On Thursday the SC over-ruled the judgment of the Kerala High Court which directed the Kerala Public Service Commission to disclose the information regarding the answer scripts of the recruitment examinations, marks obtained (including that in the interviews) and the identity of the examiner under the RTI Act.
A report by a new UN agency for women called UN WOMEN has called on member states to endeavor more for the justification and empowerment of women in respect of their legal entitlements. The UN has emphasized that such entitlements shouldn’t be only on papers but get transformed into equality and justice.
Caylee Anthony was last seen on June 16, 2008, with her mother, Casey, who lied for 31 days in regards to the whereabouts of her daughter before Cindy Anthony finally reported Caylee missing in July.
A new law passed in El Salvador requires the country’s Supreme Court decisions to be unanimous.
The legislation could be considered a hurdle or a stumbling block to the principles of separation of powers and independence of the judiciary, fundamental to any democracy or any rule of law.
The Supreme Court today dismissed Bollywood film producer SHAKEEL NOORANI’S plea for cancellation of SANJAY DUTT’S bail in the 1993 Mumbai blast case. Noorani, who was involved in a financial dispute with the actor, alleged in his plea that the actor Sanjay Dutt was behind repeated threat calls made to him. He accused the actor as the mastermind behind these calls from Karachi through the underworld.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the plea of Haryana legislators, Abhay and Ajay Chautala on the issue of Central Bureau of investigation (CBI) needing prior permission of Assembly speaker before initiating prosecution proceedings against them in a disproportionate assets case.
Legal campaigners are going forward to put pressure upon the government by holding marches across the country in protest at the legal aid reforms to be extracted or to set aside in the justice bill. In England & Wales, there will be marches in towns and cities and a rally outside the Supreme Court in London at noon and protested against Kenneth Clarke, the Justice Secretary over his proposals to restrict the availability of legal aids.
After being acquitted in the May’2008, killing of television executive Neeraj Grover, Kannada actress Maria Monica Susairaj was released from jail here on Saturday after giving the fine of Rs. 50,000.