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Judiciary independence doesn’t necessarily require collegium system

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BJP-ruled states today strongly supported in the Supreme Court the creation of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) saying that the independence of judiciary does not necessarily require that judges be appointed by the collegium system. Senior advocate T R Andhyarujina, appearing for Maharashtra, told a five-judge bench headed by that the independence of judiciary […]

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Increasing crimes against property can’t be ignored

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Rising trend of crime against property can’t be ignored and innocent persons need to be protected from “frivolous elements of the society” who usurp property through forged means, a Delhi court has said. The court’s observations came while upholding six months jail term to a woman for forging documents to acquire a property of a […]

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Transgenders option in UPSC only after SC clarifies

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UPSC today told the Delhi High Court that it cannot include transgenders as a third gender for applying for civil services exam as the category was not yet clearly defined by the Supreme Court. The central government’s Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) told a bench of Justices Mukta Gupta and P S Teji that […]

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High Profile Cases Top Law News

Court seeks report on alleged VIP treatment to Pacheco in jail

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A Goa court has sought report from jail authorities here over allegations that VIP treatment was being given to former minister Fransisco Miccky Pacheco who is currently undergoing sentence at the Sada sub-jail for assaulting a junior engineer from the electricity department. Principal South Goa District and Sessions Judge Nutan Sardessai last evening sought a […]

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National Security Top Law News

HC asks J-K govt to clear stand on hoisting state flag

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the state government to ensure that the sanctity of the state flag is maintained and preserved in letter and spirit and come out with a “clear stand” on hoisting it on official buildings and official cars. “Respondents (are directed) to ensure that the sanctity of the state flag […]

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Why transgender not an option in civil service exam form: HC

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High Court today asked the Centre and UPSC why transgenders have not been included as a third gender option in application forms for Civil Services Preliminary (CSP) examination. A bench of justices Mukta Gupta and P S Teji asked the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) and Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) why transgender category […]

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Judicial remand of Revnath Reddy extended

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A local court today extended till June 29 the judicial remand of TDP MLA A Revanth Reddy and two others arrested by Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau in the cash-for-vote case. Reddy, along with Bishop Harry Sebastian and R Uday Simha, were produced before the special court for ACB cases from the Cherlapally Central Prison. The probe […]

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Supreme Court cancels AIPMT 2015, orders CBSE to re-conduct exam

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In a big development that affects over six lakh medical aspirants, the Supreme Court on Monday set aside the 2015 All India Pre-Medical Entrance Test (AIPMT) over irregularities in the conduct of the exam. The apex court directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which conducts the exam, to re-conduct the test within four […]

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Public Utilities Top Law News

HC to Maharashtra: spell out steps to clean Godavari

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The Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government to declare within a week what steps it would take to make the Godavari river in Nashik, where Kumbh Mela starts next month, pollution-free and its water fit for drinking. The mega religious congregation on the banks of Godavari at Trimbakeshwar, a pilgrim town near Nashik, about […]

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HC comes down on TN Govt for violation of norms

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Madras High Court has criticised the Tamil Nadu Government for violation of norms in construction of tenements for rehabilitation of displaced slum dwellers in Coimbatore by the state housing board. “We must express displeasure at the manner in which the project had been undertaken-Putting the cart before the horse. The government cannot be the violator […]

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HC asks TN Govt to consider preventive steps against MLM

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Madras High Court has described multi-level marketing schemes as Pyramid schemes stated to be non-sustainable business model and asked the government to consider preventive measures so that people are not lured by such schemes. “The state government may look into the issue from the perspective of not only prosecuting the offending parties, but taking preventive […]

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BMC, MHADA told to hold meeting with owner and tenants

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The Bombay High Court yestarday asked officials of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) to hold a joint meeting with the owner and tenants of century-old heritage building ‘Esplanade Mansion’ in south Mumbai that has been declared dilapidated. A division bench of Justices V M Kanade and B P Colabawalla […]

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