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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Sc Rejects Plea Of Cash-Query Scam Mps (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a bunch of petitions seeking review of its verdict upholding the expulsion of 12 Members of Parliament in the wake of cash-for-query scam.
- Proven Success (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Apr 13, 2007)
Political parties in Tamil Nadu, which has a century-old tradition of reservation, unanimously oppose the stay.
- 'The ‘Judicial Whistle’ Needs To Be Blown For A Limited Purpose And With Caution’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 13, 2007)
Judicial review is an essential component of the rule of law, which is a basic feature of the Indian Constitution.
- Education Is Politics For Hrd Ministry (Asian Age, J.S. Rajput, Apr 13, 2007)
India, with half its population below 25 years of age, is perceived to have a demographic advantage over the fast ageing societies of Europe, North America and Japan.
- The Essence Of Democracy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 13, 2007)
For years democratic elections and constitutional liberalism have formed an intrinsic part of western political culture.
- Shades Of The Past (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Apr 13, 2007)
The OBC political class sees the socio-political situation emerging now as similar to the one that developed in the 1990s.
- Lacunae In Scheme Of Separation (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 13, 2007)
The assertive expositions of the respective roles of the executive and legislative branches, on the one hand, and the judiciary, on the other, at the joint Conference of the Chief Ministers and Chief Justices in New Delhi on April 8 have . . .
- Conflict Within (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2007)
The judiciary exposes the hollowness of the government's position and also betrays its own outdated values.
- Judges For Mrs G (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Apr 12, 2007)
Both sides of the unending controversy over the respective roles of the judiciary and Parliament were stated with reasonable clarity and fairness only the other day, appropriately at a meeting of the state chief ministers and chief justices.
- Education Is Politics For Hrd Ministry (Asia Times, J.S. Rajput, Apr 12, 2007)
India, with half its population below 25 years of age, is perceived to have a demographic advantage over the fast ageing societies of Europe, North America and Japan.
- Who Will Produce Judicial Enlightenment? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 12, 2007)
Rather than engaging the legislature and the executive in an institutional turf war, it is time the judicial leadership took note of waywardness in its own ranks and moved towards an enlightened working philosophy.
- Tn Quota Stir Is An Assertion Of 69 Per Cent (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 11, 2007)
What is required is not reservation, but affirmative action and expansion of the entire education system.
- ‘Increase In Cases Due To More Awareness Should Not Be Cause For Concern’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 11, 2007)
It is quite universally agreed that the institution of judicial review is a unique contribution made by the American jurisprudence to the art of government. Judicial review seems deceptively simple, but it is one of the most baffling of legal devices.
- Uk Hindus Push For Cremation Law Review (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2007)
A Hindu charity organisation has won a first step in its fight to legalise Hindu funeral ceremonies in the UK.
- What Overreach? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 10, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was uncharacteristically blunt while pointing out that "the dividing line between judicial activism and judicial overreach is a thin one" at a conference of Chief Justices of High Courts and Chief Ministers in New Delhi . . .
- Fine Balance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 10, 2007)
A tussle among the three organs of the State does not augur well for Indian democracy. Yet the warning note that the prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, sounded to the judiciary is an indication that such an unseemly controversy is not beyond the . . .
- A Fine Balance (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 10, 2007)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Justice of India Justice K.G. Balakrishnan have rightly stressed the need for all the three organs of the State — the legislature, the executive and the judiciary — to work in close concert.
- Executive To Blame For Delayed Justice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 10, 2007)
The Founding Fathers of our Constitution placed “justice” at the highest pedestal and the Preamble to our Constitution significantly noticed justice higher than the other principles, i.e. liberty, equality and fraternity.
- Judgment Day (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 10, 2007)
On the face of it, the prime minister's statement that the "dividing line between judicial activism and judicial overreach is a thin one" might seem innocuous.
- Judicial Activism A Need Of The Hour (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
The remarks of two constitutional heads, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan, should be seen in the backdrop of a plethora of legislations being struck down by the apex court, like the constitutional validity . . .
