New Delhi/Lucknow, Sep 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday cleared the decks for the Uttar Pradesh government to create a new district including Amethi parliamentary constituency represented by Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court has stayed the transfer of investigations into the Ishrat Jahan staged-shootout case from the state police to the apex court-appointed special investigation team (SIT). The Gujarat High Court had ordered the transfer....
Chennai, Aug 25 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu and AIADMK General Secretary J. Jayalalithaa said here Wednesday that the appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) without consulting her was illegal....
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Terming bogus claims as the bane of welfare schemes, the Supreme Court has said that the government was duty-bound to take "stern action" to discourage the malpractice.
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New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The central government came under fire in the Supreme Court Friday for yet another flip-flop on the status of the controversial Noida Park - a dream project of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati....
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said the recovery of mounting non-performing assets was beyond its jurisdiction and the government and the legislature should deal with it....
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) In a major relief to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, the Supreme Court Friday stayed the criminal proceedings against him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
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Gandhinagar, Aug 11 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday set aside the termination of 12 ad-hoc fast track court judges and asked the authorities to consider their reinstatement. A plea filed by 25 other judges for reinstatement was rejected....
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked Delhi Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta to convene a meeting within 15 days with all civic agencies to solve the shortage of potable water in various parts of the city....
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Chhattisgarh government to respond to a plea seeking the disbanding of state-sponsored vigilante group Salwa Judum set up to counter Maoist violence. ...
New Delhi, Aug 6(IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday held that the lower courts have no power to prosecute a person for contempt of court.
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Lucknow, Aug 4 (IANS) After winning a 32-year-long court battle following which huge properties were restored to the erstwhile royal of Mahmoodabad by the apex court in 2005, an amendment in the enemy property law - related to those who migrated to Pakistan during partition - has brought him back to square one....
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Hearing a plea seeking arrest of a politician's musclemen, the Supreme Court Tuesday said policing is not a part of its mandate and it could not help if its orders were not being executed by the law enforcing agencies.
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New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the Maharashtra government's plea against a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of six people in police firing during the 1992 Mumbai riots. It also directed the agency to complete the probe in six months....
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement Thursday opposed in Supreme Court former external affairs minister Natwar Singh's plea seeking access to documents on a scam linked to the UN's oil-for-food programme in Iraq.
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New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi in a defamation case filed by his uncle V.M. Singh....
Panaji, July 27 (IANS) Should the church in Goa be brought under the purview of the Right to Information Act? At present, the government says the decision is beyond its authority as the Vatican is a sovereign nation and it is not known if "its institution could be compelled to make their records open to public"....
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday admitted a petition challenging the acquittal of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Shibu Soren and four others in the abduction and murder of Soren's secretary Shashinath Jha in 1994....
Gandhinagar, July 26 (IANS) The government cannot unilaterally reduce the pay of an employee when his services are regularized from the daily wage or contract mode, the Gujarat High Court has ruled. ...
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice on appeals by the Maharashtra government seeking enhanced punishment for those convicted for their involvement in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts....
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