Month: January 2018

Indian Judiciary gets Rs 1,744 crore in 2017-18 Budget

Source:- economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The union budget for 2017-18 has earmarked Rs 1,744.13 crore for the administration of justice including justice delivery, legal reforms, development of infrastructural facilities and autonomous bodies associated with legal matters and education This allocation is far less than one per cent of the total budget of Rs 21.47 lakh crore

Sasikalaa’s discharge in ED case set aside by Madras HC

Source:- timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHENNAI: In a verdict which could jeopardise AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikalaa’s political ambitions and could make her face trial in a 20-year-old crime investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Madras high court has set aside her discharge in a money laundering case. A total of six cases had been filed against

Madras High Court: PIL seeking ban on PETA dismissed

Source:- thehindu.com A 32-year-old waiter, who tried to convince the Madras High Court to direct the Union government to issue a blanket ban on the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), faced the wrath of the court, which dismissed his Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition, terming it as a “misadventure” for publicity, exploiting the current

Telangana to bring tough law for acid attack convicts

Source:- indianexpress.com The Telangana Government plans to make changes in laws to hand out stringent punishment to offenders in acid attack cases. This was decided by the State Cabinet on Thursday. The Government would make changes in existing laws to ensure that those convicted for acid attacks are sentenced to 10 years in jail, an

Over 1000 cases pending with CBI: Minister

Source:- thestatesman.com A total of 1081 cases and 75 preliminary enquiries are pending investigation/enquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as on December 31, 2016, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. In a written reply to the house, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh further said that the government