- Stay Within Limits, Pm Tells Judiciary (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
Don’t breach the thin line between judiciary, legislaturePrime Minister Manmohan Singh
- Manmohan Talks Of Judicial Over-Reach (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 09, 2007)
Irresponsible criticism may damage judiciary, says Chief Justice of India
- Executive, Judiciary Turf War At High Point (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
The turf war between the judiciary and the executive climaxed on Sunday when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave vent to the growing frustration of the UPA against judicial activism even as Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan defended the . . .
- Pm Tells Judges To Respect ‘Limits’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday urged the judiciary to respect the "thin line" dividing judicial activism from judicial overreach.
- Pm Advises Judiciary Not To Overstep (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
The Prime Minister and the chief justice of India on Sunday gave their respective takes on how to maintain harmony in the delicate relations between the legislature, executive and judiciary in the context of the raging debate over judicial activism.
- Pm Puts Judiciary In Its ‘Place’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
Making it clear that one has to exercise the powers accorded to it cautiously, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today said each organ must respect the roles and functions of others for harmonious functioning.
- Beyond Stereotypes (Hindu, Sonya Dutta Choudhury, Apr 09, 2007)
Juggling parenthood and fiction, Helen Simpson writes stories that address the many myths of motherhood.
- 'Fair Criticism Of Judiciary Justified' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
CJI K G Balakrishnan said that fair criticism of the judiciary was justified but irresponsible comment could damage the institution.
- Centre To Ensure Quota Implementation (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2007)
The Centre tonight said it would take all appropriate steps to ensure the implementation of 27 per cent quota from this academic session in institutions of higher learning.
- Centre For Obc Quota This Session (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2007)
The Congress-led UPA government has decided to take "all appropriate" steps to ensure that 27 per cent reservation for OBCs becomes operational from this academic session.
- Hc Order On Muslims (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2007)
A division bench of Allahabad High Court today stayed a single judge’s controversial judgment denying minority status to Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, which had set off a political storm on the eve of the UP Assembly elections.
- Courting A Question (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 07, 2007)
High judiciary in India is akin in a way to the British monarch. An operating principle of the latter, in the absence of a written constitution, is to avoid a course of action that invites rebuff from parliament or from her prime minister.
- ‘The Constitution Does Not Envisage Judicial Review As The Only Way To Correct Every Wrong’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 07, 2007)
The judiciary has stepped in, not only to direct the designated authorities to perform their duty, but it has also taken over the implementation of the programme through non-statutory committees formed by it.
- Pm For National Consensus On Obc Order (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday spoke of a broad-based national consensus to decide on the next step in view of the Supreme Court’s interim order on OBC reservations in central institutions of higher education.
- ‘Judicial Activism Should Be Neither Judicial Ad Hocism Nor Judicial Tyranny’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 06, 2007)
I see no reason for any conflict between the different limbs of governance, which are all meant to serve the common purpose of public good deriving their authority from the common source — the Constitution of India depicting the will of the political ...
- Centre Can Implement Quota: Moily (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , Apr 06, 2007)
Congress Working Committee member Veerappa Moily wants the Congress-led UPA government to go ahead with the implementation of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006, despite after the Supreme Court order to . . .
- Jnnurm: Urban Reforms Agenda For Sanction Of Funds (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2007)
Workshop on Credit rating review under JNNURM
Metered water supply was preferred to avoid wastage: Meena
Officials from 14 local self-governments participate
- Centre Backs Sc's Right To Order Cbi Probe (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Apr 05, 2007)
The Centre on Wednesday upheld the Supreme Court's jurisdiction to order CBI inquiry into a matter without obtaining consent from the concerned State Government.
- Why Can't Cbi Probe Mulayam, Asks Govt (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Apr 05, 2007)
Serving a dessert of legal arguments and politics, the Centre on Wednesday firmly defended the Supreme Court's order directing CBI probe into alleged disproportionate assets of UP chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and his family members.
- Congress Supports Bandh Call On Obc Issue In A.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2007)
For the first time in the recent past, the ruling party expressed solidarity with the Opposition's bandh call on April 4 to protest against the Supreme Court's order staying the 27 per cent reservations for Other Backward Classes in institutions . . .
