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  Implementation of the SC Judgments for Ameliorating the lot of the Have-nots   The Law Commission of India submitted to the Government of India, its 223rd Report on ..

Karnataka High Court Judges appointed In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Justice Amblikal Narayana Gowda Venugopala Gowda and (ii) Shri Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy, Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court, to be Judges of the Karnataka High Court, in that order of seniority, with e..

Allahabad High court Additional Judges appointed In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Ashwani Kumar Singh (ii) Shri Devendra Kumar Arora, (iii) Shri Anil Kumar, (iv) Shri Dasu Ram Azad, (v) Kumari Naheed Ara Moonis, (vi) Shri Ritu Raj Awasthi, (vii) Shri Rajesh Chandra, (viii) Shri Shyam Shan..

Bombay High Court Judges appointed In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Justice Chandrakant Laxman Pangarkar and (ii) Shri JusticeAmjad Ahtesham Sayed, Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court, to be Judges of the Bombay High Court, in that order of seniority, with effect from the dates the..

Delhi High Court Additional Judges appointed In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Valmiki J.Mehta and (ii) Shri Neeraj Kishan Kaul to be Additional Judges of the Delhi High Court, in that order of seniority, for a period of two years with effect from the dates they assume charge of their resp..

Foreign cos royalty income from India to be taxed, says AAR The Authority for Advance Ruling has held that basic engineering and procurement services provided by Australian company Worley Parsons Services, for projects to Reliance Petroleum Ltd and Sterlite Industries fall within the scope of royalty income and the receipts are taxable in India. For foreign companies working in India through pe..

4/2/2009 Taking series note of inaction in custodial disappearance case, Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed police to produce all records of a 12-year-old case in the court. The court direction came after the petitioners counsel alleged that police has failed to take any further action even after an inquiry officer, appointed by the court, has clearly said Mushtaq Ahmad Dar disappea..

New CJ of Madras HC invites agitating advocates for meeting tomorr Chennai | Saturday, Mar 7 2009 IST Newly-appointed Chief Justice of Madras High Court Justice H L Gokhale tonight invited the protesting advocates associations' office bearers for talks. Justice Gokhale, who arrived here this evening from Mumbai, invited the Madras High Court Association (MHAA), Bar Council of Tamil Nad..

HC Bar body to continue boycotting justice Singh CHANDIGARH, 6 Mar 2009: Deciding to continue boycott of the court of justice Uma Nath Singh until an ‘honourable solution’ was worked out by chief justice Tirath Singh Thakur, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar association on Thursday sent the message loud and clear that any behaviour aimed at lowering the dignity of lawyers would not be..

HC fumes over pending files BANGALORE,5 Mar 2009, The high court on Thursday took government officials to task for sleeping over files for years, terming them "sleeping giants". Shocked to hear about pendency of files regarding 5,000-MW power projects for 12 years, the court suggested that the government formulate a green channel or single-window system for speedy clearance of projects...

Acting Chief Justice holds talks with advocates association Chennai | Thursday, Mar 5 2009 IST The Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) of the Madras High Court Justice S J Mukhopadhaya today held discussions with the representative's of the various advocates associations. The ACJ requested the lawyers to call off their strike to give a warm welcome to the newly appointed Chief Justice of the High ..

Lawyers, litigants hit by court ‘Holidays' Ghaziabad, March 04, 2009 Lawyers at Ghaziabad district court worked for only 25 days in the last two months. Frequent strikes, condolences and government holidays have marred the court’s activities, leaving lawyers and litigants frustrated. Out of the total 61 days since January, 12 were devoted to strike calls, nine were Saturdays, nine Sun..

MADRAS HC LAWYERS NOT TO RESUME WORK NEW DELHI, 4 Mar 2009,: Belying Supreme Court's hope for an early end to the lawyers' strike paralyzing judicial work in Tamil Nadu, advocates from the Madras High Court bar associations were apologetic in conveying to the Chief Justice of India that it would be difficult for them to resume work immediately. Responding to last week's appeal from CJ..

Stir For HC Bench Turns violent Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday,3 March 2009 : The agitation by the Joint Action Council to set up a High Court bench here turned violent monday when a group of protesters tried to enter the Accountant General's office, prompting the police to use water cannon to disperse them. Trouble started when a group of persons, including some DYFI activists, pushed the..