constitutional law

SC STAYS MP HC ORDER BANNING REGISTRATION OF BIKES12/20/2008The Supreme Court stayed still further orders, the order of Madhya Pradesh High Court banning the sale and registration of motor bikes in the state till the grip for pillion rider is fixed in the middle of the two seats to ensure the safety of the pillion rider.A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and ..

CENTRE, DELIMINATIO COMMISSION GET NOTICES ON RESERVATION POLICY SC/ST.12/20/2008The Supreme Court issued notices to the Union Government and the Delimitation Commission on a petition seeking directions to rotate Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies reserved for the SC/ST in the country as well as in the state of Haryana under the Delimitation Act, 2002.A bench compris..

UPA TELLS SC: NO BAR ON SONIA GANDHI BECOMING PM12/20/2008The Union Government in its affidavit filed in the Supreme Court asserted that there was no bar under the Constitution of India against Congress president Sonia Gandhi becoming the Prime Minister of the country.According to UPA government affidavit, Foreign origin of an alien citizen of the country does not debar him..

The Government introduced a Bill in Rajya Sabha for providing speedy justice to poor people in villages at their doorstep, instead of them travelling long distances to attend litigations. Law Minister H R Bharadwaj, while introducing the Gram Nyalayas Bill, 2008, said state governments had not been able to provide speedy justice to poorer sections of society because of various problems and a j..

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan administered oath of office to three new judges of the Supreme Court. The new judges are Justices Ashok Kumar Ganguly, Chief Justice of Madras High Court, R M Lodha, Chief Justice of Patna High Court and H L Dattu, Chief Justice of Kerala High Court. With today’s appointment the total strength of the apex court judges has gone up to 25. The Union g..

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly, Chief Justice, Madras High Court,(ii) Shri Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, Chief Justice, Patna High Court, and (iii) Shri Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu, Chief Justice, Kerala High Court, to be Judges of the Supreme Court ..

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin did not put any bar on the Congress chief from being elected to hold public office as the Constituion did not make any distinction between acquired and natural citizenship. "Once citizenship of India has been acquired in terms of the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955, the concerned person becomes a citizen for the ..

NEPAL COURT RECORDS DISAPROVE PAKISTANI LAWYER'S CLAIM ON KASAB 19 Dec 2008, 0927 hrs IST, IANS KATHMANDU: Records at Nepal's apex court have proved as false Pakistani lawyer Chaudhary Muhammad Farooq's claim that Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving Mumbai attacker, was arrested in Nepal two years ago. The incident has raised questions about the lawyer's actual identity and intent..

ALLAHABAD HC GIVES GREEN SIGNAL TO RAIL COACH FACTORY IN RAI BARELI 12/18/2008 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court lifted the status quo orders on the land, at which Rs 2,200 crore rail coach factory was proposed to be set up in Re Bareli -- the parliamentary constituency of Congress President Sonia Gandhi. The bench comprising Justice Pradeep Kant and Justice Shabihul Hasnain a..

MADRAS HC DISMISSES PETITION TO BAN ON GOOGLE EARTH 12/18/2008 The Madras High Court dismissed a petition seeking ban on Google Earth, a website, displaying satellite images of the earth’s surface, enabling terrorists to access close-up view of sensitive establishments in the country. While dismissing the petition, a Bench comprising acting Chief Justice S J Mukhopadhya and Justice V Dana..

MALAYSIA PM DEFENDS HIS JUDICIAL REFORM 18 Dec 2008, 0848 hrs IST, AP KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia's prime minister has defended a new law aimed at promoting judicial independence even though it gives him the final say in appointing senior judges including the chief justice. Malaysia's Parliament passed the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill late Wednesday, hours after..

Chennai: The Madras high court has rejected a PIL filed by a retired police officer demanding a “total or partial ban” on Google Earth. The Bench comprising the acting chief justice S J Mukhopadhaya and Justice V Dhanapalan disposed of the petition of J Mohanraj after observing that judges were not experts, and the petitioner should move an appropriate forum for remedy. In his submission..

SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO ORDER REMOVAL OF JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR OF MADRAS HC 17TH DEC, 2008 The Supreme Court disapproved the action of its own Chief Justice in making Justice S Ashok Kumar as permanent judge of the Madras High Court, despite the fact that the reports about the personal integrity, character and competence of Justice Kumar were not favourable. A bench, comprising Justice..

DELHI HIGH COURT ASKS CENTRE, WHETHER WE HAVE ANY POLICY TO ACCOMODATE REFUGEES17TH DEC, 2008Delhi High Court directed the Centre to consider the petition of 62 Pakistanis who want to have asylum here because they are accused of blasphemy in their country as they profess a set of beliefs which their government says was not recognised under Islam.The asylum seekers fear they wou..

" 50 BENCHES FOR MEGA LOK ADALAT "Posted: Dec 18, 2008 at 0155 hrs ISTLudhiana As many as 50 judicial Benches will be set up during the Mega Lok Adalat to he held at the Ludhiana District Headquarter Judicial Court Complex and at Sub-Divisions Headquarters on December 20 and 21. Of these, 34 benches will be conducted at Ludhiana, eight at Jagroan, five at Khanna and three a..