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Call to amend Divorce Act

   20 November 2008 at 22:11

Chennai, Nov. 19: The Madras high court has suggested to the Union government that it bring an amendment to Section 2 of the Indian Divorce Act, which required the spouses belonging to Christianity be domiciled in India at the time of presentation of ..

Posted in Family Law |   499 Views


The truth about prize chits & money circulation schemes

   20 November 2008 at 22:11

The lure of easy money and ignorance draw the gullible into this trap time and again — I refer to prize chit schemes and money circulation schemes. In 1977, a woman in Tiruchi started a simple scheme. You pay her Rs 1,000 and, after 21 days, collect ..

Posted in Others |   2519 Views


111 YEARS OF EXISTENCE, a hundred unkept promises

   20 November 2008 at 22:11

Time is rapidly running out for the Bharat Insurance Building which survives on Mount Road in a decrepit state. Built in 1897, it is a landmark in Chennai, a symbol of the city’s heritage. However, in recent years, the building, owned by the Life Ins ..

Posted in Others |   308 Views


HC awards Rs 6L compensation for student’s death

   20 November 2008 at 22:11

Chennai: Holding the government as being vicariously liable for the death of a school student, who died after his classmate banged his head against a wall, the Madras high court has awarded Rs 6 lakh compensation to his parents. Justice N Paul Vasan ..

Posted in Others |   242 Views


Jaya sues CM for Rs 1 cr over law college remark

   20 November 2008 at 22:11

Chennai: The AIADMK chief and former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has filed a defamation suit against chief minister M Karunanidhi. Jayalalithaa sent a legal notice to chief minister M Karunanidhi demanding Rs 1 crore in damages for his ..

Posted in Others |   351 Views


PROPOSED PIL IN SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FOR SAHUKARI SYSTEM OF PRIVATE BANKERS

   20 November 2008 at 14:03

BY SPDED POST 12th November, 2008 From SHIV KUMAR GUPTAGHANDHI DHAM HOUSE NO 154-F, NEAR BUS STAND JAGADHRI-135003PHONE NOS:01732-314095MOBILE NO 09810467564 To The Governor , Reserve Bank of India ,Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagar Singh Road, ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   601 Views


SC collegium says no scope for rethink on 3 HC CJ's elevation

   20 November 2008 at 08:48

Coming out against automatic elevation of HC Chief Justices to Supreme Court based on seniority, the apex court collegium has insisted on promotion of three judges recommended by it, disregarding Centre's plea for reconsideration.Returning to the Law ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   200 Views


Revision in pay not an inherent right: SC

   20 November 2008 at 08:48

The Supreme Court has observed that an employee cannot claim revised pay scales as a matter of right as it is for the authorities to decide whether to implement the revised pay scales or not."The question as to whether the scale of pay would be revis ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   495 Views


Patent Agent Exam in India

   19 November 2008 at 19:26

Indian Patent Office announced the patent agent examination will be conducted on 29 and 30th December 2008.To know more about the patent agent exam, click the linkhttp://indiapatents.blogspot.com/2008/11/patent-agent-exam-in-india.html ..



Four key suspects in law college clash arrested

   19 November 2008 at 15:19

Chennai: The city police on Tuesday arrested four key persons said to be behind the clashes that occurred at the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law College and hostel in the city on November 12. In another development, four law students surrendered at magist ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   441 Views