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The Central Information Commission (CIC) has introduced online acceptance of RTI appeals and complaints, allowing applicants to file their queries on the Internet. This comes at a time when the Bihar state information commission has already introduced acceptance of applications on the phone and the Centre is planning a call centre as well. Speaking about the online facility, chief information ..

The Center today contended before the Supreme Court that Ram Setu cannot be declared a monument of national heritage. Senior counsel F S Nariman, appearing for the Union Government, earlier contended that this court cannot decide an issue involving policy decision and also reiterated the stand of the Center that Ram Setu was demolished and destroyed by Lord Ram about 17 lakh years ago. Mr Na..

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Dr. Satish Chandra, to be an Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court, for a period of two years with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. ..

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice K. Venkataraman, Additional Judge of the Madras High Court to be a Judge of the Madras High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. ..

Supreme Court by Judgment Dated: 25-7-2008 in Civil A.No: 4636/2008 between Regional Manager, Central Bank of India, Vs. M.Guruprasad Dahir, held that: "the consensus of judicial opinion is that equity, sympathy or generosity has no place where the original appointment rests on a false caste certificate. A person who enters the service by producing a false caste certificate and obtains appoi..

Dr.Balbir Singh Chouhan is the new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. Governor of Orrisa Mr.Sayed Sibte Razi administered the oath of office to Dr.Chouhan in Cuttack today. Justice I. M. Quddusi had been discharging the duty of acting Chief Justice since May. Justice Chouhan graduated in Law in the year 1974 from Banaras Hindu University. He did his doctorate from Victoria University, Mancheste..

Bill to reduce pending court cases approved New Delhi, April 24 The union cabinet Thursday approved introduction of a bill that will considerably reduce the number of cases pending in the subordinate judiciary. The cabinet gave its approval for withdrawal of the Gram Nyayalayas Bill, 2007, pending before Rajya Sabha, and introduction of the Gram Nyayalayas Bill, 2008, in the upper house in ..

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shrimati Jaya Roy, to be an Additional Judge of the Jharkhand High Court, for a period of two years with effect from the date she assumes charge of her office. ..

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for the creation of 31 posts for the Armed Forces Tribunal paving the way for the creation of the proposed independent adjudicating forum for dispensing cost effective and speedy justice to the armed forces personnel. The posts include 1 of Chairperson and 29 posts of members for the Principal Bench at New Delhi and 8 Regional Branches. It also include..

In the past, Parliament has seen many a confidence motion on political as well as non-political issues, but never before has a treaty — stemming from the country's foreign policy — been central to a trust motion, which the Manmohan Singh government moved in the House on Monday. The capacity to enter into a treaty with another country, conferred on the Centre by Article 73 of the Constitution, ..

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking a direction to the Centre to implement its judgement on 27 per cent quota for OBCs in central educational institutions. "We cannot entertain a petition for implementation of our judgement," a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said, while dismissing the PIL. The PIL filed by a Delhi-based doctor M M Mittal ..

The electorates of Chhattisgarh may not be able to cast their votes without a Photo Identity Card (PIC) in the Assembly polls likely to be held in November. "It will be difficult for any one to vote in the coming Assembly election without any Photo Identity Card," Election Commission (EC) sources told a news agency in Raipur. After officially starting its election process for for..

A petition has been filed in the Supreme court, seeking a CBI probe into the assets of about Rs 200 crore allegedly acquired by 10 CPI(M) leaders, including party General Secretary Prakash Karat and his wife Brinda Karat.According to the petitioner, an advocate from West Bengal, these leaders have 7000 full-time party workers who are being paid Rs 3200 per month each and the leaders should be ..

The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed 9th September for final disposal of a PIL challenging the appointment of judges of various high courts alleging violation of established rules and norms. A bench of Justices headed by Justice while posting the matter for final disposal also took on record the written submission made by the Union Government. The Centre reiterated its oral arguments t..

RJD MP Pappu Yadav, serving life sentence in Tihar jail, has been given permission by the Delhi High Court on Thursday to participate in the trial of strength in the Lok Sabha on 22nd July while RLD leader Ajit Singh remain non committal on the voting. Yadav has been convicted by the court on the charges of murdering CPI(M) MLA Ajit Sarkar on 14th June 1998. Justice G S Sistani..