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The CVC would soon put up the names of officials against whom there has been a delay of over three months in sanction for prosecution on its website that ..

Supreme Court judges met on Wednesday and decided that they will go public with their assets. The two-hour-long meeting saw judges reaching a consensus on what has been a major political and legal controversy. span style="fo..

Members of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA) on Tuesday observed `Sankalp Diwas' and resolved to protest unanimously on any move of bifurcation of Allahabad high court.  Presiding over the meeting, HCBA president, VC Mishra while quoting the Constitution observed that bifurcation ..

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Act, 2006, which permits MPs and MLAs to hold any other office of profit during their tenure as MPs and MLAs.  A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices R V Raveendran and J M Panchal dismissed the petition challenging the constitutional validity of the a..

The Supreme Court has disapproved the method adopted by a school management for selecting the headmaster of the school by secret ballot.  A bench comprising Justices S B Sinha and Cyriac Joseph, while dismissing the appeal of P Thurai Pandian against the Madras High Court judgment, noted, "The selection process adopted by the management of the school was unconstit..

 Supreme Court Judgement in the matter of Zoroastrian Cooperative Housing Society Ltd  Vs. Distric Registrar, Cooperative Societies (Urban) published  in AIR 2005 SC 2306,  according to,  A. Patrawala Advocate, Surat is injurious to the Unity & Integrity of the Nation. Please, read the detailed Article> Co..

 In a landmark judgment, the Rajasthan High Court has held that the policy decision of the National Council for Teachers’ Education (NCTE) to control “mushroom growth” of teachers’ training colleges in the country cannot be put to judicial review even if the colleges have created a huge infrastructure and employed a big staff. Disposing of a bunch of more th..

 Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan has constituted a Committee of Judges to bring out an authoritative series of ‘Restatements of Law’ on about 100 topics to remove ambiguities surrounding the legal principles and their applicability; clarification and simplification of laws for their better adaptation to social needs. In the first stage the committee will identi..

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has urged the Supreme Court to keep its hands off the controversy regarding the installation of her statues in the state. The state government, in its 51-page affidavit filed, reminded the apex court of its own 2008 judgement in which it said, "Judiciary should exercise self-restraint and eschew the temptation of encroaching upon the domain of Legislature a..

  Another attempt to get a stay against the Delhi High Court judgment decriminalising gay sex between two consenting adults drew a blank as the Supreme Court declined to stay the High Court judgment dated July two this year. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice P Sath..

 The High Court directed the Executive Officer of the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanams (TTD) on Thursday to give an undertaking that the TTD would submit a comprehensive inventory of jewellery indicating the value in addition to the status of movable and immovable properties of the Devasthanams within two months. A Division Bench comprising Justice G. Raghuram and Justice Ramesh Rang..

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the government to inform the court about the progress of the inquiry being conducted against IAS officer K. Suresh Kumar following his suspension from service. The Bench comprising Kurian Joseph and Justice C.T. Ravikumar asked the government pleader to state whether the suspension should be continued if the inquiry was over..

Senior Civil Judge and secretary of District Legal Services Authority D. Dharma Rao has called for a change in mindset of public towards women and their rights for laws to be effective. He said that several laws were made for protection of women but it is for them to avail of the same. Participating as chief guest at a panel discussion on “Women’s rights and social responsib..

The Madras High Court on Thursday posted for August 27 a petition seeking a writ of quo warranto direction against an advocate to explain under what authority he held the office of the Chairman of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. The petition related to a reported remark by Justice R. Regupathi while hearing an anticipatory bail application by a doctor and his medico son, who were..

The Madras High Court has upheld a government order issued in November last year and the consequential notification, by which selection to Diploma in Nursing course has been restricted to female candidates. U. Ashad Ali sought a writ to call for the records relating to the G.O. and the notification, quash them and consider his candidature for admission to the course for 2008-09. p..