KOCHI: There is a need to set up special Benches in the High Court for hearing cases relating to human rights violations, cyber crimes and economic offences, the Kerala Home Minister, Mr Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, said on Saturday.“Cyber cases are ..
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has been investigating the Bofors gun payoff scandal, has refused to reveal any information sought under the Right to Information (RTI) about Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, stating that it &l ..
NEW DELHI: Judges cannot do with merely dictating a portion of the judgement as such a practice would render the entire judgement invalid, the Supreme Court has said.A judgement has to be pronounced in an open court by the judge to the shorthand writ ..
MADURAI: Tamil Nadu Electricity Board consumers cannot institute civil suits challenging demand notices issued to them to pay dues without approaching higher officials concerned, the Madras High Court has ruled.Allowing a second appeal filed by the B ..
Madurai (PTI): A woman's disinclination to cook food cannot be considered a valid reason for granting divorce, the Madurai bench of Madras High Court has ruled.Dismissing an appeal filed by a Kanyakumari-based engineer, who had sought divorce from h ..
NEW DELHI: For all those who have suffered at the hands of the gun-toting guards of our netas , here is a candid admission from the government itself. In an affidavit filed in Delhi High Court last year, the Home Ministry had confessed that many p ..
New Delhi: Standing by the physically challenged persons, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that agovernment employee cannot be rendered jobless if he/she becomes disabled during the service. Thedisability incurred by an employee during service cann ..
The Supreme Court has ruled that the services of a temporary employee can betermina ted by the employer if his performance is found to be unsat isfactory.A Bench of Mr Justice SV Patil and Mr Justice HK Sema set aside an order of the Lucknow Bench of ..
The Supreme Court, in an important ruling, has held that a worker covered underthe Employees State Insurance (ESI) Act would be entitled to the benefits from the date of hisemployment and not from the date of registration after contribution by the em ..
The Government on Friday said there was “near unanimity” among all stakeholders to raise the ceiling of payment on gratuity for private sector employees from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh and hoped a decision in this regard will be taken bef ..