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Bill to reduce pending court cases approved

   27 July 2008 at 21:43

Bill to reduce pending court cases approved New Delhi, April 24 The union cabinet Thursday approved introduction of a bill that will considerably reduce the number of cases pending in the subordinate judiciary.The cabinet gave its approval for withdr ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   257 Views


Additional Judge for Jharkhand High Court

   25 July 2008 at 23:47

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shrimati Jaya Roy, to be an Additional Judge of the Jharkhand High Court, for a period of two years with effect from th ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   234 Views


Union Cabinet approves creation of posts for Armed Forces Tribunal

   24 July 2008 at 22:19

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for the creation of 31 posts for the Armed Forces Tribunal paving the way for the creation of the proposed independent adjudicating forum for dispensing cost effective and speedy justice to the armed forces p ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   262 Views


A legislative foray into executive power?

   23 July 2008 at 08:44

In the past, Parliament has seen many a confidence motion on political as well as non-political issues, but never before has a treaty — stemming from the country's foreign policy — been central to a trust motion, which the Manmohan Singh government m ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   214 Views


Voters without ID card will not be allowed to cast votes

   19 July 2008 at 23:59

The electorates of Chhattisgarh may not be able to cast their votes without a Photo Identity Card (PIC) in the Assembly polls likely to be held in November. "It will be difficult for any one to vote in the coming Assembly election without any Photo ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   248 Views


SC dismisses PIL on implementation of quota law

   19 July 2008 at 23:59

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking a direction to the Centre to implement its judgement on 27 per cent quota for OBCs in central educational institutions. "We cannot entertain a petition for implementation of our judg ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   271 Views


Petition filed in SC for CBI probe into assets of Karat & co

   18 July 2008 at 15:54

A petition has been filed in the Supreme court, seeking a CBI probe into the assets of about Rs 200 crore allegedly acquired by 10 CPI(M) leaders, including party General Secretary Prakash Karat and his wife Brinda Karat.According to the petitioner, ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   225 Views


HC allows jailed RJD MP Pappu to participate in trust vote

   18 July 2008 at 09:58

RJD MP Pappu Yadav, serving life sentence in Tihar jail, has been given permission by the Delhi High Court on Thursday to participate in the trial of strength in the Lok Sabha on 22nd July while RLD leader Ajit Singh remain non committal on the voti ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   190 Views


SC to dispose of plea on judges' appointment on 9th Sep

   18 July 2008 at 09:58

The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed 9th September for final disposal of a PIL challenging the appointment of judges of various high courts alleging violation of established rules and norms. A bench of Justices headed by Justice while posting the mat ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   193 Views


Five HC judges take oath

   15 July 2008 at 11:35

Chandigarh, Jul 10 The five newly appointed judges to the Punjab and Haryana High Court were today administered the oath of office at a simple ceremony by Chief Justice Vijender Jain here today. The new judges are Ms Nirmaljit Kaur, Rajan Gupta , Aja ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   321 Views