constitutional law

The Supreme Court declined to stay the decision of Andhra Pradesh government to release around 1,500 convicts on the occasion of Independence Day. A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan fixed August 24 for hearing of the PIL filed by an advocate alleging that Naxalites and hardened criminals, who enjoyed political patronag..

The Supreme Court refused to give urgent hearing to a PIL seeking directions to Maharashtra government, as well as the Centre, not to permit gathering of a large number of people on the occasion of Dahi Handi function to mark Lord Krishna’s birth anniversary, Janmashtami in Mumbai in view of the epidemic of swine flu in the country. The petitioner stated that the problem of swine flu, was als..

The Supreme Court has held that SC, ST candidates must be provided with all facilities to enable them to compete with general category candidates in specialised institutions like the IITs. A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Mr Justice P Sathasivam and Mr Justice B S Chauhan, in a 26 page judgment today directed IIT, Delhi to reconsider the cases of six SC ST students who were ..

The Supreme Court informed the Delhi High Court that it would provide the information sought by an RTI aspirant under the ‘Transparency Act’ and not under the ‘Right to Information Act’ (RTI Act) Attorney General Ghulam E Vahanvati, appearing for Supreme Court regi..

The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted for hearing a batch of petitions filed by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and others against an interim order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court staying the issuance of the municipal poll notification and all further proceedings on August 21. A Bench of Justice Tarun Chatterjee and Justice R.M. Lodha fixed the date of hearing after At..

 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday will take up for hearing public interest litigation seeking directions to the Centre and the Delhi Government to take effective measures to deal with cases of swine flu in the Capital. The petitioner, social worker Anjana Jain through her lawyer Sugriv Dubey, has alleged that Delhi’s government hospitals do not have sufficient stocks of mask..

Justice Prafulla Kumar Misra, a Judge of the Madras High Court, has been elevated and posted as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. Mr.Justice Misra was accorded a farewell here on Tuesday. Chief Justice H.L. Gokhale and other judges were among those present. With Mr. Misra’s elevation, the strength of the Madras High Court has come down to 55...

Expressing serious concern over the drought situation prevailing in several parts of the country, the Supreme Court today directed the Centre, States and Union Territories to provide all assistance to the Expert Committee headed by Mr T Ramaswamy to enable it to find a short term solution..

 She was just 13 when she was sold off to a 30-year-old man for Rs 50,000 after a small bidding. Two years later she escaped her captor, but was sold off again, this time for Rs 100,000.  Now 15-year-old Netra (name changed), who managed to give her second “husbandâ..

The Supreme Court today cleared the decks for implementation of the Uttar Pradesh government order dated July 22 providing 50% reservation to SC/STs and OBCs in admission to vocational and technical courses in the state. A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan vacated the stay granted by the Allahabad High Court last week against the decision of the Mayawati govern..

Matter pertains to clashes between police and lawyers on High Court campus A Division Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday recused itself from the case relating to the incidents on the High Court premises on February 19 this year. The matter pertains to clashes between the police and lawyers that had left several persons injured. Following the incidents, a three-member Bench, comprisin..

Mr Justice Jagdish Bhalla assumed office as Chief Justice in the Rajasthan High Court today. Governor Shilendra Kumar Singh administered the oath of the office to Justice Bhalla at a brief ceremony held at the Raj Bhawan here. Chief Minister Ashok G..

Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde opined that there was an urgent need for effective implementation of the constitution rather than talks about changes to be made in the constitution. He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day National seminar on Indian Constitution 60 years of Action and Inaction,' jointly organized by Muggaguthu K Yellianna Poojary Janma Sha..

Madhya Pradesh High Court stayed the order of a fast track court and additional district court for imposing ban on the publication, printing, distribution and sale of Five Past Midnight in Bhopal, a book based on Bhopal gas tragedy written by French writers Dominic Lapierre and Javier Mor..

The Parliament has unanimously passed the Right to Education bill envisaging free and compulsory education for children in the age group of 6 to 14 years ..