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SC asks govt to convey its stand on Sethusam proj

   03 November 2009 at 19:02

The government was on Tuesday asked by the Supreme Court to expeditiously convey its stand on a report of an expert body which allegedly has doubted the feasibility of the controversial Sethusamudram project. The apex court said the Centre's response ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   320 Views


Chief Justice of India, 20 SC judges declare assets

   03 November 2009 at 19:01

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan and 20 other judges of the Supreme Court on Monday made public their assets. The assets of Justice B N Agrawal, who retired on 15thOctober, were also declared on the website on his special request, the apex cou ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  2 comments |   309 Views


Karnataka: Advocate association of Bangalore may boycott CJ

   03 November 2009 at 19:00

With the Supreme Court collegium putting on hold the elevation of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran to the Supreme Court, the judge may be in for further trouble since the Advocate Association of Bangalore is likely to revive its plan ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   384 Views


SC: Amendment plea in civil cases should not be entertained

   03 November 2009 at 19:00

The Supreme Court has held that amendment application in civil cases should not be entertained, if such pleas are filed with an ulterior motive to delay the proceedings. A bench headed by Justice Dalveer Bhandari in its judgement noted, ‘in our ..

Posted in Civil Law  3 comments |   1107 Views


SC collegium drops Justice Dinakaran's name for promotion

   03 November 2009 at 18:59

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan has conveyed to the Union Government that it has decided to drop the name of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran from the list of those recommended for elevati ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   287 Views


Delhi HC dismisses paternity plea against N D Tiwari

   03 November 2009 at 18:58

The Delhi High Court dismissed Rohit Shekhar’s plea that he was Andhra Pradesh Governor and veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari’s biological son.The order was seen as a relief to Mr Tiwari. Rohit Shekhar is the son of former Congress party ..

Posted in Family Law  1 comments |   1581 Views


Information Technology (Amendment) Act,2008 comes into force

   03 November 2009 at 18:58

The Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 has come into force. The Rules pertaining to section 52 (Salary, Allowances and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Members), section 54 (Procedure for Investigation of Misbehaviou ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   362 Views


Government favours strengthening RTI Act, defends CAT

   02 November 2009 at 18:53

The union government Sunday said it is moving to amend and strengthen the country’s Right to Information (RTI) Act of 2005 to bring in more transparency in the government’s functioning and to help resolve grievances of officials.“Th ..

Posted in Civil Law  1 comments |   695 Views


Court allows police to conduct narco test on Ghandy

   01 November 2009 at 19:37

A Delhi court on Saturday allowed a plea of the police to conduct a narco-analysis test on top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy as the investigators alleged he did not cooperate with them despite having "thorough knowledge" about banned CPI-Maois ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   317 Views


CJI for continuation of tribunals

   01 November 2009 at 19:37

Against the backdrop of an ongoing debate over proliferation of tribunals, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Sunday said there were "compelling reasons" for continuation of tribunals in the country as they were more accessible to l ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   271 Views