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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Law Vs People’S Will (Dawn, I.A. Rehman, Oct 18, 2007)
QUITE a few political crises in Pakistan have been caused by its rulers’ use of legal instruments to defy the demands of propriety in a society that professes to be democratic.
- Onward March Of Federalism (Hindustan Times, Abhishek Singhvi, Oct 17, 2007)
As Nepal decides upon its federal Constitution, India’s contribution to the evolution of federalism makes for an interesting review.
- High Court Orders Cbi Probe (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
The Calcutta High Court today ordered a CBI probe into the mysterious death of graphic designer, Rizwanur Rahaman, whose body was found on September 21 on the railway tracks near the Dum Dum station.
- Televoyeuristic Channel (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2007)
THE judicial inquiry ordered by the Himachal Pradesh High Court has given a clean chit to former HP tourism minister G.S. Bali who was caught on camera by a private TV channel allegedly dancing with bar girls at a party organised to celebrate his birthday
- Freedom For Citizens Can Be Secured Through Courts, Not Parliament (Asian Age, Fali S. Nariman, Oct 17, 2007)
Judicial activism is a much talked about phrase, but really, it is only one manifestation of judicial power.
- Nuclear Power Will Hurt India’S Development (Asian Age, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Oct 17, 2007)
The independence that India gained sixty years ago had a mission beyond liberation from the British.
- Scourge Of Private Security (Asian Age, Inder Malhotra, Oct 17, 2007)
Does anyone remember that after the thunderous cries of "Shock and Awe" at the start of the invasion of Iraq, there followed, at the time of that country’s occupation, the boasts about the "Mission" having been "Nearly Accomplished"?
- ‘National Reconciliation’, Really? (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
South Africans, who coined the words ‘Truth and Reconciliation’ to make peace between the enforcers of the apartheid regime and the majority black population so that, in the words of the incomparable Nelson Mandela, ‘we might . . . .
- Avoid Carping Criticism Of Witnesses, Supreme Court Tells Lower Courts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
“Judges must have the humility to recognise that they are not infallible”
Judicial restraints necessary for orderly administration of justice
Disparaging strictures may result in injustice
- Polls’ Fairness Is Crucial (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Oct 16, 2007)
WHILE to all appearances the fate of the country hangs in the balance, for the chief of Pakistan’s ruling party, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, it is time for banter and bluff.
- In Limbo (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 16, 2007)
INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement that the presumed slow-down in talks with Islamabad was due to Pakistan’s domestic problems contains a grain of truth.
- Same & Different (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 16, 2007)
Enough has already happened to make both Authority and agitators think again ...
- Judges And Public Opinion (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Oct 16, 2007)
ON Sept 28, a six-to-three majority on a Supreme Court bench dismissed petitions challenging General Musharraf’s credentials as a candidate in the presidential election on technical grounds, declaring them to be non-maintainable.
- Blast Meant To Scare Away Migrants From Up, Bihar? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
A theory doing the rounds is that the Ludhiana terror attack was an attempt to scare away migrant workers from UP and Bihar, who not only are a mainstay of Punjab’s farm and industry but have emerged as a distinct community and political voice as . . . .
- Blood On The Tracks (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 16, 2007)
West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Saturday met Rizwanur Rahman's family.
- Same & Different (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Enough has already happened to make both Authority and agitators think again ... Violence leads quicker to death than to food.
- In Limbo (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2007)
INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement that the presumed slow-down in talks with Islamabad was due to Pakistan’s domestic problems contains a grain of truth. Pakistan has been in limbo since it went into a state of crisis on March . . . .
- Polls’ Fairness Is Crucial (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Oct 15, 2007)
While to all appearances the fate of the country hangs in the balance, for the chief of Pakistan’s ruling party, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, it is time for banter and bluff.
- Judges And Public Opinion (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Oct 15, 2007)
On Sept 28, a six-to-three majority on a Supreme Court bench dismissed petitions challenging General Musharraf’s credentials as a candidate in the presidential election on technical grounds, declaring them to be non-maintainable.
- 14 Die In Gujarat Stampede (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
14 people were killed and 25 others injured on Sunday in a stampede at the famous Mahakali temple in Gujarat's Panchmahal district.
