FIA will appeal French court's decision to overturn lifetime ban on BriatoreJanuary 11th, 2010 FIA to appeal overturning of Briatore lifetime banPARIS — Formula One's governing body will appeal a French court's decision to overturn a lifetime ban it imposed on former Renault team principal Flavio Briatore. The Federation International de Automobile says president Jean Todt is working to overturn the Tribunal de Grande Instance's Jan.
Doctors asked to stop taking gifts from pharma companiesJanuary 1st, 2010 NEW DELHI - The Medical Council of India (MCI) Friday asked the country's doctors to stop receiving gifts or favours from any pharmaceutical companies and said they must desist from endorsing products. Asking doctors to be ethical, the key governing body of the medicos said: "All medical practitioners shall not receive any gift from any pharmaceutical or allied healthcare industry and their sales people or representatives."
The notification, which was issued in the New Year, said all doctors "shall not accept any travel facility inside the country or outside...paid vacations from any pharmaceutical or allied healthcare industry and their sales people or representative" for themselves or for their families.
Government to set guidelines for appointments to child rights panelDecember 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The central government has informed the Delhi High Court that it would lay down guidelines for appointments to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam informed a division bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S.
Apex court shelves CIC order on judicial appointmentDecember 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Friday suspended a Central Information Commission's (CIC) order that asked the apex court's registry to make public various documents on recent appointment of its three judges, superseding other senior chief justices of various high courts. A bench of B.
St Stephen's row: Court pulls up principalDecember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Thursday pulled up the principal of St Stephen's College, Rev Valson Thampu, for abusing his power over the appointment of governing body member, Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi. A division bench comprising of Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Suresh Kait said: Principal is abusing his power.
St Stephen's governing body row: Court ruling ThursdayDecember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court will Thursday decide whether Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi can participate in the governing body meeting of St.
FIFA warns Iraq officials to stop meddling in soccer or face national banNovember 17th, 2009 FIFA warns Iraq to stop meddling in soccerZURICH — Iraq faces suspension from world soccer if it does not restore the disbanded national federation by Thursday. World governing body FIFA said Tuesday it was "incomprehensible" for Iraq's Olympic committee to dissolve the national soccer authority's ruling board on Monday.
St Stephen's row: Court allows Qureshi in governing bodyNovember 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Monday overturned the order of a single bench that had restrained Election Commissioner S.Y. Qureshi from participating in the governing body of St Stephen's College, and allowed him to continue with his work.
Petitioners pulled up for urging bureaucrat not be made CICNovember 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Monday pulled up a group of social activists who had filed a plea seeking transparency in the appointment of the chief information commissioner (CIC) and urging a bureaucrat should not the first choice for appointment for the post. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S.
Justice Dinakaran's name withdrawn from list for SC appointmentNovember 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Sunday said that the Supreme Court Collegium has withdrawn the name of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran from the list of judges who were to be evaluated for appointment to the apex court. Addressing the media on the sidelines of the All-India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in the national capital, Chief Justice of India Balakrishnan said: "We have only asked that the names of four other judges should be processed for their appointment as judges of the Supreme Court."
According to reports, the names of Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice A K Patnaik, Punjab High Court Chief Justice T S Thakur, Calcutta High Court Chief Justice S S Nijjar and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice K S Radhakrishnan will be evaluated.
St.Stephens, DU's response sought on plea against principalOctober 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi High Court Tuesday sought the response of Delhi University (DU) and St. Stephens College's Principal Valson Thampu on a plea by the college vice-principal challenging Thampu's appointment.
RTI can achieve more: Wajahat Habibullah (Interview)October 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The chief of India's Central Information Commission (CIC), Wajahat Habibullah, is "not satisfied" with what the Right to Information (RTI) Act has been able to achieve so far. He also feels the government has benefited from it.
Dinakaran attends court, advocates to decide on boycott move WednesdayOctober 5th, 2009 BANGALORE - Karnataka Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran, facing allegations of excess land acquisition in his home state Tamil Nadu, Monday attended the court, ignoring the call of Bangalore advocates to stay away till his name is cleared.
Indiana appeals court strikes down tough voter ID law previously upheld by US Supreme CourtSeptember 17th, 2009 Indiana court strikes down tough voter ID lawINDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's Court of Appeals has struck down a state law requiring government-issued photo identification for voters. The law had previously been upheld by the U.S.
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.
