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Merely because it is not in running condition, the machinery cannot be treated as scrapp

   12 August 2008 at 22:12

The Supreme Court in its Judgment Dated: 12-08-2008 between Valji Khimji & Company Vs. Official Liquidator of Hindustan Nitro Product(Gunjara) Ltd., & Others., held that, "The word `scrap' would ordinarily mean somethingwhich cannot be used for the s ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   207 Views


CA to help CBI

   12 August 2008 at 21:46

Chartered accountants to help CBI in economic offencesNew Delhi (PTI): With economic offences seeing an increase, the CBI has written to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to probe the growing number of white collar crimes."The CB ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   255 Views


Court disallows petition against Scarlett's mother

   11 August 2008 at 19:10

The Goa Children's Court on Monday disallowed the petition filed against Fiona Mackeown, mother of British teenager Scarlett Keeling, by a Goa-based NGO for neglecting her daughter. The court refused to direct the police to investigate the role of F ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   243 Views


Justice Tirath Singh Thakur sworn in as CJ Punjab and Haryana HC

   11 August 2008 at 19:10

Mr Tirath Singh Thakur was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.Justice Thakur was administered the oath of allegiance to the Constitution by Haryana Governor A R Kidwai.Punjab Governor Lt Gen (retd) S F Rodriges, Union ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   334 Views


Amendment of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923

   11 August 2008 at 19:10

The Union Cabinet gave its approval for introducing the Workmen’s Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2008 in Parliament.The Amendment Bill with give the following benefits :i) to give effect to the recommendations of the Second Commission on Labour to su ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   271 Views


SC can fix tenure of life term in lieu of death penalty

   11 August 2008 at 19:10

The Supreme Court has ruled that in order to minimize the use of death penalty, it has the power to fix tenure of life imprisonment while substituting it for death sentence.A bench comprising Justices B N Agrawal, G S Singhvi and Aftab Alam, while su ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   316 Views


DISABILITY ISSUE

   11 August 2008 at 08:47

Disability is lack of ability relative to a personal or group standard or spectrum. Disability may involve physical impairment, sensory impairment, cognitive or intellectual impairment, mental disorder (also known as psychiatric disability), or vario ..

Posted in Others |   261 Views


Amendment of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923

   10 August 2008 at 23:50

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for introducing the Workmen’s Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2008 in Parliament. The Amendment Bill with give the following benefits : i) to give effect to the recommendations of the Second Commission on Labo ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   307 Views


Development of Infrastructure Facilities for the Judiciary

   10 August 2008 at 23:50

BackgrounderThe Central Government has been implementing a scheme called Development of Infrastructure Facilities for the Judiciary since 1993-94. The scheme is operated on a 50:50 basis. • Till date an amount of Rs.794.44 crore has been provided to ..

Posted in Others |   166 Views


Amendment to the prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

   10 August 2008 at 23:50

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for introduction of Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2008 in the Parliament by making certain amendments in the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   288 Views