- Quality Of Justice (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Even if a generalisation is involved, a Supreme Court Judge’s remark that the Punjab and Haryana High Court and subordinate courts in Haryana have been disposing of second appeals in “a cavalier manner” is a serious charge which . . . . . .
- Ysr Orders Judicial Probe Into Personal Assets (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Dr YS Rajashekar Reddy is set to make history by announcing a judicial inquiry into his and his family members’ assets and those of TDP president Mr N Chandrababu Naidu and his family.
- Compensating Those Displaced (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 13, 2007)
It is not certain if the new initiative will smoothen the process of acquisition of private land for economic development.
- Ysr Set To Order Probe Into Own, Naidu Assets (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Oct 13, 2007)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy is set to create a judicial history of sorts by ordering an inquiry into the assets of his family and that of his bete noire and opposition leader N.Chandrababu Naidu.
- No Action Against Cops Now (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The cover-up in the Rizwanur Rehman case acquired a new twist today when Mr Jyoti Basu announced that the chief minister had on “the advice of the advocate-general” decided not to take any action against senior police officers, including the . . . .
- Truth Casualty In Dargah War: Rival Groups Blame Each Other For Absent Cctvs, Even Blast (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 13, 2007)
One blast has blown the lid off a protracted war between groups fighting to take control of the holy shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti — mainly its finances — and truth looks like the first casualty.
- Cbi Nabs Mutual Fund Scamster (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The CBI has arrested a promoter of M/s INCAN Mutual Fund Benefit Ltd, Lucknow and its group companies for his involvement in duping investors to the tune of Rs 72 crore.
- Courting Politics, Tamil Nadu Style (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Oct 13, 2007)
Naadorum naadi murai seyya mannavan,/Naadorum naadu kedum (when a king fails to assess his rule day by day and set right all irregularities, the country will slowly deteriorate).
- Rights Panel Summons Five Officers (Hindustan Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 13, 2007)
The West Bengal Human Rights Commission on Friday summoned five police officers in connection with the mysterious death of Muslim computer graphics designer Rizwanur Rehman.
- Cut From The Same Cloth (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Oct 13, 2007)
In his new book, A Writer’s People, V.S. Naipaul reflects on the work of, among others, Nirad C. Chaudhuri. Naipaul praises (with some reservations) Chaudhuri’s two volumes of autobiography, but is dismissive of his other, more impersonal. . . .
- Disturbing Trends (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Oct 13, 2007)
Several disparate events over the past couple of weeks must cause disquiet over what appears to be a gravely disturbing trend. The nation needs to get its priorities right.
- Deeds And Deals Resonate (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 13, 2007)
IN the era of seesaw dismissals of their governments by the selfsame President Ghulam Ishaq Khan, there was a moment when Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif declared in parliament that their conduct had imperilled democracy and they would thenceforth . . . .
- 2 Nationalists Produced In Atc (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Following a warning given by the Chief Justice of Pakistan that he would summon heads of intelligence agencies if the missing persons are not released, Sindh police on Friday produced two missing nationalists in the anti-terrorism court here on Friday.
- Sc Steps In Way Of Nro (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri, Oct 13, 2007)
The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday declined to stay the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) 2007, but held that any benefit drawn by any public office-holder under the ordinance would be subject to the final decision of the court.
- Diana Inquest — A Simple Waste Of Money (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Oct 13, 2007)
They flew to Paris in a private jet. They saw the Ritz, front and back, and crowded into Diana’s bedroom suite. They glimpsed Posh Spice.
- Bandhs Are Not Against Law (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Oct 12, 2007)
Ever since the Kerala High Court judgement (1997) forbidding the call to bandh and upholding it by a laconic order by the Supreme Court (1998) there has been among trade unionists and political activists a wave of disappointing indignation . . . .
- Welcome Directive (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Supreme Court, in a welcome judgement, has pulled up a lower court judge for the casual and mechanical issuance of a non-bailable warrant and has thereby upheld the principle of liberty.
- Musharraf Low On Popularity Poll (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Public support for Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's has plunged to its lowest since he became the president, according to the International Republican Institute (IRI) poll results.
