The development comes as a major blow for Ganguly, who has been mulling to quit as the WBHRC in the wake of rising demands for his ouster for sexually harassing a young law intern last year.
In fresh trouble for former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan, the Election Commission on Sunday slapped a showcause notice on him for failing to lodge his election expenses as per law in a paid news case and asked him why he should not be disqualified.
The verdict's impact on Aadhaar scheme can be assessed once the full judgement and reasons given by the court are examined.
If democracy is to survive and thrive, duties have to be as important as rights and tolerance must be the foundation of public and private life.
Along with the opposition, key BJP allies Shiv Sena and Samata Party also slammed Divestment Minister Arun Shourie for going ahead with the strategic sale of the equity of the two public sector oil giants.
Along with the opposition, key BJP allies Shiv Sena and Samata Party also slammed Divestment Minister Arun Shourie for going ahead with the strategic sale of the equity of the two public sector oil giants.
After forcing some governors to quit, the Narendra Modi government on Friday sacked Lt Governor of Puducherry Virendra Kataria, in the first such action against political appointees of the United Progressive Alliance regime.
The International Court of Justice was last a battleground for India and Pakistan nearly 18 years ago.
The court issued the notice while admitting a Public Interest Litigation filed by former attorney-general Soli Sorabjee.
"It is blatant intolerance and disgusting fanaticism," Soli J Sorabjee, former Attorney General and an art lover, told PTI after taking a round of the exhibition -- India in the Era of Mughals -- which ended in New Delhi on Friday.
Gopal Subramanium would have been a plus to the apex bench, aver many, who point to his record and speak for his integrity
Several top jurists on Monday pushed for scrapping the existing collegium system where judges appoint judges but government's plans to bring a bill to make the process of appointments more transparent may take some more time.
"Justice has prevailed for the families of those who lost their lives in the 1993 Mumbai blasts," Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said.
Eminent jurists react over Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu's decision to reject opposition's impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.
With his appointment as AG, the many constitutional law matters that are pending before the Supreme Court will receive specialised attention.
The Supreme Court's refusal to stay execution of Yakub Memon on Wednesday drew sharp reactions from legal experts.
The Supreme Court order directing cinema halls to play the national anthem before screening to "instill committed patriotism and nationalism" has received mixed reactions from legal experts with a few terming it as "judiciary's over-enthusiasm" and others saying playing it and respecting it won't cause any harm.
The state may have some power to put reasonable restriction, says the apex court.
A rebel by nature, he lived the life to the fullest, donning different hats -- lawyer, parliamentarian, minister -- but was not a quintessential politician constrained by party lines.
Stoking a fresh controversy, Press Council of India chairperson Justice Markandey Katju on Monday alleged that the then Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan had pushed for the elevation of a Madras high court judge with "bad reputation" to the Supreme Court.
'Coupled with e-filing procedures it would really enhance the ability of the judiciary to provide speedier justice.'
We bring you this excerpt from Shaili Chopra's book, When I was 25.
According to SFIO, the modus operandi of the Reebok fraud involved filing fictitious invoices to show inflated sales, recording fictitious sales by raising prices of goods sold.
'It was unfair to expect him to continue to keep on supplying vaccines without being given a firm commitment or a financial grant of any sort.'
'If the court realises, within a couple of years, that women are making all kinds of allegations for other ulterior motives, then it will become difficult for women,' well-known Supreme Court lawyer Mukul Rohatgi tells Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.
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