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 The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the government for permitting law colleges, some of which are run in basements and rooftops, without even basic infrastructural facilities saying "you are playing with the lives of students". "It's strange th..

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Union government on a PIL seeking direction to work out a mechanism in consultation with the governments of Australia and Canada for ensuring safety and security of Indian students studying there. A vacation bench comprising Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Asok Kumar Ganguly issued notice to the M..

The Supreme Court has ruled that nobody has the fundamental right to conduct trade or business in intoxicants and the state has the power to impose a complete ban these activities such as its manufacture, storage, export, import, sale and possession in all their manifestations. Dismissing the appeals of Commissioner of Income tax, Udaipur, Rajasthan, a bench comprising Just..

The sitting Supreme Court Judge Justice D K Jain will chair a three-member committee appointed by Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari to investigate the allegations of corruption against Justice Soumitra Sen of Calcutta High Court whose removal by impeachment was recommended by the Chief Ju..

NHRC concerned on inference of caste panchayats in administration of criminal justice in Uttar Pradesh   New Delhi, June 11, 2009     The NHRC on 10th June, 2009 decided to send a notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, seeking his comments as to what steps are being taken to prevent interference of c..

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The Union Cabinet on Friday decided to return the tough anti-terror bill passed by the Gujarat Assembly back to the state government for making amendments in line with central law. Briefing reporters, Home Minister P Chidambaram said the Cabinet decided to recommen..

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court today seeking directions to the Union Government to evolve a system to ensure safety of Indian students going abroad for studies. The petition filed by Advocate Ranbir Singh Yadav has urged the apex cour..

The Supreme Court today came down heavily on private educational institutions playing with the career of students by making admissions without getting recognition and affiliation from a University and keeping the students in dark. A vacation bench comprising Justices B..

The Allahabad High Court today held that the selection of Safai Karmis on the basis of being upper caste could not be challenged. Giving this ruling, the Court quashed the order dated November 14, 2008 and similar government order directing the Divisional Commissioner to cancel all such appointments made in the district concerned. Allowing the writ petiti..

The Supreme Court has reprimanded the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) for denying admission to a medical science student who had secured a high rank in the merit list. A vacation bench comprising Justices B Sudarshan Reddy and Aftab Alam yesterday threatened that it will reopen the entire admission process and order a thorough probe to fix responsibility on those responsible for ..

 Madras High Court has directed the Director of Teacher Education, Research and Training (DTERT), Chennai, to pass orders within two weeks on a woman’s request to approve her admission for Diploma in Teacher Education course. Justice M Jaichandren passed the order after the government lawyer said the petitioner’s request should be considered under the deserted women category a..

 Madras High Court has reserved its orders on a writ petition filed by a homeopathy student, challenging the dress code prescribed for women students by a Chennai-based private institution. Justice K Venkataraman reserved the orders yesterday, after a counter-affidavit filed by the institution, defending its Saree-only dress code for women interns at its college. ..

SC issues notice to UP govt. on transfer of bureaucrats The Supreme Court issued notices to both the Union and Mayawati-led U P governments on a petition challenging the wholesale transfer of IAS and IPS officers in Uttar Pradesh, following dismal performance of the ruling BSP in the State in the recently-held Lok Sabha elections. A vacation bench comprising Justices B Sudarshan Reddy and Afta..

 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, Additional Judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, to be a Judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office...