Markandey Katju
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Katju dares Lok Sabha to book him under 'Lunatics Act'
National | Mar 13, 2015, 10:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: After Rajya Sabha, former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju today dared Lok Sabha to book him under "Lunatics Act" for punishing him.Hours after Lok Sabha passed a resolution condemning for his remarks on
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Katju dares Rajya Sabha to punish him for his remarks against Mahatma Gandhi
National | Mar 12, 2015, 09:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: Former chairman of the Press Council of India, Markandey Katju, has dared the Rajya Sabha to punish him over him remark calling Mahatma Gandhi a British agent and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose a
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Mughal emperor Akbar is the real father of the nation: Markandey Katju
India | Mar 11, 2015, 08:26 PM ISTAfter calling Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi a British agent, former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has described Mughal emperor Akbar as the father of the nation in his blog.“The real Father of the
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Rajya Sabha condemns Katju for his remarks against Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose
National | Mar 11, 2015, 02:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Cutting across political divide, Rajya Sabha members today condemned former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju for calling Mahatma Gandhi a British agent and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose a Japanese one, with some even
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Katju says Mahatma Gandhi was a British agent
India | Mar 10, 2015, 10:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: Former chairman of the Press Council of India, Markandey Katju, in his latest blog, described Mahatma Gandhi as an agent of Britishers.His blog reads that Gandhi was ‘objectively' a British agent who did
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Delhi polls: Shazia Ilmi more beautiful than Kiran Bedi, tweets Markandey Katju
India | Jan 31, 2015, 07:55 AM ISTNew Delhi: Former Press Council chairman Markandey Katju has again erupted another controversy by tweeting that BJP leader Shazia Ilmi is much more beautiful than the party's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi.In two consecutive tweets
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"Let Katrina Kaif become President of India," blogs retired Justice Markandey Katju
India | Jan 14, 2015, 03:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former chairman of Press Council of India and retired Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has wryly remarked that he would rather like Katrina Kaif to become the next President of India, but on
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Congress cannot revive till Sonia, Rahul remain leaders, says Justice Katju
National | Jan 14, 2015, 03:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former chairman of Press Council of India and retired Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has hit out at Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi, by saying that the party cannot
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HC Refuses CBI Probe Into Katju's Allegations on His Blog
India | Oct 14, 2014, 11:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Statements in a blog are personal opinion which cannot be treated as an evidence, the Delhi High Court today said and dismissed a plea for a CBI probe into allegation by Justice (Rtd)
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Katju favours uniform civil law
India | Sep 30, 2014, 09:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Press Council of India Chairperson Markandey Katju today favoured a uniform civil law in the country, saying the Muslim personal law is “unjust” as it treats women as “inferior”.“Muslim personal law is an
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AIBA dismisses Katju's views, push for appointment of Justice H.L. Dattu as CJI
India | Aug 29, 2014, 07:41 PM ISTBangalore: Expressing “deep anguish” on views of Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju that the Chief Justice of India should be selected on merit and not on the basis of seniority, the All India
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If the collegium system is imperfect then I am also imperfect, says CJI RM Lodha
India | Aug 11, 2014, 01:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: Expressing anguish over attempts to tarnish the image of collegium system under which judges are appointed, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) RM Lodha today said that if the collegium system is imperfect
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Markandey Katju criticises Sachin, Rekha for skipping Parliament
India | Aug 09, 2014, 11:36 AM ISTNew Delhi: Amid ongoing discussion over the continuous absence of Sachin Tendulkar and Rakha from the Rajya Sabha, Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju on Saturday morning said that awarding Bharat Ratna to the
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Markandey Katju objects to Justice Dave's statement on Gita
India | Aug 03, 2014, 01:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju today objected to a Supreme Court judge's statement that Gita and Mahabharat should be taught in schools, saying this is against India's secular feature and Constitution
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DMK demands Markandey Katju's removal as Press Council chief
National | Jul 31, 2014, 11:20 AM ISTChennai: The DMK Wednesday demanded the removal of former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju as chairman of the Press Council to protect the reputation of the judiciary, legislature and the panel.DMK legal wing secretary R.S.Bharathi
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PIL in Supreme Court over Katju controversy
India | Jul 24, 2014, 07:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: A PIL was filed on Thursday in the Supreme Court alleging that UPA government had kept the then President in the dark regarding negative IB report against a Madras High Court judge who
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Manmohan Singh breaks his silence on Katju's corruption allegation
National | Jul 23, 2014, 03:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: While government today demanded that the former Prime Minister should make a “categorical” statement on the controversial matter of corruption on judiciary made by ex – Supreme Court Justice Markandey Katju, Dr Manmohan
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Government demands statement from Manmohan Singh on corrupt judge issue
National | Jul 23, 2014, 02:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: A day after informing Parliament that the PMO under Manmohan Singh had pushed for extension to a judge facing corruption charges, the government today demanded that the former Prime Minister should make a
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Katju slammed by legal luminaries for attack on ex-CJIs
India | Jul 22, 2014, 11:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, who stirred a controversy by levelling allegations against three ex-Chief Justices of India on the issue of an alleged corrupt judge, today came under criticism from legal
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DMK slams Markandey Katju for "baseless" allegations
National | Jul 22, 2014, 01:48 PM ISTChennai: DMK today slammed former Supreme Court Judge Markandey Katju for his “wild and baseless” allegation that “TN partner” of the UPA lobbied for a corrupt judge.“We wanted to ignore his wild and baseless allegations.