In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Dipak Misra, ..
The number of custodial deaths reported to the National Human Rights Commission during the last three years are as follows: Year Custodial deaths 2007-2008 2267 2008-2009 1943 2009-2010 1794 The State-wise details are as under :- Sl. No. NAME ..
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, women and Other Backward Classes in Panchayati Raj institutions and municipal bodies. ..
Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan maintains that it will not be possible to change the collegium system of appointment of judges without reviewing two Supreme Court judgments.(The collegium method came into being as a result of the judgments, ..
Print this Story Email this Story Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court yesterday filed his reply to the inquiry panel of the Council of States. 58 members had moved a motion to impeach the judge on the basis of a recommendation by the ..
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Constitutional validity of the MPLAD scheme under which members of Parliament are allocated Rs two crore annually for development of their constituencies."We hold that the MPLAD scheme is valid," a ..
Appointment of Judges of Kerala 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 (1) Smt.Justice Mavulli Cholakkode Hari Rani, and (2) Shri Justice Thomas ..
Appointment of additional Judges of Madhya Pradesh High Court In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (1) Shri Brij Kishore Dube, (2) Shri Gulab Singh Solan ..
SC notice to BCI on banning admission of those above 30 in law colleges New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Bar Council of India (BCI), the regulator of legal education and conduct of lawyers, on a petition challenging its decisi ..
The Supreme Court of India Friday got a new chief justice, Sarosh Homi Kapadia, and its only woman judge, Gyan Sudha Misra. The law and justice ministry said that Justice Kapadia will take over May 12 from Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, ..