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 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..

There may have been an uproar in India over the treatment meted out to former President APJ Abdul Kalam by the staff of Continental    Airlines in April, but US regula..

A landmark bill providing for free and compulsory education as a fundamental right of children in the 6-14 age group - one of the    flagship programmes in the 100-da..

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notices to Haryana Home Secretary, state police chief and several others on a petition filed by a Jhajjar family embroiled in a Gotra row with the Kadyan Khap over a controversial marriage. Justice K C Puri issued notices to Haryana Home Secretary, DGP, Inspector General Police, Rohtak range, Superintendent of Police Jhajjar an..

The Government has approved, in principle, restructuring of National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation(NMDFC). Setting up of a National Wakf Development Agency will be a part of this restructuring. The details of the proposal are to be finalized. Th..

The Central Vigilance Commission disposed of 485 cases during June 2009 referred to it for advice. The Commission launched prosecution against 10 officers. Of these, 6 were from CBDT, 2 from Department of Telecommunications and one each from CBEC and Ministry of..

As per the information furnished by the Registry of the Supreme Court, the guidelines for entertaining Public Interest Litigations (PIL) have been laid down by the Supreme Court in judicial pronouncements. Administratively, the Registry has generally defined mat..