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BIG RELIFE: Members of Parliament seem to have got protection from the Supreme Court.

BIG RELIFE: Members of Parliament seem to have got protection from the Supreme Court.

Reprieve for MPs, SC upholds law on office-of-profit

Members of Parliament seem to have got protection from the Supreme Court which has upheld the Prevention of Disqualification Amendment Act of 2006. A Bench headed by Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan said that Parliament was within its power to bring the legislation, Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Act, with retrospective effect.

OFFICE OF LOSS: A small-time Congress activist has written to EC complaining about Jaya.

Jaya Bachchan 'lands' in trouble again

Jaya is alleged to not declared a huge chunk of land, owned by her husband actor Amitabh Bachchan.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/jaya-bachchan-lands-in-trouble-again/33154-37.html

Kalam initially returned the Parliament Amendment Bill of 2006 when it was sent to him in May.

Stand on OoP Bill vindicated: Kalam

President Kalam says a Joint Parliamentary Committee to define OoP has vindicated his decision to return the bill.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/stand-on-oop-bill-vindicated-kalam/24252-4.html

EC NOTICE: The EC has sought details from the Cabinet Secretariat on the issue.

OoP: EC notice to Jairam Ramesh

The complaint alleges Jairam Ramesh is holding an OoP by being a member of the National Advisory Council.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/oop-ec-notice-to-jairam-ramesh/23102-4.html

OFFICE OF NO PROFIT: Somnath Chatterjee is also the Chairman of the Santiniketan-Sriniketan Development Board.

Somnath, Amar out of OoP row

Election Commission is understood to have rejected the complaints against them that they held offices of profit.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/somnath-amar-out-of-oop-row/21065-4.html

DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Office of Profit controversy may create trouble for Anbumani Ramadoss.

Ramadoss could fall into OoP trap

Former bureaucrat Omesh Saigal plans to file a petition against AIIMS chief Ramadoss for holding the Office of Profit.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ramadoss-could-fall-into-oop-trap/20357-3.html

HOW PROFITABLE?: It is not clear whether people really have a case when they file a OoP petitions.

OoP row is their life struggle

The trend of people filing petitions to disqualify parliamentarians under the Office of Profit law has picked up.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/oop-row-is-their-life-struggle/20237-4.html

OoP(S)! IT

PM, FM in Office of Profit controversy

Election Commission will probe a complaint against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/pm-fm-in-office-of-profit-controversy/19781-4.html

THIRD TAKE: The Parliamentary committee presented its third report on office-of-profit in the Lok Sabha.

Par panel on OoP submits report

The office of chairman or member of the advisory committee is not to come under the purview of office-of-profit.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/par-panel-on-oop-submits-report/19570-4.html

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