constitutional law

CJI: Bar & benches should work for betterment of judicial system Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan appealed to the members of legal fraternity to cooperate in betterment of the judicial system in the country. Speaking as chief guest at golden jubilee function of the Allahabad High Court, the CJI said without cooperation of the bench, bar and other officers of legal fraternity, ca..

The Supreme Court will hear on March 23 a PIL praying not to stay the conviction of those candidates who are under trial for serious offences and have criminal antecedents. Three advocates have approached the Supreme Court in view of the large number of politicians with criminal background approaching the courts to get their conviction stayed to contest the coming Lok Sabha election. The ape..

Kumar Prasad took oath as new Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court. Uttar Pradesh Governor T V Rajeshwar administered the oath at 1030 hrs. Born on July 15, 1949, Mr Prasad got registered as advocate in 1973. He became senior advocate on July 14, 1989 and took oath as permanent Justice of the Patna High Court on November 8, 1994. In the same year, he was transferred to the Madhya Pradesh H..

The Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan has transferred the Boss music school case to a new bench of three judges headed by Justice B N Agarwal. Other judges on the bench are Justices G S Singhvi and H L Dattu. The new bench will hear on March 23 the contempt of court case initiated suo-motu against five members of the music school, namely Leila David, Annette Kotian, Pavithra Murali, Sa..

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Interim order directing suspension of SENIOR COPS SUO MOTU (Taken Up) W.P. (PIL) NO.3335 OF 2009 S.J.MUKHOPADHAYA,J. V.DHANAPALAN,J. AND K.CHANDRU,J. (ORDER OF THE COURT WAS MADE BY S.J.MUKHOPADHAYA,J.) In regard to the incidents taken place in the HIgh Court campus on 19th Feb., 2009, a writ petition, W.P.(PIL) NO. 3335/09 was suo ..

Madras HC orders suspension of two top police officials Chennai (PTI): The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered suspension of two top police officials over the February 19 lawyers-police clash inside the Court premises in which several advocates and police personnel, besides a judge were injured. The court ordered suspension of then Joint Commissioner of Police (North) M Ramasubrmani, wh..

President Pratibha Patil has cleared the names of 14 persons – 11 from the Bar and three District Judges – for appointment as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court. The warrant of appointment is expected in a few days. The 14 persons are: R.S. Ramanathan, B. Rajendran, Raja Elango, D. Hari Parandaman, C.T. Selvam, C.S. Karnan, N. G. Kirubakaran, M.M. Sundresh, T.S. Sivagnanam, M. Duraiswamy, ..

Chennai, Mar 10 (UNI)The Madras High Court Registrar General today denied that Chief Justice H L Gokhale has recommended the transfer of former Acting Chief Justice(ACJ) S J Mukhopadhaya to some other court with promotion, after ''he came under attack'' by the Srikrishna Commission, which probed the clash between Police and Lawyers in the high court complex on February 19. Reacting to a rep..

HC asks govt to submit report on pollution Kolkata, Mar 07, 2009 : Expressing dissatisfaction on the affidavits filed by the state government, a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S S Nijjar and Justice Biswanath Somadder asked it to place a status report within two weeks on the steps taken by it to curb pollution caused by auto emission at night. Environmentalist Subhas Dutta had m..

HC seeks information on implementation of Juvenile Justice Act Imphal | Friday, Mar 6 2009 IST The Gauhati High Court today issued a notice of motion returnable within four weeks in a PIL seeking appropriate direction for effective implementation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. A division bench comprising Justice Maibam Binoykumar Singh and Justice A C Upa..

Guj HC denies voting rights to donor members in CBC election Ahmedabad | Friday, Mar 6 2009 IST The Gujarat High Court today upheld the rival faction led by Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah's plea that the individual members of the Central Cricket Board (CBC), Ahmedabad, would not have 'right to vote' in the election. Justice M R Shah, in his order, said the individual members, who were ma..

Justice Jacob Koshy may take over as CJ on Mar 18 Patna | Friday, Mar 6 2009 IST Justice Jacob Benjamin Koshy, presently a judge of Kerala High Court, will take over as the next Chief Justice of Patna High Court later this month. Sources at the Patna High Court here today informed that acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court Chandramauli Kumar Prasad had been appointed as the Chief Justi..

HC aligns its RTI rules with CIC guidelines NEW DELHI, 6 Mar 2009: After drawing heavy criticism for framing RTI rules that went against the parent Act, the Delhi High Court, in a major climbdown, has amended some of the rules. Most notably, it has done away with the requirement that RTI applicants show how they are an "affected party'' while seeking information, a caveat forbidden by..

SC fixes Mar 20 for hearing PIL seeking Navin Chawla's removal New Delhi | Wednesday, Mar 4 2009 IST The Supreme Court today fixed March 20 for hearing of a PIL seeking removal of Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla in view of the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami for his removal due to his partisan role. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and ..

FIVE (5) HIGH COURT CHIEF JUSTICE APPOINTED New Delhi | Wednesday, Mar 4 2009 IST The appointment of Chief Justices of five High Courts-- Kerala, Patna, Rajasthan, Sikkim and Allahabad-- was announced by the Law and Justice Ministry this evening. All five appointment made by President Pratibha Patil under Article 217 of the Indian Constitution take effect from the respective dates of assu..