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Additional Judges for Punjab & Haryana and Patna High Courts

   15 July 2008 at 11:35

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Rajan Gupta, (ii) Shri Ajay Tewari, (iii) Shri Jitendra Kumar Chauhan, (iv) Shri Augustine George Masih and (v ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   266 Views


Flight Duty Time Limitation: SC Stays Bombay HC order

   11 July 2008 at 18:53

The Supreme Court of India today heard the Special Leave Petition filed by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) & Others Vs. the Joint Action Committee of Airlines etc. on the matter of High Court Order of Bombay dated 1 July 2008.On 1 July ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   310 Views


India in the red on human rights record

   10 July 2008 at 15:42

The government in India has failed to protect economic, social and cultural rights of the people who have been electing it since Independence in 1947, according to a United Nations report. The concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Soc ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   322 Views


Judges for Gauhati High Court

   04 July 2008 at 23:23

Judges for Gauhati High Court -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   282 Views


Proposal to charge corporates higher fee in SC is before panel

   30 June 2008 at 11:17

Calculating the cost of conducting one hour of hearing in Supreme Court and recovering it from corporate litigants is among a bunch of proposals being considered by a House panel for generating additional financial resources for the apex court.The pa ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   238 Views


Justice Cyriac Joseph appointed Supreme Court Judge

   30 June 2008 at 11:17

n exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Cyriac Joseph, Chief Justice, Karnataka High Court, to be a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, with effec ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   304 Views


Proxy womb law set for birth - Govt mulls rules to monitor surrogacy & pre-empt custody fights

   27 June 2008 at 16:37

The government is thinking of enacting a law to regulate surrogacy in a bid to make the deal struck between the prospective parents and the woman lending her womb legally binding on both sides.Central ministers said the Indian Council of Medical Rese ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   517 Views


Bill on Gujjar quota to be brought in assembly in July

   26 June 2008 at 21:46

A bill on five per cent reservations for Gujjars and 14 per cent quota for upper caste poor will be brought in the Rajasthan Assembly session beginning on 7th July."The state government is committed to provide quota benefits to Gujjars under the spec ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   375 Views


DU colleges run by Sikh body challenge quota policy in HC

   26 June 2008 at 21:46

A group of minority colleges under Delhi University (DU) have approached the High Court seeking exemption from giving reservation to students from Other Backward Classes (OBC).The colleges run by Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), a bo ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   734 Views


Orissa High Court declares Malkangiri MLA's election void

   25 June 2008 at 00:50

Cuttack, Jun 24 (UNI) Orissa High Court has declared the election of Congress MLA from Malkangiri Assembly constituency Nimai Sarkar as void.Mr Sarkar was elected to the Assembly defeating the then BJP nominee Arabinda Dhali in the 2004 election by 2 ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   393 Views