Everything you need to know about Palayankottai Courts: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Palayankottai Courts: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Washington, June 6 (ANI): A Tel Aviv district judge stunned his court when, during a hearing on a rape victim's appeal to be recognized as a terror victim, he said "there are some girls who enjoy being raped".
Chennai, June 4 (ANI): A peeved Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday said she would not be attending the June 5 chief ministers' conference on internal security in New Delhi.
Shimla, May 31 (IANS) Justice B.S. Chauhan of the Supreme Court Friday advocated the need for changing the entire administration system of criminal justice.
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) A parliamentary panel has expressed "displeasure" over availability of just 13 judges per million in India as against 50 per million in developed and 35-40 per million in developing countries, and called on the government to "make all out efforts" to fill the vacancies.
New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Ashwani Kumar has said that since shortage of judges is one of the reasons affecting disposal, the government has decided in May, 2012 that number of judges in the subordinate judiciary needs to be doubled in five years.
Islamabad, April 16 (IANS) Courts in Pakistan have disqualified former president Pervez Musharraf for contesting parliamentary elections for suspending the constitution and imposing emergency in 2007 during his rule, lawyers said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Apr 12 (ANI): Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) expressed its regret over today's Supreme Court judgement rejecting Devinder Singh Bhullar's plea to
New Delhi, Apr 11 (ANI): Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot has directed the authorities concerned to expeditiously distribute Rs 3,270 crore to claimants realised from the sale of assets of defunct companies.
New Delhi, Apr 7 (ANI): Citing the December 16, 2012 Delhi gang-rape incident, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said reforms have been made in laws pertaining to crimes against women, but acknowledged and agreed that more needs to be done.
New Delhi, Apr 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Sunday said there is a need to sensitise the judiciary on gender issues.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Mamohan Singh Sunday said reforms have been made in the laws pertaining to crimes against women but admitted that more needs to be done.
New Delhi, Apr 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the Conference of Chief Ministers (CMs) and Chief Justices (CJs) of High Courts at Vigyan Bhawan here today.
Islamabad, Apr. 5 (ANI): Election authorities in Pakistan have begun forcing candidates for parliament to prove their Islamic credentials, often in front of TV cameras, in a test of whether any space remains for secularism in the country's politics.
New Delhi, Mar. 26 (ANI): The Special Judge for CBI cases, Tis Hazari Courts, New Delhi has sentenced O.P.Sharma, formrt Deputy Inspector General of CBI to undergo a year's rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.50,000 each under Sections 7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of the PC Act, 1988 in connection with a bribery case.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Pressing for transparency in the appointment of judges, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday said the collegium system needs to be revisited.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the New Delhi Bar Association (NDBA) and an advocate, whose chamber was sealed by the lawyers' group over his alleged "abusive behaviour", to settle their dispute out of court.
Beijing, March 10 (IANS) Courts in China convicted and punished a total of 5.24 million criminals from 2008 to 2012, the country's top judge said in a report published Sunday.
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The union budget 2013-14 Thursday earmarked Rs.1,815.47 crore for computerisation, augmentation of the judicial infrastructure, reforms and erasing the backlog of over three crore cases.
Hyderabad, Feb 16 (IANS) Nearly 40 days after he was arrested in a hate speech case, MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi walked out of jail Saturday.
Islamabad, Feb.8 (ANI): Courts in Pakistan and the nation's army appear to have locked horns over what is the best way to deliver justice to incarcerated suspected militants.
New Delhi, Jan. 24 (ANI): About 37 officers of the Customs and Central Excise and the Enforcement Directorate have been selected for the Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificate for 'Specially distinguished record of service'.
Chennai, Jan 1 (ANI): As the nation continues to mourn the death of the 23-year-old gang-rape victim, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has demanded harsher punishment, including 'death penalty and chemical castration' for those accused.
Rawalpindi, Dec 11 (ANI): The Punjab government has decided to hold a monthly review of the performance of all prosecutors attached with Anti-Terrorism Courts following a revelation that an extraordinarily high number of the accused in terrorism and kidnapping for ransom cases have been acquitted.
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The government is set to retain in Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill the controversial provision that gags judges of higher judiciary from making observation in courts during hearing of cases.
Judges of Egypt have called for a nationwide strike till the decree is lifted by President Mohammed Morsi.
