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Plea for alternative housing before eviction dismissed

   17 July 2009 at 18:26

The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition by the Tamil Nadu Government Office Assistant and Basic Servants Central Association seeking a direction to the official authorities to allot proper alternative site to association members b ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   286 Views


SC reserves judgement on Commonwealth games village PIL

   16 July 2009 at 17:40

The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on a petition challenging the Delhi High Court judgment of staying the ongoing constructions on the Yamuna river bed for the 2010 Commonwealth games.A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrisnan, Justices P S ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   315 Views


Delhi High Court approves child labour abolition action plan

   16 July 2009 at 10:22

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday put its seal of approval on Delhi Action Plan for Total Abolition of Child Labour in the Capital and issued a series of directions to the public bodies concerned for its implementation.The Action Plan has been prepa ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   327 Views


Plea seeking status quo on Section 377 dismissed by Madras H

   16 July 2009 at 10:18

The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition to restrain the Union government from repealing, amending, modifying or relaxing Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.The Section states that whoever ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   185 Views


Madras HC-Interim injunction on transport corporations

   16 July 2009 at 10:14

The Madras High Court has granted interim injunction restraining the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporations, Madurai and Coimbatore from proceeding further with impugned tender notifications for privatising certain works.In his petition, filed by c ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   168 Views


Gauhati HC allows MHRD to present its views tomorrow

   15 July 2009 at 18:52

The Gauhati High Court, Agartala bench, has allowed Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) to present their views tomorrow, with regard to admission in the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala this year.The MHRD sought two weeks t ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   282 Views


Supreme Court fiat to police officers

   15 July 2009 at 11:08

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed two Chennai police officers to approach the High Court for revocation of their suspension ordered in the wake of the February clashes between lawyers and police.A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice K.G. B ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   205 Views


High Court dismisses petition against ban on plastic bags

   15 July 2009 at 11:06

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging a Delhi Government notification imposing a complete ban on use of plastic bags in the Capital, saying that ‘there is no good reason to strike down the impugned notification’ ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   245 Views


High Court toughens stand on BBMP election

   15 July 2009 at 11:04

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday orally indicated that it would take a tough stand against the State Government if elections to the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) were not held by July 31, 2009.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   262 Views


Apex court stays contempt proceedings against Karnataka educ

   15 July 2009 at 11:01

Officials of the Department of Education in Karnataka heaved a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon stayed till July 24 contempt proceedings initiated by the High Court of Karnataka against them for not complying with court ord ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   176 Views