- Judging Generals (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 03, 2007)
Gen Pervez Musharraf like Macbeth spoke eloquently about his love for the “rule of law” and “freedom of expression” after summarily rendering Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry ‘non-functional”.
- Judicial Activism And Democracy (Hindu, Anil Divan, Apr 02, 2007)
The great contribution of judicial activism in India has been to provide a safety valve and a hope that justice is not beyond reach.
- Govt To Seek Lifting Of Stay On Obc Quota (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2007)
Buffeted by pressure from its allies and other pro-reservationists, the government on Saturday said it would work for getting the stay on the OBC quota in elite educational institutions vacated and hold consultations with all parties on a fresh . . . .
- Government Will Work To Vacate Sc's Stay On Obc Quota Law (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2007)
Exactly a year ago, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh had forced the issue in his party and the government by floating the proposal of OBC quotas in higher educational institutions at the sidelines of an NCERT function.
- Quota: Centre Weighing Legal Options (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2007)
Smarting from the Supreme Court’s order staying the key provision of a recently-enacted Central legislation for providing 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in Centre-aided higher education institutes, the Manmohan Singh government tonight asserted . . .
- Govt Grapples With Quota Knot (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2007)
Mounting pressure from allies forced the Congress to rack its brains this evening to find a way out of the quota tangle but the law ministry advised caution while dealing with the Supreme Court.
- Beyond The Border (Frontline, Balraj Puri, Mar 31, 2007)
Any final solution to the Kashmir problem must take into account the comparatively lesser-known realities across the LoC.
- Working To A Plan (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 31, 2007)
The "attention-grabbing" attack in Chhattisgarh is an indication of the Maoists' resolve to intensify their activities on various fronts.
- Punjab’S Water Wars (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Mar 31, 2007)
The government of every party that has assumed office in Punjab since the early 1980s has repeatedly raised the bogey of infringement of the rights of the people, especially the farmers of the state, via-a-vis the waters of the rivers that flow . . .
- Government Mulling Over Options (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Mar 30, 2007)
Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on Thursday said the Government would exercise all legal and constitutional options to implement the 93rd Constitutional Amendment that extends reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in . . .
- Get Sc Stay Vacated, Arjun To Upa (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Mar 30, 2007)
Rattled by the Supreme Court stay on the 27 per cent OBC quota, the Government is likely to go for a judicial review of the court's order.
- Caste Irony (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2007)
By ordering a stay on the Central law enabling 27 per cent reservation for the so-called 'Socially and Educationally Backward Classes', popularly known as OBCs, in Union Government controlled educational institutions, including IITs, IIMs and AIIMS, . .
- No Quotas For Excellence (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 30, 2007)
The Supreme Court’s decision to stay the operation of the quota system, which would have given 27 per cent reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in central elite institutions like the IIMs and the IITs, is bound to stir up a hornet’s nest.
- Court Stays 27 Per Cent Obc Educational Quota (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2007)
In a serious setback to the UPA Government's affirmative policy, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give green signal for the implementation of the law providing 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Central educational . . .
- Sc Order In Mulayam’S Case Violates Federalism, Argues Salve (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
Seeking review of the Supreme Court’s direction for a CBI inquiry into the ‘disproportionate assets’ of UP chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and submission of a report to the Centre, his son and MP Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday told the apex court . . .
- A Worry And An Explanation (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Mar 27, 2007)
I HAVE written about this subject before. In an article published in this space on November 29, 2005, under the title of “An institutional graveyard,” I suggested that a succession of regimes in Pakistan had set the country back by decades by. . . .
- Nsa May Head 8-Member J&k ‘Troops Cut’ Panel (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 26, 2007)
A Day after PM Manmohan Singh and Mufti Mohammed Sayeed defused the coalition crisis in Jammu and Kashmir, the name of National Security Advisor MK Narayanan is under consideration to head an eight-member panel that will frame, within two months, . . .
- Don’T Politicise Troop Reduction In J&k (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 24, 2007)
The threat of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to break up the ruling alliance, if Jammu and Kashmir is not demilitarised and if the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is not repealed, has again raised the ultra-sensitive issue of the . . .
