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Dec 25, 2014 Bad enactment, no enforcement
Dec 25, 2014 Gujarat HC upholds order to sack judge for corruption: "The high court further observed: "Judicial office is essentially a public trust. Judges are not only answerable to the parties before the court but also to society as a whole. Equity, equality, good conscience and fair play are the foundations of justice.""
Nov 23, 2014 300 Delhi lower-court judges under probe in laptop scam: ""It has emerged some may have bought TVs or home theatre systems out of the sanctioned sum instead of computers,""
Nov 17, 2014 Bihar CM recollects story of political compulsions, says ‘to appease Yadav voters, didn’t help harassed girls’: ""One of my co-villager Lalji Manjhi came to me and complained that the powerful mukhiya, Tek Narain Yadav, had taken away his land at a throwaway price and after that trying to sexually harass his daughters. Despite being an MLA, I did not act against this mukhiya for fear of losing Yadav votes; they had a large presence in the assembly segment.""
Nov 7, 2014 Former TMC leader Asif Khan admitted to hospital after arrest: "Former Trinamool Congress leader Asif Khan, who has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a cheating case, was admitted to a state-run hospital here early on Friday after complaining of illness."
Oct 24, 2014 Gangs of Wasseypur: Jailed warlord controlling crime empire via mobile phone: "Coal mafia Fahim Khan, 50 – whose area of operation is Wasseypur – is serving life term at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Hotwar. The reel character depicting Khan and played by Nawazuddin Siddique was a central figure in the Anurag Kashyap’s two-part film released in 2012."
Oct 18, 2014 Debate: Auditor nails Hooda lie - 1: "Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has repeatedly and vehemently denied that his government did not favour Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in his land deal with DLF Company. But a 2013 June letter, written by the Principal Accountant General of Haryana highlights policies in which Vadra's company was treated as a special case and rules were relaxed accordingly. As a result, other companies were also benefited after the policies were relaxed."
Sep 28, 2014 Row over plot allotment casts shadow on new CJI Dattu: "the plot justice Dattu acquired for just over a lakh in 2002 and subsequently gifted to his grandson is worth more than Rs. 3 crore today."
Sep 6, 2014 Justice In India Is A Herculean Battle Against Corrupt Justice System And Inefficient Bureaucracy: "In Kuljit Singh Dhatt’s Murder At The Hands Of Three Punjab Cops – It Took 25 Years But His Brother Feels It Was Justice Denied And Is Appealing The Sentence Of 5 Years!"
Sep 4, 2014 Ex-CJI as governor is a worrying sign: "It is especially a pity that the former CJI’s appointment as governor should come in the midst of a debate in the country on the best way to select judges for the higher judiciary."
Sep 3, 2014 Appointment of ex-CJI as Governor not good for democracy in India, AAP says: "“justify the appointment on ground that it does not violate set procedures but it compromises independence of judiciary.”"
Sep 1, 2014 Namdhari admits links with Kohli: "he had asked to help Praveen Chand Pathak, who was undergoing life imprisonment regarding a murder case against him, in obtaining parole from the court."
Aug 31, 2014 SC issues notice to MP HC judge accused of sexual harassment: "Two days after a female Gwalior judge approached the Supreme Court over sexual harassment charges directed against a Madhya Pradesh High Court judge, the apex court has issued a notice to the accused."
Aug 12, 2014 'Corrupt Judges Should Be Sacked': "'...but this is not done to 'avoid defaming the judiciary'. Does corruption by Judges defame the judiciary, or does exposing such corruption defame it?'"
Aug 12, 2014 Justice Katju stirs up fresh controversy, says ex-CJI Balakrishnan backed corrupt judge
Aug 11, 2014 Dangerous nexus of the netas and judges
Aug 11, 2014 The Secret, Opaque Guild Of The Men Of Law: "Inbred corruption and gender discrimination are often intertwined in the Indian judiciary: indeed, corruption has been sexualised "
Aug 11, 2014 Who’ll judge the judges?
Aug 11, 2014 Justice Katju targets former CJI Balakrishnan, accuses him of overlooking corruption
Aug 11, 2014 Justice Katju continues to make fresh allegations of corruption in judiciary, CJI expresses anguish: "Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Markandey Katju has delivered another bombshell in his blog alleging corruption in the judiciary. Katju, who accused former Chief Justice SH Kapadia of not acting against a corrupt judge, has once again hit back at Justice Kapadia, who said that he does not remember the case mentioned by Justice Katju."
Aug 11, 2014 Tapping of 3 mobiles revealed corruption of HC judge, Justice Katju says
Aug 11, 2014 Justice Katju alleges former CJI Justice Kapadia of overlooking corruption
Aug 11, 2014 Justice Katju continues to make fresh allegations of corruption in judiciary, CJI expresses anguish: "Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Markandey Katju has delivered another bombshell in his blog alleging corruption in the judiciary. Katju, who accused former Chief Justice SH Kapadia of not acting against a corrupt judge, has once again hit back at Justice Kapadia, who said that he does not remember the case mentioned by Justice Katju."
Aug 4, 2014 Former Addl S-G demands impeachment against the accused HC judge: "The Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge accused of sexual harassment has said that he is ready to face death penalty if found guilty. He has written to the High Court Chief Justice after a woman Additional Judge in Gwalior resigned alleging sexual harassment by him."
Aug 4, 2014 Former Addl S-G demands impeachment against the accused HC judge: "The Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge accused of sexual harassment has said that he is ready to face death penalty if found guilty. He has written to the High Court Chief Justice after a woman Additional Judge in Gwalior resigned alleging sexual harassment by him."
Aug 1, 2014 Katju never wrote to me that justice Kumar was corrupt: RC Lahoti: "Former chief justice of India RC Lahoti has refuted ex-Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju’s accusations that he gave in to pressure from the UPA 1 government to allow a “tainted” Madras HC judge to continue in office."
Jul 30, 2014 controversy: judiciary Grab A Gavel : "Markandey Katju’s explosive revelations puts the SC collegium, ex-CJIs under scanner"
Jul 29, 2014 Process of judges' appointment should be transparent: Justice Katju: "Press Council of India Chairman and former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju on said the present collegium a total failure as there was no mention of collegium system in the Constitution of India. 'This system was artificially created by some judges. The process of judges' appointment should be transparent, should be televised,' he said."
Jul 23, 2014 In 2005, Manmohan Singh's Office backed a corrupt Judge: "Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had exerted pressure on the collegium headed by then Chief Justice of India R C Lahoti in June 2005 to confer permanent status to a Madras high court additional judge, referred to as "corrupt" by retired Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju."
Jul 23, 2014 Debate: Katju proven right: "After former SC judge Markandey Katju alleged that three ex-Chief Justices of India had allowed a judge under corruption cloud to continue in office"
Jul 22, 2014 Debate: #SecretPMONote out - 2: "After former SC judge Markandey Katju alleged that three ex-Chief Justices of India had allowed a judge under corruption cloud to continue in office, TIMES NOW unearths sensational secret PMO note on the controversial appointment."
