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Madurai Bench of Madras High Court ruling on appointment

   08 June 2009 at 13:05

Lecturers and school teachers, who had obtained appointments, promotions and transfers without following statutory rules in collusion with the management, cannot be allowed to continue in the posts, the Madras High Court has held.Justice S. Manikumar ..

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Person with doubtful integrity can't be appointed as judge

   07 June 2009 at 10:50

New Delhi, Jun 4 : The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by former Madras High Court judge N Kannadasan and the Tamil Nadu government challenging former's removal from the post of President of the State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commiss ..

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MADRAS HIGH COURT ISSUES NOTICE TO ELECTION COMMISSION

   04 June 2009 at 11:24

High Court orders notice to EC MADURAI: The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday ordered notice to the Election Commission on a public interest litigation petition seeking to permit the use of the ration card as a proof of identity while ..

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SC makes pictorial warning mandatory on cigarette packets

   03 June 2009 at 10:09

Every tobacco company will have to carry pictorial warning on cigarette packets from today as per the directions of the Supreme Court.Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam has given an undertaking to a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice B ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   973 Views


P& H HC upholds unshorn hair as essential component of sikhs

   03 June 2009 at 10:08

The Punjab and Haryana High Court upheld that unshorn hair was an essential component of the Sikh religion.Giving this ruling, full bench of the court comprising Justice J S Khehar, Justice Jasbir Singh and Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal dismissed the wri ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   999 Views


Allahabad HC stays implementation of Ganga Expressway projec

   02 June 2009 at 10:21

In another jolt to Uttar Pradesh government, the Allahabad High Court today stayed the implementation of one of its most ambitious projects - Ganga Expressway, cancelling the permission of the environment department of August 23, 2007. The Court, th ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   633 Views


J&K HC dismisses petition challenging assembly polls

   30 May 2009 at 21:36

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has dismissed a petition seeking directions to the Election Commission (EC) to quash the 2008 General Assembly elections in the state.The petition was filed by the Awami National Conference (ANC) Vice President Muzaff ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   608 Views


Delhi HC says parents need not pay fee hike arrears

   30 May 2009 at 21:33

The Delhi High Court directed the private schools in the national capital not to collect arrears from parents, subjected to the huge burden of fee hike of their wards, giving them a substantial relief. Imposing a stay on the schools for collection o ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   351 Views


SC disapproves of students indulging in political activities

   29 May 2009 at 18:31

The Supreme Court disapproved of students indulging in political activities in educational institutes by distributing pamphlets against the principals and teachers. A vacation bench of Justices Markandey Katju and Deepak Verma also refused to revoke ..

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SC ON STING OPERATIONS

   27 May 2009 at 12:41

During the hearing of a case a relating to a sting operation against former Union Minister and BJP leader Dilip Singh Judeo, Justice Markandey Katju said: “I totally agree with sting operations. There should be more sting operations. Corrupt el ..

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