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Govt mulls medical devices price regulation Act

   15 December 2008 at 18:38

The Government would soon bring in a medical devices Act in a bid to regulate prices of healthcare equipment.Stating that 30 to 40 per cent of healthcare costs comprised diagnostic kits and other medial equipment, Union Science and Technology Ministe ..

Posted in Civil Law |   347 Views


New body to watch corruption in courts

   15 December 2008 at 18:33

New body to watch corruption in courts..........Nagendar Sharma New Delhi FOR THE first time in India, common people would soon be able to lodge their complaints against corrupt judges. The government has decided to provide punitive powers to a pro- ..

Posted in Others |   247 Views


More judges, shorter judgements, to reduce backlog: Bharadwaj

   15 December 2008 at 18:30

NEW DELHI: Long-winded judgements, unpunctual judges and vacancies are among the 29 reasons for the huge backlog of 30 million cases in various courts across the country, Law Minister H.R. Bharadwaj said on Monday. "We are grappling with the problem ..

Posted in Others |   241 Views


44 women among 610 HC judges, RS told

   15 December 2008 at 18:29

There are 44 women among the 610 judges working in the 21 High Courts in the country, the Rajya Sabha was informed. Delhi High Court and Bombay High Court top the list with six women judges each, the law minister H R Bhardwaj said in a written reply. ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   190 Views


Law panel says ‘no’ to making Hindi official court language

   15 December 2008 at 18:27

The Law Commission has rejected a parliamentary committee recommendation to make Hindi the official court language for delivering judgments in the Supreme Court and all High Courts and also to amend the Constitution to enable the Union Legislature de ..

Posted in Others |   194 Views


NOTICES TO CENTRE OVER OBC CREAMY LAYER

   15 December 2008 at 16:23

SC issues notice to Centre over OBC creamy layer15 Dec 2008, 1500 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government on a lawsuit questioning an October 2008 government order that people of Other Backward Cas ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   241 Views


HOW MATERNITY LEAVES AFFECT PENSIONS

   15 December 2008 at 15:41

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008 Court weighs how maternity leaves affect pensionsBy SAM HANANEL Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - Several Supreme Court justices questioned on Wednesday whether AT&T Corp. is discriminating against former employees by ..

Posted in Family Law |   329 Views


URINE RECYCLER PASSES ASTRONAUTS' TEST

   15 December 2008 at 15:38

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008 Finally, urine recycler passes astronauts' testHOUSTON (AP) - After several days without luck, astronauts finally ran a successful test on equipment that turns urine into drinking water - a necessity for supporting the interna ..

Posted in Others |   231 Views


SC issues notice to HPSC on prelim exams in judicial recruitment

   14 December 2008 at 23:40

he Supreme Court issued notice to the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) on a petition challenging the decision of the Haryana Government to conduct preliminary examination for recruitment of Haryana Civil Judges in the state.A bench comprising ..

Posted in Civil Law |   436 Views


Madras HC allows Quo-warranto against retired judge

   14 December 2008 at 23:39

The Madras High Court allowed a Quo-warranto petition against N Kannadasan, who was appointed as the President of the State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (SCDRC).A Division Bench, comprising Justices P K Misra and A Kulasekaran, set aside the ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   298 Views