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Govt at receiving end in SC on Army Chief petition (2012-02-03)
The Union Government was today in the dock in the Supreme Court when the petition of Army Chief General V K Singh on his Date of Birth (DoB) row came up for hearing. A bench comprising Justices R M Lodha and H L Gokhale told Attorney General V E Vahanvati that the order of the government dated December 30, 2011 rejecting the statutory complaint of the Army Chief is vitiated due to the wrong procedure adopted. He was asked whether the government would like to withdraw the order. Mr Vahanvati, who appeared along with the Solicitor General Roghinton Nariman, sought time to seek instructions from the Defence Ministry.

SC issues notices in Gujarat Lokayukta case (2012-02-03)
The Supreme Court today issued notices to Gujarat Lokayukta Justice (retd) R A Mehta, the Principal Secretary to the State Governor and an NGO on the petition filed by the state government against the State High Court order upholding the appointment of Justice Mehta as state Lokayukta. A bench comprising Justices B S Chauhan and J S Khehar issued notices after hearing Counsel for State of Gujarat who contended that the action of Governor Kamla Beniwal in appointing Justice Mehta as state Lokayukta without taking the Gujarat government into confidence was illegal. It amounted to an assault on the federal structure of the Constitution, the Counsel added.

Supreme Court Cancels Grant of 2G Licenses (2012-02-02)
The Supreme Court ordered on Thursday telecoms licences issued under a scandal-tainted 2008 sale be revoked, striking a decisive blow against corruption that plagues the country and roiling the world's second biggest cellular market.

Delhi HC adjourns arguments to February 14 in Google, Facebook case (2012-02-02)
Delhi High Court today adjourned the arguments in a matter pertaining to social networking sites Google and Facebook which had challenged the summon orders sent to them by the trial court for refusing to remove objectionable content from their websites.

Bombay HC grants bail to Best Bakery convict on medical grounds (2012-02-02)
The Bombay High Court today granted bail to a convict in the 2002 Best Bakery case of Gujarat on medical grounds. A division bench of Justices V M Kanade and P D Kode directed the petitioner, an HIV-positive man to submit a personal bond of Rs 5,000. He is the first person in the case to be granted bail after an appeal was filed in the high court against the conviction.

SC to hear Army Chief age plea tomorrow (2012-02-02)
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the petition of Army Chief General V K Singh regarding the controversy over his date of birth. General Singh has approached the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that his correct date of birth is May 10, 1951 and not May 10, 1950 as claimed by the government.

Chronology of 2G case (2012-02-02)
Supreme Court today ordered cancellation of 122 licenses in 2G spectrum allocation scam. Here is a chronology: --On January 10, 2008, licenses were issued by Department of Telecom on first come, first serve basis. --On May 4, 2009, a self help group complained to CVC about the discrepancy in the allocation of licenses to Loop Telecom. --In 2009, CVC asked CBI to investigate the matter. --On July 1, 2009, Delhi high court declared the postponement of last date of allocation as illegal. --On October 21 2009, CBI registered unnamed cases against DoT and some private companies, started investigation and raided various offices. --On March 13, 2010, the apex court upheld the verdict of Delhi high court regarding the postponement of last date of allocation as illegal. --On March 31, 2010, CAG highlighted the large scale irregularities in the spectrum allocation. UNI

Karnataka HC appoints expert committee to study man-elephant conflict (2012-02-02)
In the wake of increasing incidents of wild elephants entering human settlements following their shrinking habitat, the Karnataka High Court has recently appointed an elephant experts' Action Committee to study the man-wild conflict. According to sources, environment scientist Raman Sukumar has been appointed as the committee's chairman with experts from various fields -- Ajaikumar Desai, Sharashchandra Leele, C Basappanavar, S S Bhat, N Ravindranath Kamath, B R Deepak, M K Madhusudan, V V Angadi as its members.

Gujarat HC rejects plea to summon Modi before riots commission (2012-02-01)
Gujarat High Court today rejected a petition seeking an order to the Nanavati Commission to summon Chief Minister Narendra Modi for questioning in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots.

SC judgement on 2G spectrum case blot on PMO: Naidu (2012-02-01)
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader M Venkaiah Naidu today said the judgement of the Supreme Court on the 2G spectrum allocation case yesterday was a blot on the office of the Prime Minister.

2G scam: SC leaves Chidambaram's fate to trial court orders (2012-02-01)
Supreme Court today left to the trial court to decide the fate of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in connection with his alleged involvement in 2G Spectrum case.

2G scam: SC quashes all 122 2G licences issued by A Raja (2012-02-01)
Supreme Court today cancelled all the 122 2G licences issued to nine telecom companies by A Raja during his tenure as Telecom Minister.

Additional Judge Appointed to the Gauhati High Court (2012-01-31)
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed Shri Sudip Ranjan Sen as an Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court for a period of two years with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.

Amend Prevention of Corruption Act : SC tells Parliament (2012-01-31)
Supreme Court today said that every Indian citizen has the right to approach the court for an inquiry against any corrupt public servant.

CBI files petition in HC for custody of Emaar accused (2012-01-31)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today moved Andhra Pradesh High Court against the order of the CBI special court at Nampally which had rejected the investigating agency's plea to sanction further custody of Sunil Reddy and Vijay Raghavan in the Emaar irregularities case.

Additional Judge of Gauhati HC appointed (2012-01-31)
Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen has been appointed as an Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court, an official release said here today. Justice Sen would hold the office for a period of two years with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. UNI

CBI Court dismisses Janardhan, Srinivas bail petitions (2012-01-31)
The special CBI Court here today dismissed the bail petitions of former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and Obulapuram Mining company (OMC) Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy, who were arrested in the illegal mining case.

Delhi HC lays down distance criterion for Economically Weaker Sections students' admissions (2012-01-31)
Delhi High Court today laid down the distance criterion to be adopted by schools in the capital while admitting children of Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) category.

Karnataka HC issues contempt notice to Chandre Gowda (2012-01-31)
Karnataka High Court today ordered issuance of a contempt notice to BJP Lok Sabha member D B Chandre Gowda for his remarks against the Court.

SC to pronounce verdict on Prime Minister's Office role in 2G scam (2012-01-31)
The Supreme Court will pronounce today its judgement on the alleged inaction by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in 2G spectrum scam case.