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Expressing concerns over the growing food prices due to scanty rains, the Supreme Court has asked the government to contain the problem. The apex court asked the Centre and the state governments to extend all possible financial, administrative..

The Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected the plea for staying Bhopal civic bodies elections and issued an order that ward-wise women reservation process should not be completed without the court’s permission. The joint bench comprising Chief Justice A K Patnaik and Justice Ajit Singh gave the verdict during the hearing of a petition which challenged the women’s re..

Justice Permod Kohli of the Punjab and Haryana High Court here reserved its verdict on a number of writ petitions by Maheepinder Singh Mahal of Bathinda and others, vide which prayer has been made not to allow Jalandhar-based Punjab technical university (PTU) to make admissions to vacant seats in different engineering disciplines on the basis of the merit and marks in the basic qualification of..

Hearing a contempt petition, the Allahabad High Court issued notices to Mohinder Singh, the chief executive officer of NOIDA and two others asking them to appear in person before the Court on September 15, and show cause as to why the charges for willful disobedience of the order dated January 29, 2009 passed by this Court in first appeal may not be framed for punishing them under the provision..

In a major relief to AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, Madras High Court today upheld the trial court order acquitting her in the multi-crore colour TV scam case. The Court also set aside the conviction of seven others, including former AIADMK Minister T M Selvaganapathy in the case.  Dismissing the appeal petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Government c..

Taking a suo moto action, the Jharkhand High Court issued notice to HRD Secretary and DC, Saraikela, in connection with children falling ill after consuming mid-day meal served at a primary school. About 48 children fell ill yesterday after eating meal served at Urugutu primary school under Raj Nagar block in Saraikela district. When the children were h..

The Calcutta High Court ruled that no construction would be made in and around Victoria Memorial Complex located in the heart of the city. A division bench headed by Bhaskar Bhattacharya issued the ruling on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by environmental activist Subhas Dutta. The Victoria Memorial authority had planned to build a library and..

The Bombay High Court heavily came down upon Mumbai police for allegedly illegally detaining two social activists, who reportedly intended to protest during US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent visit to Mumbai. A Division Bench headed by Justice Bilal Nazki in its order said that police have no right to stop people from demonstrating.  ..

The Kerala High Court asked the State Government to inform it on the status of the inquiry proceedings against senior IAS officer K Sureshkumar.  The court also directed the Government to inform it whether there was any need to keep him under suspension, if the inquiry proceedings were over.  The directions were made by a Division Bench compri..

 A city-based social activist filed a complaint before Maharashtra and Goa Bar Council against Goa’s Advocate General (AG) for allegedly violating regulations by assuming the post of a director of a government corporation while continuing in the constitutional post. Activist Aries Rodrigues has in his complaint pointed out that the appointment of Mr Subodh Kantak..

The Madras High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition, seeking direction from Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register a Disproportionate Wealth Case against former Union Minister and Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President K V Thangkabalu While dismissing the petition, the first bench comprising Chief Justice H L Gokhale and Justice D Murugesan said the pe..

The Chief Justices of all High Courts in the country have decided to crack the whip against corrupt judicial officers. Taking a first step in the direction of cleansing the stables of the Indian judiciary, the Chief Justices, in a two-day conference started on August 14 here, passed a resolution that vigilance cells in all the High Courts should be strengthened and streamlined to deal with the..

 In a major relief to more than 5,000 residents, the Punjab government decided to allow owners, who were re-allotted property through transfer, execution of conveyance deed at the allotment price.  An assurance to this effect was given by Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal to a joint action com..

The Gujarat High Court has sought explanation from the state government and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in connection with the legislation enacted in 2006 to preserve the ancient site of Champaner-Pavagadh.  The Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management ..

 Holding that there was no evidence to prove irregularities in the purchase of 45,000 colour television sets for free distribution to panchayats in 1995, the Madras High Court on Friday acquitted all the eight accused, including former TN chief minister Jayalalithaa, of all criminal charges.  ..