- Ysr To Probe Own Assets And Naidu’S (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy has decided to order a judicial probe to estimate the assets acquired by his family and that of Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu since 1978, when they both entered politics.
- Reprieve For Maya (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Supreme Court’s refusal to examine the correctness of Uttar Pradesh Governor T.V. Rajeswar’s refusal to grant sanction for prosecuting Chief Minister Mayawati in the Rs 175-crore Taj Corridor case has given her a reprieve — at least for now.
- Question Of Contempt (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Oct 12, 2007)
The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, defines civil contempt as wilful disobedience of any judgment, decree, direction, order or other process of a court or wilful breach of an undertaking given to a court.
- Editor Of Dpi Organ Held For Aiding Ltte (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu Police’s ‘Q’ Branch has taken Dalit Panthers of India functionary Vanniarasu into custody for “associating with the LTTE” and aiding the banned organisation.
- Clean Up The Judiciary (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 12, 2007)
In 1993, a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court laid down a new system for making appointments of judges to the high courts and Supreme Court.
- Liberals At War In India (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 12, 2007)
THE political scene in India is hotting up. The general election is still one-and-a-half years away.
- Hostage To Bandh (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Oct 11, 2007)
The Supreme Court has rightly taken the Karunanidhi government to task for organising a bandh in Tamil Nadu on October 1 despite its strong warning against holding it.
- Truth Will Out (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 11, 2007)
High tech trumps human abilities in many ways - including developing methods for ascertaining the truth.
- Taj Corridor: Maya Gets Sc Reprieve (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Oct 11, 2007)
A Special Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to act against the Uttar Pradesh Governor's decision to refuse CBI the sanction to prosecute Chief Minister Mayawati and her Cabinet colleague Nasdeemuddin Siddiqui in the Taj Corridor scam case.
- Sc Launches Informative Initiative (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Oct 11, 2007)
While the Central Information Commission has ruled that the Right to Information Act will not apply to any subjudice matter, the Supreme Court Administration has taken a radical step to make its working more transparent.
- Musharraf, Aziz May Lose Plush Farmhouses After Sc Order (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are among nearly 500 of Pakistan’s elite who might lose their plush farmhouses on the outskirts of the capital with the Supreme Court ordering authorities to cancel the allotment of. . .
- No Cause For Despair (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Oct 11, 2007)
GENERAL Musharraf has succeeded in his desire to stay on in power. His election for a record third term has gone off well, and he has every reason to savour this moment of unprecedented triumph.
- What Lawyers Want (Dawn, Khalid Jawed Khan, Oct 11, 2007)
WHEN Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was purportedly removed from his office by General Musharraf, the legal fraternity launched a historic movement which culminated in his restoration.
- On How To Set Up Business In Brazil (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 11, 2007)
Brazilian companies, beyond paying dividends to their shareholders, may also pay interest on equity to them. And such interest is a deductible expense.
- Pervez To Wait For Verdict (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that he will wait for the Supreme Court’s verdict regarding his eligibility before taking oath of a new term in the presidency.
- Indian Democracy:disturbing Trends (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 11, 2007)
Several disparate events over the past couple of weeks must cause disquiet over what appears to be a gravely disturbing trend. The nation needs to get its priorities right.
- Can A Commission Do What A Commissioner Won’T? (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Headed by retired judge Aloke Chakrabarti, a commission of inquiry has formally been formed to probe the events that led to Rizwanur Rahman’s death.
- Killer Buses (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 11, 2007)
The state of affairs in the national capital’s public transport system has shown how stupid it can be to believe that just change of colour or nomenclature matters.
- Court Won’T Interfere With U.P. Governor’S Order (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 11, 2007)
In a relief to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to go into the correctness or otherwise of the State Governor’s order refusing to grant sanction for prosecuting her in the . . . .
- Apex Court Won’T Interfere With U.P. Governor’S Order (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 11, 2007)
In a relief to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to go into the correctness or otherwise of the Governor’s order refusing to grant sanction for prosecuting her in the Rs. 175-crore . . .
