The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday stayed reservation for the Jat community. The law was challenged by petitioner Murari Lal Gupta through public interest litigation (PIL) and a two-judge bench of justices Gurmit Ram and SS Saron had issued notices to the Haryana govt to respond by July[Read More…]
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Supreme Court to hear plea for ‘independent’ body to appoint judges
Even as the Chief Justice of India TS Thakur on Sunday reiterated the urgent need to increase the number of judges in India, the apex court on Monday will hear a plea seeking the setting up of a “public body”, independent of the executive and judiciary, to ensure fair appointment[Read More…]
Karti’s rep to go before ED only if agency sends legally correct notice
A week after failing to turn up before Enforcement Directorate (ED), businessman Karti Chidambaram has now informed the Madras high court that his legal representative will appear before the ED for inquiry. Sources say that Karti’s representative would go before the ED only if agency sends legally correct notice. Karti[Read More…]
HC sets aside AAP’s order appointing 21 parliamentary secretaries
In a major setback to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi, its order appointing 21 lawmakers as parliamentary secretaries has been set aside by the high court. If the Election Commission decides that the appointments were illegal, the lawmakers will stand disqualified, making an election necessary in Delhi. A[Read More…]
Lokayukta police can file chargesheets or final reports: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Monday said Lokayukta police can file chargesheets or final reports in the cases filed by them prior to the creation of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The court authorized them to carry on with probe in 747 pending cases. The move came after a PIL stated,[Read More…]