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SC pulls up Delhi govt for lack of basic amenities in schools New Delhi, Apr 22 The Supreme Court today severely reprimanded the Delhi government for ''inhuman'' conditions prevailing in government-aided schools in the state where there are no basic amenities like drinking water and fans. A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhan and Dalveer Bhandari was greatly annoyed with the ..

SC permits admission tests for AMU at 4 centres The Supreme Court has permitted the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to conduct admission tests for its professional courses at four different centres in the country apart from Aligarh, said a press release from the university. Earlier, following a controversy over this issue, the AMU had sought the permission of the SC for conducting i..

45 advocates injured in police lathicharge in Behrampur Berhampur, Apr 22 About 45 advocates were injured, including 14 in critical condition, when police today resorted to lathicharge to disperse agitating lawyers at the District Judge Court premises in support of setting up a permanent High Court bench here. While condemning the lathicharge, Ganjam Bar Association Presi..

HC grants permission to Salman for foreign visits Jodhpur, Apr 21 The Rajasthan High Court has granted permission to actor Salman Khan for foreign visits while his appeal against conviction in a poaching case is presently pending before the court. Salman's counsel Hasti Mal Saraswat had moved an application before Justice HR Panwar seeking permission for the actor for vis..

SC pulls up Delhi govt for lack of basic amenities in schools New Delhi, Apr 22 The Supreme Court today severely reprimanded the Delhi government for ''inhuman'' conditions prevailing in government-aided schools in the state where there are no basic amenities like drinking water and fans. A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhan and Dalveer Bhandari was greatly annoyed wit..

MP has largest cases of atrocities against SC/STs Madhya Pradesh has recorded the largest number of cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes closely followed by Rajasthan. A total of 5,711 cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 have been registered in Madhya Pradesh in the year 2006, while in Rajasthan th..

CJ stresses on categorisation of cases for speedy disposal Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chief Justice Vijender Jain today suggested categorisation of cases for their speedy disposal. Inaugurating the first ever conclave of judicial officers here Justice Jain said, "The categorisation of cases would go a long way in dealing effectively with the cases." Noting that delivery of sp..

CJI takes guarded stand on PM's remark on corruption Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today was guarded on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks on corruption being a challenge "we face both in government and the judiciary." At a press briefing after a day-long conference of CM's and CJI's of High Courts, he said what Singh meant was corruption-related cases pending before the j..

Pharma firm fined Rs35 cr HC confirms penalty against Johnson & Johnson for overpricing a drug Anshika Misra. Mumbai The Bombay High Court has upheld an order of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) directing Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and group company NR Jet to jointly deposit Rs34.35 crore for overpricing a drug. This is perhaps the largest final fine slapped on a pharmaceuti..

PM, CJI for special courts to try corruption cases Holding that corruption is a challenge to both government and judiciary, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday favoured setting up special courts to combat the menace, an idea endorsed by Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan. "Corruption is another challenge we face both in government and the judiciary. The CJI has written to..

Pendency of cases in Courts continues to be a Key challenge: PM Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that pendency of cases in Courts continues to be a Key challenge and Centre might step in to establish family courts in the country. Addressing a joint conference of Chief Ministers of States and Chief Justices of High Courts meet in New Delhi, Singh said the Centre might step in t..

Justice Delivery 'System Would Get Crushed' Unless... New Delhi, Apr 18 (UNI) Authorities have been warned that unless ''something'' is done about delays in justice delivery and huge case arrears, ''the whole system would get crushed under its weight.'' The warning comes on the eve of a joint conference of Chief Ministers and High Court Chief Justices from across India to be opened by P..

A person cannot judge his own case, says apex court Holding the view that "a person cannot be a judge in his own case," the Supreme Court has ordered reinstatement of an employee sacked 16 years ago by the Cantonment Board, Pune. A bench of Justices A K Mathur and L S Panta while rejecting the plea of the Board that the principle of "no work no pay" should apply, ruled that aggrieve..

SC refuses urgent hearing against promotion of liqour in IPL New Delhi, Apr 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court today declined to give an urgent hearing on a petition seeking ban on the name of Royal Challengers in Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament starting from April 18. Petitioner pleaded before a bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice R V Raveendran that u..

SC fixes April 29 for final disposal of petitions on Ram Setu New Delhi, Apr 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court today fixed April 29 for final disposal of the petitions seeking directives from the apex court that Ram Setu also known as Adam's Bridge is a national heritage monument. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice R V Raveendran fixed the date for fi..