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Vol. XLVIII No. 47, 2011-02-27

EARLY INTRODUCTION OF ISLAMIC BANKING SOUGHT

The Rajasthan Muslim Forum has called upon Union Minister of State for Finance Namonarain Meena to facilitate introduction of “interest-free Islamic banking windows” within the existing regulations in the conventional banks through a proposal in the 2011-12 Union Budget to be presented in the Parliament’s session. In a letter addressed to Mr. Meena – who represents the Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan – the Muslim Forum on February 20 sai...

MALEGAON 2006 BLAST PROBE CASE UNFAIR

Investigation in the 2006 Malegaon blast, for which nine Muslims were arrested, was “unfair” and justice needs to be done in the case, Union Minister of Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid said February 20. “It is very clear that injustice has happened. Hundred per cent foolproof investigations are not possible in any case. Many people are arrested during investigation, brought before court and some of them are set free. But repeatedly targeting “some people” is u...

SIT SUMMONS 7 MORE YOUTHS IN MALEGAON BLAST CASE

Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has issued notice to seven more youths to appear before the police in connection with the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. Reports said that the ATS on February 19 issued notice under Section 160 of the Cr.PC, which empowers the police to require attendance of witnesses during investigation. Summons were issued to Sadashiv Gudagagol, Namdev Chikkurde, Girish Joshi, Vithal Gondhali, Vishwanath Kambar (all five from Gokak town), and Prakash Metri and...

CBI OPPOSES DROPPING OF CONSPIRACY CHARGE AGAINST ADVANI, OTHERS

The Central Bureau of Investigation has moved the Supreme Court against a judgment of the Allahabad High Court upholding the dropping of conspiracy charge by a special court against BJP leaders L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and 18 others in the Babri Masjid demolition case. The Lucknow Bench of the High Court on May 20, 2010 dismissed the CBI’s revision petition for a direction to proceed with the conspiracy charge against Mr. Advani and others. Nine months later, the C...

ANOTHER FAKE ENCOUNTER HAUNTS GUJARAT

There is more discomfiture for the Gujarat government as the High Court has directed the state police to produce documents related to what will be the fourth high profile fake encounter case in the state. The three earlier ones that have come to light were those of Ishrat Jahan, Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsi Prajapati. In the fourth case, which is, however, chronologically the first, Sadiq Jamal Mehtar was gunned down by an Ahmedabad police team led by DG Vanjara, who figures in the thr...

DEMAND FOR MOTORCYCLE WILL COME WITHIN DOWRY AMBIT: SC

Any demand for money, property or valuable security made from the bride or her parents or other relatives by the bridegroom or his parents or other relatives or vice versa in connection with the marriage will fall within the mischief of ‘dowry’ under the Dowry Prohibition Act, the Apex Court has held. A Bench of Justices Aftab Alam and R.M. Lodha said, “The mere demand for ‘dowry’ before marriage, at the time of marriage or any time after the marriage is an off...