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All Madras HC judges submit statements of assets

   17 November 2009 at 21:54

All Judges of the Madras High Court, including its Madurai Bench, have submitted statements of their assets and those of their spouses and minor children to Chief Justice H K Gokhale. High Court officials on Monday said that all judges have given the ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   329 Views


Judges independence should be safegaurded: Attorney General

   15 November 2009 at 10:27

The Supreme Court told the Delhi High Court that rights of Judiciary should be safeguarded while seeking any query under the Right To Information Act. Attorney General G E Vahanvati, who was arguing a case relating to the disclosure of Judges assets ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   651 Views


SC castigates states for high handeness,frivolous litigation

   12 November 2009 at 22:05

The Supreme Court has castigated state govts and statutory authorities for indulging in "callous and hig-handed behaviour" by fighting frivolous cases in courts to defend their irresponsible behaviour by sacrificing public interest.A bench ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   660 Views


Madras HC Judge gives asset details to CJ

   10 November 2009 at 22:08

Justice K Chandru of Madras High Court disclosed his assets to the Chief Justice. Justice Chandru took oath along with 13 other additional judges as permanent judges before Chief Justice H L Kohli.During the swearing-in, Justice Chandru handed over t ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   632 Views


14 Addl Judges Permanent 200+ Posts Vacant !

   10 November 2009 at 22:07

As many as fourteen High Court Additional Judges were made permanent, but Justice department figures indicate more than 200 posts remain vacant. Those vacancies as well as 3,000 other vacant judgeships at various levels officially reported a few mont ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   802 Views


14 Addl Judges sworn in as permanent judges of Madras HC

   10 November 2009 at 22:06

Fourteen Additional Judges of the Madras High Court were sworn in as permanent Judges after Chief Justice H L Gokhale administered the oath of affirmation to them at a brief function held at the Court Complex.Justices K Chandru, V Ramasubramanian, S ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   560 Views


Valedictory Function for new judicial officers held

   10 November 2009 at 22:04

The valedictory function of the two-week Police Training Programme for newly appointed judicial officers was held in the conference hall of Haryana Police Academy (HPA) at Madhuban.Justice A S Anand, former Chief Justice of India and former chairpers ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   518 Views


Ban on pre-paid mobile service in J-K challenged in SC

   06 November 2009 at 23:58

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to give a hearing to the petition challenging the Centre's ban on pre-paid mobile services in Jammu and Kashmir. The petition filed by Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party was mentioned for urgent hearing bef ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   318 Views


Terrorist moves SC

   06 November 2009 at 23:57

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider a petition filed by a convicted Kashmiri terrorist challenging the validity of a TADA provision that made confession before a police officer an admissible evidence. The convict Ashiq Hussaian Faktoo clai ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   201 Views


SC asks govt to convey its stand on Sethusam proj

   03 November 2009 at 19:02

The government was on Tuesday asked by the Supreme Court to expeditiously convey its stand on a report of an expert body which allegedly has doubted the feasibility of the controversial Sethusamudram project. The apex court said the Centre's response ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   291 Views