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Sethusamudram: Centre counters environmental concern in SC

   02 March 2008 at 22:21

The Centre in its fresh affidavit before the Supreme Court has put more emphasis to counter the environmental concern for pushing the Sethusamudram project.The project has not only been opposed on grounds of religious sentiments attached to Rama Setu ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   392 Views


Review possible only under special circumstances: CIC

   02 March 2008 at 10:03

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that it has limited powers to review its decision, which could only be done in special circumstances. The CIC held this while dismissing a review petition of Delhi-resident S C Agrawal, who had challe ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   654 Views


Employee can bve sacked for producing false community certificate

   29 February 2008 at 18:11

Supreme Court has ruled that a person who secures employment by producing a false caste or tribe certificate is liable to be terminated.A three-judge bench of Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Justices C K Thakker and R V Raveendran quashed a Delhi Hig ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   810 Views


SC upholds Gujarat govt's restriction on cattle slaughter

   28 February 2008 at 18:33

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of a Gujarat government notification that prohibited indiscriminate slaughter of bulls and bullocks in the state.A bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and P Sathasivam dismissed the appeal filed b ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   708 Views


SC seeks Centre's view in Office of Profit law case

   27 February 2008 at 22:18

The Supreme Court today sought to know the stand of the Centre on referring a petition, challenging the constitutional validity of the amendment to the law on Office of Profit to a Constitution Bench.A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Ba ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   592 Views


Meghalaya and Nagaland gears up for upcoming polls

   27 February 2008 at 15:03

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed a rally in Kohima in Nagaland on Wednesday where he called on the people for a change as State Legislative Assembly election campaigning gets underway in North-east.Election preparations are on in Nagaland whic ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   581 Views


Reservation for SC/ST in medical and dental courses

   26 February 2008 at 12:08

Widening the ambit of reservations, Government will introduce quota for SC/ST candidates for admission to undergraduate medical and dental courses from this year under the All India entrance examination."We have decided to introduce quota for SC/ST s ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   597 Views


Judges for MP High Court

   24 February 2008 at 17:53

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 Justice Syed Ali Naqvi, and (ii) Shri Justice Subhash Chandra Vyas, Additional Judges of the Madhya Pradesh Hi ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   1242 Views


SC displeased over Raj Thackeray's remarks

   22 February 2008 at 20:23

SC displeased over Raj Thackeray's remarks Supreme Court has expressed displeasure over the recent statements made by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray relating to the North Indians resulting in violence in Mumbai and other parts of the ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   614 Views


Govt proposes to increase SC judges from 25 to 30

   22 February 2008 at 11:03

The Government proposed to increase the strength of Supreme Court judges from 25 to 30, a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Manmohan Singh, approved a proposal to increase the number of judges in the apex court, excluding the Chief Justice, ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   588 Views