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Impeach judge back in office

   17 November 2008 at 00:21

Calcutta/New Delhi, Nov. 15: Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen, who was asked to go on leave following a case of financial misconduct, rejoined yesterday.Chief Justice S.S. Nijjar didnt give him permission to hear cases but asked Sen to look aft ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   222 Views


I-T returns of parties: apex court refuses to issue directions

   17 November 2008 at 00:12

New Delhi, November 14 : The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass directions asking political parties to file income-tax returns as there seems to be no public interest in the PIL filed before it.The NGO, Association of Democratic Reforms, had app ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   226 Views


Justice Roopanwal takes oath as permanent Judge: Alld. HC

   15 November 2008 at 13:42

Justice A K Roopanwal took oath as a permanent Judge of the Allahabad High Court.Chief Justice H L Gokhle administered him oath in his Court room.Justice A K Roopanwal was an Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court. ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   348 Views


HC inquiries not a private affair, open to RTI scrutiny: CIC

   13 November 2008 at 22:45

The findings of internal inquiries of High Court are not a "private affair" and can be sought under the RTI Act, the Central Information Commission has ruled.Judges are public persons and hold public posts so they cannot be said to be within the purv ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   453 Views


Classical Language case: Madras HC allows application by AP Offical Language Commission

   13 November 2008 at 20:57

Chennai, Nov 13: The impleading applications filed by the Andhra Pradesh Official Language Commission and Deepak Thimmaya, a scholar from Karnataka respectively were allowed by the Madras High Court in the writ petition filed by Shri R.Gandhi, Senior ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   379 Views


SC evades comment on PMO action

   13 November 2008 at 16:12

The Supreme Court has refused to comment on the decision of the PMO to return the file containing the collegium’s recommendations for the appointment of three apex court judges. A top Supreme Court official said that the file was not yet returned to ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   378 Views


SC seeks details from AIADMK on contempt plea on TN bandh row

   12 November 2008 at 00:30

The Supreme Court asked the AIADMK to cite specific instances for justifying contempt action against TN Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, Union Transport Minister T R Baalu, and other officials for organising a state-wide bandh on 1st October, 2007 over ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   316 Views


PMO refers back three HC judges' elevation proposal

   12 November 2008 at 00:30

In a rare move, the Prime Minister's Office has referred back to the Law Ministry a file containing Supreme Court collegium's recommendations over elevation of three High Court judges to the apex court, a development described by ministry officials a ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   298 Views


SC pulls up lawyer seeking contempt action against HC judges

   10 November 2008 at 22:58

The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up an advocate for filing a petition seeking contempt action against two judges of Allahabad High Court in connection with the death of a lawyer who was sent to jail for making insinuations against the judges.The ap ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   362 Views


SC questions Maha Govt on violence against north Indians

   10 November 2008 at 22:58

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Maharashtra government for its alleged failure to take effective steps for protecting north Indians and non-Marathis in the wake of an alleged hate campaign launched by Raj Thackeray-led MNS.However, t ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   195 Views