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NO EVIDENCE TO PROSECUTE JUSTICE NIRMAL YADAV

   28 June 2009 at 10:22

The former Attorney General Milon Banerjee has said there is no evidence to prosecute Justice Nirmal Yadav of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the “Rs. 15 lakh cash-at-door scam.”Earlier, Justice Nirmal Yadav, in her reply to the show ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   274 Views


A.P. ISSUES LEGAL NOTICE TO MAHARASTRA

   28 June 2009 at 10:20

The Andhra Pradesh government served a legal notice to Maharashtra seeking dismantling of five of the 14 crest-gates installed on the Babli project “in utter disregard of the Supreme Court injunction order.”If this was not done within thr ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   310 Views


MADRAS HC RESTRAINS DUMPING OF GARBAGE IN GRAZING LAND

   28 June 2009 at 10:16

The Madras High Court has said that no dumping of garbage on a 67-acre grazing land at Kuthambakkam in Tiruvallur district, about 40 km from here, will be permitted, until further orders.Passing interim orders on public interest litigation petitions ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   281 Views


Justice Sudershan Reddy to head Sen impeachment panel

   27 June 2009 at 17:31

Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan has named Justice B. Sudershan Reddy of the Supreme Court chairman of the three-member panel set up by the Rajya Sabha to look into the issue of impeachment proceedings against Justice Soumitra Sen of the Cal ..

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SC informed security of students in Australia paramount: Uni

   27 June 2009 at 10:03

The Union government has informed the Supreme court that it was taking every possible step to ensure the safety and security of Indian students who are being subjected to racial attacks in Australia and Canada.The central government, in its affidavit ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   306 Views


Jayalalithaa moves Madras HC on defamation case against her

   24 June 2009 at 14:54

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Supremo Ms J Jayalalithaa today moved the Madras High Court praying that a defamation case filed against her by Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran be quashed.In her petition, she submitted that Mr Maran h ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   409 Views


SC: Appoint officers for speedy trial of SC/ST cases

   23 June 2009 at 11:15

The Supreme Court has directed Andhra Pradesh government to make appointment of officers for speedy investigation and trial of the cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, for ensuring the ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   463 Views


High Court: CSI Bishop can continue till age of 65

   23 June 2009 at 11:12

The Madras High Court on Monday said that the Bishop of the Church of South India (CSI) — Madras Diocese, Rev. Dr. V. Devasagayam, was entitled to continue till he reached the age of 65 years subject to decisions on civil suits.Allowing two app ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   1743 Views


Supreme Court issues notice to Kerala govt. on toddy issue

   22 June 2009 at 20:25

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Kerala government on a petition challenging the state's notification that limited the ethyl alcohol content in toddy at 8.1 per cent. A Bench headed by Justice Dalveer Bhandari, while seeking a reply f ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   464 Views


You're playing with lives of students: Supreme Court to govt

   22 June 2009 at 20:22

The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the government for permitting law colleges, some of which are run in basements and rooftops, without even basic infrastructural facilities saying "you are playing with the lives of students". "It's ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   468 Views