009 judgement.The apex court agreed with the findings of the High Court that the examination conducting bodies do not retain the evaluated answer-sheets under any 'fiduciary capacity'.The Assam Public Service Commission and Bihar Public Service Commission had also joined in and opposed the disclosure of answer-sheets to examinees. ."

news.outlookindia.com | HC: Plea for Recording of Court Proceedings Dismissed

news.outlookindia.com | HC: Plea for Recording of Court Proceedings Dismissed: "The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea seeking audio-video recording of its proceedings as well as those in subordinate courts on the ground that it cannot tinker with legislative enactments

A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Sanjiv Khanna rejected the plea supported by one of his former colleagues, Justice (retd) S N Dhingra.

Justice Dhingra had referred the issue to the court's larger bench on his last working day in the High Court.

'The apex court has already expressed its opinion that High Court has no power to structure or restructure the legislatives enactments,' the bench said, dismissing the plea citing various Supreme Court rulings."

Aug 7, 2011

Delhi HC stops judge from accessing info on probe against him - The Times of India

Delhi HC stops judge from accessing info on probe against him - The Times of India: "A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Rajiv Shakdher stopped the suspended judge B S Mathur from accessing the information about the probe against him by staying a single judge bench order of the court, which had permitted him to secure the requisite information."