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The Supreme Court has proposed to open 4000 new courts across the country to reduce the pendency of cases, Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said. Inaugurating the new Guest House built by the Tamil Nadu government for judges, the Chief Justice said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has given his nod for opening 70 special courts to try CBI cases and 200 family courts. ..

Chhattisgarh High Court issued directives to inform Agriculture Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu about execution of the election petition’s notice by publishing it in Raipur newspapers. Justice Dheerendra Kumar Mishr issued this directive for making alternate execution of the notice while hearing the petition of Abhanpur’s Praveen Sahu.  Th..

A Pakistani anti-terror court on Saturday adjourned till August 29 the trial of five LeT operatives, including its operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, accused of involvement in the Mumbai attacks. Judge Baqir Ali Rana of anti-terror court no 2, who is conducting the trial in the high-security Adiala Jail in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, put off the matter after hearing arguments by ..

 NIC selects Ahmedabad RTO for launching pilot project A long wait and serpentine queues at Road Transport Offices (RTOs) across Gujarat will soon be a thing of the past. For, the State Transport authorities have mooted a proposal to introduce online registration of applications for learning licence by vehicle owners/..

The Madhya Pradesh High Court reserved its verdict on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directives to resettle and rehabilitate tribal Pardhis, living in Betul district's Chouthia village, whose houses were allegedly demolished by BJP leaders and workers two years back. Chief Justice Anang Kumar Patnaik and Justice Ajeet Singh heard the plea of social activist Anur..

The Indian Society of International Law was reminded to ‘respect rule of law’ in dealing with members. The request came from a group of the Society’s Associate members who condemned its having held general body meetings ‘in the recent past’ without notifying them. A resolution unanimously adopted at a meeting this evening s..

 The Madhya Pradesh High Court issued a notice to Mandsaur MP Meenakshi Natarajan for contesting the recent general elections while occupying an office of profit. In his plea, Mandsaur-resident Prafulla Yajurvedi alleged that Congress leader Ms Natarajan was Nehru Yuva Kendra vice-president when she contested the polls. Justice Shantanu Kemkar also..

 The Union Cabinet after approving the Judges Assets Bill mandating Chief Justice of India as well as other judges of the Supreme Court and High Court to declare their assets and that of their dependents has swiftly moved on to step 2 of the reforms agenda â..

 Was the Delhi Special Police Establishment from which the CBI derives its powers to conduct investigations, ever legally constituted?  The question raised in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday seemed to have rattled the government considerably, prompting it to set out on a journey to the ways of ..

Madras High Court has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to examine and take action on the alleged violation of code of conduct by the DMK and its 18 candidates in the recent general elections.  Passing orders on a petition filed by Mr K R Ramaswamy alias Traffic Ramaswamy, the First bench comprising Chief Justice H L Gokhale and Mr Justice D Murugesan said t..

Madras High Court has ordered eviction of the Viduthalai Chiruthaikal Katchi (VCK), led by Thol Thirumavalavan, MP, headquarters from a piece of land in Ashok Nagar in Chennai, declaring it an encroachment.  Mr Justice M Jayapaul directed the Commissioner of Police to take back possession of the land in question from the encroachers within 15 days. /br..

The Madras High Court today issued notice to Election Commission (EC) on a petition challenging the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during elections on a PIL filed by Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) President G K Mani. While admitting the PIL, a Bench comprising Chief Justice H L Gokhale and Justice D Murugesan directed the EC to file its counter within a week. b..

The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has decided to seek a review of the verdict handed down by the Punjab and Haryana High Court two months back on the definition of the Sikh.  DSGMC president Paramjit Singh Sarna today authorised Sikh scholar and High Court lawyer Dr Malkiat Singh Rahi to file a review petition in the Court in the context of the verdi..

  In what clearly looks like a distancing act, MoS for external affairs Shashi Tharoor on Thursday downplayed the significance of the controversial India-Pakistan joint statement and said it was a "diplomatic paper" and not a legally binding commitment.  The remarks have bee..

 In a victory for lakhs of parents who want their children to learn the global language English, Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Karnataka government not to stand in the way of parents’ dreams.  Castigating the state government for imposing Kannada as the medium of..