Judicial activism shouldn’t erode constitutional principles: President (Lead)
September 8th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 8 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday cautioned against judicial activism resulting in the erosion of constitutional principles of separation of powers between the three pillars of state ... Read more...
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Judicial activism shouldn’t erode constitutional principles: President
September 8th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 8 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday cautioned against judicial activism resulting in the erosion of constitutional principles of separation of powers between the three pillars of state ... Read more...
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Respect judicial independence, Kapadia tells government (Lead)
August 15th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Wednesday cautioned the government against trampling upon the independence of the judiciary while legislating to make judges accountable."Judicial accountability should ... Read more...
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Respect judicial independence, Kapadia tells government.
August 15th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia Wednesday cautioned the government not to trample upon the independence of judiciary while enacting law to make judges accountable."Judicial accountability should ... Read more...
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Can’t fetter executive to auction resources: SC
August 7th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said that under the separation of powers between the three organs of the state, it could not fetter the executive to ... Read more...
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Do not encroach upon others’ domain, Kapadia cautions judges (Lead)
November 26th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia Saturday urged the judiciary to exercise restraint and resist the temptation of encroaching upon the domains of the government ... Read more...
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Hearing on recall of apex court’s black money order Aug 24
August 16th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday fixed Aug 24 for hearing the central government's plea for recall of a part of its July 4 order that set ... Read more...
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Revisit system of judges’ appointment, Supreme Court urged
April 4th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The central government Monday asked the Supreme Court to reconsider the system of appointment of judges to higher judiciary as the existing collegium procedure has ... Read more...
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Deal between Karzai, lawmakers over parliament session initiation is ‘uncertain’
January 24th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Jan 24 (ANI): The deal between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and rebel lawmakers on the opening of the lower house of parliament appears to be in doubt as the MPs are ... Read more...
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Karzai agrees to dump ‘parliament session delay’ plans over constitutional crisis fears
January 23rd, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Jan 23 (ANI): Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has reportedly agreed to put an end to his plans of delaying the parliament session by a month after lawmakers threatened to spark off ... Read more...
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Probe wing of police not answerable to political bosses: Court told
January 17th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The investigative wing of the police force is a part of the criminal justice delivery system and it was not answerable to a minister or the political ... Read more...
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Chinese article on reforms appears critical of Premier Jiabao: NYT
October 28th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing (China), Oct. 28 (ANI): An opinion article in China's main Communist Party newspaper - People's Daily - appears to be obliquely aimed at Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.According to the New ... Read more...
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Judiciary can interfere if institutions cross limits: Pakistan Chief Justice
September 15th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 15 (ANI): Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that while the state institutions can function within their legal ambits, the judiciary can step in if any ... Read more...
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Maldivian cabinet reappointed
July 7th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 7 (IANS) Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed Wednesday reappointed the same cabinet that resigned last week, government officials said.
The Maldivian cabinet resigned en masse June 29 to protest over the alleged ... Read more...
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Don’t want to join politics, says K.G. Balakrishnan
May 11th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Outgoing Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan Tuesday said he entertained no political ambitions after retirement.
"I don't want to join politics," Balakrishnan told reporters here on the eve ... Read more...
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Make litigation affordable, reduce pending cases: PM (Second Lead)
May 8th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) "Justice delayed is justice denied", noted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday, urging the government, the judiciary and lawyers to work together to make litigation affordable and ... Read more...
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Constitutional powers should not be exceeded: Manmohan Singh
May 8th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the judiciary, legislature and executive should not exceed their respective powers as enshrined in the Constitution, but work ... Read more...
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White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers to Step Down
February 27th, 2010 - 2:57 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Washington Feb 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to a report by the Chicago Sun-Times on Friday, White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers will be stepping down in March. Rogers, during her 14 ... Read more...
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Somnath Chatterjee speaks out against judicial activism
December 10th, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee has said the lines demarcating the jurisdiction of different organs of the state have got blurred due to "judicial activism", and ... Read more...
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White House invokes separation of powers clause to protect Obama’s social secretary
December 3rd, 2009 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.3 (ANI): The White House on Wednesday invoked the separation of powers to keep Desiree Rogers, President Obama's social secretary, from testifying on Capitol Hill about how a couple of aspiring ... Read more...
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‘Use satellite imagery to track illegal constructions’
May 27th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 27 (IANS) Satellite imagery to monitor illegal constructions, authoritative translation of colonial-era Portuguese laws into English and stricter implementation of the doctrine of separation of powers are some of the ... Read more...
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How will MCD function without monitoring panel, asks court
July 11th, 2008 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to explain how it will function in the absence of the Monitoring Committee whose powers ... Read more...
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