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In a controversial move, the state government on Friday introduced a bill to amend the AP Societies Registration Act 2001 on Friday. While the government said that the act was being amended to prevent mismanagement or improper governance of societies and associations registered under the act and to control the administration as an interim measure, the opposition parties strongly opposed it..

  Two days after the Supreme Court judges decided to reveal information about their wealth, judges at Delhi High Court also unanimously decided to make details about their assets public on Friday. According to highly placed sources, the revolutionary decision a..

  Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan on Friday asserted that his office was out of the purview of the country's transparency law, the Right to Information Act. "The office of the Chief Justice is privy to so much of information like privileged communication between various constit..

The Thane Regional Transport Office on Tuesday issued guidelines regarding the rules to be adhered to by school buses. The step comes close on the heels of the Panvel school bus tragedy. If applied explicitly, not many school buses would be seen plying on the roads, as not many of the rules are being stuck to by them.&n..

The Bombay High Court (HC) has directed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to use the land on which the Nehru stadium and the Ganesh Kala Krida Manch stand for sports purposes only.  Justices RM Savant and SB Mhase issued the order on Friday while hearing a writ petition filed by the Club of ..

Following declaration of assets by supreme court judges, the pressure has mounted on Allahabad high court judges as well to follow in the steps of their superiors. High Court Lawyer's Association on Thursday demanded these judges to voluntarily come forward to declare their assets. It will contribute to the transparency..

Gujarat High Court, on Thursday, sought explanation from AMC and city police commissioner about non-implementation of court order to remove a temple illegally constructed near Bhuyangdev Crossroads.  A division Bench of Justice AL Dave and Justice KA Puj kept further hearing in September on thi..

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Stalling of the demolition and sealing drive against illegal buildings and encroachments in Delhi by a Parliament enacted law came in for sharp criticism from the Supreme Court, which said the protection given to wrong doers by the ruling class has irreparably harmed planned development.  Becau..

The Madras High Court on August 26, directed the Tiruvarur district Collector and the Superintendent of Police to consider a suggestion to change the route of Vinayakar procession scheduled to be taken out on September 2. The First Bench comprising Chief Justice H L Gokhale and Justice D Murugesan gave the direction, while disposing of a public interest writ petition from A..

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Rajeev Kumar Singh has stayed defamation proceedings against French writer duo Dominic Lapierre and Javier Moro, for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the then State Director General of Police (DGP) Swaraj Puri for his action in the intervening night of December 2 and 3, 1984 when the poisonous gas methyl isocynate leaked from the Union Carbide’s ..

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of a PIL challenging the proposed diversion of the road route of the National North South Corridor connecting Mahakaushal area to South India after the Central and State Governments submitted an affidavit assuring that the construction programme would remain unchanged as per the original scheme passed by the Union Cabinet. Hearing ..

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) issued directives to the Centre, Defence Ministry’s Department of Defence Production and Ordinance Factory Director General to grant full family pension of the missing father of the applicant from the Ordinance factory Hospital.  While hearing the petition of Ms Sonia Angre, 21 year old daughter of Mr Ramesh Angre an Ordi..

 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL challenging the imposition of Airport Development fee (ADF)on passengers by the airport service providers.  The petition challenging the ADF, which includes Rs 200 on domestic passengers and Rs 1300 from international passengers in the air..