Jul 22, 2014 Debate: A judge's expose - 1: "A controversy erupted Monday (July 21) over an allegation by former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, who is due to retire as Chairman of Press Council of India in October, that three ex-Chief Justices of India made "improper compromises" during UPA rule in retaining a judge in Tamil Nadu under corruption cloud."
Jul 22, 2014 Corrupt judge was promoted by UPA to save Government: Markandey Katju: "Here’s Katju’s blog on the corruption in judiciary"
Jul 22, 2014 Tell-all note: Manmohan's role exposed: "former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's secret note to then Law Minister HR Bhardwaj on 'tainted' judge's promotion."
Jul 22, 2014 Justice Katju keeps up the pressure, poses 6 questions to ex-CJI RC Lahoti: "Press Council of India Chairman and former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju on Monday made shocking allegations of corruption in the judiciary. After these allegations, Katju on Tuesday has posed six questions before former Chief Justice of India RC Lahoti."
Jul 22, 2014 After Katju's claims, more proof of judicial fixing in UPA tenure surfaces: "After former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju's allegations, more proof of judicial fixing during the UPA tenure has surfaced. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the then prime minister Manmohan Singh's office in 2005 had sought a clarification from the Law Ministry on why a judge (charged with corruption) was not recommended for being made a permanent judge."
Jul 22, 2014 Judiciary and govt don't want transparent system for picking judges: Prashant Bhushan: "how a corrupt judge came to be appointed in the Madras high court once again highlights the serious problems with the process of appointment of judges to the higher judiciary."
Jul 22, 2014 Corrupt judge charge: Katju poses six questions to ex-Chief Justice of India: "Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, who alleged that three Chief Justices of India made "improper compromises" during UPA rule in allowing a judge under corruption"
Jul 22, 2014 Government backs Katju's claims on judiciary, points fingers at UPA: "Former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju's allegation continued to stall Parliament on Tuesday. The government backed Justice Katju's claims and also pointed fingers at the previous UPA government."
Jul 21, 2014 Katju's allegations: Bhardwaj says DMK sought extension for HC judge: "Katju, in his blog, had contended that the Intelligence Bureau too had found "enough material about the judge's corruption,""
Jul 21, 2014 NHR Direct: Markandey Katju: "Katju made the charge while alleging how the three former CJIs--Justices R C Lahoti, Y K Sabharwal and K G Balakrishnan --made "improper compromises" in allowing the judge to continue in office despite an "adverse" Intelligence Bureau(IB) report on allegations of corruption against him."
Jul 21, 2014 Another ex-judge backs Justice Katju, alleges ‘political influence’ in high court appointment: "Justice Katju had claimed that Singh was told by a minister from the Tamil Nadu ally that if the tainted judge was not given an extension, the UPA government would fall."
Jul 21, 2014 Political pressure on judicary?: "A controversy erupted today over an allegation by former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, who is due to retire as Chairman of Press Council of India in October, that three ex-Chief Justices of India made "improper compromises" during UPA rule in retaining a judge in Tamil Nadu under corruption cloud."
Jul 21, 2014 Uproar in Parliament over Justice Markandey Katju's charge of corruption in judiciary: "former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju's reported allegation that political pressure during the previous UPA regime had led to elevation of a judge despite charges of corruption against him."
Jul 21, 2014 Katju's charge of corruption in judiciary leads to a row and uproar: "Press Council of India Chairman and former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju's shocking allegations of corruption in the judiciary has led to a storm."
Jul 20, 2014 How a corrupt judge continued in Madras high court: "That judge had the solid support of a very important political leader of Tamil Nadu. I was told that this was because while a district judge he had granted bail to that political leader."
Jul 12, 2014 DA case: Cong leader Kripashankar shielded?: "Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Dilip Walse-Patil has refused to sanction prosecution of Congress leader Kripashankar Singh in the disproportionate assets case."
Jun 16, 2014 Dip in corruption complaints as Delhi Lokayukta post vacant: "Despite being at the forefront of the Lokpal movement, the national capital is devoid of a Lokayukta for the past six months."
May 30, 2014 Half a century wait for martyr's dues: "During the 1962 Indo China war, Sepoy Amar Singh of 4 Sikh Light infantry fought valiantly till the last minute and breathed his last in service for the nation. But 52 years on, his family is running from court to court knocking on the doors of justice hoping for the officials to honour the promise made to the war hero."
May 29, 2014 Judge arrested in clerk recruitment scam: "The investigation into the scam began in April last year when it came up that certain people had made their way into the recruitment list of clerks and stenos in the district court after paying a hefty amount of money."
May 2, 2014 UPA Govt's aggressive snoopgate push: "A massive political fight has stirred up with Congress and BJP locked in a fresh war of words just days after TIMES NOW had first brought out the news that Congress led-UPA government was all set to appoint a sitting judge to probe the Snoopgate scandal. And now with Kapil Sibal confirming the reports that Congress will appoint a judge before May 16th, BJP launches counter attack, says Congress' move 'reeks of desperation'. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said a judge will be appointed soon."
Mar 27, 2014 Land fraud taint on Jyotiraditya Scindia, family: ""The Kamla Raje Charitable Trust sold 0.146 hectares of land to Narayan Builders and Developers Ltd through Jyotiraditya Scindia Charitable Trust despite it being declared a government land by high court in 2006," said complaint Surendra Srivastava. The Gwalior bench of the high court had declared it government land on April 3, 2006. "
Mar 27, 2014 Gwalior's 'maharaja' Jyotiraditya Scindia 'poorer' than Kamal Nath: ""Scindia's wife Priyadarshini has movable assets worth Rs 11.51 lakh only and has no immovable assets. And she earns just Rs 2,320 annually compared to Jyotiraditya's annual income of Rs 40.06 lakh. On the contrary, Kamal Nath's wife earns more than him. As per the affidavit submitted to EC, Alka Nath's annual income is Rs 22.93 lakh compared to Kamal Nath's annual income of Rs 17.46 lakh.""
Mar 8, 2014 'Panel's job less search and more rubber stamp': "At its heart, Nariman's and Thomas' withdrawals belie the reality that if the selection process can not make a truly independent search for members, the Lokpal risks devolving into just another tribunal where every five years a new set of bureaucrats and judges are retired to (if they play their cards right and don't upset the political masters)."
Mar 5, 2014 Kejriwal fumes as Congress appoints Sheila Dikshit as Kerala Governor: "Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has hit out at the Congress for appointing former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit as the Kerala Governor. He has called it an attempt to shield the former CM who is facing an inquiry in the Commonwealth Games corruption cases."
Mar 5, 2014 Sita Soren enjoying hospital stay to avoid jail?: "Daughter-in-law of JMM chief Sibu Soren, Sita is currently admitted to VIP cottage 14 of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and till date she has not even spent a full day in the jail."
Feb 25, 2014 Parole extensions: Is Sanjay Dutt getting special treatment?: "The Bombay High Court on Tuesday questioned the parole extension for actor Sanjay Dutt. The court was hearing a petition which questioned the discretion used by authorities in granting parole and furlough to Dutt. 'The state government should exercise its discretionary powers properly,' the court said."
Feb 23, 2014 Judicial accountability: Who will judge the Judges in India?
