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Supreme Court judges to declare their assets

   26 August 2009 at 21:16

Supreme Court judges met on Wednesday and decided that they will go public with their assets. The two-hour-long meeting saw judges reaching a consensus on what has been a major political and legal controversy.The Chief Justice of India (CJI) had earl ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   400 Views


'Bifurcation of HC would be against spirit of Constitution'

   26 August 2009 at 11:49

Members of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA) on Tuesday observed `Sankalp Diwas' and resolved to protest unanimously on any move of bifurcation of Allahabad high court. Presiding over the meeting, HCBA president, VC Mishra while quoting ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   121 Views


SC: Bar against holding any office of profit by MP, MLA

   25 August 2009 at 13:54

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Act, 2006, which permits MPs and MLAs to hold any other office of profit during their tenure as MPs and MLAs. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakris ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  2 comments |   526 Views


SC: Selection of headmaster by secret ballot uncostitutional

   25 August 2009 at 13:32

The Supreme Court has disapproved the method adopted by a school management for selecting the headmaster of the school by secret ballot. A bench comprising Justices S B Sinha and Cyriac Joseph, while dismissing the appeal of P Thurai Pandian against ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   166 Views


The Concept of Public Policy

   25 August 2009 at 08:00

Supreme Court Judgement in the matter of Zoroastrian Cooperative Housing Society Ltd Vs. Distric Registrar, Cooperative Societies (Urban) published in AIR 2005 SC 2306, according to, A. Patrawala Advocate, Surat is injurious to the Unity & I ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   210 Views


NCTE decision cannot be overruled: Rajasthan court

   24 August 2009 at 18:31

In a landmark judgment, the Rajasthan High Court has held that the policy decision of the National Council for Teachers’ Education (NCTE) to control “mushroom growth” of teachers’ training colleges in the country cannot be pu ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   307 Views


CJI constitutes committee of judges to simplify laws

   24 August 2009 at 18:25

Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan has constituted a Committee of Judges to bring out an authoritative series of ‘Restatements of Law’ on about 100 topics to remove ambiguities surrounding the legal principles and their applicabili ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   183 Views


Mayawati urges SC to stay away from statues issue

   24 August 2009 at 12:11

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has urged the Supreme Court to keep its hands off the controversy regarding the installation of her statues in the state.The state government, in its 51-page affidavit filed, reminded the apex court of its own 20 ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   160 Views


SC declines to stay Delhi HC judgment on homosexuality

   23 August 2009 at 16:38

Another attempt to get a stay against the Delhi High Court judgment decriminalising gay sex between two consenting adults drew a blank as the Supreme Court declined to stay the High Court judgment dated July two this year.A bench comprising Chief Ju ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   159 Views


Court seeks details of TTD assets

   21 August 2009 at 21:49

The High Court directed the Executive Officer of the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanams (TTD) on Thursday to give an undertaking that the TTD would submit a comprehensive inventory of jewellery indicating the value in addition to the status of movable a ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   269 Views