| Don't wait for court decision on RIL dispute: NTPC | 24-NOV-09 |
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| With Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) stating in court that gas from its D6 block will be available for only 11 years, NTPC wants the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) to give directions to RIL for supply of gas to its Kawas and Gandhar expansion projects. The company wants the directions to be given under clause 21.6.2 (b) of the production sharing contract for supply of 12 million standard cubic metres a day for 17 years. |
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| Banned autorickshaws very much in business | 23-NOV-09 |
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| The polluting two-stroke autorickshaws banned from the streets of the metropolis by the Calcutta High Court, have quietly begun running in the suburbs after being repainted green and yellow to resemble LPG-run three-wheelers. |
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| HC asks Bengal to explain occupation of schools by forces | 21-NOV-09 |
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| The Calcutta High Court today directed the West Bengal government to file an affidavit explaining its position on a PIL regarding occupation of 16 schools in Paschim Midnapore district by security forces engaged in anti-Naxalite operations. Treating the matter of thousands of children missing school due to their occupation as a very urgent matter, a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice Prasenjit Mondal directed the state to submit an affidavit by Tuesday. |
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| No plan to change Collegium system to appoint judges: Govt | 19-NOV-09 |
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| Barely a month after lamenting that the present Collegium system was coming in the way of overcoming shortage of judges, the government today said there is no proposal at present to change the existing mode of appointing judges to Supreme Court and High Courts. |
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| Parasaran begins arguments in gas row | 18-NOV-09 |
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| Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran asserted today that all natural resources, including gas, were the property of the central government, according to Article 297 of the Constitution. They cannot be shared among private parties, ignoring the interest of the government, custodian of the public interest. |
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| Sanjay Dalmia asked to appear before EOW | 18-NOV-09 |
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| The Bombay High Court has asked Delhi-based businessman Sanjay Dalmia to appear before the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with a cheating case. |
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| Intel withdraws suit against govt | 17-NOV-09 |
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| During the proceedings, counsels appearing for the Intel Corporation informed the division Bench headed by the Chief Justice A P Shah about their decision to withdraw the suit against the trademark registry. |
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| Sanjay Dalmia asked to appear before EOW | 17-NOV-09 |
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| The Bombay High Court has asked Delhi-based businessman Sanjay Dalmia to appear before the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) here in connection with a complaint of cheating filed by Indiabulls Financial Services. |
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| Madras HC judges submit statements of assets | 17-NOV-09 |
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| All Judges of the Madras High Court, including its Madurai Bench, have submitted statements of their assets and those of their spouses and minor children to Chief Justice H K Gokhale. |
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| SC refuses to quash PIL against Mayawati in Taj corridor scam | 16-NOV-09 |
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| The Supreme Court today rejected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's plea for quashing a PIL filed against her in the Taj corridor scandal which had involved construction of a massive shopping mall and recreational centres near the world famous monument. |
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| Dabur appeals against 'Pachmola' sale | 16-NOV-09 |
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| FMCG major Dabur, which owns the ‘Hajmola’ brand of digestive tablets, is unable to digest another pill by almost the same name — ‘Pachmola’. |
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