Allahabad High Court gives go-ahead to Yamuna ExpresswayOctober 9th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Allahabad High Court Friday upheld the validity of land acquisition notification for setting up the Yamuna Expressway, allowing the state government to go ahead with the ambitious project. The court observed that the land acquisition proceedings adopted for the project cannot be termed as illegal or unlawful, officials said.
High court forms three judge bench to hear apex court's RTI pleaOctober 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday constituted a three-judge bench to hear an appeal filed by the Supreme Court challenging its earlier ruling that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) comes within the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) act. A division bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S.
Delhi High Court admits Supreme Court's appeal on judges' assetsOctober 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court on Wednesday admitted an appeal filed by the Supreme Court challenging its order which had held that the office of hief Justice of India comes within the ambit of the RTI Act and constituted a special three-judge bench to decide the issue. A bench comprising Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice S Murlidhar fixed November 12 and 13 for deciding on the appeal.
Indian citizenship for Tamil refugees? Jayalalitha says 'no'October 6th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu opposition leader J. Jayalalitha Tuesday denounced the ruling DMK's demand that Sri Lankan refugees in India should be given Indian citizenship.
Judges assets: Apex court to move Delhi High Court againOctober 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court has finally decided to move the Delhi High court yet again to challenge its single-judge ruling declaring the office of the chief justice of India within the ambit of the transparency law and making it mandatory for apex court judges to disclose their assets. Wary of being seen as sitting in judgment over its own case, the apex court has decided to adopt the normal route of contesting the high court's single-judge bench ruling before its division bench instead of taking it up before itself at the first instance, Supreme Court registry officials said Sunday.
Court seeks training for those who handle incest casesOctober 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Coming to the help of victims of incest crimes, Delhi High Court Thursday said training is must for all those who take care of the victims, who are in a state of shock. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan said: "It is very essential that victims should be handled with utmost care and those people who attend them must be trained accordingly."
The bench asked the Delhi government's social welfare department to examine as to how its officials can be trained to handle incest crime victims.
Andhra Pradesh allowed to offer engineering courses in evening shiftOctober 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday paved the way for the Andhra Pradesh government to run the evening shift of three-year engineering diploma courses, putting aside objections from private colleges. A bench of Chief Justice K.G.
Taj city shuts down to demand high court benchOctober 1st, 2009 AGRA - The Taj city witnessed a near total shutdown Thursday as business chambers, trade associations and political parties observed a day long strike to demand a bench of the Allahabad High Court. The response from the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party was however lukewarm, activists said.
Protestors in Agra block rail traffic demanding establishment of High Court benchSeptember 26th, 2009 AGRA - Protesters here on Saturday blocked rail traffic by staging demonstrations on the railway tracks, demanding establishment of High Court bench in the city. Protestors said that their agitation would continue and intensify further until their demands are met.
Case against Sukhram referred to larger high court benchSeptember 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court Friday referred a corruption case against former telecom minister Sukhram to a larger bench, citing several legal issues. There are certain legal issues which I have framed in this case and it should be decided by a division bench, Justice S.
Lawyers strike work for third day in Uttar PradeshSeptember 17th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Normal life was affected in 16 districts of western Uttar Pradesh as a lawyers' strike, demanding a high court bench for the region, entered its third day. The lawyers had declared a three-day strike from Sep 15 to press their demand.
Ghaziabad lawyers strike over separate bench of HC enters third daySeptember 17th, 2009 GHAZIABAD/ MURADABAD - District court lawyers at Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh continued their agitation on the third day on Thursday with a fresh call for chakka jam (roadblock), demanding separate bench of Allahabad High Court to be set up in western Uttar Pradesh. Lawyers said that people have to spend a lot of money and time to travel to appeal and get justice from the High Court.
Advocates demand changes in judicial appointment processSeptember 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Bar Association Wednesday demanded the scraping of the present mode of appointment of the apex court and high court judges, primarily on recommendations by a group of senior most judges. Seeking an end to the 'collegium system', the Supreme Court Bar Association along with the Delhi High Court Bar Association asked the government to amend the constitution to establish a national judicial commission to carry out the task of judicial appointment.
Strike in western Uttar Pradesh courtsSeptember 15th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Work in all courts in 16 districts of western Uttar Pradesh was paralyzed as a three-day strike called by lawyers to demand a high court bench in the region began Tuesday. "All bar associations falling in the 16 districts of western Uttar Pradesh are participating in the strike call," said Gajendra Singh Dhama, the convener and president of Meerut Bar Association.
Lahore High Court re-imposes security restrictions on A Q KhanSeptember 2nd, 2009 LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday re-imposed security restrictions on nuclear scientist Dr.Abdul Qadeer Khan, declaring the earlier verdict of the single-bench court as null and void. A two-judge LHC bench headed by Justice Mian Saqib Nisar suspended the verdict of LHC single bench, lifting the security protocol, after hearing an intra-court appeal on a petition moved by the federal government.
