In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court upheld 23% reservation in the Uttar Pradesh government contracts observing it was not in violation of the provisions of the Constitution of India.A division bench composed of Justices Ashok Bhushan an ..
The three-day first media and law training programme organized by Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) concluded on Sunday. The programme brought together experts from fields like politics, media, judiciary, academia among others to discuss the var ..
Hindi may be the national language, but the judiciary still swears by the Queen's English. Now, language is the bone of contention between lawyers and judges with a section of lawyers alleging that Delhi's judges prefer English-speaking lawyers to H ..
The State Information Commission (SIC) chief, Suresh Joshi, has directed the Thane municipal commissioner, Nandkumar Y Jantre, to take action against all appellate authorities in the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) who have been sitting on RTI app ..
A trial court judge earned the wrath of the Delhi High Court for "exceeding his jurisdiction'' and showing lack of "judicial discipline'' by modifying the HC's order. Pulling up the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of New Delhi dis ..
Union Minister for Law and Justice Veerappa Moily said prior sanction should not be necessary for prosecuting a public servant who has been trapped red-handed or found in possession of assets disproportionate to known sources of his income. Dr Moily ..
Corruption poses a threat to national security as in the case of Mumbai Blasts in 1993 in which smuggled arms and explosives were used, Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan said.Financing of terrorist operations through Hawala currency racke ..
A total 71 CBI courts are in the offing in a bid to reduce the pendency of corruption cases across the country, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan said.Speaking at the National Seminar on ‘Fighting crimes related to Corruption’ organ ..
The senior most Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court has been appointed to ‘perform the duties’ of Chief Justice after incumbent Justice Vinod Kumar Gupta retired yesterday, it was announced today.Justice Bipin Chandra Kandpal’s appo ..
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal laid emphasis on reform in legal education in the country. Mr Sibal, also an eminent lawyer, was speaking during the inauguration of New Cubicles for Lawyers in the Supreme Court. Mr Sibal and the Bar Council of India(BCI), a ..