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Stop being super legislature: CJI

Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia has cautioned the judges against accepting any political patronage, interfering with the lower court’s administrative issues and stop being “super legislature”. He also asked the political class not to protect the corrupt judges. Though asking the judiciary to be prepared for fair criticism of judges and judgments, the Chief Justice also expressed concern over illegitimate and irresponsible criticism meted out to the issues involving judiciary.

No truck with SP: Cong

The Congress has clearly indicated that there will be no poll alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the coming Assembly polls.
The Samajwadi Party has already ruled out any such possibility.

Congress yet to finalise poll strategy for UP

Uttar Pradesh figures on top of the Congress agenda as the state is going to polls early next year. While a section of party leaders, including some of its MPs, feels the Samajwadi Party could be the post-poll ally of the party, the high command is yet to formulate a strategy on whether to fight the electoral battle on its own or not.

Meghalaya CM faces rising revolt

The Congress government in Meghalaya is in trouble with a group of legislators unhappy with chief minister Mukul Sangma and seeking his removal.
Though Mr Sangma is confident of completing his term, the Congress high command has asked AICC in-charge of Meghalaya affairs Dhaniram Shandil to meet the legislators to defuse the crisis.

RJD plans revamp to project itself as credible choice

The Rashtriya Janata Dal, brought to its knees after consecutive electoral debacles in Bihar, has framed an elaborate strategy to revitalise the organisation and project itself as the only credible alternative to the ruling NDA.

Bhuria, Jha on the warpath

Newly-appointed Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee president Kantilal Bhuria and state BJP president Prabhat Jha are on warpath. Addressing mediapersons here on Saturday, Mr Bhuria described the state BJP government as “most corrupt” and said he would do everything in his command to uproot it.

Punjab politician stages tree-top protest

Evidently inspired by the huge success of Anna Hazare and his hunger strikers at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, a little known Punjabi politician has perched himself on a tall eucalyptus and refuses to climb down until his demands are met by the government.

CPI calls for sedition law revamp

Welcoming the Supreme Court’s decision to grant bail to civil rights activist Binayak Sen, the CPI on Saturday demanded drastic amendments to the sedition law and review of all such cases by the state governments to ensure that innocents are not put behind bars on similar charges.

An uphill battle ahead for Binayak

It is only half-the-battle won by the celebrated rights activist Binayak Sen, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Rai-pur court on December 24, 2010 on charges of sedition, when the SC granted him bail on Friday. Mr Sen is expected to move the trial court at Raipur on Monday to get the nod for the execution of the bail order by the apex court, since Saturday is a holiday for the court.

Raman: It’s just bail, case still pending in HC

The BJP on Friday said it respects Supreme Court’s decision granting bail to Binayak Sen but maintained that the case in connection with his alleged involvement in Naxal activities is still on in the Chhattisgarh high court and hoped that the trial will be held on merit. A Chhattisgarh court had convicted Sen and sentenced him to life

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