New Delhi, Nov.18 (ANI): In continuation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India for members of the institute on July 6, 2012, the institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Taxmann on November 12.
London, Nov. 3 (ANI): Manchester United legend Gary Neville has blasted British Prime Minister David Cameron for wading into the row over racism in football.
New Delhi, Oct.24 (ANI): Congress Party leader Sandeep Dikshit has said that allegations against Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari are out in the public domain and investigation agencies would look into the matter.
New Delhi, Oct.19 (ANI): The Additional Sessions Judge, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi has convicted two accused persons-Rashid Ahmed and Narun Nahar Lovely, both Bangladeshi nationals, and sentenced them to undergo seven years rigorous imprisonment under Sections 489 B and 489 C of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) with a fine of Rs. 1,00,000/- each.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday told the high courts to pronounce their verdicts as expeditiously as possible in the cases involving the personal liberty of a person and more so when total detention period is not more than one year or less.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said the "devastating" increase in the incidents of rape and crime against women is a matter of prime concern both nationally and internationally.
London, October 7 (ANI): Kelly Brook, who arrived at the 'Look Fashion Show' in London on Saturday, appeared to be channelling the hit American drama's fashion heyday in a very retro outfit.
Islamabad, Oct. 5 (ANI): Referring to the court directive where a woman accused of running a brothel in Peshawar was asked to attend sermons at a mosque in repentance for her 'bad deeds', an editorial in a Pakistani daily has said that courts should stay away from the confines of religion and conform to standard judicial procedure.
Islamabad, Sep 23 (IANS) At least 185 people facing trial over the violence during anti-Islam US film protests staged in different cities of Pakistan this past week, have been sent into custody.
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) City court lawyers Monday struck work to protest against the government's move to create two more revenue districts, affecting the working of six courts across Delhi, the bar association said, describing the move as wastage of public money.
Islamabad, Sept. 11 (ANI): Courts in Pakistan are loaded with more than 1.6 million pending cases, and the reason for delay in the disposal of cases, is the shortage of judicial officers at the district level, said Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Sydney, September 8 (ANI): Cressida Bonas, who is better known as Prince Harry's latest girlfriend, was the toast of Sydney's party set just a few months before she made international headlines, it has been revealed.
Mumbai, Aug 18 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Saturday said the UPA Government stands committed to working with the judiciary to bring about improvements in the justice delivery system.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): Has Team Anna, which united the whole nation in the fight against corruption, given up its mission for a strong Lokpal Bill by deciding to disband itself?
New Delhi, Aug 4 (ANI): National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Convenor and chief of Janata Dal-united (JD-U) Sharad Yadav, on Saturday, slammed veteran anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare and his aides for painting all lawmakers in the same colour.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed police chiefs in all states and union territories to ensure compliance of its direction that no material, including films of any VLT, be put on the safety glasses of any vehicle or face action.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): Team Anna member Manish Sisodia on Friday said it is too premature to comment on forming a political party now, but added that the bottom line now is to take the movement from the streets to the Parliament.
New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal, whose indefinite fast for a strong Lokpal Bill entered its eighth day today, accused the government of plotting a conspiracy against him, and said that he would be killed if taken to hospital for a medical check up.
New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused Centre for the ongoing impasse, adding that the government cannot forcefeed him.
New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal apologized for the scuffle that broke out between Anna Hazare's supporters and mediapersons at Jantar Mantar here on Monday.
New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): Veteran social activist Anna Hazare has accused Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, V. Narayanasamy, of lying in a bid to break his team by cheating the former, who is observing fast unto death to bring a strong Lokpal Bill.
New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): As the indefinite hunger strike by anti graft crusader Anna Hazare entered into its third day on Tuesday, the Broadcast Editors' Association (BEA) has demanded an apology from Team Anna after the latter's supporters heckled media persons on Monday evening at Jantar Mantar.
London, July 30 (ANI): Over half of the criminals who were jailed after last year's London riots, are already back on the streets, it has emerged.
New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): As the indefinite hunger strike by anti graft crusader Anna Hazare gathered steam, a group of young supporters held an aggressive protest outside the residence of Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, here on Monday.
New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): As Team Anna's indefinite hunger strike entered its sixth day, close confidante of Anna Hazare and former top cop, Kiran Bedi, on Monday called on the Central government to come forward for dialogue.
