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Gujarat HC dismisses PIL against Nano project

   16 May 2009 at 20:33

Gujarat High Court dismissed a Public Interest Petition, filed by Gandhinagar-based Rashtriya Kisan Dal (RKD), challenging the state government’s decision of allotting agriculture land to set up Tata Motors Nano Car Project in Sanand taluka of ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   254 Views


SC seeks response from Kerala govt on creamy layer

   16 May 2009 at 13:41

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Kerala Government on its decision to raise the income ceiling for the 'creamy layer' among OBCs from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 4.5 lakh. A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan issued notice to ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   211 Views


President to consult former AG on Govt formation

   16 May 2009 at 13:39

President Pratibha Patil will meet with former Attorney General Ashok Desai on Saturday evening to consult on formation of government. The meeting is scheduled for 1700 hrs, by when the Lok Sabha election results are expected to be out and a picture ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   173 Views


CJI administer oath to two new judges

   14 May 2009 at 17:33

Chief Justice (CJ) K G Balakrishnan today administered oath of office to two new judges of the Supreme Court.Justice Deepak Verma has been elevated from Rajasthan High Court to the Supreme Court while Justice B S Chauhan has been promoted from Orissa ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   210 Views


SUPREME COURT RESTRAINS SECURITIES APPELLATE TRIBUNAL

   08 May 2009 at 18:33

THE Supreme Court has ruled that the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has no discretionary power to interfere with orders passed by capital market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Allowing Sebis plea, the court said the ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   1344 Views


Special Investigation Team Chief meets Gujarat HC CJ

   07 May 2009 at 09:22

The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) chief R K Raghavan today held a closed-door meeting with Gujarat High Court's Chief Justice K S Radhakrishnan to discuss setting up of six fast track courts, as per the directives of the a ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   348 Views


4 Judges appointed to Delhi HC

   05 May 2009 at 18:38

Four senior judicial officers -- Ajit Bharihoke, Supreme Court Secretary-General V K Jain, Indermeet Kaur Kochhar and Anil Kumar Pathak will be sworn in as Judges of the Delhi High Court.After President Pratibha Singh Patil has cleared their names t ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   375 Views


High officials should not be given assignments post retirement

   05 May 2009 at 18:37

Former Chief Justice of India J S Verma has pleaded that those holding constitutional posts like Election Commissioner or Supreme Court judges should not be given post-retirement assignments by the government at least for the next 10 years.The former ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   345 Views


Right of not voting is possible only by legislation: Sampath

   05 May 2009 at 18:32

Election Commissioner V S Sampath on Monday said that he supported an elector's right not to vote but this would have to be given shape through a legislation. "ECI is in support of providing citizens the right not to vote like their democratic r ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   242 Views


SC to hear SLP on cabinet status to Goan politicians tomorrow

   05 May 2009 at 10:17

The Special Leave Petition, challenging the conferment of cabinet status on three Goan politicians, is likely to come for hearing by the Supreme Court tomorrow.Social activist and advocate Aires Rodrigues had filed the SLP challenging the order of th ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   185 Views