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SPECIAL COURT FOR "SATYAM CASE TRAIL" G.O. NO. 100

   04 November 2009 at 07:33

The Andhra Pradesh government on 3rd Nov ’09 issued G.O NO. 100 for setting up a special court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate to try the case of multi-crore rupee scam in Satyam Computer Services. he s ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   492 Views


Delhi govt to set up mediation centres for settling disputes

   03 November 2009 at 19:02

With trial courts in the city reeling under the burden of over 12 lakh cases, the Delhi govt has decided to set up ten mediation centres to settle disputes relating to land, cheque bouncing and family matters. The city government will appoint retired ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   308 Views


SC asks govt to convey its stand on Sethusam proj

   03 November 2009 at 19:02

The government was on Tuesday asked by the Supreme Court to expeditiously convey its stand on a report of an expert body which allegedly has doubted the feasibility of the controversial Sethusamudram project. The apex court said the Centre's response ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   305 Views


Chief Justice of India, 20 SC judges declare assets

   03 November 2009 at 19:01

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan and 20 other judges of the Supreme Court on Monday made public their assets. The assets of Justice B N Agrawal, who retired on 15thOctober, were also declared on the website on his special request, the apex cou ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  2 comments |   300 Views


Karnataka: Advocate association of Bangalore may boycott CJ

   03 November 2009 at 19:00

With the Supreme Court collegium putting on hold the elevation of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran to the Supreme Court, the judge may be in for further trouble since the Advocate Association of Bangalore is likely to revive its plan ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   368 Views


SC: Amendment plea in civil cases should not be entertained

   03 November 2009 at 19:00

The Supreme Court has held that amendment application in civil cases should not be entertained, if such pleas are filed with an ulterior motive to delay the proceedings. A bench headed by Justice Dalveer Bhandari in its judgement noted, ‘in our ..

Posted in Civil Law  3 comments |   1102 Views


SC collegium drops Justice Dinakaran's name for promotion

   03 November 2009 at 18:59

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan has conveyed to the Union Government that it has decided to drop the name of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran from the list of those recommended for elevati ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   275 Views


Delhi HC dismisses paternity plea against N D Tiwari

   03 November 2009 at 18:58

The Delhi High Court dismissed Rohit Shekhar’s plea that he was Andhra Pradesh Governor and veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari’s biological son.The order was seen as a relief to Mr Tiwari. Rohit Shekhar is the son of former Congress party ..

Posted in Family Law  1 comments |   1568 Views


Information Technology (Amendment) Act,2008 comes into force

   03 November 2009 at 18:58

The Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 has come into force. The Rules pertaining to section 52 (Salary, Allowances and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Members), section 54 (Procedure for Investigation of Misbehaviou ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   359 Views


Government favours strengthening RTI Act, defends CAT

   02 November 2009 at 18:53

The union government Sunday said it is moving to amend and strengthen the country’s Right to Information (RTI) Act of 2005 to bring in more transparency in the government’s functioning and to help resolve grievances of officials.“Th ..

Posted in Civil Law  1 comments |   686 Views