India's president is the titular head of the state, enjoys certain powers and performs a variety of ceremonial functions. A lowdown on the Indian first citizen's roles and powers as the nation's 13th president, Pranab Mukherjee, assumed office Wednesday:
London, July 16(ANI): British number one tennis player Andy Murray and his mother Judy are ready to vigorously fight against action at the High Court in London after legal proceedings were filed against them.
London, June 26 (IANS) People who commit offences linked to the Olympics Games will be put in court within 24 hours under a "instant justice" initiated by the Crown Prosecution Service and other related departments.
Washington, June 25 (ANI): A federal judge has passed a decision upholding an Indiana law that bans registered sex offenders from accessing Facebook and other social networking sites used by children.
Mumbai, June 6 (ANI): Anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare has reiterated that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh indirectly gained through the scam of coal block allocations worth billions of rupees.
Ghaziabad, May 5 (IANS) BJP leader Rajnath Singh Saturday advocated the introduction of Hindi and other Indian languages in the Supreme Court of India.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said media should know where the 'Lakshman Rekha' of reporting sub-judice matter begins while the Editors' Guild of India questioned the court's jurisdiction to frame guidelines for journalists.
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday awarded four years' rigorous imprisonment to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) former president Bangaru Laxman for accepting a bribe from a fake arms dealer in 2001. The court also slapped him with a fine of Rs.1 lakh.
London, April 27 (IANS) Spanish football club Barcelona's most successful manager Pep Guardiola Friday confirmed he is quitting at the end of the season and the club appointed his assistant Tito Vilanova as his successor.
London, Apr 23 (ANI): Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch will be among various newspaper owners and news bosses who would give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into media practices and ethics this week.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday directed the central and state governments to create 10 percent additional posts of the total regular judicial cadre for subordinate courts to fulfil the constitutional mandate of fair and expeditious justice to people.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday did not accept the intervening application filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Jolly in a case against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for alleged violation of the election code of conduct in 2008.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The home secretaries of India and Pakistan are likely to meet late in May in Islamabad to carry forward the discussions on terror and Hafiz Saeed that figured during talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Asif Ali Zardari. The meeting will also see the signing of an agreement on liberalizing the visa regime.
Shimla, April 6 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly Friday passed the Lokayukta bill in the absence of the opposition Congress, with Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal saying it is "more strong and constitutional than Uttarakhand's bill".
In the move to make more powerful and effective Lokaykta, the Himachal Pradesh assembly Friday passed the recent drafted bill amid noise and boycott movement......
Shimla, April 6 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly Friday passed the Lokayukta bill in the absence of the opposition Congress, with Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal saying it is "more strong and constitutional than Uttarakhand's bill".
Bhopal, April 4 (IANS) An empowered panel of the Madhya Pradesh government has found assets worth over Rs.5 crore of five corrupt officials as fit case for confiscation, officials said Tuesday.
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has sought details from the union and the state governments of the medical reimbursement facilities provided to cabinet ministers and IAS officials.
New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the State Governments must create a separate investigation and prosecution cadre proposed for speedy justice.
London, Feb 28 (ANI): Charlotte Church has said that she was 'sickened and disgusted' by the News of the World's phone hacking which directly led to 33 articles appearing in the newspaper about her and her family.
New Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): The Chief of Army Staff, General V. K. Singh, has termed the ongoing controversy concerning his date of birth to be a personal issue, and said that it held great degree of integrity and honour for him.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): The Chief of Army Staff, General V.K. Singh, who returned here after a brief visit to Myanmar, on Tuesday disassociated himself with the reports of fresh representations by him concerning his date of birth.
London, Nov 24 (ANI): Harry Potter author JK Rowling and actress Sienna Miller are set to record the evidence about their experiences of media intrusion to the Leveson Inquiry.
London, Nov 20 (ANI): The computers used by now defunct British tabloid News of the World journalists were destroyed by putting them 'through a grinder,' a court has heard.
London, Oct 30 (ANI): A UK court is poised to rule on Wednesday whether or not WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be extradited to Sweden to face questioning on sexual misconduct allegations.
London, Oct 23 (ANI): A judge in Yorkshire has come under fire after banning defendants from referring to female court staff as "love".
