Hackensack: An original member of a now-defunct New Jersey burglary ring known as the "James Bond Gang" has accepted a plea deal. The group got its nickname by equipping a BMW getaway car with secret compartments, a retractable license plate and mounted halogen lights meant to blind pursuers.The Record reports 49-year-old Bruce Anderson pleaded guilty on Thursday to theft, trafficking stolen property and money laundering charges.Medi_.jpeg Authorities say the group broke into luxurious homes in Bergen, Somerset and Morris counties and stole cash, jewelry, other valuable items.Prosecutors will ask that Anderson serve seven years behind bars. His attorney will ask for a three-year term at his January 2017 sentencing.Authorities say the group broke into luxurious ALUMINUM/STEEL PEEL TYPE Suppliers homes in Bergen, Somerset and Morris counties and stole cash, jewelry and other valuable items.The newspaper says four of Anderson's associates also accepted plea deals Thursday in connection with 30 break-ins in 2014.Authorities say the group broke into luxurious homes in Bergen, Somerset and Morris counties and stole cash, jewelry, other valuable items


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Is the doctrine of separation of powers under threat Will it derail time-tested constitutional arrangements Is democracy and democratic governance doomed The developments are no doubt alarming, even if the situation has not reached the point of no return. When other institutions failed, it was the judiciary that rose to the occasion. There are many reasons – quite a few are real, while some exaggerated or even imagined. The alarm bells are, however, ringing loud and clear. Subversion of judiciary would only strengthen and benefit the rich and the mighty and further disempower and weaken the poor and disadvantaged sections of the society leading to gradual erosion of democracy and social justice as envisioned by the founders of the Constitution. The reforms were willy-nilly thrust on the country. In trying times, the judiciary, with all its faultlines, has been the last citadel of rule of law and democratic governance. The putrid smell caused by unethical practices on and off field became so oppressive that the Supreme Court had to step in to fix the problem. The government turned a blind eye, while there even suspicions of acquiescence, if not outright brazen complicity and collusion. On the face of it, the State Government pleaded "helplessness" in failing to carry out the apex court’s directions, but underneath it there was a palpable defiance in which the executive and the legislature were in conflict with the judiciary in a game of brinkmanship. To understand how the country has come to this pass and to find solutions to fix the problems it is important to analyse two paradigm-shifting changes that have taken place in the past two decades and a half: The 1991 economic reforms and the mandate to Modi-led NDA coalition in 2014. The general perception is that the government has succeeded in taming and co-opting the CAG, RBI, CBI and NHRC.

There were doubts about the consequences, but eventually the majority have come to believe that it was good for the nation. The NDA government, which is on a collision course with a judiciary in the wake of controversy over mode of appointment of judges, wittingly or unwittingly created an atmosphere where defiance of law and subversion of administration of justice was possible. In both the spheres — economic development and social transformation — the government perceives the supervisory institutions such as judiciary, the CAG, and the CBI as hurdles. The legislative and the executive failed to rein in the Board administration. It was by no means a healthy and therefore welcome tension between the different estates of government which would strengthen federalism, democracy and the rule of law. No doubt, India is in transition. But many citizens are worried if the country is hurtling into an uncertain and unknown future – some fear it to be perilous and even irreversible for a long time to come. The undermining of the power of judiciary was evident in the case of Board of Control for Cricket in India, which for long has been operating in a nebulous unregulated space. The UPA should rightly be given the credit for cushioning the shocks of economic reforms by giving it a "human face" through a welfare oriented development model. No doubt, people wanted change — the apolitical voter bought into the development agenda effectively propagated by Narendra Modi, while the supporters of BJP’s right-wing ideology and Hindutva politics had other ideas. One of the reasons was the frustration against corruption which found expression in the movement spearheaded by India Against Corruption. Recently, the Congress-ruled government in Karnataka played a cat and mouse game with the Supreme Court on the sharing of Cauvery water with the neighbouring Tamil Nadu. It was the independent judiciary (the SC) and autonomous constitutional bodies (the CAG) which pro-actively tried to stem the rot. The cash-rich Board became a hub of private and political vested interests and people began to suspect that something was rotten in the state of Indian cricket.

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The appeal said it should have been appreciated that in furtherance of the said proposition that the State has promulgated the Ordinance and fixed income limit of Rs. Chandrachud had on August 22 stayed the Gujarat HC order and on August 29 this was extended till Friday. Kanwilkar and D." Gujarat issued the ordinance in May, providing 10 per cent quota for EWS in the general category in the wake of agitation by the Patel community for their inclusion in OBC, and it was struck down by the high court. Since the HC has set aside the ordinance (notification), no further action towards implementation of the said notification is possible in respect of the education and services. The CJI said the three judge bench will consider referring it to Constitution bench on the next date of hearing after replies and rejoinders are filed in eight weeks.The state said the High Court had failed to consider that mere use of expression ‘reservation’ in the Ordinance for 10% of available seats in the educational institution and in the appointments under the State service will not per se brand the same as reservation contemplated under Articles 15(4) and 16(4) of the Constitution.Y.

The State is enjoined to reach out to more deserving people and the task of finding out the most deserving, must necessarily be a matter of continuous evolution and that therefore, the State cannot blind itself to the existence of other instances of weakness including the economic weakness as sought to be recognized by the Ordinance, is one single instance. Attorney-general Mukul Rohatgi, for the Gujarat government, informed the court that the state will not give effect to the ordinance and said the matter will have to be heard by a constitution bench of five judges.In a brief order, the bench said "until further orders of this court, we direct that admissions made to any educational institution on the basis of this ordinance prior to the pronouncement of the judgment by the HC, shall not be disturbed. 6 lakhs per annum as one of the eligibility criteria. Thakur and Justices A.In its appeal, Gujarat said the high court had failed to consider that the provision as regards the earmarking 10 per cent for Economically Weaker Class in the matters of admission and appointment is not "reservation," but a further classification in the General/Open/Unreserved category of citizens of the state and that, therefore, the impugned judgment deserves to be held bad.S. The appeal prayed for quashing the HC judgment.M.Though a three-judge bench of Chief Justice T.The Supreme Court on Friday admitted an appeal filed by the Gujarat government against a judgment of the China ALUMINUM/STEEL GROOVED TYPE Gujarat high court quashing the 10 per cent quota ordinance for economically weaker sections in The Supreme Court on Friday admitted an appeal filed by the Gujarat government against a judgment of the Gujarat high court quashing the 10 per cent quota ordinance for economically weaker sections in the state on condition that the state should not give jobs or make fresh admissions for general category students under the 10 per cent quota

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