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Madras HC directs DTERT to pass orders on women's admission

   18 June 2009 at 12:51

Madras High Court has directed the Director of Teacher Education, Research and Training (DTERT), Chennai, to pass orders within two weeks on a woman’s request to approve her admission for Diploma in Teacher Education course. Justice M Jaichand ..

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Madras HC reserves order on dress code for women students

   18 June 2009 at 10:18

Madras High Court has reserved its orders on a writ petition filed by a homeopathy student, challenging the dress code prescribed for women students by a Chennai-based private institution.Justice K Venkataraman reserved the orders yesterday, after a ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   722 Views


SC issues notice to UP govt. on transfer of bureaucrats

   16 June 2009 at 21:23

SC issues notice to UP govt. on transfer of bureaucrats The Supreme Court issued notices to both the Union and Mayawati-led U P governments on a petition challenging the wholesale transfer of IAS and IPS officers in Uttar Pradesh, following dismal pe ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   287 Views


Additional judge appointed to Punjab & Haryana

   16 June 2009 at 21:17

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, Additional Judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, to be a Judge of the ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   216 Views


Madras HC dismisses writ seeking reduction of bus fares

   16 June 2009 at 19:37

Madras High Court dismissed a writ petition, seeking reduction of bus fares in the Tamil Nadu-owned corporation buses.Dismissing the petition filed by an advocate, at the admission stage itself, the first bench comprising Chief Justices H L Gokhale a ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   200 Views


Calcutta HC asks Bengal govt if it had paid compensation to

   16 June 2009 at 18:14

Calcutta High Court today asked the West Bengal government if it had paid compensation to the injured and rape victims in Nandigram as ordered by the court.Admitting a writ petition by the injured and the rape victims, the two-judge bench, headed by ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   200 Views


Actor Shiney Ahuja arrested on charges of rape

   16 June 2009 at 18:12

The Oshiwara police today formally arrested Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja on charges of raping a teenaged housemaid yesterday afternoon.The actor, famous for his roles in Gangster, & Life in a Metro and Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi was detained by the ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   248 Views


Bombay HC upholds Reliance Natural Resources Limited plea

   16 June 2009 at 18:11

The Bombay High Court today upheld the maintainability of the Reliance Natural Resources Limited (RNRL) plea in the long-standing dispute with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) involving supply of natural gas from the Krishna Godavari basin.The court has ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   143 Views


SC: Educational institutions cannot demand capitation fee

   16 June 2009 at 18:10

Sending strong warning to educational institutions in the country against demanding capitation fee/donation from admission seekers, the Supreme Court today once again reminded the state as well as the private unaided educational institutions that the ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   888 Views


P&H HC: Justice Nirmal Yadav seeks allocation of judicial wo

   16 June 2009 at 10:16

Justice Nirmal Yadav of Punjab and Haryana High Court, facing inquiry in cash at judge’s door step has written a letter to Justice T S Thakur, Chief Justice of High Court, for allocation of judicial work to her.Judicial work was withdrawn from ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   98 Views