Feb 22, 2014 Why back to back parole extensions to Dutt?: "Six months in jail and no he is not being treated like any other prisioner. With two paroles and three back to back extensions, now questions are being raised over the treatment given to actor Sanjay Dutt. A PIL has been filed in Bombay High Court challenging extension in parole granted to the actor and it also alleges that rules were flouted for the same reason."
Feb 18, 2014 Sanjay Dutt's parole extended again by a month: "The Bollywood actor was granted a month-long parole on December 6 last year, which triggered protests outside Pune's Yerawada Jail forcing the government to order an inquiry. Prior to it, he had availed of a month-long leave of furlough on medical grounds."
Feb 15, 2014 Ex-judge gets appearance exemption in corruption case: "A court here Saturday exempted former high court judge Nirmal Yadav from personal appearance in a corruption case against her and four others. It however, said that she will have to appear whenever directed to do so. Charges of corruption were framed Jan 18 against Yadav, a former judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court here in the multi-million rupee "cash-for-judge" scam."
Feb 15, 2014 National Interest: India Stinc: ""LANCO Infratech, with over Rs 7,500 crore of stressed loans (out of his total debt of about Rs 35,000 crore against a market cap of less than Rs 1,700 crore and declining), and struggling to pay salaries and carrying out sizeable layoffs. It was not declared bankrupt simply because there is no bankruptcy law in India. Among its self-inflicted excesses of go-go times was the purchase of an AUD 750 million coal mine in Australia, which he has now promised his lenders he will resell. But rather than take him to the cleaners, his lenders’ consortium, consisting of 27 banks, led by IDBI Bank, and comprising a galaxy of government and private banks — including the SBI and ICICI, the largest in each category — got together in December 2012 to plan a mega bailout. Now what exactly did he spray in their eyes? Foam?""
Feb 14, 2014 Accountability process in judiciary exceptionally weak: Sibal: " discretionary powers with the Chief Justice of India result in very few judges being brought to book for corruption."
Feb 13, 2014 Fugitive Sita Soren is a 'guest of honour' at government events: "On Sita Soren being an absconder, Saran said inviting MPs and MLAS to such gov functions was a matter of protocol. The CBI special court has ordered attachment of Sita's property and had issued a non-bailable warrant against her."
Feb 9, 2014 3 Bihar judges sacked over Nepal sex scandal: "Nepali daily 'Udgosh' had flagged in a report on January 29 last year that a police raid in Biratnagar's Metro hotel found these officers in 'indecent positions' with several Nepali women. The paper reported these men had been held on January 26 and then released."
Feb 8, 2014 Man caged, sodomised on orders of khap panchayat: "The 22-year-old victim was allegedly taken to Odhan village in Haryana’s Sirsa district by men who owed him money. There, he was kept in a cage for three months, a period in which he was sodomised and forced to drink his own urine."
Feb 8, 2014 Does MHA's changed stance on Italian marines indicate a deal in AgustaWestland?: "With the Home Ministry taking a U-turn and revising its sanction of trying the Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen under a law which has death penalty to a maximum 10 years imprisonment, speculations are rife of a possible deal with Italy against the backdrop of latest revelations in the AgustaWestland chopper scam."
Feb 5, 2014 The Last Word: Is the PM guilty of packing the Lokpal with Congress loyalists?: "Bharatiya Janata Party continues to oppose government's nominee, senior Supreme Court lawyer Pavani Parameswara Rao, as the chief of anti-corruption body, Lokpal. BJP has said that Rao, nominated by the central government, had fought several cases for the Centre in courts as a result of which could prove to be a partisan."
Feb 4, 2014 अब गुंडागर्दी की तो चलेगी इंदौर पुलिस की चप्पल: "पुलिस टीम प्रदीप नाम के उस बदमाश को शहर के मल्हारगंज इलाके में काफी देर तक घुमाती रही और इलाके की हर सड़क, गली, नुक्कड़ और चौराहे पर वही मंजर नजर आया. वो रास्तेभर चप्पल और थप्पड़ों की मार खाता रहा और जब पुलिसवालों का दिल भर गया तो पुलिस टीम उसे वापिस ले कर चली गई."
Jan 30, 2014 FTP: 30 years since 1984 anti-Sikh riots, does justice continue to elude the victims?: "Following anger among the Sikh community over Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's remark on 1984 anti-Sikh riots, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose visited Tilak Vihar area in Delhi to meet the widows of those of died in the riots."
Jan 29, 2014 'Act against those involved in 84 riots': "Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's explosive admission on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots on TIMES NOW has sparked off a huge political debate. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal now saying that after Rahul himself admitting to the probable role of some Congressmen, those who were involved in the riots must be punished."
Jan 29, 2014 Demand for SIT probe into 1984 riots: "It's a big Frankly Speaking impact. 48 hours after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's explosive admission on the 1984 riots - political controversy has snowballed in the capital with Aam Admi Party, Akali Dal and the BJP demanding an SIT probe into the riots. Political opponents are clearly stepping up pressure on the Congress-led UPA over Rahul's comments."
Jan 27, 2014 After Raj’s order, MNS workers attack toll booths: "Thackeray said, “Do not pay toll anywhere in the state. In case anyone stops you and asks for toll, thrash him.”"
Jan 23, 2014 BBC: India: Woman gang-raped on orders of 'kangaroo court': "Unofficial courts in India's villages often sanction killings of couples deemed to have violated local codes."
Jan 22, 2014 20-yr-old tribal girl gang-raped by 12 men on Khap orders in West Bengal: "News of the vicious gang rape in Birbhum, the home district of President Pranab Mukherjee, shook the state, which is already reeling under a series of sex crimes against women."
Jan 20, 2014 Sanjay Dutt gets another month's parole extension: "Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, currently out on parole, got an extension of the parole due to his wife Manyata's illness. Dutt, who secured parole on December 21 from Pune's Yerawada Central Jail (YCJ), was expected to return to the jail after completing his one month leave-from-prison on Monday."
Jan 18, 2014 Corruption charges framed against former judge Nirmal Yadav: "Besides Yadav, the court also framed corruption charges against former Additional Advocate General, Haryana, Sanjeev Bansal, city-based businessman Rajiv Gupta, Delhi hotelier Ravinder Singh Bhasin and one Nirmal Singh under Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC and Section 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act."
Jan 18, 2014 Charges framed against ex-HC judge Nirmal Yadav in cash-at-judge’s door scam: "Special CBI Court Judge Vimal Kumar framed charges against Yadav under Section 11 of the Prevention of Corruption Act."
Jan 13, 2014 Sexual harassment: Law intern moves SC against ex-judge: "http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/445024/sexual-harassment-law-intern-moves-sc-against-exjudge.html"
Jan 13, 2014 SC agrees to hear petition against Justice Kumar: "The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition by a former law intern who sought an inquiry into alleged “sexual misconduct and advances” by former apex court judge Swatanter Kumar, whom she worked for and who currently chairs the National Green Tribunal."
Jan 12, 2014 Former SC judge Swatanter Kumar named in sexual harassment case: "Yet another former Supreme Court judge has been named in a sexual harassment case. After justice AK Ganguly's case got highlighted in the media, another law intern alleged that she was sexually harassed by former Supreme Court judge Swatanter Kumar."
