CD controversy rages, Bhushans to move apex court

The CD controversy involving Lokpal Bill drafting committee co-chair Shanti Bhushan continued to rage Sunday with his son and panel member Prashant Bhushan terming the CD fake and announcing he would file a contempt case in the Supreme Court in a day or two. The Bhushans were backed by social reformer Anna Hazare, who said  [ Read More ]

Vodafone files petition against tax authorities move

Vodafone International Holdings BV filed a writ petition in the Bombay high court on Friday seeking to insulate itself from the income-tax department’s attempt to explore a second route to tax the company’s 2007 deal with Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd to buy the latter’s majority stake in Indian telecom company Hutchison Essar Ltd. At present,  [ Read More ]

Slum dwellers near CWG venues agree to move temporarily

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to provide basic facilities to 18 families who have volunteered to shift temporarily from their slums near Thyagraj Stadium and Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in view of the upcoming Commonwealth Games. A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice S. Muralidhar asked  [ Read More ]

‘Courts can move against state for acts against public good’

Higher courts have the power to issue writ to the state if its acts are contrary to the public good, the Supreme Court has ruled, while holding that a public sector bank also falls within the definition of the state. ‘…if any action on the part of the state is wholly unfair and arbitrary, writ  [ Read More ]