An Indian-origin surgeon has been barred from practising for two years in New Jersey and slapped with USD81,000 fine for operating on a wrong lung of a cancer patient eight years ago. The State Board of Medical Examiners found that Dr Santusht Perera ..
A bill on five per cent reservations for Gujjars and 14 per cent quota for upper caste poor will be brought in the Rajasthan Assembly session beginning on 7th July."The state government is committed to provide quota benefits to Gujjars under the spec ..
A group of minority colleges under Delhi University (DU) have approached the High Court seeking exemption from giving reservation to students from Other Backward Classes (OBC).The colleges run by Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), a bo ..
The inclusion of royalty and technology transfer fees in the value of imported goods has always been a contentious matter. A recent Supreme Court judgment [Ferodo India Ltd. 2008 (224) ELT 23 (S.C.)] brings in a new dimension to the issue.Traditional ..
The Reserve Bank has expanded the definition of wilful defaulters by including Companies that try to dispose off mortgaged properties without the knowledge of the lenders. According to the revised definition, a wilful default will include “a unit whi ..
Expressing concern over the plight of a large number of undertrials in the country, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnanhas urged his fellow judges to take a liberal view and grant bails to undertrials not charged with heinous offences.Justice Bal ..
Mount Everest Mineral Water (MEMW), the Tata Group's beverage company, is fighting legal battle with Bisleri over the Himalyan trademark. It would take another four months to be heard at the Delhi High Court, it is expected to be heard next in Octobe ..
Settlements of lawsuits have become common between branded-drug makers and their generic-drug counterparts -- Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) did it just last week -- but the agreement between Barr Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: BRL) and Bayer may have set a record for t ..
The fight between Uttar Pradesh government and Sahara on demolition of commercial complex Sahara Saher reached the Supreme Court for the second time in a week on Tuesday, with both sides alleging contempt of apex court by the other.Within hours of th ..
Admitting that lot of vacancies existed for judges posts in various courts, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today said there was a twofold increase in the requirement. Inaugurating a 'Continuous Lok Adalat' at Madurai Bench of Madras High Cou ..