Jan 12, 2014 SC must look into Swatanter Kumar case: Indira Jaisingh: "After former Supreme Court judge Swatanter Kumar faced allegations of sexual harassment by a law intern, Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaisingh said, 'The apex court must look into the matter and protect its image.' Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj also said that there should be a proper investigation into the allegation made by the law intern against the former judge. Meanwhile, Justice Swatanter Kumar issued a clarification in a national daily 'the Indian Express ' calling the charges 'false and totally incorrect'. Kumar also refused that he remembered the intern. 'She didn't intern with me. At least, I don't even remember if she was my intern,' he said."
Jan 8, 2014 Sexual harassment: Ganguly blames WB government, SC panel: "Maintaining his defiant stand on the sexual harassment allegations leveled against him by a law intern, former Supreme Court judge Ashok Kumar Ganguly on Wednesday hit out at the West Bengal government of hatching a conspiracy against him and blamed the Supreme Court for going out of its jurisdiction in accepting the complaint against him."
Jan 6, 2014 Justice AK Ganguly finally resigns: "For weeks TIMES NOW relentlessly questioned the former judge who is accused of sexual harassment and today (January 6) an under pressure justice AK Ganguly has finally quit. He met the West Bengal Governor a short while ago tendering his resignation. Remember 4 days ago TIMES NOW had revealed details of the Cabinet note, which shows that it was not sexual harassment alone that the former judge was accused of. In fact he is even in the dock for breaking rules when he visited Pakistan in June, 2013."
Jan 6, 2014 Sexual harassment: Justice Ganguly quits as WBHRC chief, say sources: "Retired Supreme Court judge AK Ganguly has resigned as the chief of West Bengal Human Rights Commission on Monday, said sources. According to sources, Justice Ganguly met Governor MK Narayanan in the day at Raj Bhawan in Kolkata and submitted his resignation."
Jan 6, 2014 Should there be a criminal investigation in Justice Ganguly case?: "Retired Supreme Court judge AK Ganguly, accused of sexually harassing a law intern in December 2012, has resigned as the chief of West Bengal Human Rights Commission, said sources. Justice Ganguly met Governor MK Narayanan and submitted his resignation, according to sources."
Jan 5, 2014 Akhilesh's men shield rapists?: "Gangraped and threatened and now forced to fight for justice-- that is the story of a 22 year old from Ferozabad, who has been waiting for the last two months to see her rapists behind bars. Even as her fight continues, the victims alleges that a top SP leader is shielding the accused."
Jan 3, 2014 Justice Ganguly resigns from NUJS: "Beleaguered West Bengal Human Rights Commission chairman Justice (retd) Ashok Kumar Ganguly on Friday (January 3) resigned from the post of honorary professor of the National University of Juridical Sciences, a student of which had made allegations of sexual harassment against him. "Some members of the faculty were expressing their reservation about my continuation. So I have sent my resignation today," Ganguly told PTI in Kolkata. On the resignation from the post of chairman of the WBHRC, He said earlier today that he would prefer to remain "quiet"."
Jan 2, 2014 Fresh allegations against Justice Ganguly: "Former Supreme Court judge Justice AK Ganguly, who is accused of sexually harassing a young law intern, has completely run out of options. The Cabinet has cleared the Presidential reference against Justice Ganguly. Justice Ganguly also faces fresh allegations, and the case has snowballed much beyond the sexual harassment case. Ganguly is accused of breaking rules and accepting foreign hospitality from Pakistan."
Jan 2, 2014 Justice Ganguly adamant, refuses to step down as WBHRC chief: "The Cabinet cleared the note against former Supreme Court judge AK Ganguly. The Cabinet has listed three allegations against justice Ganguly including that of sexually harassing a law intern. But, Justice Ganguly is still adamant and has refused to step down as WBHRC chief."
Jan 2, 2014 Cong refuses to probe former CMs indicted in Adarsh Commission report: "The Maharashtra government reviewed its stand on the Adarsh commission report on Thursday after criticism by Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. But the exercise has turned out to be an eyewash as there will be no investigation against the former chief ministers indicted by the commission."
Jan 2, 2014 Maharashtra accepts Adarsh report, rules out action against politicians: "Pushed to the wall, the Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday went through the motions of accepting parts of the Adarsh inquiry commission's report, but showed little or no interest in initiating action against the politicians named by it."
Dec 30, 2013 Yerwada jail has a lot to explain on Dutt: "By then Dutt was home on a 15-day furlough, which was extended by another two weeks on medical grounds. He returned on October 30 and, five weeks later, was granted a month's parole, for which he left on December 21. This allows him to spend Christmas and New Year at home. The reason for the grant of this leave was his wife's ill health — a claim that has been questioned. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil said they would investigate charges that Dutt was being served liquor in jail."
Dec 25, 2013 NUJS faculty says Justice Ganguly undermined ideals, demands his exit: "In more embarrassment for retired Supreme Court judge AK Ganguly in the sexual harassment case, the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) faculty has demanded that the institute disassociate itself from him. In a letter written to NUJS administration, the faculty has said that he undermined the ideals of the institute."
Dec 24, 2013 Victim tears into Ganguly's defence: "A former law intern, who accused ex-Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly of sexual harassment, has hit back at him for denying the charges and hinted that she may file a police complaint. "Those who have been spreading rumours and politicising the issue, are doing so out of prejudice and malice to obfuscate the issue and escape scrutiny and accountability," the intern wrote on her blog on Legally India. Her comments came a day after Justice Ganguly had written an eight-page letter to Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam, denying that he had sexually harassed the intern and alleging there was a "palpable design" to malign him because of the judgements he had given against "powerful interests"."
Dec 24, 2013 Read what law intern replied to retd Justice Ganguly's claims of innocence: "I felt it was important to warn young law students that status and position should not be confused for standards of morality and ethics. Hence I chose to do so via a blog post."
Dec 24, 2013 Former intern hints at filing police complaint against Justice Ganguly: "The former law intern who accused ex-Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly of sexual harassment has hit back at him for denying the charges, and hinted that she may file a police complaint."
Dec 23, 2013 BJP slams Maharashtra governor over decision on Adarsh report: "The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded Maharashtra Governor be recalled for his decision not to prosecute former chief minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh housing society scam. Governor K Sankaranarayanan had exercised his report not to prosecute Chavan even after Adarsh commission report indicted the former chief minister along with 22 others in the housing scam."
Dec 23, 2013 Is Congress protecting the guilty in the adarsh scam?: "Retired High Court judge JA Patil, who headed the two-member commission probing the alleged Adarsh Housing Society scam, said that he was aware that the report will not be accepted by the Maharashtra government as it had indicted several former chief ministers of the state. Seven people including former chief ministers Ashok Chavan, Sushil Kumar Shinde and the late Vilasrao Deshmukh have been indicted in the report. Shinde is currently the Home Minister of India."
Dec 19, 2013 Sexual harassment case: Justice Ganguly once again says he won't quit: "Justice AK Ganguly has once again reiterated that he will not resign as West Bengal Human Rights Commission Chairperson over allegations of sexually harassing a law intern. Ganguly said on Thursday that he would rather apply a wait and watch policy over the developments into the case."
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Dec 25, 2014 Bad enactment, no enforcement
Dec 25, 2014 Gujarat HC upholds order to sack judge for corruption: "The high court further observed: "Judicial office is essentially a public trust. Judges are not only answerable to the parties before the court but also to society as a whole. Equity, equality, good conscience and fair play are the foundations of justice.""
Nov 23, 2014 300 Delhi lower-court judges under probe in laptop scam: ""It has emerged some may have bought TVs or home theatre systems out of the sanctioned sum instead of computers,""
Nov 17, 2014 Bihar CM recollects story of political compulsions, says ‘to appease Yadav voters, didn’t help harassed girls’: ""One of my co-villager Lalji Manjhi came to me and complained that the powerful mukhiya, Tek Narain Yadav, had taken away his land at a throwaway price and after that trying to sexually harass his daughters. Despite being an MLA, I did not act against this mukhiya for fear of losing Yadav votes; they had a large presence in the assembly segment.""
Nov 7, 2014 Former TMC leader Asif Khan admitted to hospital after arrest: "Former Trinamool Congress leader Asif Khan, who has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a cheating case, was admitted to a state-run hospital here early on Friday after complaining of illness."
Oct 24, 2014 Gangs of Wasseypur: Jailed warlord controlling crime empire via mobile phone: "Coal mafia Fahim Khan, 50 – whose area of operation is Wasseypur – is serving life term at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Hotwar. The reel character depicting Khan and played by Nawazuddin Siddique was a central figure in the Anurag Kashyap’s two-part film released in 2012."
Oct 18, 2014 Debate: Auditor nails Hooda lie - 1: "Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has repeatedly and vehemently denied that his government did not favour Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in his land deal with DLF Company. But a 2013 June letter, written by the Principal Accountant General of Haryana highlights policies in which Vadra's company was treated as a special case and rules were relaxed accordingly. As a result, other companies were also benefited after the policies were relaxed."
Sep 28, 2014 Row over plot allotment casts shadow on new CJI Dattu: "the plot justice Dattu acquired for just over a lakh in 2002 and subsequently gifted to his grandson is worth more than Rs. 3 crore today."
Sep 6, 2014 Justice In India Is A Herculean Battle Against Corrupt Justice System And Inefficient Bureaucracy: "In Kuljit Singh Dhatt’s Murder At The Hands Of Three Punjab Cops – It Took 25 Years But His Brother Feels It Was Justice Denied And Is Appealing The Sentence Of 5 Years!"
Sep 4, 2014 Ex-CJI as governor is a worrying sign: "It is especially a pity that the former CJI’s appointment as governor should come in the midst of a debate in the country on the best way to select judges for the higher judiciary."
Sep 3, 2014 Appointment of ex-CJI as Governor not good for democracy in India, AAP says: "“justify the appointment on ground that it does not violate set procedures but it compromises independence of judiciary.”"
Sep 1, 2014 Namdhari admits links with Kohli: "he had asked to help Praveen Chand Pathak, who was undergoing life imprisonment regarding a murder case against him, in obtaining parole from the court."
Aug 31, 2014 SC issues notice to MP HC judge accused of sexual harassment: "Two days after a female Gwalior judge approached the Supreme Court over sexual harassment charges directed against a Madhya Pradesh High Court judge, the apex court has issued a notice to the accused."
Aug 12, 2014 'Corrupt Judges Should Be Sacked': "'...but this is not done to 'avoid defaming the judiciary'. Does corruption by Judges defame the judiciary, or does exposing such corruption defame it?'"
Aug 12, 2014 Justice Katju stirs up fresh controversy, says ex-CJI Balakrishnan backed corrupt judge
Aug 11, 2014 Dangerous nexus of the netas and judges
Aug 11, 2014 The Secret, Opaque Guild Of The Men Of Law: "Inbred corruption and gender discrimination are often intertwined in the Indian judiciary: indeed, corruption has been sexualised "
Aug 11, 2014 Who’ll judge the judges?
Aug 11, 2014 Justice Katju targets former CJI Balakrishnan, accuses him of overlooking corruption
Aug 11, 2014 Justice Katju continues to make fresh allegations of corruption in judiciary, CJI expresses anguish: "Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Markandey Katju has delivered another bombshell in his blog alleging corruption in the judiciary. Katju, who accused former Chief Justice SH Kapadia of not acting against a corrupt judge, has once again hit back at Justice Kapadia, who said that he does not remember the case mentioned by Justice Katju."
Aug 11, 2014 Tapping of 3 mobiles revealed corruption of HC judge, Justice Katju says
Aug 11, 2014 Justice Katju alleges former CJI Justice Kapadia of overlooking corruption
Aug 11, 2014 Justice Katju continues to make fresh allegations of corruption in judiciary, CJI expresses anguish: "Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Markandey Katju has delivered another bombshell in his blog alleging corruption in the judiciary. Katju, who accused former Chief Justice SH Kapadia of not acting against a corrupt judge, has once again hit back at Justice Kapadia, who said that he does not remember the case mentioned by Justice Katju."
Aug 4, 2014 Former Addl S-G demands impeachment against the accused HC judge: "The Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge accused of sexual harassment has said that he is ready to face death penalty if found guilty. He has written to the High Court Chief Justice after a woman Additional Judge in Gwalior resigned alleging sexual harassment by him."
Aug 4, 2014 Former Addl S-G demands impeachment against the accused HC judge: "The Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge accused of sexual harassment has said that he is ready to face death penalty if found guilty. He has written to the High Court Chief Justice after a woman Additional Judge in Gwalior resigned alleging sexual harassment by him."
Aug 1, 2014 Katju never wrote to me that justice Kumar was corrupt: RC Lahoti: "Former chief justice of India RC Lahoti has refuted ex-Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju’s accusations that he gave in to pressure from the UPA 1 government to allow a “tainted” Madras HC judge to continue in office."
Jul 30, 2014 controversy: judiciary Grab A Gavel : "Markandey Katju’s explosive revelations puts the SC collegium, ex-CJIs under scanner"
Jul 29, 2014 Process of judges' appointment should be transparent: Justice Katju: "Press Council of India Chairman and former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju on said the present collegium a total failure as there was no mention of collegium system in the Constitution of India. 'This system was artificially created by some judges. The process of judges' appointment should be transparent, should be televised,' he said."
Jul 23, 2014 In 2005, Manmohan Singh's Office backed a corrupt Judge: "Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had exerted pressure on the collegium headed by then Chief Justice of India R C Lahoti in June 2005 to confer permanent status to a Madras high court additional judge, referred to as "corrupt" by retired Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju."
Jul 23, 2014 Debate: Katju proven right: "After former SC judge Markandey Katju alleged that three ex-Chief Justices of India had allowed a judge under corruption cloud to continue in office"
Jul 22, 2014 Debate: #SecretPMONote out - 2: "After former SC judge Markandey Katju alleged that three ex-Chief Justices of India had allowed a judge under corruption cloud to continue in office, TIMES NOW unearths sensational secret PMO note on the controversial appointment."
