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AP Govt petition in SC on Muslim quota for PG medical admissions The Andhra Pradesh Government has again filed an interlocutory application in the Supreme Court in the case concerning quota under the AP Reservation in Favour of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of Muslims Act, 2007 for admission to post-graduate medical courses in the State. Earlier, the state filed special leave pet..

HC directs Maharashtra Govt to admit 214 seats on or before May 31 The Bombay High Court today directed Maharashtra government to admit students to 214 medical post-graduate seats on or before May 31 this year. While passing the order, a division bench of Justice S C Dharmadhikari and Justice S S Shinde directed the state government to admit students to all 194 seats, which were not recognised..

DDA alots land in Dwarka for Law college The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) today told the Delhi High Court that a plot measuring 8000 sq meter has been allotted in Dwarka for the law college campus no II. Stating before a bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and Siddharth Mridul, lawyer for the DDA Rajiv Bansal said they have identified a plot measuring 8000 sq meters in sector 22 of Dwark..

HC declines to stay ‘single window’ system for higher secondary admission The Kerala High Court today gave the green light to the 'single window system' for admissions to higher secondary classes by declining to stay the Government Order on this. Holding that the introduction of single window system was not an infringement on minority rights, Justice K T Sankaran observed that the balance of c..

HC reserves order on petition against ban on plastic bags Delhi High Court today reserved its order on the petition filed by social activist Vinod Kumar Jain seeking a ban on plastic bags in the capital and to frame a policy for disposal of non-biodegradable material. A bench comprising Justice T S Thakur and Justice Siddharth Mridul after hearing the report of the commitee, constituted by the..

Ganold S. Massar appointed as Advocate General of Meghalaya The Meghalaya Cabinet today appointed Mr Ganold S. Massar the Advocate General, replacing Mr Anil Sharma of the state. Mr Massar, a senior advocate of the Gauhati High Court and a lawyer of repute, is also the first tribal to be appointed to the post. Earlier, he was also member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from Nongshkhen..

Wildlife Crime Control Bureau plans 24x7 helpline The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau is planning to put in place a 24 X 7 toll free help line for the general public to pass on information relating to wildlife crimes. Addl. Director Mrs. Rina Mitra, who joined recently, said the functional aspects of the operations of the Bureau will get momentum with such helpline. The Bureau has five regional ..

Dismissing a petition filed some Indian Airlines air hostesses, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the policy of Indian Airlines to ground overweight air hostesses. A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri dismissed the petition filed by some Indian Airlines air hostesses, who were grounded due to putting on weight excessive to the limit fixed by the airlines. The court had on 5th..

The Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (IOCL, BPCL and HPCL) have been moderating the impact of high international oil prices, which have touched record highs. The Indian Basket of Crude oil is $ 123/bbl, having recently touched its highest level at $ 129 per barrel. At the current international price levels, the under-recoveries of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) on the sale of Petrol, Diesel, ..

CBEC exceeds target in recovering arrears of revenue The Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) has exceeded its target in recovering arrears of revenue fixed for the financial year 2007-08. As against the target of Rs. 3550 crore, the department has collected Rs. 5035 crore, which is 42% higher than the target. CBEC had adopted a Task-Force based approach for recovery of arrears i..

Uprooting of 2,332 trees in Taj area, SC seeks UP affidavit The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file an affidavit on its claim denying that more than 2,000 trees were uprooted by the officials for widening the road leading to the historic Taj Mahal. A special bench of Justices S B Sinha, S H Kapadia and D K Jain refused to entertain the oral submissi..

Disclosure of all contents in ACRs mandatory, says apex court In a major boost to Government staff, the Supreme Court has ruled that it was mandatory for the authorities to disclose all contents of the annual confidential report (ACR) to the employee concerned. A bench of Justices H K Sema and Markandeya Katju rejected the Centre's argument that it was under an obligation only to d..

Monkey visits High Court Mumbai, May 5 The Bombay High Court today had an unusual visitor: A monkey. The animal was spotted on the top floor of the court at around 1.20 this afternoon. Chambers of the judges are located on the top floor. Since it could not be chased out by court staff, fire brigade was called in. After two hours' efforts the monkey was caught and taken aw..

SC notice to Kolkata residents opposed to Book Fair The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the petitioners opposed to the holding of one of the world's largest book fair at Park Circus Maidan in the capital of West Bengal. A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan issued the notices to some local residents of Kolkata on whose plea the Calcutta High Court prevented the ..

SC issues notices to 2010 Commonwealth Games Committee New Delhi, May 9 The Supreme Court today issued notices to 2010 Commonwealth Games Comittee on a petition seeking ban on the construction of multi-storey Siri Fort Complex and Basement parkings for the Games in the Green Belt by cutting thousands of trees. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices..