A bench comprising Justices Badar Durezz Ahmed and Rajiv Shakdher appointed senior lawyers V P Singh, R P Lao and Raj Birbal to conduct free and fair elections of the Bar association of Dwarka.The High Court ruled that the elections will be conducted ..
The Supreme Court Collegium has cleared the names of three Chief Justices of High Courts for their elevation to the apex court.The judges are; Justice A K Ganguly, presently Chief Justice of Madras High Court, Justice R M Lodha, presently Chief Justi ..
The All India Bar Association conferred its national awards for the year 2008 upon outstanding lawyers and legal journalists.Chairman of the Bar Council of India Mr S N P Sinha,Assistant Solicitor General Dr Anmol Rattan Sidhu,Chairman of the Bar Cou ..
The Supreme Court has ruled that courts cannot give a blanket protection to an accused in the name of granting anticipatory bail as it would amount to providing a passport for indulging in criminal activities. "A `blanket' order of bail may amount to ..
The Allahabad High Court stayed the special recruitment drive for SC and OBC candidates for the post of Assistant Prosecution Officers (APO) slated to be held on October 12.Passing this order, division bench, comprising Justice V M Sahai and Justice ..
Underworld don Om Prakash Srivastava alias Babloo Srivastava along with two others was sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of Custom Assistant Commissioner L D Arora in 1993 in Allahabad.The district court and designated spec ..
The Allahabad High Court ruled that if any employee was suspended on ground of pendency of a criminal charge after his acquittal in the case, the said suspension would automatically come to an end and as an effect the suspension would be deemed to be ..
Taking cognisance of a lawyer remaining absent from pleading in a case for non-payment of fee, the Chhattisgarh High Court has issued notices to the Bar Council of India and four others and sought a reply.Expressing surprise at continuous absence of ..
The Supreme Court stayed till further orders the postings of 30 judges of Punjab subordinate courts due to bungling in marking of the answer sheets.Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium told a bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan ..
Justice S N Dhingra of Delhi High Court has held that the old parents whose relations with their son and daughter-in law turn sour have every right to show them the door and the daughter-in law cannot claim any right to stay in their house claiming t ..