Jul 22, 2014 Debate: A judge's expose - 1: "A controversy erupted Monday (July 21) over an allegation by former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, who is due to retire as Chairman of Press Council of India in October, that three ex-Chief Justices of India made "improper compromises" during UPA rule in retaining a judge in Tamil Nadu under corruption cloud."
Jul 22, 2014 Corrupt judge was promoted by UPA to save Government: Markandey Katju: "Here’s Katju’s blog on the corruption in judiciary"
Jul 22, 2014 Tell-all note: Manmohan's role exposed: "former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's secret note to then Law Minister HR Bhardwaj on 'tainted' judge's promotion."
Jul 22, 2014 Justice Katju keeps up the pressure, poses 6 questions to ex-CJI RC Lahoti: "Press Council of India Chairman and former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju on Monday made shocking allegations of corruption in the judiciary. After these allegations, Katju on Tuesday has posed six questions before former Chief Justice of India RC Lahoti."
Jul 22, 2014 After Katju's claims, more proof of judicial fixing in UPA tenure surfaces: "After former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju's allegations, more proof of judicial fixing during the UPA tenure has surfaced. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the then prime minister Manmohan Singh's office in 2005 had sought a clarification from the Law Ministry on why a judge (charged with corruption) was not recommended for being made a permanent judge."
Jul 22, 2014 Judiciary and govt don't want transparent system for picking judges: Prashant Bhushan: "how a corrupt judge came to be appointed in the Madras high court once again highlights the serious problems with the process of appointment of judges to the higher judiciary."
Jul 22, 2014 Corrupt judge charge: Katju poses six questions to ex-Chief Justice of India: "Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, who alleged that three Chief Justices of India made "improper compromises" during UPA rule in allowing a judge under corruption"
Jul 22, 2014 Government backs Katju's claims on judiciary, points fingers at UPA: "Former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju's allegation continued to stall Parliament on Tuesday. The government backed Justice Katju's claims and also pointed fingers at the previous UPA government."
Jul 21, 2014 Katju's allegations: Bhardwaj says DMK sought extension for HC judge: "Katju, in his blog, had contended that the Intelligence Bureau too had found "enough material about the judge's corruption,""
Jul 21, 2014 NHR Direct: Markandey Katju: "Katju made the charge while alleging how the three former CJIs--Justices R C Lahoti, Y K Sabharwal and K G Balakrishnan --made "improper compromises" in allowing the judge to continue in office despite an "adverse" Intelligence Bureau(IB) report on allegations of corruption against him."
Jul 21, 2014 Another ex-judge backs Justice Katju, alleges ‘political influence’ in high court appointment: "Justice Katju had claimed that Singh was told by a minister from the Tamil Nadu ally that if the tainted judge was not given an extension, the UPA government would fall."
Jul 21, 2014 Political pressure on judicary?: "A controversy erupted today over an allegation by former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, who is due to retire as Chairman of Press Council of India in October, that three ex-Chief Justices of India made "improper compromises" during UPA rule in retaining a judge in Tamil Nadu under corruption cloud."
Jul 21, 2014 Uproar in Parliament over Justice Markandey Katju's charge of corruption in judiciary: "former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju's reported allegation that political pressure during the previous UPA regime had led to elevation of a judge despite charges of corruption against him."
Jul 21, 2014 Katju's charge of corruption in judiciary leads to a row and uproar: "Press Council of India Chairman and former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju's shocking allegations of corruption in the judiciary has led to a storm."
Jul 20, 2014 How a corrupt judge continued in Madras high court: "That judge had the solid support of a very important political leader of Tamil Nadu. I was told that this was because while a district judge he had granted bail to that political leader."
Jul 12, 2014 DA case: Cong leader Kripashankar shielded?: "Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Dilip Walse-Patil has refused to sanction prosecution of Congress leader Kripashankar Singh in the disproportionate assets case."
Jun 16, 2014 Dip in corruption complaints as Delhi Lokayukta post vacant: "Despite being at the forefront of the Lokpal movement, the national capital is devoid of a Lokayukta for the past six months."
May 30, 2014 Half a century wait for martyr's dues: "During the 1962 Indo China war, Sepoy Amar Singh of 4 Sikh Light infantry fought valiantly till the last minute and breathed his last in service for the nation. But 52 years on, his family is running from court to court knocking on the doors of justice hoping for the officials to honour the promise made to the war hero."
May 29, 2014 Judge arrested in clerk recruitment scam: "The investigation into the scam began in April last year when it came up that certain people had made their way into the recruitment list of clerks and stenos in the district court after paying a hefty amount of money."
May 2, 2014 UPA Govt's aggressive snoopgate push: "A massive political fight has stirred up with Congress and BJP locked in a fresh war of words just days after TIMES NOW had first brought out the news that Congress led-UPA government was all set to appoint a sitting judge to probe the Snoopgate scandal. And now with Kapil Sibal confirming the reports that Congress will appoint a judge before May 16th, BJP launches counter attack, says Congress' move 'reeks of desperation'. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said a judge will be appointed soon."
Mar 27, 2014 Land fraud taint on Jyotiraditya Scindia, family: ""The Kamla Raje Charitable Trust sold 0.146 hectares of land to Narayan Builders and Developers Ltd through Jyotiraditya Scindia Charitable Trust despite it being declared a government land by high court in 2006," said complaint Surendra Srivastava. The Gwalior bench of the high court had declared it government land on April 3, 2006. "
Mar 27, 2014 Gwalior's 'maharaja' Jyotiraditya Scindia 'poorer' than Kamal Nath: ""Scindia's wife Priyadarshini has movable assets worth Rs 11.51 lakh only and has no immovable assets. And she earns just Rs 2,320 annually compared to Jyotiraditya's annual income of Rs 40.06 lakh. On the contrary, Kamal Nath's wife earns more than him. As per the affidavit submitted to EC, Alka Nath's annual income is Rs 22.93 lakh compared to Kamal Nath's annual income of Rs 17.46 lakh.""
Mar 8, 2014 'Panel's job less search and more rubber stamp': "At its heart, Nariman's and Thomas' withdrawals belie the reality that if the selection process can not make a truly independent search for members, the Lokpal risks devolving into just another tribunal where every five years a new set of bureaucrats and judges are retired to (if they play their cards right and don't upset the political masters)."
Mar 5, 2014 Kejriwal fumes as Congress appoints Sheila Dikshit as Kerala Governor: "Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has hit out at the Congress for appointing former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit as the Kerala Governor. He has called it an attempt to shield the former CM who is facing an inquiry in the Commonwealth Games corruption cases."
Mar 5, 2014 Sita Soren enjoying hospital stay to avoid jail?: "Daughter-in-law of JMM chief Sibu Soren, Sita is currently admitted to VIP cottage 14 of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and till date she has not even spent a full day in the jail."
Feb 25, 2014 Parole extensions: Is Sanjay Dutt getting special treatment?: "The Bombay High Court on Tuesday questioned the parole extension for actor Sanjay Dutt. The court was hearing a petition which questioned the discretion used by authorities in granting parole and furlough to Dutt. 'The state government should exercise its discretionary powers properly,' the court said."
Feb 23, 2014 Judicial accountability: Who will judge the Judges in India?
