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SC reserves verdict on custody of divorced couple's son

   18 June 2008 at 22:53

New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on wednesday reserved its verdict in a matter, related to the custody of a divorced couple's 11-year-old son, which had earlier prompted it to observe that "the Hindu Marriages Act has broken more homes than uniting ..

Posted in Family Law |   399 Views


SC offers relief to Orissa's FTC judges

   18 June 2008 at 22:53

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that nine Additional District Judges (ADJs) of Fast Track Courts in Orissa, who were appointed on ad-hoc basis, need not appear for any fresh examination being conducted for appointment of regular judges. A benc ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   309 Views


RBI relaxes lending norms for housing loans by coop banks

   18 June 2008 at 14:25

Making it easier for urban cooperative banks to extend housing loans, Reserve Bank has relaxed the risk provisioning norm for purchase of residential properties up to Rs 30 lakh. The central bank issued notification yesterday in pursuance of the ann ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   325 Views


SC to hear on June 19 petition against Gujjar agitation

   18 June 2008 at 14:25

New Delhi, Jun 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court will hear on June 19 a petition seeking direction to Rajasthan Government to ensure that people of the state are not put to hardship by the Gujjar agitators who are demanding ST status for their community.Pe ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   270 Views


SC says HMA breaking homes instead of preserving them

   18 June 2008 at 14:25

New Delhi, Jun 17 (UNI) In an important observation the Supreme Court today said the provisions of Hindu Marriage Act have proved counter-productive and have broken more homes than it had kept together.The observations were made by Justice Arijit P ..

Posted in Family Law |   473 Views


Judges for Gujarat High Court

   18 June 2008 at 14:25

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Justice Harshvadan Binduprasad Antani and (ii) Shri Justice Bankim Nikhilbhai Mehta, Additional Judge of the G ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   324 Views


CEO jailed for illegal exports to India

   18 June 2008 at 14:25

Parthasarathy Sudarshan, the Indian-American CEO of Cirrus Electronics, was sentenced to 35 months in jail on Monday for illegally exporting electronic components to Indian government entities responsible for developing ballistic missiles, space laun ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   413 Views


Hindu Marriages Act breaking more homes than uniting: SC

   18 June 2008 at 14:25

Expressing concern over an increasing number of divorce cases flooding the courts, the Supreme Court Tuesday observed that the Hindu Marriages Act had done more harm to the family system in the country than strengthening it.The Hindu Marriages Act ha ..

Posted in Family Law |   642 Views


HC directs Collector to stop illegal mining in Nilgiris

   18 June 2008 at 14:25

Madras High Court has directed the Nilgiris District Collector, who appeared on summons before the First Bench in connection with illegal quarrying and mining, to take effective steps to stop it in the hill station.Passing orders on a Public Interest ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   412 Views


No addition to income sources if assessment is over, rules ITAT

   17 June 2008 at 17:45

The Appellate Commissioner of Income-Tax can no longer levy additional tax if it discovers a source of income that was not taken into account by the income-tax department at the time of assessment. A recent decision of the Mumbai bench of the Income- ..

Posted in Taxation |   516 Views