India’s CJI proposes round the year disposal of court cases to reduce the piles of pending cases 60,000 and 42 lakhs cases pending in Supreme Court and High Courts respectively CJI Justice Lodha recalls former US CJI Justice Warren Berger’s comments likening legal issues with pain, says people be given relief at the earliest Read … [Read more...] about Let Courts Function Round the year: CJI
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3rd e-auction of Iron Ore in Goa
6 lakh tonnes of iron ore being auctioned this month which is lying at jetties and the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) MSTC Ltd., has auctioned 1.62 million tonnes of iron ore through two e-auctions in February and March, realising around Rs.260 crore, which would go to the State treasury. E-aution will be held under Supreme Court’s (SC) supervision and has to ship the iron ore … [Read more...] about 3rd e-auction of Iron Ore in Goa
Poor Lose Free Treatment in Many Delhi Hospitals
Delhi High Court puts in backburner Centre’s policy making it mandatory for private hospitals to arrange for free treatment to poor in the national Capital. Activist lawyer Ashok Agarwal to move Supreme Court against Delhi HC, on his plea HC in 2007 asked private hospitals to give free treatment to poor. 15 hospitals including St. Stephen’s , Moolchand, Sitaram Bhartiya and … [Read more...] about Poor Lose Free Treatment in Many Delhi Hospitals
5-Member Panel to Oversee Temple Matters
SC authorises 5 member committee headed by Thriruvananthapuram Judge to administer management of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. Temple’s current executive officials asked to go on leave, Ex-CAG Vinod Rai asked to take up audit of properties, accounts and assets of the temple. SC order no temple property should be sold or dealt with till fresh orders, warns royal family … [Read more...] about 5-Member Panel to Oversee Temple Matters
U.N. Hails Ruling on Legal Recognition for Transgenders
UN calls historic: India’s SC approves transgenders as third gender & asks Govt to open up job avenues for them Officially third gender has been recognised High Commissioner for Human Rights, Amnesty International also welcomes SC judgement. SC asked Centre and States to recognise transgender, facilitate grant of ID, passport, voters card, driving licence, jobs in … [Read more...] about U.N. Hails Ruling on Legal Recognition for Transgenders