Feb 22, 2014 Why back to back parole extensions to Dutt?: "Six months in jail and no he is not being treated like any other prisioner. With two paroles and three back to back extensions, now questions are being raised over the treatment given to actor Sanjay Dutt. A PIL has been filed in Bombay High Court challenging extension in parole granted to the actor and it also alleges that rules were flouted for the same reason."
Feb 18, 2014 Sanjay Dutt's parole extended again by a month: "The Bollywood actor was granted a month-long parole on December 6 last year, which triggered protests outside Pune's Yerawada Jail forcing the government to order an inquiry. Prior to it, he had availed of a month-long leave of furlough on medical grounds."
Feb 15, 2014 Ex-judge gets appearance exemption in corruption case: "A court here Saturday exempted former high court judge Nirmal Yadav from personal appearance in a corruption case against her and four others. It however, said that she will have to appear whenever directed to do so. Charges of corruption were framed Jan 18 against Yadav, a former judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court here in the multi-million rupee "cash-for-judge" scam."
Feb 15, 2014 National Interest: India Stinc: ""LANCO Infratech, with over Rs 7,500 crore of stressed loans (out of his total debt of about Rs 35,000 crore against a market cap of less than Rs 1,700 crore and declining), and struggling to pay salaries and carrying out sizeable layoffs. It was not declared bankrupt simply because there is no bankruptcy law in India. Among its self-inflicted excesses of go-go times was the purchase of an AUD 750 million coal mine in Australia, which he has now promised his lenders he will resell. But rather than take him to the cleaners, his lenders’ consortium, consisting of 27 banks, led by IDBI Bank, and comprising a galaxy of government and private banks — including the SBI and ICICI, the largest in each category — got together in December 2012 to plan a mega bailout. Now what exactly did he spray in their eyes? Foam?""
Feb 14, 2014 Accountability process in judiciary exceptionally weak: Sibal: " discretionary powers with the Chief Justice of India result in very few judges being brought to book for corruption."
Feb 13, 2014 Fugitive Sita Soren is a 'guest of honour' at government events: "On Sita Soren being an absconder, Saran said inviting MPs and MLAS to such gov functions was a matter of protocol. The CBI special court has ordered attachment of Sita's property and had issued a non-bailable warrant against her."
Feb 9, 2014 3 Bihar judges sacked over Nepal sex scandal: "Nepali daily 'Udgosh' had flagged in a report on January 29 last year that a police raid in Biratnagar's Metro hotel found these officers in 'indecent positions' with several Nepali women. The paper reported these men had been held on January 26 and then released."
Feb 8, 2014 Man caged, sodomised on orders of khap panchayat: "The 22-year-old victim was allegedly taken to Odhan village in Haryana’s Sirsa district by men who owed him money. There, he was kept in a cage for three months, a period in which he was sodomised and forced to drink his own urine."
Feb 8, 2014 Does MHA's changed stance on Italian marines indicate a deal in AgustaWestland?: "With the Home Ministry taking a U-turn and revising its sanction of trying the Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen under a law which has death penalty to a maximum 10 years imprisonment, speculations are rife of a possible deal with Italy against the backdrop of latest revelations in the AgustaWestland chopper scam."
Feb 5, 2014 The Last Word: Is the PM guilty of packing the Lokpal with Congress loyalists?: "Bharatiya Janata Party continues to oppose government's nominee, senior Supreme Court lawyer Pavani Parameswara Rao, as the chief of anti-corruption body, Lokpal. BJP has said that Rao, nominated by the central government, had fought several cases for the Centre in courts as a result of which could prove to be a partisan."
Feb 4, 2014 अब गुंडागर्दी की तो चलेगी इंदौर पुलिस की चप्पल: "पुलिस टीम प्रदीप नाम के उस बदमाश को शहर के मल्हारगंज इलाके में काफी देर तक घुमाती रही और इलाके की हर सड़क, गली, नुक्कड़ और चौराहे पर वही मंजर नजर आया. वो रास्तेभर चप्पल और थप्पड़ों की मार खाता रहा और जब पुलिसवालों का दिल भर गया तो पुलिस टीम उसे वापिस ले कर चली गई."
Jan 30, 2014 FTP: 30 years since 1984 anti-Sikh riots, does justice continue to elude the victims?: "Following anger among the Sikh community over Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's remark on 1984 anti-Sikh riots, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose visited Tilak Vihar area in Delhi to meet the widows of those of died in the riots."
Jan 29, 2014 'Act against those involved in 84 riots': "Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's explosive admission on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots on TIMES NOW has sparked off a huge political debate. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal now saying that after Rahul himself admitting to the probable role of some Congressmen, those who were involved in the riots must be punished."
Jan 29, 2014 Demand for SIT probe into 1984 riots: "It's a big Frankly Speaking impact. 48 hours after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's explosive admission on the 1984 riots - political controversy has snowballed in the capital with Aam Admi Party, Akali Dal and the BJP demanding an SIT probe into the riots. Political opponents are clearly stepping up pressure on the Congress-led UPA over Rahul's comments."
Jan 27, 2014 After Raj’s order, MNS workers attack toll booths: "Thackeray said, “Do not pay toll anywhere in the state. In case anyone stops you and asks for toll, thrash him.”"
Jan 23, 2014 BBC: India: Woman gang-raped on orders of 'kangaroo court': "Unofficial courts in India's villages often sanction killings of couples deemed to have violated local codes."
Jan 22, 2014 20-yr-old tribal girl gang-raped by 12 men on Khap orders in West Bengal: "News of the vicious gang rape in Birbhum, the home district of President Pranab Mukherjee, shook the state, which is already reeling under a series of sex crimes against women."
Jan 20, 2014 Sanjay Dutt gets another month's parole extension: "Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, currently out on parole, got an extension of the parole due to his wife Manyata's illness. Dutt, who secured parole on December 21 from Pune's Yerawada Central Jail (YCJ), was expected to return to the jail after completing his one month leave-from-prison on Monday."
Jan 18, 2014 Corruption charges framed against former judge Nirmal Yadav: "Besides Yadav, the court also framed corruption charges against former Additional Advocate General, Haryana, Sanjeev Bansal, city-based businessman Rajiv Gupta, Delhi hotelier Ravinder Singh Bhasin and one Nirmal Singh under Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC and Section 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act."
Jan 18, 2014 Charges framed against ex-HC judge Nirmal Yadav in cash-at-judge’s door scam: "Special CBI Court Judge Vimal Kumar framed charges against Yadav under Section 11 of the Prevention of Corruption Act."
Jan 13, 2014 Sexual harassment: Law intern moves SC against ex-judge: "http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/445024/sexual-harassment-law-intern-moves-sc-against-exjudge.html"
Jan 13, 2014 SC agrees to hear petition against Justice Kumar: "The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition by a former law intern who sought an inquiry into alleged “sexual misconduct and advances” by former apex court judge Swatanter Kumar, whom she worked for and who currently chairs the National Green Tribunal."
Jan 12, 2014 Former SC judge Swatanter Kumar named in sexual harassment case: "Yet another former Supreme Court judge has been named in a sexual harassment case. After justice AK Ganguly's case got highlighted in the media, another law intern alleged that she was sexually harassed by former Supreme Court judge Swatanter Kumar."
