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SC declines to hear writ to disqualify Gujjar MLAs

   17 June 2008 at 13:07

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition seeking disqualification of 18 Gujjar MLAs from Rajasthan for backing the demand of their community for Scheduled Tribe status in Rajasthan. A vacation bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat a ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   304 Views


Lok Sabha speaker for early passage of Women's bill

   14 June 2008 at 10:50

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee expressed hope that women's reservation bill ensuring them 33 percent quota in elected bodies would become part of the Constitution during his tenure."I hope the revived interest in the proposed legislative initia ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   259 Views


Krishna Narco Test of Krishna not legal constitutionally

   13 June 2008 at 17:43

Dr Talwar's compounder Krishna was put under a narco test in Bangalore’s Bowring Hospital on Thursday(12 June) . The test may help to verify certain clues that the CBI claims to have in their possession, they want to tally them with the results of th ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   249 Views


Jharkhand HC Additional Judge Appointed

   13 June 2008 at 08:08

Jharkhand HC Additional Judge Appointed New Delhi, Jun 12 The appointment of Ajit Kumar Sinha as an Additional Judge of the Jharkhand High Court by President Pratibha Patil was announced by the Law and Justice Ministry this afternoon.He will have a t ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   321 Views


Law Society slams UK government plan for 48-day detention extension

   12 June 2008 at 16:07

The Law Society has criticised Government plans to increase the period of time for which a person can be held before they are charged. A statement by The Society said that it is not convinced by the arguments put forward in favour of extending the pr ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   229 Views


New Madras HC CJ emphasises on protection of human rights

   10 June 2008 at 19:26

Chennai, Jun 9 (UNI) Newly appointed Madras High Court Chief Justice A K Ganguly today called upon his colleagues to expand the horizons of human rights and interpret law to reach the depths of human dignity so that the citizens are not robbed of the ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   363 Views


Judges for Allahabad High Court

   02 June 2008 at 10:15

n exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Justice Pankaj Mithal, (ii) Shri Justice Shiv Charan (Sharma), (iii) Shri Justice Satendra Kumar Jain, (iv) Shr ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   295 Views


Constitutional posts don't come under RTI ambit: Centre to HC

   02 June 2008 at 10:06

The Centre has said constitutional functionaries do not come within the ambit of RTI Act and that Information Commission cannot direct the government to reveal information pertaining to their functioning."President, Chief Justice and other constituti ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   310 Views


HC refuses to interfere in Delhi Metro's elevated project

   30 May 2008 at 23:46

HC refuses to interfere in Delhi Metro's elevated project The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition seeking to scrap the metro's elevated corridor project in south Delhi on the ground that it would cause noise pollution in residential areas. A bench ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   261 Views


SC refuses to vacate stay on 4% reservation to Muslims in admission

   19 May 2008 at 22:18

SC refuses to vacate stay on 4% reservation to Muslims in admissionThe Supreme Court today refused to vacate the interim stay order on admissions to Muslim candidates on the basis of four per cent reservation, which the Andhra Pradesh Government wan ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   316 Views