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UP Govt moves SC against order restraining works at park New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Government today approached the Supreme Court against an order of the Allahabad High Court restraining it to carry out construction works at the Ambedkar park in Lucknow. A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan allowed the state government's plea to put the matter for h..

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Dr. Justice Mukundakam Sharma, Chief Justice, Delhi High Court, to be a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. ..

The Supreme Court has declared as "illegal" the selection process adopted by the Delhi High Court for appointment of judges in the Delhi Higher Judicial Services. A bench of Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and J M Panchal asserted that the High Court cannot prescribe any minimum marks for the viva voce after the selection process had already commenced. Fixation of such minimum cut off marks..

Supreme Court dismisses the petition filed against Lalu Prasad challenging his continuance as Union Minister on the ground that he had contested Lok Sabha election from Chapra while being a member from another constituency. "We will not consider it. We will not hear it. The petition is not maintainable," a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan on Friday said. "The petition was filed se..

Panaji, Apr 3 (UNI) The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has directed Advocate General Subodh Kantak to produce government files pertaining to the appointment of parliamentary secretaries and conferment of Cabinet status on them. It may be recalled that on March 19, Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice Nelson A Britto had already reserved for judgement the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) ..

CJI for mediation, resolving disputes at pre-litigation stage It is the duty of the judiciary to see that people do not lose faith in it and resort to violence to show their dissatisfaction, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Saturday said favouring mediation as an alternative to litigation. Referring to recent examples of vigilante justice, Balakrishnan said alternative dis..

Kolkata court asks Red Chillies to file affidavit in IPL case Kolkata, Mar 28 (PTI) A city court today directed petitioners and Red Chillies Entertainment to file affidavits by April 8 on a plea seeking free tickets for the 31,000 Cricket Association of Bengal members during the upcoming Indian Premier League ties at the Eden Gardens. Justice Murari Mohan Ghosh, directed tha..

Green signal to ED for proceeding against Natwar, Jagat : HC New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI) The Delhi High Court today gave a green signal to the Enforcement Directorate to proceed against former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and his son Jagat Singh for alleged foreign exchange violations in the Iraqi oil-for-food scam, holding that the procedure followed by the ED was righ..

Maha assembly orders jail term to state CEO Mumbai, Mar 27 (PTI) The Maharashtra Assembly and the state's Chief Electoral Officer Nand Lal were today on a collision course when the House sentenced him to two-day custody for breach of privilege, a decision he said was born out of "political vendetta". The assembly unanimously approved the report of the privilege committee, he..

14 riots cases: SC gives Gujarat 10 days to set up SIT New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Supreme Court today set a 10-day deadline for the Gujarat government to constitute a five-member special investigation team (SIT) headed by former CBI chief R K Raghavan to "inquire and investigate" 14 cases related to post-Godhra violence in 2002. The cases include the one in which Mohd Rafud..

New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Supreme Court today directed the Gujarat government to constitute within 10 days a special investigation team to re-investigate the post-Godhra communal riots. A bench headed by Justice Arjit Pasayat said the SIT would submit its report in a sealed cover to the court within 3 months. The SIT would be free to evoke its own modalities for the purpose of carrying out ..

Former CM Bhajan Lal disqualified from Haryana assembly Chandigarh, Mar 25 (PTI) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal, who rebelled against the Congress party, was today disqualified from the state assembly under the anti-defection law. The order of Speaker Raghubir Singh Kadian came on a petition filed against Lal seeking that he be disqualified as an MLA since he had v..

SC agrees to re-investigate post Godhra riots by SIT The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to constitute a five-member special investigation team (SIT) to re-investigate the post-Godhra communal riots and said it would submit its report within three months. The five-member team would comprise three senior IPS officers from Gujarat, Gita Johri, Sivananad Jha and Ashish Bhatia, besides..

HC notice to Centre, IOC on black marketing of LPG cylinders New Delhi, Mar 24 (UNI) The Delhi High Court today sought status reports from the Centre and the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) over the actions taken to check black marketing of LPG cylinders and ensure their supply to genuine consumers. Responding to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), a division bench headed by Ju..

SC issues notices to JSEC and Jharkhand govt New Delhi, Mar 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court today issued notices to Jharkhand State Election Commission and State of Jharkhand on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Jharkhand Municipal Act 2000, under which the elections to Nagarpalikas are being held tomorrow. A bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir directe..