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Probationer without qualification has no right to job: SC

   10 March 2008 at 23:45

A probationer who does not possess the requisite qualification, like command over the regional language of the place where he is posted, cannot claim a right over the job, the Supreme Court has said.The apex court's observation came while upholding t ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   658 Views


Preventive detention in public interest is justified: SC

   10 March 2008 at 23:45

Preventive detention of a person in public interest is justified and courts cannot interfere with it unless there are "exceptional" circumstances.Such detention is intended to strike a delicate balance between an individual's personal liberty (Fundam ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   659 Views


More than 6,000 dowry-related cases registered yearly: LS told

   10 March 2008 at 23:45

More than 6,000 dowry-related cases are registered on an average annually according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the Lok Sabha has been informed.As per data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), in the year 2004 the nu ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   426 Views


Narmada dam: SC annoyed over delay in relief for oustees

   10 March 2008 at 23:45

The Supreme Court has expressed annoyance over the delay in providing relief to Narmada dam oustees saying the issue had not moved an inch forward in the last one year."Today the position is that we have not moved an inch forward," a Bench headed by ..

Posted in Civil Law |   721 Views


Bill to increase allocation of Par seats for SC, ST introduced

   10 March 2008 at 23:45

A Bill seeking to increase allocation of parliamentary and assembly seats for scheduled castes and tribes in the country in the wake of the delimitation exercise was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.The Representation of the People (Amendment) B ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   389 Views


SC asks MCD to seal shops in illegal colonies by 30th June

   10 March 2008 at 23:45

The Supreme Court gave the MCD three months to seal all commercial premises, in Capital's unauthorised colonies, which are not protected by the new Master Plan and the Centre's notification.A Bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and P Sathasivam ..

Posted in Property Law |   485 Views


RETIREMENT AGE OF JUDGES

   10 March 2008 at 14:37

A proposal to increase the retirement age of the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts by three years is under examination of the Government. As regards increase in the retirement age of District/Subordinate Court Judges, it is the concern ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   507 Views


Bandh called by lawyers hit normal life in western Orissa

   09 March 2008 at 14:36

Normal life was hit in western Orissa as shops and business houses remained closed on Sunday during a bandh called by lawyers demanding a permanent High Court Bench in the region, while police used mild force to disperse agitators staging a road bloc ..

Posted in Others |   428 Views


Arms dealer Suresh Nanda, son Sanjeev Nanda arrested

   09 March 2008 at 14:36

Arms dealer Suresh Nanda, charged with receiving kickbacks in defence deals, his son and two others have been arrested by CBI for allegedly conspiring to fudge their account books seized by the IT department during a raid last year. They were arreste ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   512 Views


Centre to make fresh bid to evolve consensus on Women's Bill

   08 March 2008 at 22:29

An all-party meet will be convened later this month to make another attempt at evolving a consensus on the much-awaited Women's Reservation Bill, the Centre today said.Parliamentary Affairs Minister P R Dasmunsi said a positive outcome is expected on ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   385 Views