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Every Indian has right to settle any where in the country: SC

   14 March 2008 at 17:21

In an apparent rebuff to Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena on the issue of North Indians, the Supreme Court has asserted that every Indian has the right to settle any where in the country."India is not an association or confederation of stat ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   397 Views


SC asks Jharkhand to implement model code of conduct

   14 March 2008 at 14:21

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Jharkhand government to implement the model code of conduct for municipal polls in the state on 25th March.A Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhan ordered the state government to provide sufficient number of offi ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   308 Views


Gates presses lawmakers for relaxing 'arbitrary' H-1B visa cap

   13 March 2008 at 16:19

The "counterproductive" US immigration policies should be revamped to allow more people to get into the country on H-1B visas aimed at highly-skilled professionals, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has said.Arguing that hiring an 'A'-grade student from ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   412 Views


SC cautions courts against treating anonymous letters as PILs

   12 March 2008 at 23:27

The Supreme Court has cautioned judges against treating anonymous letters as PILs and asked them to be vigilant against unscrupulous elements who abuse the judicial process for vested interest through such petitions."In our view, the public interest ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   1315 Views


SC declines relief to Sangma-led alliance in Meghalaya

   12 March 2008 at 23:27

The coalition led by NCP leader P A Sangma in Meghalaya failed to get a relief in the Supreme Court which refused to interfere with Governor S S Sidhu's decision to swear in a Congress-led Government.A plea by the NCP-led Meghalaya Progressive Allian ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   354 Views


Bill on quota for women in Panchayats okayed

   12 March 2008 at 23:27

In a historic development, the Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill reserving 50 percent seats for women in the three-tier Panchayati Raj system.The Uttarakhand Panchayat Law (Amendment) Bill, 2008, tabled in the House on Monday, was appro ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   462 Views


Lok Sabha passes the Delimitation Bills

   12 March 2008 at 12:37

A bill seeking to exempt five states from the exercise to redraw constituencies was approved by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday night amid acknowledgment by government that there were "some mistakes".Law Minister H R Bhardwaj said the government has gone by ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   382 Views


Sangma moves SC challenging Meghalaya Governor's action

   11 March 2008 at 16:14

NCP leader P A Sangma moved the Supreme Court challenging the Meghalaya Governor's decision to invite Congress to form the government in the state.Mentioning Sangma's petition before a bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, senior advocate S ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   414 Views


Bill to increase allocation of Par seats for SC, ST introduced

   10 March 2008 at 23:45

A Bill seeking to increase allocation of parliamentary and assembly seats for scheduled castes and tribes in the country in the wake of the delimitation exercise was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.The Representation of the People (Amendment) B ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   383 Views


RETIREMENT AGE OF JUDGES

   10 March 2008 at 14:37

A proposal to increase the retirement age of the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts by three years is under examination of the Government. As regards increase in the retirement age of District/Subordinate Court Judges, it is the concern ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   501 Views