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IT Probe Against Kith and Kin of Former Chief Justice of India 'Yielded Nothing'
Former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today got a breather with the government telling Supreme Court that the Income Tax department's probe into the allegation that his kith and kin had amassed wealth during his tenure as the CJI from January 2007 to May 2010 has "yielded nothing".
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Markandey Katju 's Allegations Completely Baseless: Former Chief Justice of India Balakrishnan
Former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today hit back at Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju, terming as "completely baseless" his allegations that he and two other ex-CJIs made "improper compromises" in retaining a Tamil Nadu judge under corruption cloud during UPA rule.
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Assets case: Centre submits report on former Chief Justice to Supreme Court
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is probing into the allegations that former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan and his relatives had amassed disproportionate assets during his tenure as judge and submitted it a probe status report.
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Supreme Court asks Centre about action taken against ex-CJI Balakrishnan
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to brief it on the action taken on the allegations against former Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
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Govt rejects RIL demand for gas price revision
The government has rejected Reliance Industries' demand for a revision in the KG-D6 gas price
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I've nothing to hide: Justice Balakrishnan on refusal to reveal I-T returns
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) KG Balakrishnan has reacted to the controversy over his unwillingness to disclose his Income Tax returns. A query under the Right to Information act had been filed with the Income Tax department at Kochi by T Balachandran, an RTI activist.Speaking to NDTV, Balakrishnan, whose family is under the Income Tax depart...
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Ex CJI's brother resigns amid corruption charges
K G Bhaskaran, the brother of former Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan, has resigned as Special Government Pleader in the Kerala High Court. Bhaskaran was on leave since Tuesday.He has cited poor health as the reason for his resignation.Bhaskaran was asked by the Kerala Advocate General to quit or go on leave for allegedly amassing weal...
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Was asked not to write to PM on Balakrishnan: Former Supreme Court judge
Stepping up pressure for a probe into graft allegations against former Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan, former Supreme Court judge, V R Krishna Iyer has revealed that a judge of the Kerala High Court requested him to not write to the Prime Minister on the issue relating to family members of the former CJI allegedly amassing wealth dis...
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Sarosh Homi Kapadia is new Chief Justice of India
Justice S H Kapadia, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, was today sworn in as the 38th Chief Justice of India by President Pratibha Patil. The swearing-in of 62-year-old Justice Kapadia at Rashtrapati Bhawan was attended by Prime MinisterManmohan Singh, his cabinet colleagues, outgoing Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan...
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Justice Kapadia is India's new Chief Justice
Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court and one who wants all judges to keep themselves abreast with commercial laws, was today appointed as the 38th Chief Justice of India (CJI). The 62-year-old judge will take over from incumbent Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan on May 12 and would remain at the helm of Indian Ju...
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Supreme Court quashes Amarinder Singh's expulsion from Assembly
In a major relief for former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today quashed his expulsion from the state Assembly for his alleged involvement in the Amritsar land allotment scam. A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan held that the state Assembly had no power to expel Singh and others for w...
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Justice Dinakaran asked to go on leave
The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan has advised Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran to go on leave.
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Ignoring calls, Chief Justice shares dais with Modi
Ignoring calls of shunning a function attended by Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today shared the dais with the Gujarat Chief Minister at a convocation in Gandhinagar.
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Chief Justice, Modi attend law convocation in Ahmedabad
Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attended a convocation function in Ahmedabad.
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Respect victim's wish to marry rapist: Chief Justice
CJI K G Balakrishnan has said "due regard" should be given to the wishes of a rape victim if she chooses to marry the rapist or have the baby conceived from the crime.
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IT Probe Against Kith and Kin of Former Chief Justice of India 'Yielded Nothing'
Former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today got a breather with the government telling Supreme Court that the Income Tax department's probe into the allegation that his kith and kin had amassed wealth during his tenure as the CJI from January 2007 to May 2010 has "yielded nothing".
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Markandey Katju 's Allegations Completely Baseless: Former Chief Justice of India Balakrishnan
Former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today hit back at Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju, terming as "completely baseless" his allegations that he and two other ex-CJIs made "improper compromises" in retaining a Tamil Nadu judge under corruption cloud during UPA rule.
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Assets case: Centre submits report on former Chief Justice to Supreme Court
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is probing into the allegations that former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan and his relatives had amassed disproportionate assets during his tenure as judge and submitted it a probe status report.
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Supreme Court asks Centre about action taken against ex-CJI Balakrishnan
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to brief it on the action taken on the allegations against former Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
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Govt rejects RIL demand for gas price revision
The government has rejected Reliance Industries' demand for a revision in the KG-D6 gas price
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I've nothing to hide: Justice Balakrishnan on refusal to reveal I-T returns
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) KG Balakrishnan has reacted to the controversy over his unwillingness to disclose his Income Tax returns. A query under the Right to Information act had been filed with the Income Tax department at Kochi by T Balachandran, an RTI activist.Speaking to NDTV, Balakrishnan, whose family is under the Income Tax depart...
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Ex CJI's brother resigns amid corruption charges
K G Bhaskaran, the brother of former Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan, has resigned as Special Government Pleader in the Kerala High Court. Bhaskaran was on leave since Tuesday.He has cited poor health as the reason for his resignation.Bhaskaran was asked by the Kerala Advocate General to quit or go on leave for allegedly amassing weal...
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Was asked not to write to PM on Balakrishnan: Former Supreme Court judge
Stepping up pressure for a probe into graft allegations against former Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan, former Supreme Court judge, V R Krishna Iyer has revealed that a judge of the Kerala High Court requested him to not write to the Prime Minister on the issue relating to family members of the former CJI allegedly amassing wealth dis...
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Sarosh Homi Kapadia is new Chief Justice of India
Justice S H Kapadia, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, was today sworn in as the 38th Chief Justice of India by President Pratibha Patil. The swearing-in of 62-year-old Justice Kapadia at Rashtrapati Bhawan was attended by Prime MinisterManmohan Singh, his cabinet colleagues, outgoing Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan...
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Justice Kapadia is India's new Chief Justice
Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court and one who wants all judges to keep themselves abreast with commercial laws, was today appointed as the 38th Chief Justice of India (CJI). The 62-year-old judge will take over from incumbent Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan on May 12 and would remain at the helm of Indian Ju...
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Supreme Court quashes Amarinder Singh's expulsion from Assembly
In a major relief for former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today quashed his expulsion from the state Assembly for his alleged involvement in the Amritsar land allotment scam. A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan held that the state Assembly had no power to expel Singh and others for w...
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Justice Dinakaran asked to go on leave
The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan has advised Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran to go on leave.
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Ignoring calls, Chief Justice shares dais with Modi
Ignoring calls of shunning a function attended by Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today shared the dais with the Gujarat Chief Minister at a convocation in Gandhinagar.
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Chief Justice, Modi attend law convocation in Ahmedabad
Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attended a convocation function in Ahmedabad.
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Respect victim's wish to marry rapist: Chief Justice
CJI K G Balakrishnan has said "due regard" should be given to the wishes of a rape victim if she chooses to marry the rapist or have the baby conceived from the crime.
