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SUPREME COURT TO DISCLOSE DETAILS

   26 November 2009 at 13:53

SUPREME COURT TO DISCLOSE DETAILS NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the Supreme Court to disclose the details of the Union Minister who had allegedly approached a judge of the Madras High Court to influence his decision. ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   296 Views


Law Minister assures action on Liberhan recommendation

   25 November 2009 at 21:37

Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily said follow-up action would be taken on the recommendations given by the Liberhan Commission report on the Babri Masjid demolition tabled in Parliament and absolved the Home Ministry of any blame for the leak of the ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   421 Views


RS approves bill to ban exit polls

   25 November 2009 at 21:34

Members cutting across party lines on Wed backed govt's move to ban exit polls during election period as the Rajya Sabha passed a bill which seeks punishment, including imprisonment, for those violating the ban.The Representation of People (Second Am ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   437 Views


Liberhan Commission report tabled in LS along with ATR

   24 November 2009 at 19:26

The Government has tabled the Liberhan Commission Report with Action Taken Report (ATR) in Lok Sabha that probed the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, a day after the leakage of the findings set off a political storm. The English version of the rep ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   350 Views


SC Constitution Bench to hear Mullaperiyar issue on Jan 19

   24 November 2009 at 19:24

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench will begin the hearing of the Mullaperiyar dam dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala on January 19. A five-judge constitution bench comprising Justices D K Jain, B Sudarshan Reddy, M K Sharma, R M Lodha and Deepak ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   395 Views


Appointment of Supreme Court Judges

   19 November 2009 at 00:55

In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Justice Ananga Kumar Patnaik, Chief Justice, Madhya Pradesh High Court (ii) Shri Justice Tirath Si ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  2 comments |   949 Views


SC Bar Association for Justice P D Dinakaran to resign

   19 November 2009 at 00:50

The exclusion of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran while four other Judges were elevated was followed by a call for his resignation. The call came from Supreme Court Bar Association president M N Krishnamani who also urged the Apex Cou ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  4 comments |   1093 Views


2 SC Judges express opposite opinion on Judicial legislation

   19 November 2009 at 00:49

Two judges of the Supreme Court have expressed opposite opinions on the issue of Judicial Legislation.Justice Markandey Katju in an order has ruled that Courts can only recommend to the Legislature or the Executive to make laws on social problems whi ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   436 Views


Chhattisgarh HC directs to issue notice on reservation

   19 November 2009 at 00:47

The Chhattisgarh High Court has accepted the petition that challenged the reservation rules which have been introduced for nagar panchayat for consideration and directed to issue a notice to the state government.Chief Justice Rajiv Gupta and Justice ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   664 Views


Court fees set to rise 20-fold

   17 November 2009 at 21:57

In the apex court litigants and lawyers have been paying a insignificant fee for filing appeals or vakalatnama for more than 40 years, but it may register a 20-fold boost as per a current proposal being examined by law minister Veerappa Moily. The pr ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   792 Views