Justice Akshay Mehta was on Tuesday appointed as a second member of the Justice Nanavati commission, which is probing the Godhra train carnage and the riots in Gujarat after it. And there lies a controversy. Civil society groups allege that Mehta, wh ..
Judiciary for better functioning of executive: SC New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI) The Centre and the Supreme Court today once again had a confrontation on the issue of judicial activism in theform of entertaining PILs.Additional Solicitor General(ASG) Vikas ..
"Who will protect the rights of the common man if the executive does not do its duty," asked the Supreme Court while justifying judicial intervention and favouring fresh guidelines for entertaining PILs.The court also came down heavily on hospitals a ..
Chargesheet filed against former RAW officer New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Probe into the alleged leaking of secret information in a book on RAW came to an end when the CBI today filed a chargesheet in a designated court here accusing its former official ..
HC issues notice to Anil Kapoor, Ghai over 'Black and White' New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) The Delhi High Court today issued notices to Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor and Director Subhash Ghai over on a petition filed by a Delhi University professor seeking ..
Sanjay Dutt and Manyata say they are not married Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) Actor Sanjay Dutt and his friend Manyata told a court here that they are not legally married, giving a dramatic twist to the case relating to the couple's marital status.Challeng ..
7 High Court judges appointed New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) President Pratibha Devisingh Patil appointed seven judges of the Delhi High Court today. They include five advocates V K Shali, Manmohan Singh, Rajiv Sahai Endlay, Jagjivan Ram Midha and Rajiv ..
80,000 lawyers to remain on indefinite strike in Bihar Patna, Apr 7 (UNI) About 80,000 lawyers of Patna High Court, district courts and other subordinate courts throughout the state will continue with their ceasework till withdrawal or immediate st ..
Justice Akshay Mehta appointed on Nanavati Commission Ahmedabad, Apr 8 (PTI) The Gujarat government today appointed the High Court's retired judge Justice Akshay Mehta as a member of the Nanavati Commission probing Godhra train carnage and post-Go ..
Amidst a raging debate and differences among judges over entertaining public interest litigations (PILs), the Supreme Court floated an idea of carrying out a study to find out spheres in which such petitions have yielded results."A general study on P ..