President Pratibha Patil on Saturday signed the ordinance dissolving the Medical Council of India. The health ministry on Friday had issued the ordinance to dissolve the MCI. For the time being, the MCI is to be replaced by a 7-member expert committ ..
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Arvind Mohanlal Kapadia, ..
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Dipak Misra, ..
IN A development that could provide legitimacy to the demand for caste-based census, the Madras High Court has issued a fresh direction to the Centre to conduct caste-wise enumeration in the country. Allowing a PIL by lawyer R Krishnamoorthy, a ..
NEW RETURN FORMS FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2010-11 [TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (ii)] MINISTRY OF FINANCE(Department of Revenue)(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NotificationNotification No. 33/2010/ ..
Indira Gandhi National Open University’s (IGNOU) School of Law today launched five new academic programmes in law. These programmes are PG Diploma in Environmental Law with WWF, India, PG Diploma in Criminal Justice, Certificate in Internation ..
To maintain and improve the legal standards of India, a consensus has been reached between the Supreme Court of India, Ministry of Law and Bar Council of India (BCI) to conduct a bar examination for fresh law graduates. Only the successful candidate ..
A company cannot enter into an arbitration agreement even before it is formally registered under the Companies Act, the Supreme Court (SC) ruled in the case, Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation vs Pampa Hotels Ltd. However, the promoters ..
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court held that a petition for annulment of marriage between spouses who solemnize their marriage under their personal laws following Hindu rites and traditions in Goa can be transferred to a court outside the st ..
The number of custodial deaths reported to the National Human Rights Commission during the last three years are as follows: Year Custodial deaths 2007-2008 2267 2008-2009 1943 2009-2010 1794 The State-wise details are as under :- Sl. No. NAME ..