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SC directs authorities to reveal data on environment, health safety New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI) The Supreme Court directed the authorities concerned to make public all data that is relevant to deterring environment and health safety including toxicity and all allergenicity data of a genetically engineered plant varity under trial. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balak..

Justice Akshay Mehta was on Tuesday appointed as a second member of the Justice Nanavati commission, which is probing the Godhra train carnage and the riots in Gujarat after it. And there lies a controversy. Civil society groups allege that Mehta, when he was a judge in the Gujarat High Court, helped some of the accused in the 2002 riots in getting bail easily. An accused in one of the most import..

Justice Akshay Mehta appointed on Nanavati Commission Ahmedabad, Apr 8 (PTI) The Gujarat government today appointed the High Court's retired judge Justice Akshay Mehta as a member of the Nanavati Commission probing Godhra train carnage and post-Godhra riots in place of Justice K G Shah who died recently. Justice Mehta has served as a Judge in the Gujarat High Court for seven..

80,000 lawyers to remain on indefinite strike in Bihar Patna, Apr 7 (UNI) About 80,000 lawyers of Patna High Court, district courts and other subordinate courts throughout the state will continue with their ceasework till withdrawal or immediate stay on the recent court fee hike by the state government. In a meeting held here today, altogether 122 associations, representing l..

7 High Court judges appointed New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) President Pratibha Devisingh Patil appointed seven judges of the Delhi High Court today. They include five advocates V K Shali, Manmohan Singh, Rajiv Sahai Endlay, Jagjivan Ram Midha and Rajiv Shakdher. The other two are Additional District and Sessions judges of Delhi Sunil Gaur and M C Garg. They are likely t..

Supreme Court to examine if high court can bar lawyers Sun, Apr 6 08:53 PM New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court is to examine Monday if a high court has the power to bar a lawyer from practising before it and in the lower courts in the respective state. A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan has been called upon to decide on the crucial question impinging upon the independence o..

MCD challenges HC's monitoring committee on demolition New Delhi, Apr 5 (UNI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has challenged the monitoring committee on demolition appointed by the Delhi High Court in 2006, saying the committee cannot impose its directions on civic authorities as the Constitution has guaranteed separation of powers for all its arms. Senior advocate a..

JUSTICE MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA APPOINTED SUPREME COURT JUDGE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Dr. Justice Mukundakam Sharma, Chief Justice, Delhi High Court, to be a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, with effect f..

HC dismisses petitions seeking permission for 'Jallikattu' Madurai, Apr 4 (UNI) The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions seeking permission to hold 'Jallikattu' (Taming of Bulls) during temple festivals. A bench comprising Mr Justice S Manikumar and Ms Justice R Bhanumathy, dismissing the petitions filed by residents of some village..

Delhi Higher Judicial Services selection process illegal: SC The Supreme Court has declared as "illegal" the selection process adopted by the Delhi High Court for appointment of judges in the Delhi Higher Judicial Services. A bench of Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and J M Panchal asserted that the High Court cannot prescribe any minimum marks for the viva voce after the selection p..

Zafar's descendant files writ against Gowarikar Agra, Apr 3 (UNI) The last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar's descendant Prince Yaqub Habibuddin Tusi has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court against the Oscar-nominated Lagaan's director Ashutosh Gowarikar for his magnum opus 'Jodhaa Akbar.' The Prince had filed the writ against director in the Apex cour..

FoxMandal Little has become the first major Indian law house to set up a practice in the UK and in the process created quite a splash in the local legal community. The firm intends to service the growing market among overseas corporations and investors for Indian lawyers. At a time when a host of British and overseas law firms are setting up offices in India, FoxMandal Little has reversed the move..

The indefinite strike by over 80,000 lawyers of the Patna High Court and subordinate courts in Bihar demanding withdrawal of the hike in court fees continuedfor the fourth day on Thursday. Hundreds of lawyers blocked the busy Ashok Rajpath near Pirbahore police station for more than two hours disrupting vehicular traffic. They shouted anti-government slogans and burnt tyres. A..

Observing that there should be a doping-free environment in view of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Delhi High Court sought a reply from the Center on a PIL alleging that the Indian Olympic Association was ignoring international guidelines on the matter. A Division Bench of Chief Justice M K Sharma and Justice Reva Khetrapal, also sought detailed affidavit from the National Dope Test Laborat..

Compromise can be arrived in personal criminal matters: SC In criminal proceedings where the question involved is of a purely personal nature and not related to public interest, courts can accept the compromise deed arrived by the disputing parties, the Supreme Court has said. A bench of Justices H S Bedi and Tarun Chatterjee reasoned that no purpose would serve by prolonging the li..