constitutional law

Tamil Nadu Apex court issues notice to High Court J. Venkatesan Bench posts hearing in PIL petition to February 27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Advocates in Tamil Nadu frequently go on strike paralysing Madras High Court” ------------------------------------------------------------------------..

Chennai clash: HC orders CBI probe, ruckus in House NDTV Correspondent Friday, February 20, 2009, (Chennai) The High Court has ordered a CBI inquiry into the violence at the Madras High Court on Thursday. The government of Tamil Nadu has consented to the inquiry. Three committees are to be formed by the Chief Justice, comprising the Registrar General, two Registrars and lawyers. Committ..

SC Notice To Centre On Closure Of PSUs Manufacturing Vaccines Dated: 20 Feb 2009, 1159 hrs IST, Source : PTI NEW DELHI: Text: The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre on the closure of three public sector undertakings manufacturing essential vaccines like DPT, measles, polio and BCG. A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan sought response from the Heal..

Gujarat HC Dismisses PIL Against Slumdog Millionaire Dated: 19 Feb 2009, 2323 hrs IST, Source: PTI AHMEDABAD: Text: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL against Oscar nominated 'Slumdog Millionaire' which had raised objection that the title of the film was derogatory to the people of India. NGO Dastak which filed the PIL had also prayed that the court should s..

Lok Sabha Approves Bill To Extend Sealing Moratorium By A Year Dated : 19 - 02 -2009 Source : Bureau Report New Delhi TEXT : With a view to giving relief to a large number of people of Delhi from sealing, a bill was approved by the Lok Sabha today to extend by one more year the moratorium on punitive action against various categories of unauthorised commercial properties in t..

Lok Sabha Clears Bill To Raise Judges' Salaries Dated :19 Feb 2009, 1917 hrs IST, Source :IANS NEW DELHI: Text: The Lok Sabha Thursday passed a bill to hike salaries of judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts as law minister HR Bhardwaj said India was proud of its independent judiciary. "Parliament is the supreme institution. Judiciary is accountable to the constit..

SC Notice To Tamil Nadu Lawyers Over Frequent Strikes Dated : 19 Feb 2009, 1919 hrs IST, Source :IANS NEW DELHI: Text: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Tamil Nadu lawyers why they were striking work at the drop of a hat on issues ranging from changes in criminal laws to the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka. A bench of Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan issued notices to the Mad..

HC Sets Up Committee To Monitor Children's' Homes Dated: 19-02-2007 Source : Bureau Report New Delhi : TEXT: A three-member committee, including a district judge, was constituted on Thursday by the Delhi High Court to monitor the living conditions in children' homes. Directing the NCT government to take proper care of the children staying there, the Court asked the committee ..

Two Parliamentary Secretaries Resigned In Reference To Bombay HC Order Dated: 10-02-2009 Source : UNI Delhi : In a significant development that will have a bearing on the Congress-led coalition government, two parliamentary secretaries with cabinet rank submitted their resignations, in deference to the January 22 order of the Bombay High Court at Goa. Those who resigned are NCP legi..

SC: Anyone Can Contest From General Category Irrespective Of Class Dated:18-02-2009 Source: UNI DELHI: Holding that any candidate can contest from the seat reserved for general category candidates, the Supreme Court has upheld the election of Bihari Lal Rada, a Backward Class candidate to the post of president, Municipal Council of Hisar in Haryana. Punjab and Haryana High Court h..

Ramadoss Moves SC Against Delhi HC Order Of Lifting Ban On Smoking Scene Dated:18-02-2009 Source: UNI DELHI: Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has approached the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court judgment on lifting ban on smoking scenes in movies. The petition filed by Union Government in the apex court cited World Health Organisation(WHO) data confirming that 72 per..

HC Bench Refers Lawyers Attack On Swamy To Acting CJ Dated: 17 Feb 2009 Source: UNI Text: CHENNAI: A Division Bench of Madras High Court, which was witness to the assault on Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy in the court hall today by a group of lawyers, referred the incident to acting Chief Justice S K Mukhopadhaya for appropriate action. Taking suo motu action, the ..

HC Directs Hospital To Pay Enhanced Honorarium To Trainee Doctors Dated: 18 Feb 2009 Source: UNI Text: DELHI: The Delhi High Court rejected the plea of Capital's Sunder Lal Jain hospital that it being a private hospital cannot be compelled to follow the rules of the National Board of Examination(NBE) to enhance the stipend of its trainee doctors and directed the hospital to..

Karnataka HC CJ Appeals Govt To Fill Up Vacant Posts 2/16/2009 Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran appealed to the state government to fill up vacant posts of Public Prosecutors in various sub-ordinate courts as it was hampering the speedy delivery of justice in the state. Speaking on the concluding day of the two-day State Level Conference of the Karnataka Judicial Officers,..

SC Order Fallout: 600 Employees Seek Job Security 2/16/2009 Threatened with the prospect of losing jobs following a recent Supreme Court order for demolition of a portion of a popular five-star resort in the city, about 900 employees, their associates and family members staged a rally in the city, seeking job security forthwith. They called on Governor S S Sidhu, chief minister Digambar K..