The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to consider revealing the names of those who have deposited their black money in the Liechtenstein Bank in Germany now that the German government had furnished the details. Justice B. Sudershan Reddy, heading a Bench with Justice S.S. Nijjar, did not agree with Solicitor-General Gopal Subramaniam's submissions that being privileged information, it could not be disclosed. When the S-G said the government had...

The First Bench of Orissa High Court comprising Chief Justice V. Gopal Gouda and Justice BN Mohapatra today hearing a matter related to animal sacrifice during the Sulia festival by the tribals of Bolangir district of Orissa suggested the petitioners advocate to file contempt application in the case, in view of animal sacrifice despite a court ban. The High Court since the last four years has been issuing orders to the...

The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it had released 25 lakh tonnes of foodgrains to the States for distribution under the Public Distribution System, over and above 25 lakh tonnes made available in September 2010 for below the poverty line and above the poverty line families. Attorney-General G.E. Vahanvati made this statement before a Bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma during the hearing of a petition...

S S Sidhu claims immunity under Article 361 of Indian Constitution Governor S S Sidhu who had been directed to appear in person before the Goa State Information Commission on Tuesday over an RTI case said the governor’s office enjoyed the privilege of constitutional immunity and he was therefore not answerable to the courts in matters related to the execution of his duties. “The governor has chosen to exercise his rights under...

‘For the Indian media, the key question is one of covering mass deprivation' Time to rediscover concept of freedom of press in Marxist terms: Sashi Kumar N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, has called for “bold and radical” ways to check the ethical failings of the media. Inaugurating a seminar ‘Whither Media,' organised as part of the three-day Third International Congress on Kerala Studies, which concluded here on Monday, Mr. Ram said that...