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"Blow To Institutional Integrity": Ex-Top Court Judge On Charges Against Chief Justice
Former Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde Friday said integrity of the Supreme Court as an institution has taken a big blow in the backdrop of allegations against the CJI and those on larger conspiracy to frame him and fixing of benches.
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"If A Hand Touches A Hindu Girl...": Union Minister's Spin On Justice
Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde, who is not new to courting controversy with his bizarre takes on sensitive issues, waded into the territory of wild theories on Sunday with comments from who built the Taj Mahal to how to keep "Hindu girls" safe.
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End Misunderstanding Among Judges, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Told
Retired Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde Wednesday advised the newly appointed Chief Justice of India, Justice Ranjan Gogoi to bring in more transparency in judicial proceedings and promote solidarity between judges to avoid any "misunderstanding".
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Karnataka Lokayukta Wrote 20 Times For More Security, Says Justice Hegde
Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Vishwanath Shetty had written 20 times to authorities asking for more security, according to Justice Santosh Hegde who once headed the anti-corruption body in the state.
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'I Can Feel Chief Justice Thakur's Pain': Ex SC Judge Santosh Hegde
Former Supreme Court Judge N Santosh Hegde has favoured a one-on-one meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India TS Thakur to discuss the issue of filling up of vacancies in higher judiciary.
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Ex-Karnataka Lokayukta Backs Sedition Charge Against Amnesty
Former Supreme Court Judge and Karnataka's ex-Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde today backed charges of sedition against human rights watchdog Amnesty International. At an event organised by Amnesty International on Saturday, anti-India slogans were allegedly raised during a discussion on Kashmir, prompting the authorities to charge the human rights watchd...
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Santosh Hegde Moots For Embargo On Frivolous Cases In Courts
Retired Supreme Court Judge N Santosh Hegde has favoured imposition of "embargo" on frivolous cases in courts, and said too many appeals provided for in the legal system is delaying justice delivery.
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Why Many Are Anxious About Lokayukta's Future In Karnataka
It is more than three months since Justice Bhaskar Rao -- Karnataka Lokayukta whose son had been arrested for allegedly running an extortion racket from Lokayukta offices -- had stepped down. Since then, the anti-corruption body, which in the past had taken on anyone -- from former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa to the powerful mining barons of Bell...
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Blog: Blog: Arvind Kejriwal must acknowledge, rectify mistakes, writes Justice Santosh Hegde
I was in support of AAP forming the government, he blogs.
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India not yet ready for anti-graft political outfit: Hegde
Former Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde says a political party floated purely on the anti-corruption plank will not succeed in elections at this stage as money power and diversity play a role. Hegde, a former Karnataka Lokayukta, who has distanced himself from erstwhile Team Anna's decision to start a political party, said cultural, linguistic a...
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Baba Ramdev could hit Congress in elections, says Justice Santosh Hegde
Former Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde, who was closely associated with now disbanded Team Anna, feels yoga guru Baba Ramdev's agitation on black money and graft issues may re-energise the anti-corruption movement. He also believed it could cause electoral damage to the Congress.
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People trying to malign my image: SM Krishna on Team Anna's allegations
Minister of External Affairs SM Krishna has hit out at Team Anna for accusing him of wrongdoings during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Mr Krishna today said that Justice Santosh Hegde's report had given him a clean chit and that he will reply to the allegations to the Prime Minister.
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PM should allow inquiry into reported coal scam, say Hegde, BJP
After the Prime Minister promised to resign if "even an iota of truth" was found in the allegations of corruption levelled against him by Team Anna, he has been urged by Justice Santosh Hegde, who has worked closely with the activists in the past, to allow an inquiry to prove his innocence.
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Team Anna rift: Justice Hegde not on board with allegations against PM
Justice Santosh Hegde, one of the most senior and respected members of Team Anna, is upset with the group's recent allegations of corruption against the Prime Minister and 14 senior ministers. Mr Hegde, who has served as the ombudsman or Lokayukta of Karnataka, told NDTV on Tuesday that he "disassociates himself" from the comments made over the wee...
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Make keeping money abroad without permission an offence: Hegde
Key Team Anna member N Santosh Hegde has said India should make keeping money abroad without permission an offence to force other countries to share information on illegal wealth stashed abroad. Welcoming the Budget proposal on tackling the menace of black money, Justice (Retd) Hegde said, "...you got to make having money abroad without permission...