- Maya Gets Reprieve In Taj Case (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an application challenging the refusal of the Uttar Pradesh governor to sanction the prosecution of UP chief minister Mayawati in the Rs 175-crore Taj Corridor scam.
- No Oath Till Sc Gives Clean Chit: Musharraf (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Oct 11, 2007)
President General Pervez Musharraf has said he would not take oath of the office of President until the Supreme Court gives its verdict on his eligibility.
- Truth As Defence (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Oct 10, 2007)
In 2006, Parliament amended the Contempt of Courts Act (CCA) to introduce Section 13(b), which states: “The courts may permit, in any proceedings for contempt of court, justification by truth as a valid defence if it is satisfied . . .. .
- The Makings Of A Historic Trial (Hindu, John Laughland, Oct 10, 2007)
Former leaders are never presumed innocent when arraigned, for their prosecutions are driven by their victorious rivals.
- Probe Medha's Foreign Links, Mps Urge Pm (Hindustan Times, Navin Upadhyay, Oct 10, 2007)
Two Members of Parliament from Gujarat have urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to order an inquiry into the shocking evidence suggesting Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar tried to influence the Government and the . . . . . . .
- Serial Blasts Cases: 35 More Sentenced (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Special Court Judge K. Uthirapathy on Monday awarded sentences to 35 accused in the Coimbatore serial bomb blasts cases.
- Democracy, Pakistani Style (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 09, 2007)
The feudalistic nature of Pakistan's polity makes it difficult to evaluate events in that country using normally acceptable standards of democratic functioning.
- Riyadh To Put Fatwas On Internet (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 09, 2007)
Saudi Arabia has taken recourse to the Internet to disseminate fatwa rulings as part of an effort to institute judicial reforms.
- Mush Has Won. Or Has He? (Pioneer, B Raman, Oct 09, 2007)
Gen Pervez Musharraf has won last Saturday's presidential poll without shedding his uniform.
- Ldf Panel Sets Deadline For Kerala Congress(j) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The State committee of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) has set October 12 as the deadline for the Kerala Congress (J) to come up with its Minister nominee.
- Call To Probe India Union Death (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Sri Lankan trades unionists have urged their government and India to investigate the killing of one of their leading representatives in India.
- Reconciliation By Fiat (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 09, 2007)
SOME years ago, one of the information wallahs of the junta that continues to lord it over us, fawningly said that Pakistan had become a unique country under the able command of General Musharraf.
- Are We Reconciled? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 09, 2007)
THE National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) appears to have run into a storm of protest and derision from the press and civil society.
- Another Mill Fire (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 09, 2007)
The death of 11 young workers in a Panipat textile mill fire once again raises the issue of safety in industrial establishments in the region.
- The General Now Lacks Credibility (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Mr Six years ago last month, the United States launched a new relationship with Pakistan - or more precisely with its president, Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Iranian Students Call Ahmadinejad 'Dictator' (Pioneer, ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Oct 09, 2007)
An estimated 100 students staged a rare demonstration on Monday against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, calling him a "dictator," which prompted scuffles with hardline students at Tehran University.
- Bandh A Democratic Right (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 08, 2007)
On September 30, the Supreme Court passed an order restraining the ruling DMK-led coalition in Tamil Nadu from going ahead with a bandh the next day over the Sethusamudram controversy.
- Judiciary Has Gone Beyond The Pale Of Accountability: Brinda Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Speakers at a discussion on ‘Limits of judicial authority’ here on Sunday raised the question whether the judiciary was encroaching on the powers of the other two institutions of democracy — the executive and the legislature.
- A Tale Of Two Dictatorships (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 08, 2007)
Myanmar should be made to engage more with the outside world like Pakistan.
- Congratulations, General? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 08, 2007)
President Pervez Musharraf can take little comfort from winning a contentious election that was challenged at every step, whose result cannot be notified until the Supreme Court decides if his candidacy was legal, and that has polarised Pakistan’s polity.
- Pervez Wins, But… (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
General Musharraf’s victory of sorts in Saturday’s presidential election in Pakistan was a foregone conclusion.
- Bjp To Move Court Against Karunanidhi (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
The BJP will move court against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi for his anti-Ram remarks, party state unit President L Ganesan said on Sunday.
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