Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad has been appointed acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court after Justice R M Lodha left for New Delhi to take oath as judge of the Supreme Court.A notification to this effect was issued by President Pratibha Devisin ..
NEW DELHI, Dec. 20 -- First, a prominent bar association passed a resolution telling its members not to represent Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving gunman in last month's attacks in Mumbai. Then, the home of a noted criminal lawyer who offered to ..
COMPREHENSIVE LAW TO DEAL WITH ATTROCITIES ON CHILDREN PRPOSED12/20/2008A draft Offences Against the Child (Prevention) Bill with the aim of bringing all crimes against children, including child abuse, under one legislation in the best interest of pr ..
RECOMMENDATION MADE BY THE LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA IN ITS 213TH REPORT12/20/2008The Law Commission of India in its 213th Report on “Fast Track Magisterial Courts for Dishonoured Cheque Cases” has made the following recommendations:-(i) Fast Track Cou ..
SC STAYS MP HC ORDER BANNING REGISTRATION OF BIKES12/20/2008The Supreme Court stayed still further orders, the order of Madhya Pradesh High Court banning the sale and registration of motor bikes in the state till the grip for pillion rider is fixed i ..
CENTRE, DELIMINATIO COMMISSION GET NOTICES ON RESERVATION POLICY SC/ST.12/20/2008The Supreme Court issued notices to the Union Government and the Delimitation Commission on a petition seeking directions to rotate Assembly and Parliamentary constituen ..
UPA TELLS SC: NO BAR ON SONIA GANDHI BECOMING PM12/20/2008The Union Government in its affidavit filed in the Supreme Court asserted that there was no bar under the Constitution of India against Congress president Sonia Gandhi becoming the Prime Minis ..
The Government introduced a Bill in Rajya Sabha for providing speedy justice to poor people in villages at their doorstep, instead of them travelling long distances to attend litigations. Law Minister H R Bharadwaj, while introducing the Gram Nyalaya ..
Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan administered oath of office to three new judges of the Supreme Court. The new judges are Justices Ashok Kumar Ganguly, Chief Justice of Madras High Court, R M Lodha, Chief Justice of Patna High Court and H L Da ..
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly, Chief Justice, Madras High Court,(ii) Shri Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, Chief Justi ..