constitutional law

 A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the State government to consider a representation seeking to lay down guidelines for selecting an artist for the Raja Ravi Varma Award before taking further action in the matter. The Bench comprising Chief Justice S.R. Bannurmath and Justice Kurian Joseph passed the directive while disposing of a writ petition filed ag..

The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition by the Tamil Nadu Government Office Assistant and Basic Servants Central Association seeking a direction to the official authorities to allot proper alternative site to association members before evicting them from their flats at Foreshore Estate here. The association had also sought an interim injunction restraining the authorities f..

The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on a petition challenging the Delhi High Court judgment of staying the ongoing constructions on the Yamuna river bed for the 2010 Commonwealth games. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrisnan, Justices P Sathasivam and B S ..

 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday put its seal of approval on Delhi Action Plan for Total Abolition of Child Labour in the Capital and issued a series of directions to the public bodies concerned for its implementation. The Action Plan has been prepared by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) following consultations with various stakeholders and conduct o..

The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition to restrain the Union government from repealing, amending, modifying or relaxing Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. The Section states that whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for life ..

 The Madras High Court has granted interim injunction restraining the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporations, Madurai and Coimbatore from proceeding further with impugned tender notifications for privatising certain works. In his petition, filed by counsel, S.Doraisamy and V.Elangovan, the Tamil Nadu Government Transport Corporations Staff Federation, represented by its State pres..

The Gauhati High Court, Agartala bench, has allowed Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) to present their views tomorrow, with regard to admission in the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala this year. The MHRD sought two weeks time to clarify it&..

 The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed two Chennai police officers to approach the High Court for revocation of their suspension ordered in the wake of the February clashes between lawyers and police. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan passed the directions after A.K. Vishwanathan and Rama Subramanian contended that their suspension was illegal as no oppo..

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging a Delhi Government notification imposing a complete ban on use of plastic bags in the Capital, saying that ‘there is no good reason to strike down the impugned notification’. The Court had reserved the judgment on a petition filed by the All-India Plastic Industries’ Association in May this year. The Gove..

 The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday orally indicated that it would take a tough stand against the State Government if elections to the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) were not held by July 31, 2009. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran and Justice V.G. Sabhahit made the observation when it was hearing a public interest litigation petition by a residen..

 Officials of the Department of Education in Karnataka heaved a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon stayed till July 24 contempt proceedings initiated by the High Court of Karnataka against them for not complying with court orders on the language issue. A Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court had on July 2, 2008, upheld the right of a child and its parent to..

The Madras High Court on Monday declined to interfere with an interim order passed by a single Judge directing the Customs authorities to issue necessary sail order to a vessel, m.v. Asean Express, carrying river sand, to leave Karaikal port to the Republic of Maldives. When an appeal preferred by the Nagapattinam Collector came up for hearing before the First Bench comprising Chief Jus..

The Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered notice of motion to the Election Commission (EC) on a petition seeking a direction to the EC to consider and dispose of a representation on merits to remove ‘koodai’ (basket) symbol from the list. In her order, Justice K.Suguna said the notice was returnable in four weeks. ..

The High Court Bench in Dharwad has dropped the contempt proceedings against the Seer of Shri Ramachandrapur Math in connection with the alleged violation of Court direction about the Mahabaleshwar temple of Gokarna. In a judgment, the Court observed that in the wake of the written statement submitted by the Seer, there was no need to continue with the contempt proceedings...

The Madras High Court has said the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board(TNEB) is bound to pay Rs 1.75 lakh (balance amount) as compensation to the family of a woman who died of electric shock nine years ago. In his order on a writ petition seeking a direction to the Chairman of the board, Chief Engineer(Personnel) and the Superintending Engineer, Gobi Electricity Distribution Circle..