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NOTICES TO CENTRE OVER OBC CREAMY LAYER

   15 December 2008 at 16:23

SC issues notice to Centre over OBC creamy layer15 Dec 2008, 1500 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government on a lawsuit questioning an October 2008 government order that people of Other Backward Cas ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   234 Views


Madras HC allows Quo-warranto against retired judge

   14 December 2008 at 23:39

The Madras High Court allowed a Quo-warranto petition against N Kannadasan, who was appointed as the President of the State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (SCDRC).A Division Bench, comprising Justices P K Misra and A Kulasekaran, set aside the ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   294 Views


No lawyer can refuse to defend an accused: Jethmalani

   14 December 2008 at 23:36

New Delhi With certain lawyer bodies declining to take up the case of Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone militant arrested in the Mumbai terror attacks, eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Sunday maintained that no lawyer has the right to say he will n ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   209 Views


Allahabad HC directs UP to ensure adequate release of water in Ganga

   13 December 2008 at 23:55

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure the release of excess 250 cusecs of water upto 3700 cusecs in river Ganga before 15 days of the bathing days in Magh Mela, so that sufficient quantity of water can be mainta ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   174 Views


PIL against Narayan Rane for his statement on terror attack

   13 December 2008 at 23:55

A city-based advocate has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking a direction from the High Court to rebel Congress leader and former Maharashtra revenue minister Narayan Rane to disclose names of the politicians, who he claimed had provide ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   230 Views


PIL restraining television media on terror attacks filed in Supreme Court

   13 December 2008 at 12:53

A public interest writ petition has been filed yesterday by one Shekar G Devasa, an Advocate practicing in Supreme Court of India restraining the television media from facilitating or relaying communication from suspected or apprehended terrorists to ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   511 Views


Judiciary will act tough on polluters of environment: SC

   13 December 2008 at 12:18

New Delhi: The judiciary will show no leniency to those polluting environment or adversely affecting public health and aquatic life, said the Supreme Court on Friday in a hard-hitting judgment, while giving the green light to the prosecution of a car ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   213 Views


High court quashes appointment of consumer panel chairman

   13 December 2008 at 12:17

Chennai: The Madras high court has quashed the appointment of Justice N Kannadasan, a former additional judge of the court, as chairman of the Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. Due consultation process, involving the state gov ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   484 Views


Cases under RTI Act

   12 December 2008 at 23:38

Since its inception, the Central Information Commission has received 24145 complaints and appeals upto 30.09.2008. 8670 cases were pending for disposal as on 30.09.2008 for reasons like shortage of Information Commissioners vis-à-vis the workload. Al ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   683 Views


Cases under RTI Act

   12 December 2008 at 23:37

Since its inception, the Central Information Commission has received 24145 complaints and appeals upto 30.09.2008. 8670 cases were pending for disposal as on 30.09.2008 for reasons like shortage of Information Commissioners vis-à-vis the workload. Al ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   130 Views