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"Blow To Institutional Integrity": Ex-Top Court Judge On Charges Against Chief Justice
Former Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde Friday said integrity of the Supreme Court as an institution has taken a big blow in the backdrop of allegations against the CJI and those on larger conspiracy to frame him and fixing of benches.
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"If A Hand Touches A Hindu Girl...": Union Minister's Spin On Justice
Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde, who is not new to courting controversy with his bizarre takes on sensitive issues, waded into the territory of wild theories on Sunday with comments from who built the Taj Mahal to how to keep "Hindu girls" safe.
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End Misunderstanding Among Judges, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Told
Retired Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde Wednesday advised the newly appointed Chief Justice of India, Justice Ranjan Gogoi to bring in more transparency in judicial proceedings and promote solidarity between judges to avoid any "misunderstanding".
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Karnataka Lokayukta Wrote 20 Times For More Security, Says Justice Hegde
Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Vishwanath Shetty had written 20 times to authorities asking for more security, according to Justice Santosh Hegde who once headed the anti-corruption body in the state.
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'I Can Feel Chief Justice Thakur's Pain': Ex SC Judge Santosh Hegde
Former Supreme Court Judge N Santosh Hegde has favoured a one-on-one meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India TS Thakur to discuss the issue of filling up of vacancies in higher judiciary.
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Ex-Karnataka Lokayukta Backs Sedition Charge Against Amnesty
Former Supreme Court Judge and Karnataka's ex-Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde today backed charges of sedition against human rights watchdog Amnesty International. At an event organised by Amnesty International on Saturday, anti-India slogans were allegedly raised during a discussion on Kashmir, prompting the authorities to charge the human rights watchd...
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Santosh Hegde Moots For Embargo On Frivolous Cases In Courts
Retired Supreme Court Judge N Santosh Hegde has favoured imposition of "embargo" on frivolous cases in courts, and said too many appeals provided for in the legal system is delaying justice delivery.
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Why Many Are Anxious About Lokayukta's Future In Karnataka
It is more than three months since Justice Bhaskar Rao -- Karnataka Lokayukta whose son had been arrested for allegedly running an extortion racket from Lokayukta offices -- had stepped down. Since then, the anti-corruption body, which in the past had taken on anyone -- from former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa to the powerful mining barons of Bell...
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Blog: Blog: Arvind Kejriwal must acknowledge, rectify mistakes, writes Justice Santosh Hegde
I was in support of AAP forming the government, he blogs.
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India not yet ready for anti-graft political outfit: Hegde
Former Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde says a political party floated purely on the anti-corruption plank will not succeed in elections at this stage as money power and diversity play a role. Hegde, a former Karnataka Lokayukta, who has distanced himself from erstwhile Team Anna's decision to start a political party, said cultural, linguistic a...
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Baba Ramdev could hit Congress in elections, says Justice Santosh Hegde
Former Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde, who was closely associated with now disbanded Team Anna, feels yoga guru Baba Ramdev's agitation on black money and graft issues may re-energise the anti-corruption movement. He also believed it could cause electoral damage to the Congress.
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People trying to malign my image: SM Krishna on Team Anna's allegations
Minister of External Affairs SM Krishna has hit out at Team Anna for accusing him of wrongdoings during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Mr Krishna today said that Justice Santosh Hegde's report had given him a clean chit and that he will reply to the allegations to the Prime Minister.
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PM should allow inquiry into reported coal scam, say Hegde, BJP
After the Prime Minister promised to resign if "even an iota of truth" was found in the allegations of corruption levelled against him by Team Anna, he has been urged by Justice Santosh Hegde, who has worked closely with the activists in the past, to allow an inquiry to prove his innocence.
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Team Anna rift: Justice Hegde not on board with allegations against PM
Justice Santosh Hegde, one of the most senior and respected members of Team Anna, is upset with the group's recent allegations of corruption against the Prime Minister and 14 senior ministers. Mr Hegde, who has served as the ombudsman or Lokayukta of Karnataka, told NDTV on Tuesday that he "disassociates himself" from the comments made over the wee...
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Make keeping money abroad without permission an offence: Hegde
Key Team Anna member N Santosh Hegde has said India should make keeping money abroad without permission an offence to force other countries to share information on illegal wealth stashed abroad. Welcoming the Budget proposal on tackling the menace of black money, Justice (Retd) Hegde said, "...you got to make having money abroad without permission...
