constitutional law

Madras High Court dismissed a writ petition, seeking reduction of bus fares in the Tamil Nadu-owned corporation buses. Dismissing the petition filed by an advocate, at the admission stage itself, the first bench comprising Chief Justices H L Gokhale and D Murugesan sai..

Calcutta High Court today asked the West Bengal government if it had paid compensation to the injured and rape victims in Nandigram as ordered by the court. Admitting a writ petition by the injured and the rape victims, the two-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice S S ..

The Oshiwara police today formally arrested Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja on charges of raping a teenaged housemaid yesterday afternoon. The actor, famous for his roles in Gangster, & Life in a Metro and Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi was detained by the police late last night for questioning after the 18-year-old maid filed a complaint of rape against him. ..

The Bombay High Court today upheld the maintainability of the Reliance Natural Resources Limited (RNRL) plea in the long-standing dispute with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) involving supply of natural gas from the Krishna Godavari basin. The court has directed RIL to s..

Sending strong warning to educational institutions in the country against demanding capitation fee/donation from admission seekers, the Supreme Court today once again reminded the state as well as the private unaided educational institutions that they can not charge or demand capitation fee from the admission seekers or their families. A Vacation bench comprising Justices Ma..

Justice Nirmal Yadav of Punjab and Haryana High Court, facing inquiry in cash at judge’s door step has written a letter to Justice T S Thakur, Chief Justice of High Court, for allocation of judicial work to her. Judicial work was withdrawn from her following the ..

 Military service is in Capt. Kamaljit Singh Kalsi's blood. His father and grandfather were part of India's Air Force. His great-grandfather served in the army in India under the British. So when US Army recruiters talked to him during his first year of medical school, he readily signed up. But his plans to go on active duty..

Stating that the Companies Bill would be re introduced , Minister for Corporate Affairs Salman Khurshid today said the new legislation was quite adequate to take care that episodes like Satyam did not happen. "It would be my first priority to reintroduce the Bill ..

Madras High Court granted interim stay on the publication of the list released by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) on June two for the post of Steno-typist Grade III for Group IV Services 2007. The court passed the order yesterday on petitions filed by candidates who had passed the written examination. One of the petitioners S Chitra of Ka..

The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by former Madras High Court judge N Kannadasan and the Tamil Nadu government challenging formers removal from the post of President of the State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission as his integrity was under doubt.Justice Kannadasan was appointed as a Additional Judge of Madras High Court for two years but was not c..

The government has ruled out any dilution in the Women's Reservation Bill which seeks to ensure 33 percent seats for women in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies...

The Madras High Court has directed the State Agriculture Commissioner and Secretary to consider the request of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) and pass appropriate orders within four weeks for the approval and inclusion of C Subramaniam Institute of Agriculture, Tindivanam, ..

‘The timing, scope and extent of audit are all matters which fall within the jurisdiction of the Comptroller and Auditor (CAG) of India and this is certainly not a matter on which the Court ought to tread’. The Hon’ble Bombay High Court has held this in a Public Interest..

6/9/2009 The Supreme Court has upheld the decision of Tamil Nadu government to place large number of post-graduate teachers recruited on temporary basis, who were subsequently regularised, to grant them seniority below the last candidate selected by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Tamil Nadu government had issued an order dated December 12, 1988, regularising all post-graduate assi..

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 Aftab Alam also issued notices to the Ut..