Srinagar, Oct 22 (ANI): The startling political unrest in the Kashmir Valley in the summer of 2010 had prompted the Central Government to appoint a team of interlocutors to prepare a broad roadmap for the state. For over a year since their appointment in October 2010, the three members, Dileep Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar and M.M. Ansari, have attracted much attention with their extensive interactions, culminating in their report submitted to the Government last week.
New Delhi, Oct 21 (ANI): Emphasising that delay in the trial of cases remains an area of serious public concern, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday said the committee under a retired Supreme Court Judge will be set up to review cases pending trial for more than 10 years.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (ANI): Stating that India has a constitution whose principles and institutions have served the nation well, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Wednesday said 'we are committed to greater transparency and accountability in governance, as also to a policy of "zero tolerance" towards corruption'.
New Delhi, Sep 15(ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said that the Intelligence Bureau and the intelligence wings of state police forces must continue to do their silent and solid work.
Patna, Sep.7 (ANI): A former police chief of Bihar, Narayan Mishra, has been charged of possessing property beyond his known sources of income.
Washington, Aug 30 (ANI): The domestic surveillance, that has been one of the major security measures adopted in America since the September 11 terrorist attacks, undermines the privacy and civil liberties of its citizens, it has emerged.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday said that Fast Track Courts established under the Eleventh Finance Commission funding were set-up to expeditiously dispose of long pending cases in the Sessions Courts and long pending cases of under trial prisoners.
Islamabad, Aug 15 (ANI): Pakistan prosecutors say that the lack of proper investigation is the "basic reason" for higher rate of acquittal in the terrorism related cases in the country.
Islamabad, Aug 15 (ANI): Pakistan prosecutors say that the lack of proper investigation is the "basic reason" for higher rate of acquittal in the terrorism related cases in the country.
New Delhi, Aug 4 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday said that the Eleventh Finance Commission recommended a scheme for creation of 1,734 Fast Track Courts (FTCs) in the country for disposal of long pending Sessions and other cases.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid has informed that the government has taken a number of measures in order to facilitate expeditious disposal of cases in courts.
New York, July 15 (ANI): African immigrant hotel maids and their supporters plan to come knocking at Dominique Strauss Kahn's 50,000-dollar-a-month digs at 6 p.m. tonight-and they're not offering the kind of room service he may be used to.
New York, July 15 (ANI): African immigrant hotel maids and their supporters plan to come knocking at Dominique Strauss Kahn's 50,000-dollar-a-month digs at 6 p.m. tonight-and they're not offering the kind of room service he may be used to.
Islamabad, July 11(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the government is committed to safeguarding the lives and property of the citizens at all costs.
Islamabad, July 9 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered the Sindh Government to urgently revive the commissioner system in Karachi to curb the ongoing bloodbath in the city.
London, July 2 (ANI): A new film that claims that Princess Diana was murdered on the orders of the British Establishment has been banned from being released in the UK, prompting speculations of a possible cover-up.
Kolkata, July 1(ANI): A campaign mode approach is being launched from today till December 31 to reduce pendency in courts, Union Law and Justice Minister Dr. M. Veerappa Moily has said.
London, June 4 (ANI): Federal Courts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have implemented strict regulations wherein expatriates without a UAE residence visa would not be allowed to marry there.
New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): The joint drafting committee comprising five union ministers and social activist Anna Hazare's representatives will meet here today to take forward the latest version of the Jan Lokpal Bill to combat corruption.
Melbourne, May 5 (ANI): An Emirati man is being sued for a whopping 10.99 million dollars by his wife for failing to sexually perform, thereby depriving her of conjugal rights and causing mental anguish.
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Asserting that broad contours of the Lokpal Bill will be finalised by June 30, Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday described the second meeting to be conducive, saying the bill will be introduced in the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): The joint drafting committee comprising five union ministers and social activist Anna Hazare's representatives will hold its second meeting on Monday to discuss the latest version of the Jan Lokpal Bill.
London, Apr 27 (ANI): A self-confessed 'super fan' of late Diana, Princess of Wales, has become the first person to camp out outside Westminster Abbey to wait for the start of the Royal Wedding on Friday.
London, March 20 (ANI): A new survey has revealed that the number of teenagers convicted for carrying knives has doubled in a decade in England.