Jan 12, 2014 SC must look into Swatanter Kumar case: Indira Jaisingh: "After former Supreme Court judge Swatanter Kumar faced allegations of sexual harassment by a law intern, Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaisingh said, 'The apex court must look into the matter and protect its image.' Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj also said that there should be a proper investigation into the allegation made by the law intern against the former judge. Meanwhile, Justice Swatanter Kumar issued a clarification in a national daily 'the Indian Express ' calling the charges 'false and totally incorrect'. Kumar also refused that he remembered the intern. 'She didn't intern with me. At least, I don't even remember if she was my intern,' he said."
Jan 8, 2014 Sexual harassment: Ganguly blames WB government, SC panel: "Maintaining his defiant stand on the sexual harassment allegations leveled against him by a law intern, former Supreme Court judge Ashok Kumar Ganguly on Wednesday hit out at the West Bengal government of hatching a conspiracy against him and blamed the Supreme Court for going out of its jurisdiction in accepting the complaint against him."
Jan 6, 2014 Justice AK Ganguly finally resigns: "For weeks TIMES NOW relentlessly questioned the former judge who is accused of sexual harassment and today (January 6) an under pressure justice AK Ganguly has finally quit. He met the West Bengal Governor a short while ago tendering his resignation. Remember 4 days ago TIMES NOW had revealed details of the Cabinet note, which shows that it was not sexual harassment alone that the former judge was accused of. In fact he is even in the dock for breaking rules when he visited Pakistan in June, 2013."
Jan 6, 2014 Sexual harassment: Justice Ganguly quits as WBHRC chief, say sources: "Retired Supreme Court judge AK Ganguly has resigned as the chief of West Bengal Human Rights Commission on Monday, said sources. According to sources, Justice Ganguly met Governor MK Narayanan in the day at Raj Bhawan in Kolkata and submitted his resignation."
Jan 6, 2014 Should there be a criminal investigation in Justice Ganguly case?: "Retired Supreme Court judge AK Ganguly, accused of sexually harassing a law intern in December 2012, has resigned as the chief of West Bengal Human Rights Commission, said sources. Justice Ganguly met Governor MK Narayanan and submitted his resignation, according to sources."
Jan 5, 2014 Akhilesh's men shield rapists?: "Gangraped and threatened and now forced to fight for justice-- that is the story of a 22 year old from Ferozabad, who has been waiting for the last two months to see her rapists behind bars. Even as her fight continues, the victims alleges that a top SP leader is shielding the accused."
Jan 3, 2014 Justice Ganguly resigns from NUJS: "Beleaguered West Bengal Human Rights Commission chairman Justice (retd) Ashok Kumar Ganguly on Friday (January 3) resigned from the post of honorary professor of the National University of Juridical Sciences, a student of which had made allegations of sexual harassment against him. "Some members of the faculty were expressing their reservation about my continuation. So I have sent my resignation today," Ganguly told PTI in Kolkata. On the resignation from the post of chairman of the WBHRC, He said earlier today that he would prefer to remain "quiet"."
Jan 2, 2014 Fresh allegations against Justice Ganguly: "Former Supreme Court judge Justice AK Ganguly, who is accused of sexually harassing a young law intern, has completely run out of options. The Cabinet has cleared the Presidential reference against Justice Ganguly. Justice Ganguly also faces fresh allegations, and the case has snowballed much beyond the sexual harassment case. Ganguly is accused of breaking rules and accepting foreign hospitality from Pakistan."
Jan 2, 2014 Justice Ganguly adamant, refuses to step down as WBHRC chief: "The Cabinet cleared the note against former Supreme Court judge AK Ganguly. The Cabinet has listed three allegations against justice Ganguly including that of sexually harassing a law intern. But, Justice Ganguly is still adamant and has refused to step down as WBHRC chief."
Jan 2, 2014 Cong refuses to probe former CMs indicted in Adarsh Commission report: "The Maharashtra government reviewed its stand on the Adarsh commission report on Thursday after criticism by Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. But the exercise has turned out to be an eyewash as there will be no investigation against the former chief ministers indicted by the commission."
Jan 2, 2014 Maharashtra accepts Adarsh report, rules out action against politicians: "Pushed to the wall, the Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday went through the motions of accepting parts of the Adarsh inquiry commission's report, but showed little or no interest in initiating action against the politicians named by it."
Dec 30, 2013 Yerwada jail has a lot to explain on Dutt: "By then Dutt was home on a 15-day furlough, which was extended by another two weeks on medical grounds. He returned on October 30 and, five weeks later, was granted a month's parole, for which he left on December 21. This allows him to spend Christmas and New Year at home. The reason for the grant of this leave was his wife's ill health — a claim that has been questioned. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil said they would investigate charges that Dutt was being served liquor in jail."
Dec 25, 2013 NUJS faculty says Justice Ganguly undermined ideals, demands his exit: "In more embarrassment for retired Supreme Court judge AK Ganguly in the sexual harassment case, the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) faculty has demanded that the institute disassociate itself from him. In a letter written to NUJS administration, the faculty has said that he undermined the ideals of the institute."
Dec 24, 2013 Victim tears into Ganguly's defence: "A former law intern, who accused ex-Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly of sexual harassment, has hit back at him for denying the charges and hinted that she may file a police complaint. "Those who have been spreading rumours and politicising the issue, are doing so out of prejudice and malice to obfuscate the issue and escape scrutiny and accountability," the intern wrote on her blog on Legally India. Her comments came a day after Justice Ganguly had written an eight-page letter to Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam, denying that he had sexually harassed the intern and alleging there was a "palpable design" to malign him because of the judgements he had given against "powerful interests"."
Dec 24, 2013 Read what law intern replied to retd Justice Ganguly's claims of innocence: "I felt it was important to warn young law students that status and position should not be confused for standards of morality and ethics. Hence I chose to do so via a blog post."
Dec 24, 2013 Former intern hints at filing police complaint against Justice Ganguly: "The former law intern who accused ex-Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly of sexual harassment has hit back at him for denying the charges, and hinted that she may file a police complaint."
Dec 23, 2013 BJP slams Maharashtra governor over decision on Adarsh report: "The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded Maharashtra Governor be recalled for his decision not to prosecute former chief minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh housing society scam. Governor K Sankaranarayanan had exercised his report not to prosecute Chavan even after Adarsh commission report indicted the former chief minister along with 22 others in the housing scam."
Dec 23, 2013 Is Congress protecting the guilty in the adarsh scam?: "Retired High Court judge JA Patil, who headed the two-member commission probing the alleged Adarsh Housing Society scam, said that he was aware that the report will not be accepted by the Maharashtra government as it had indicted several former chief ministers of the state. Seven people including former chief ministers Ashok Chavan, Sushil Kumar Shinde and the late Vilasrao Deshmukh have been indicted in the report. Shinde is currently the Home Minister of India."
Dec 19, 2013 Sexual harassment case: Justice Ganguly once again says he won't quit: "Justice AK Ganguly has once again reiterated that he will not resign as West Bengal Human Rights Commission Chairperson over allegations of sexually harassing a law intern. Ganguly said on Thursday that he would rather apply a wait and watch policy over the developments into the case."
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