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Inclusion of Some Castes in SCs/STs/OBCs List

   26 April 2012 at 17:27

Advice of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has been received for inclusion of 56 Castes/communities in the Central list of OBCs for the following States and Union Territories: Name of State/UT ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  2 comments |   2402 Views


Judge appointed to the Supreme Court of India

   20 April 2012 at 11:09

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed Shri Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India with ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  4 comments |   1691 Views


Biennial Election to the Council of States from the State of Jharkhand- new measures introduced by the Commission

   17 April 2012 at 10:28

With a view to curbing the use of money power in the election process, the Election Commission had rescinded its earlier notification on allegations of large scale involvement of cash as inducement and other malpractices during election process an ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   595 Views


Judge Appointed to The Delhi High Court

   11 April 2012 at 10:47

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed Shri Justice Sunil Gaur, Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court, as a Judge of the Delhi High Court with effect from the d ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   1318 Views


ECI Honours Brand Ambassadors and Partner Agencies

   11 April 2012 at 10:47

Election Commission of India today honoured its Brand Ambassadors and Partner Agencies for their contribution to voters’ participation in the recent assembly Elections in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. At a function hel ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   460 Views


Provisions for Relief and Rehabilitation of STS

   23 March 2012 at 15:54

Mining operations often involve acquisition of land held by individuals therefore the National Mineral Policy provides for social impact assessment and also adequate provisions for Relief and Rehabilitation. The National Mineral Policy, 2008 (For ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   756 Views


Coordination Committee for Monitoring Schemes for STs

   23 March 2012 at 15:54

There is a Coordination Committee for monitoring the planning and progress of the schemes/programmes being implemented for overall development of Scheduled Tribes. This Coordination Committee is chaired by Secretary, Tribal Affairs. During the Coo ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   600 Views


Amendment in Constitution for All India Judicial Service : Recruitment of Judges

   22 March 2012 at 12:14

The Government is conscious of the need to recruit talented and experienced persons including lawyers as Judges. The Constitution was amended in 1977 to provide for an All India Judicial Service (AIJS) under Article 312 of the Constitution. There ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  3 comments |   2842 Views


Judgments and Orders of the Supreme Court

   22 March 2012 at 12:14

All the judgments and orders of the Supreme Court are reported in various Law Reports and are also available on the Supreme Court websites i.e. www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in and www.sci.nic.in and can be accessed therefrom. Giving this informatio ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   1420 Views


Malpractices by Members of ITAT

   22 March 2012 at 12:14

Government has informed the Rajya Sabha that the Chief Justice of India had asked the Central Government (vide letter dated 18.2.2011) to take appropriate decision in terms of section 252 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, read with Income Tax Appellate ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  2 comments |   1257 Views