In another twist to the Mumbai terror attack trial, defence lawyer Abbas Kazmi on Thursday said he wanted to withdraw from the case. Kazmi told the court his client, Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, had lost faith in him. Meanwhile, the spe ..
The Government has approved, in principle, restructuring of National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation(NMDFC). Setting up of a National Wakf Development Agency will be a part of this restructuring. The details of the proposal are to be f ..
The recommendation of Law Commission to tackle the problem of abuse of Indian brides by NRI husbands are under examination of the Ministry of Law & Justice. Main recommendations with regard to marriage of Indian brides with NRI husbands are give ..
RBI allows Rs 1,000 a day withdrawal from points of sale.Automated teller machines (ATMs) have put an end to long queues at bank tellers’ windows. Now, long queues outside ATMs may also wither away.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed w ..
The Central Vigilance Commission disposed of 485 cases during June 2009 referred to it for advice. The Commission launched prosecution against 10 officers. Of these, 6 were from CBDT, 2 from Department of Telecommunications and one each from CBEC and ..
A special court conducting the 26/11 terror attack trial on Thursday took on record the plea of guilt made by arrested Pakistani gunman Mohammad Ajmal Kasab and ordered the case to continue. Special Judge M L Tahilyani in his speaking order said the ..
The Government has said that efforts are being made to dispose of the pending cases in the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission by taking these up before the benches of the Commission. Being a quasi judicial body, the MRTP Commission ..
The Vepa Kamesam Committee, constituted by the Government, to examine various issues relating to Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) and to suggest statutory, administrative and organizational changes for improving the effectiveness and to ens ..
As per the information furnished by the Registry of the Supreme Court, the guidelines for entertaining Public Interest Litigations (PIL) have been laid down by the Supreme Court in judicial pronouncements. Administratively, the Registry has generally ..
With just a fortnight to go before the ongoing Budget session comes to an end, the Centre is likely to push for legal amendments to enable State Bank of India raise capital through preference shares and also by preferential allotment or private place ..