The Law Ministry report says that a formal chargesheet should have been served to the 4 scientists. ...
10:12 PM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: Putting moral pressure on the government, a Law Ministry report has suggested that former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair should have been heard before an order blacklisting him along with three of his colleagues for their alleged involvement in the Antrix-Devas deal was issued. The report accessed by CNN-IBN says that a formal chargesheet should have been served to the four scientists blacklisted by the government. Law Ministry sources...
06:40 PM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: Former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair has rejected the Law Ministry's claims that it gave reasons for blacklisting him and three others. Speaking to CNN-IBN, he has demanded a fresh inquiry into the Antrix-Devas deal. This came after the Law Ministry report said that the reasons for blacklisting were posted on the the website and that was adequate action. Following is the full transcript of the interview with...
04:05 PM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: There is a new twist in the stand-off between the government and space scientists over the Antrix-Devas deal. Sources have told CNN-IBN the Law Ministry's report says that a formal chargesheet should have been served to the four former ISRO scientists blacklisted by the government. Law Ministry sources have told CNN-IBN that the scientists including former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair should be given a chance to put...
11:14 AM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: In the backdrop of the controversy over his remarks about the administrative control of the Election Commission, Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday said the Commission was completely autonomous as far as the conduct of elections was concerned. "There are certain areas that, under the law, remain under different ministries. As far as the election process is concerned and the Chief Election Commissioner is concerned, it's entirely autonomous,...
10:26 PM, Jan 14, 2012
New Delhi: Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has ruffled feathers in the Election Commission by stating that his ministry had administrative control over the poll body, prompting its chief S Y Quraishi to complain to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Khurshid had recently said in a TV interview that the Law Ministry has control over the Election Commission to the extent that it signs documents related to travel of the Election...
05:11 PM, Jan 13, 2012
New Delhi: The Law Ministry is learnt to have cleared a proposal of the Home Ministry seeking an extension of the ban on Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for another two years. Describing the exercise as routine, sources said the ban will be subject to ratification by a tribunal of the Delhi High Court. The Law Ministry is understood to have said that there was no legal problem in...
01:45 PM, Jan 12, 2012
New Delhi: The debate on who will have the final word on lifting the controversial AFSPA from some areas of Jammu and Kashmir intensified with the Union Law Ministry saying the Governor can overrule the recommendation of the state government. Reversing its stand, the Law Ministry has informed the Union Government that Governor NN Vohra enjoys the power to overrule any decision of the Omar Abdullah government for revoking the...
07:21 PM, Nov 23, 2011
New Delhi: In what could be a major relief for Reliance and Swan telecom, the Law Ministry has trashed attempts by the Telecom Ministry to cancel the latter's licences. In fact the Union Law Minister, Salman Khurshid, has said that it is an attempt to trip the telecom operator. A Telecom Ministry draft show-cause notice on canceling Swan's licences has been turned down by the Law Ministry. CNN-IBN has accessed...
04:24 PM, Nov 08, 2011
New Delhi: The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee chairman Murli Manohar Joshi has joined issue with the Prime Minister over the powers of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, he said that the CAG was fully entitled to question the government policy. Joshi also said that there was an impression that the government was going out of its way to stall investigations to protect those charged with corruption....
01:15 PM, Oct 23, 2011
New Delhi: On a day when Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee suggested the Comptroller and Auditor General has not exceeded its jurisdiction while handling the 2G scam, there are varying views. CNN-IBN has accessed a copy of a Law Ministry note sent to the Telecom Ministry which is critical of the CAG. The question is whether the government is speaking in two voices on the powers of the CAG. The 8-page...
08:04 PM, Oct 19, 2011
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil on Saturday accepted the resignation letter of Justice Soumitra Sen and has forwarded it to the Law Ministry for action, said sources. The Lok Sabha will now decide if the motion of Justice Sen's removal will be taken up on Monday or not. The Government on Friday decided to go by Attorney General GE Vahanvati's suggestion that despite the resignation the motion of removal of...
06:45 PM, Sep 03, 2011
New Delhi: There are two different dates of birth for Army Chief General VK Singh in official records, one with the Adjutant General's branch in Army Headquarters that lists May 10, 1951 and the other at the Military Secretary's branch that shows the date as May 10, 1950. As the Defence Ministry takes its time to examine what date it should agree on and with that the future of who...
12:38 PM, Apr 26, 2011
New Delhi: With a controversy raging over Indian Army chief General VK Singh's age, Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday said the government will soon take a decision on the issue, but refused to set a deadline. "Why set a deadline? Before that, we have to examine the whole thing and ultimately the government will take a decision," Antony said responding to reporters' queries on the issue on the sidelines...
04:52 PM, Apr 25, 2011
New Delhi: It is a familiar rift, in the top ranks, evident even during investigations in the Sukhna land scam case, and now in the headlines once again. At the heart of the conflict this time is the age of the Chief of Army Staff, General VK Singh. As of now, this very moment, as the author writes this article, the country does not know how old it's Army Chief...
02:54 PM, Apr 21, 2011
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