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The Allahabad High Court has ruled that though the awards of the Lok Adalats are final, the remedy to recall the order or award passed by it is not barred under the law, if the same was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation. The court ruled that awards made by Lok Adalats within the territorial limits of the High Court are subject to judicial review under article 226/227 of the Constitution o..

ADVOCATE ARVIND JAIN OF SUPREME COURT WILL BE VISITING KOLKATTA ON 19-20TH OCT 2008 AND ATTEND AN AWARD CEREMONY AT RANIGANJ. MAHASHWETA DEVI EMINENT AUTHOR SHALL PRESIDE OVER THE FUNCTION AND PRESENT AWARD TO KATYAYNI FAMOUS HINDI AUTHOR. MR JAIN WILL SPEAK ON GENDER ISSUES...

after a vaccation of 10 days from 4th of October to 14th of October, the regular work will commence in Punjab and Haryana High Court on 15th October. ..

The All India Bar Association conferred its national awards for the year 2008 upon outstanding lawyers and legal journalists. Chairman of the Bar Council of India Mr S N P Sinha,Assistant Solicitor General Dr Anmol Rattan Sidhu,Chairman of the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh Mr Rameshwar Neekhra,Standing Counsel for Govt of NCT Mukta Gupta and lawyers O P Saxena and C B Verma were honoured for th..

NEW DELHI, OCT 08, 2008 : THE Union Cabinet today gave its approval for : (i) Withdrawal of the Judges (Inquiry) Bill, 2006 introduced in the Lok Sabha on 19.12.2006; and (ii) Introduction of the Judges (Inquiry) Amendment Bill, 2008 in Parliament. The withdrawal of the Bill would be in consonance with the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee contained..

Haryana Civil Services (Judicail) posts have been advertised. There are 78 vaccancies including the reserved seats. The last date for submission of forms is 15 th October 2008. This time the Haryana Public Service Commission will conduct the exam...

Interested Advocates are informed that in Uttarakhand 12 vacancies of Additional & Session Judge are to be filled. For the purpose preliminary examination will be held in the month of November. For further detail visit at: http://gov.ua.nic.in/highcourt ..

The Supreme Court stayed till further orders the postings of 30 judges of Punjab subordinate courts due to bungling in marking of the answer sheets. Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium told a bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices P Sathasivam and J M Panchal that a three-judge committee of the High Court by a majority decision has found that the selection o..

Taking cognisance of a lawyer remaining absent from pleading in a case for non-payment of fee, the Chhattisgarh High Court has issued notices to the Bar Council of India and four others and sought a reply. Expressing surprise at continuous absence of a lawyer in the case of a tahsildar from Dhamtari, Judge Satish Agnihotri prima facie observed that the provision in the Waqalatnama for refusin..

The number of judges at all levels of judiciary will be increased to ensure speedy disposal of pending cases, Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan said. Interacting with media persons and responding to their queries on the increasing incidents of corruption in the judiciary, the CJI said it was the job and duty of Parliament and the government to punish corrupt judges. ..

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)announces INDIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM as the BEST National Anthem in the World. ..

The Serial Blast in Delhi on September13, 2008 and then the subsequent shoot out in Batala House has become very controversial Issues for Delhi Police. Media Reports are afloat about the very truthfulness of the encounter. Frustrated Lawyers like Shanti Bhushan and Prashant Bhushan have raised fingers on the incident. While International Activist who have made no contribution to India like Arundha..

Over 40 K Cases Pending in Supreme Court of India (March 02 , 2007 - PIB Release ) OVER 40 THOUSAND CASES PENDING IN SUPREME COURT AND ABOUT 40 LAKH CASES IN HIGH COURTS - A total of 40,243 cases (including civil and criminal matters) are reported to be pending in the Supreme Court of India as on 31st January, 2007. In 21 High Courts in the country 39,91,251 cases were pending as on December..

In a meeting with finance commission chairman Vijay Kelkar , jharkhand CM demanded Rs1.13 lakh crores as central assistance from the commission for the period April 2010 to March 2015...

Under flak for taking two contradictory stands on the homosexuality law, the govt on Monday told the Delhi High Court not to consider Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss' views on allowing gay sex among consenting adults. The government's bid to distance itself from the health minister's stand is a follow-up move after it told the court earlier that it was opposed to decriminalisation of ..