A review petition is to be filed by the Union government on the Supreme Court bench against the order to appoint a Special Investigation team (SIT) which should be headed by the two retired Supreme Court judges in the black money case.
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ARRESTING INTERNET ACCESS IN PIRACY ISSUES – SOLUTION OR NOT
The implementation of Three Strikes Law is proposed in various countries. As the name suggests the internet access is disabled to any person who receives three warning to stop the download of any pirated content. It is aimed to avoid the further occurrence of piracy attacks. To achieve this internet connection is cut off.
SC OVERRULES KERALA HC ON PSC EXAMS DISCLOSURE
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.
Bankruptcy court’s DOMA ruling: Government Appeals
To file a joint bankruptcy petition by same sex couples gets the privilege by the U.S. Department of Justice requested permission to appeal an order. According to Defence of Marriage Act the trustee in U.S. has refused to file a bankruptcy case, saying that the couple was ineligible to file a joint petition.
UN CALLS FOR WOMEN’S LEGAL RIGHTS
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.
Hip-Hop reacts to the Casey Anthony verdict
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.
Threat to Judicial Independence
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.