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Journalist moves Delhi HC against chargesheet in cash-for-qu

   20 August 2009 at 18:54

Journalist Anirudh Bahal, who had carried out a sting operation on 11 former MPs for allegedly taking cash for asking questions in Parliament in 2005, filed a petition in the Delhi High Court challenging the police chargesheet, which reflected him as ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   92 Views


Delhi HC threatens contempt proceedings against IIT Delhi ch

   20 August 2009 at 18:40

Coming down heavily on the Chairman of Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Delhi for not complying with court orders relating to the completion of an inquiry of an associate professor of the Institute within the stipulated time frame, the Delhi High ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   1147 Views


SC: Union Govt contended that Civil Services rule 16(2) in c

   20 August 2009 at 18:38

The Union government contended before the constitution bench of the Supreme Court that Rule 16(2) of the civil services is in confirmity with the concept of meritorious result category and affirmative action by the state to bring at par the socially, ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   143 Views


Delhi HC seeks guidelines from govt on blood donation policy

   20 August 2009 at 18:37

The Delhi High Court issued notice to the Delhi government, asking it to furnish its guidelines issued to hospitals regarding procurement of blood. The Court was hearing the plea of a lady who claimed that Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital had refused ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   112 Views


PIL questions donation rider on treatment

   20 August 2009 at 14:52

Is blood donation a voluntary decision or mandatory for every person who seeks treatment in hospitals? Delhi High Court on Wednesday faced this query through a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by an NGO on blood donation. Stating that a govern ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   110 Views


Madras HC stays order of imposing case cost on Ex BCCI chief

   19 August 2009 at 17:56

The Madras High court has stayed the single judge order imposing a case cost of Rs 25,000 on former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President A C Muthiah, who had questioned the propriety of BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan owning the Chennai ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   148 Views


Justice Ranjan Gogoi is new acting CJ of Gauhati HC

   19 August 2009 at 17:51

Justice Ranjan Gogoi was appointed the acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court.Official sources informed that Justice Gogoi would discharge the responsibilities and duties of the Chief Justice till incumbent Chief Justice Jasti Chelameswar is fit ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   243 Views


Delhi HC directs Wakf board to reappoint Imam

   19 August 2009 at 17:50

The Delhi High court directed the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wakf board to appoint Maulana Mohammad Ibrahim Quasim, the former Imam of Janpath mosque, as the head priest of Karol Baghs Naiwala Mosque with immediate effect.Justice Vipin Sang ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   108 Views


Delhi HC allows Cipla to make HIV drugs patented by Bayer

   19 August 2009 at 17:48

The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition filed by German Pharma-Bayer India Ltd, which sought a stay on the manufacture of a generic drug by Cipla, used for HIV AIDS, for being non-patented.Dismissing the petition, Justice Ravinder Bhat said the Bay ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   119 Views


Migrant SCs, STs, OBCs not entitled to reservation: SC

   19 August 2009 at 00:32

SCs, STs and OBCs cannot claim the benefits of reservation if they migrate from one state to another if the caste/tribe to which they belong are not recognized as a reserved community in the adopted state, the Supreme Court has ruled. Further, a migr ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   214 Views