constitutional law

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and the Medical Council of India on a writ petition filed by the Government Dharmapuri Medical College, challenging the Centre’s communication that permission given to the college for admitting students for the second year MBBS course for 2009-2010 will not be renewed. A Bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice B.S. Cha..

The Madras High Court on Wednesday said that it expected the State Health Secretary to consider a suggestion made by a petitioner to provide masks to the public free of cost, if required, in the wake of A(H1N1) influenza cases in the State. The First Bench, comprising Chief Justice H.L. Gokhale and Justice D. Murugesan, passed the order on a public interest litigation petition by a soci..

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the Human Resource Development Ministry’s proposal to amend the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007, for bringing the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) within its ambit. The amendment Bill also seeks to strengthen the transitional provisions of the Act...

The Supreme Court has called for liberal use of Mimansa Principles of Interpretation (MPI) in interpreting and understanding the statutes and provisions of law. A Bench of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice A.K. Ganguly in its order said “MIP which were our traditional principles of interpretation for over 2,500 years, but which are unfortunately ignored in our Courts of law toda..

Calcutta High Court admitted renowned actress Suchitra Sen’s appeal challenging a government order to pay wealth tax for her three flats in the posh area of the southern part of the city. Justice Indira Banerjee heard the petition and directed the Wealth Tax Department to hear Ms Sen’s argument and settle it within eight weeks. The Assistant C..

The Patna High Court has taken a serious note on a judgment delivered in a 1995 case of double murder in which Prabhunath Singh, former JD(U) MP and six others were acquitted by the lower court on October 24,2008. During the administrative review of the case yesterday,..

Journalist Anirudh Bahal, who had carried out a sting operation on 11 former MPs for allegedly taking cash for asking questions in Parliament in 2005, filed a petition in the Delhi High Court challenging the police chargesheet, which reflected him as accused and not as a witness. br..

Coming down heavily on the Chairman of Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Delhi for not complying with court orders relating to the completion of an inquiry of an associate professor of the Institute within the stipulated time frame, the Delhi High Court has said it will initiate contempt proceedings against the institute if the professor’s results are not declared by August 21. b..

The Union government contended before the constitution bench of the Supreme Court that Rule 16(2) of the civil services is in confirmity with the concept of meritorious result category and affirmative action by the state to bring at par the socially, economically and educationally backward segments of society by extending benefits of relaxation to them in government jobs. So..

The Delhi High Court issued notice to the Delhi government, asking it to furnish its guidelines issued to hospitals regarding procurement of blood. The Court was hearing the plea of a lady who claimed that Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital had refused medical assistance for delivery of her baby as she refused to donate blood. A Bench comprising Chief Justice A P Sha..

 Is blood donation a voluntary decision or mandatory for every person who seeks treatment in hospitals? Delhi High Court on Wednesday faced this query through a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by an NGO on blood donation.  Stating that a government hospital recently put the conditio..

The Madras High court has stayed the single judge order imposing a case cost of Rs 25,000 on former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President A C Muthiah, who had questioned the propriety of BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan owning the Chennai franchisee of the Board. Admitting the appeal petition filed by Mr Muthiah, Division Bench comprising Justices K Raviraja Pand..

Justice Ranjan Gogoi was appointed the acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court. Official sources informed that Justice Gogoi would discharge the responsibilities and duties of the Chief Justice till incumbent Chief Justice Jasti Chelameswar is fit to join. ..

The Delhi High court directed the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wakf board to appoint Maulana Mohammad Ibrahim Quasim, the former Imam of Janpath mosque, as the head priest of Karol Baghs Naiwala Mosque with immediate effect. Justice Vipin Sanghi directed CEO Mohammad Ali Ashraf to provide the Imam with appropriate accommodation having water and electricity connection..

The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition filed by German Pharma-Bayer India Ltd, which sought a stay on the manufacture of a generic drug by Cipla, used for HIV AIDS, for being non-patented. Dismissing the petition, Justice Ravinder Bhat said the Bayer’s writ pe..