- Benazir Urges Musharraf To Reinstate Justice Chaudhary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2007)
She terms the suspension of the Chief Justice a black day in the political history of Pakistan
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 17, 2007)
It is no reflection on his several very able predecessors to suggest that Mr Gopalkrishna Gandhi has upheld his constitutional responsibility with a measure of dignity and restraint that few previous incumbents can claim.
- A Dalit Temple's Encounter With Official India (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Mar 15, 2007)
The NCSC was set up especially to deliver speedy justice to the Scheduled Castes, a body mandated by law to protect the constitutional rights guaranteed to Dalits. Yet its officers are not above displaying caste prejudices.
- Human Rights In India (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Mar 15, 2007)
A significant contribution to the human rights debate in the Indian context.
- In Pakistan, Waiting For A Political Tsunami (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Mar 14, 2007)
Will the ouster of Pakistan's Chief Justice set off a tidal wave of popular protest that will engulf the Musharraf regime in the months before parliamentary and presidential elections?
- Money Can Be Useful (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 14, 2007)
The cabinet needs to move beyond number-crunching when it deliberates on the proposal to increase the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme’s (MPLADS) annual allowance.
- All Too Familiar A Scene (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad, Mar 14, 2007)
‘FURY said to a mouse that he met in the house, “Let us both go to law. I will prosecute you — Come, I’ll take no denial.
- Cauvery Awards And Karnataka (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Mar 13, 2007)
The Government and the political leaders of Karnataka are entitled to argue the legitimate claims of the State on Cauvery waters. However, they have all along adopted a wrong attitude to this issue.
- All Set For Composite Dialogue (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 10, 2007)
J&K solution within Constitution
Places where diplomats could go sorted out
India upset at Pakistan's attitude to Jamaat-ud-Dawa
- Darkness At Noon (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Mar 10, 2007)
Yet another International Women’s Day has gone by with the same platitudes from the men and some women themselves.
- Musharraf's Plan Gets A Thumbs-Down (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Mar 10, 2007)
India has gently but firmly given short shrift to Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's much-hyped four-point proposal for the resolution of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Muslims Don't Qualify For Dalit Quota: Arjun (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2007)
Hrd minister Arjun Singh may have thrown down the gauntlet to his party colleagues and the Left when he all but ruled out the possibility of including Dalit Muslims within the ambit of reservation for Scheduled Castes.
- Do Not Rush (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 09, 2007)
Rushing in where the wiser fear to tread is, in most cases, regarded as the opposite of wisdom.
- Constitutional Reforms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2007)
The Constitution of India is one document that is being examined and re-examined, interpreted and re-interpreted almost every day throughout the year in so many forums to justify or challenge a policy or a decision within and outside Government.
- Move Sc On Cauvery, Say Experts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2007)
Knocking on the doors of the Supreme Court seems to be the “best choice” before Karnataka to redress its grievance over the final award passed by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal...
- Nehru Vs Nehru Review Article By A.G. Noorani (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Mar 06, 2007)
This volume offers interesting vignettes of the man who stood for India's composite culture.
- Defection: Some Introspection (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 05, 2007)
The ARC’s recommendations on defection cases deserve a careful study.
- Mplads Under Fire (Frontline, Era Sezhiyan, Mar 05, 2007)
THE Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) has recommended the abolition of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) and the Members of the Legislative Assembly Local Area Development Scheme (MLALADS) on the grounds . . .
- Kumaraswamy Hauls Officials Over Coals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2007)
We do not need officials working only for salary, says the Chief Minister
Special session to discuss Cauvery award before March 16
Steps soon to clear uncertainty over Council Chairman
- Can We Think Beyond The Speaker? (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Mar 01, 2007)
Earlier this week, Mulayam Singh Yadav proved his majority in the UP assembly for a record 22nd time in four years.
- Red Capitalism (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 27, 2007)
As India debates its new budget this week, China, too, is gearing up for an annual review of the government’s economic work in 2006 and to set goals for the new year.
- Constitution Is Supreme (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Feb 27, 2007)
Going by the initial response of politicians to the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court last month in regard to laws placed in the Ninth Schedule in the Constitution, the political class appears to be uncomfortable with the court's reassertion . . .
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