Madras High Court reserved orders on a batch of writ petitions, challenging the ownership of lands by Karnataka Chief Justice P D Dinakaran at Kaverirajapuram in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. The petitions were filed by Kaverirajapuram villagers ..
The exclusion of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran while four other Judges were elevated was followed by a call for his resignation. The call came from Supreme Court Bar Association president M N Krishnamani who also urged the Apex Cou ..
Two judges of the Supreme Court have expressed opposite opinions on the issue of Judicial Legislation.Justice Markandey Katju in an order has ruled that Courts can only recommend to the Legislature or the Executive to make laws on social problems whi ..
The Chhattisgarh High Court has accepted the petition that challenged the reservation rules which have been introduced for nagar panchayat for consideration and directed to issue a notice to the state government.Chief Justice Rajiv Gupta and Justice ..
Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's son Rahul is a witness in the case relating to terror charge probe against American national David Headley, a top police official said. "Let the investigation be done. At the moment, Rahul Bhatt is a witness. ..
In the apex court litigants and lawyers have been paying a insignificant fee for filing appeals or vakalatnama for more than 40 years, but it may register a 20-fold boost as per a current proposal being examined by law minister Veerappa Moily. The pr ..
Government on Tuesday opened its arguments in the high-voltage gas row between the Ambani brothers in the Supreme Court asserting that any understanding reached between them was not binding on it as gas was not their "private property". &qu ..
All Judges of the Madras High Court, including its Madurai Bench, have submitted statements of their assets and those of their spouses and minor children to Chief Justice H K Gokhale. High Court officials on Monday said that all judges have given the ..
Elections of the members of the Bar council of Maharashtra and Goa to elect the 25 members will be held on thursday, 7th january 2010 from 9.00 a.m to 6.00 p.m. The elections will be held in all the district and taluka places in the state of Maharas ..
Centre to announce litigation policy soon…. KOCHI: Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily said that the Central Government would soon announce its litigation policy and that steps would be taken to implement the policy within three years. The mini ..