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The property of corrupt public servant is confiscated under the provisions of Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 1944 and Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. However, to make the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 self contained and comprehensive the Government is considering incorporating the provisions for confiscation/forfeiture of property of corrupt public servants in the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. On [...]
There would be 11 vacancies of Judges in the Supreme Court of India up to 31.05.2012 including existing 4 vacancies of Judges as on 31.8.2011. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that pursuant to the Supreme Court Judgment of October 6, 1993 read with [...]
Government has said that disposal of cases is within the domain of Courts. By utilising the funds under 13th Finance Commission for pendency clearance, courts have been requested to clear pending cases in a campaign mode. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that Government [...]
As per the information tracked and reported to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) at total of 90, 119, 252 and 117 Government websites were hacked in the year 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 (till June) by various hacker groups. Cyber crime is an important issue and such issues are discussed in every international fora organized by Governments or [...]
A favourite phrase of Indian politicians who wish to demonstrate that they are not using their political power to influence the judiciary and law enforcement authorities is: “the law will take its own course.” True, the law must take its own course, all the more so in the cases involving the infamous Reddy Brothers of Karnataka. The arrest of the [...]
Bharatpur, Sep 5 (IANS) Former MP and erstwhile royal Vishwendra Singh Monday threatened a stir across Rajasthan if action was not taken against those responsible for firing on his supporters protesting against a controversial book on Bharatpur’s former rulers. ‘We will launch state-wide protest from Sep 9 and stage demonstration at the offices of district collectors and superintendents of police [...]
Lucknow, Sep 5 (IANS) Accusing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of institutionalising corruption, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Monday said a WikiLeaks cable ‘exposes the corrupt face and dual standards’ of her regime. Naqvi said: ‘According to the disclosure, at the behest of the chief minister, a chartered plane flew to Mumbai from Lucknow just to get [...]
Patna, Sep 5 (IANS) The Bihar government will bring the Lokayukta bill in the winter session of the state assembly, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Monday. ?The state government will bring the Bihar Lokayukta Bill in the winter session of the state assembly this year and would bring the chief minister under the Lokayukta,’ he said at a function here. [...]
Chandigarh, Sep 5 (IANS) Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh Monday opposed the idea of the Sikh clergy to summon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the Akal Takht in Amritsar. ‘With all respect to the sanctity and authority of Akal Takht Sahib, the prime minister cannot be summoned there,’ the state Congress president told reporters in Hoshiarpur, 150 km from [...]
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Parliament was disrupted for the third day Monday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) persisted with its demand for the recall of Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal over the appointment of a Lokayukta without consulting Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Both houses were adjourned for the day. Both houses witnessed noisy scenes immediately after they met for [...]
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Reacting to the arrest of former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy, the Congress Monday said the law will take its own course and the mining baron’s arrest will be a lesson for everyone. ‘Whoever is involved, whichever the party or status he belongs to and whichever authority he occupies, law will take its course,’ Union [...]
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Monday dropped impeachment proceedings against former judge of the Calcutta High Court Soumitra Sen. Law Minister Salman Khurshid moved the motion to drop impeachment proceedings against Sen as soon as the house met after lunch recess. Speaker Meira Kumar put it to vote before the house, which adopted the motion. No reasons [...]
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The impeachment motion against Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court is unlikely to take place in the Lok Sabha even though the motion to remove the tainted judge was listed in Monday’s business. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar was holding consultations with ministers and leaders of various political parties ahead of her final [...]
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh led his council of ministers in declaring their assets Saturday. Here is a list of the assets of some of the prominent ministers : Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Total assets – Rs.3.06 crore. Two houses in Delhi – one in Munrika and the other in Greater Kailash-II (in his wife Suvra [...]
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal Saturday received a breach of privilege notice from parliament, an India Against Corruption activist said. ‘The notice was sent through speed-post at his residence in Ghazhiabad. He has not gone through the letter yet,? said the activist, on the condition of anonymity. Kejriwal could not be reached for comment.
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 3 (IANS) As part of the 100-day programme Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy announced after assuming power in May this year, the list of assets held by his ministers was made available online Saturday. The list, published on the website www.pa.kerala.gov.in, shows Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty is the richest member of the cabinet, with an asset base of [...]
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan Saturday said he has received a breach of privilege notice for his remarks against MPs and will respond to it. He further added that he stands by his statement. ‘I have received the notice and will respond to it. I stand by my statement and don’t think it amounts to [...]
Kochi, Sep 2 (IANS) Kerala’s Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan Friday filed a petition in the high court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the two-decade-old Kozhikode sex scandal case involving state minister and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader P.K. Kunhalikutty. Achuthanandan’s petition contended that only the CBI can come out with the real truth based [...]
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The signature on Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen’s resignation letter – which was faxed to President Pratibha Patil Thursday – has been found ‘not original’, the spokesperson for the president has said. ‘The signature in the faxed letter has been found not original. We are waiting for the hard copy of the letter to [...]
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Former finance minister Jaswant Singh Friday said that though he had got no notice from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), he would ‘fully cooperate’ with the agency. ‘I am very glad that the CBI is performing its duties. I will cooperate with them fully to the extent that my recollection of the events and [...]
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