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The Supreme Court adjourned by three weeks the hearing of the petition filed by the BJP and some of its MLAs seeking dissolution of Jharkhand Assembly for holding fresh elections in the state. The petitioners have contended that the Assembly is under suspended animation for more than six months and the Government h..

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The Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, P.D. Dinakaran, one of five judges recommended for elevation to the Supreme Court ..

President of India is apprised through her most prestigious and useful helpline regarding the apathy of the Government towards Human Rights exhibiting political nervousness in ratifying the Convention against Torture by the Parliament. The letter of the Amnesty International was also enclosed...It is high time that the Government is pressurised to ratify the Convention against Torture adopted b..

INDIAN POWS IN PAK: DELHI HC SEEKS REPORT FROM CENTRE The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over a prisoner of war (POW) languishing in a Pakistan jail for the last 44 years and asked the Centre to file a report on the number of POWs in jails there. "It's pathetic. A person who has lost his memory and has become of unsound mind, is languishing in jail for the last 44 ye..

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A lawyers group has requested Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court A P Shah to allow the use of Hindi in courts. About 5,000 lawyers from the High Court and five district courts of the Capital requested that they be allowed to argue their cases in Hindi, apart from the English language presently being used.  Lawyer Ashok Aggarwal pointed out that ..

PROPOSAL TO AMMEND ART 311 OF CONSTITUTION REGARDING CIVIL SERVICES -VEERAPA MOULI ,UNION MINISTER FOR LAW..

Despite procedural lapses, implementation of projects shouldn't be delayed. The law should take a backseat to give way to larger public interest.  Making this observation, the high court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by Delhi-based Logwell Forge Limited, challenging a tender notification..

 The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) will issue a notice to the government, seeking an explanation as to why it's unable to pre-empt attacks on churches in the state.  An SHRC team visited the church in Hebbugodi on Hosur Road on Friday. Justice R H Raddi, part of the team, said they ..

The Delhi High Court asked the Centre what steps had it taken to fill the post of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman lying vacant since May 31.  Additional Solicitor General A S Chandioke, appearing on behalf of the Government, told the court that the rules for appointment of the NHRC Chairman needed to be amended as these become difficult to apply so..

 The Supreme Court today admitted the petition of expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh challenging the ban imposed by the Gujarat Government on his controversial book ‘Jinnah-India Partition Independence’ in the state. The State government had banned the book, saying it was against national interests.  The ban has already been lifted ..

 In a landmark judgement, the Delhi High Court held that the office of Chief Justice of India falls under the purview of the Right to Information Act and the details pertaining to judges' assets could be revealed under the l..