constitutional law

A city-based advocate has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking a direction from the High Court to rebel Congress leader and former Maharashtra revenue minister Narayan Rane to disclose names of the politicians, who he claimed had provided financial assistance and logistic support to the terrorists involved in the 26/11 strikes on the metropolis. Advocate Amin Solkar has filed the P..

A public interest writ petition has been filed yesterday by one Shekar G Devasa, an Advocate practicing in Supreme Court of India restraining the television media from facilitating or relaying communication from suspected or apprehended terrorists to their viewers in India forthwith and the same is likely to come up for admission in the course of next week. It is submitted in the writ peti..

New Delhi: The judiciary will show no leniency to those polluting environment or adversely affecting public health and aquatic life, said the Supreme Court on Friday in a hard-hitting judgment, while giving the green light to the prosecution of a carpet firm official after more than 20 years. “The message must go to all concerned persons, whether small or big, that the courts will share parli..

Chennai: The Madras high court has quashed the appointment of Justice N Kannadasan, a former additional judge of the court, as chairman of the Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. Due consultation process, involving the state government and the chief justice of the Madras high court, had not taken place prior to Justice Kannadasan’s selection, a division bench said. “Consu..

Since its inception, the Central Information Commission has received 24145 complaints and appeals upto 30.09.2008. 8670 cases were pending for disposal as on 30.09.2008 for reasons like shortage of Information Commissioners vis-à-vis the workload. All cases of appeals and complaints to the Commission involve delay or denial of information. Information about number of show cause notices issued ..

Since its inception, the Central Information Commission has received 24145 complaints and appeals upto 30.09.2008. 8670 cases were pending for disposal as on 30.09.2008 for reasons like shortage of Information Commissioners vis-à-vis the workload. All cases of appeals and complaints to the Commission involve delay or denial of information. Information about number of show cause notices issued ..

The Chief Justice of India has recommended that any Judicial Officer who is "unfit, ineffective, incompetent or has doubtful integrity" may be retired from service. In a communique with Chief Justices of all High Courts, the CJI said, "with a view to provide that a Judicial officer who is unfit, ineffective, incompetent or has doubtful integrity may be retired from service even before his con..

The Supreme Court on Friday said that courts cannot afford to deal lightly with cases involving public health and that escalating pollution levels need to be checked. A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam said issues affecting public health should be dealt with seriously. "Courts cannot afford to deal lightly with cases involving pollution of air and wa..

NEW DELHI: If you believe the Supreme Court judgment of March 1 last year directing a CBI probe into the alleged disproportionate assets of Mulayam Singh Yadav and his kin, then the SP leader’s son, Akhilesh Yadav, was “completely involved in full-time political activities” in 1977 when he was barely four years old. This mistake along with other glaring legal lacunae in the judgment formed the bas..

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a PIL seeking direction for equipping police and security forces with modern weapons and devices to combat and counter terror attacks like the one in Mumbai. A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan sought response from the Ministry of Home Affairs on the petition filed by former Attorney General (AG) Soli J Sorabjee all..

The Supreme Court today reserved its judgment with regard to the powers of the High Court ordering a CBI inquiry without the consent of the state government concerned. A five-judge Constitution Bench, comprising Chief Justice Mr KG Balakrishnan and Justices R V Raveendran, Mr DK Jain, Mr P Sathasivam and Mr JM Panchal, reserved their judgment on a batch of petitions after hearing the counsel for ..

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the validity of the powers of High Courts and apex court to order CBI probes in sensitive cases. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan would decide whether the probe by the central agency could be ordered on getting the nod of the concerned state government or the higher courts on their own can direct suc..

The Centre is planning to introduce the landmark Right to Education Bill in the parliament next week since the GoM, entrusted with the task of scrutinising the contentious Bill, had cleared the draft legislation earlier also. "In India, education is free but not compulsory. The government's plan is to make it necessary for all children. We will introduce a bill in this regard in the ongoing s..

New Delhi Dec. 10: Taking serious note of union shipping minister T R Baalu’s remarks in connection with a state-sponsored bandh in support of the Sethusamudram project which allegedly amoun- ted to contempt of court, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked two television channels to provide the tapes and microchips of the event for examination. Justice B N Aggrawal asked the regional and national ch..

The Supreme Court has decided to examine the tapes and microchips of two TV channels which had telecast certain contemptuous remarks made by him against it on the Sethusamudram project "bandh" row. The court termed the allegations against Union Minister T R Baalu "very serious". A bench of Justices B N Aggrawal asked the channels "Times Now" and "Jaya TV", the latter owned by former Tamil..