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HC must have special Benches for cyber cases’

   24 January 2010 at 22:29

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 ..



CBI denies information on Quattrocchi sought under RTI

   24 January 2010 at 22:27

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 ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   250 Views


Judges can't dictate judgments in part: SC

   24 January 2010 at 22:06

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 ..

Posted in Legal Documents  8 comments |   5101 Views


No civil suit will lie against TNEB: Justice G.Rajasuria

   24 January 2010 at 22:04

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 ..

Posted in Civil Law |   2637 Views


Disinclination to cook not ground for divorce: HC

   24 January 2010 at 22:03

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 ..

Posted in Family Law |   1412 Views


Security a status symbol for VIPs: Govt to HC

   24 January 2010 at 22:01

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 ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   295 Views


Employees cannot be sacked for disability: SC

   24 January 2010 at 21:51

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 ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law  1 comments |   1156 Views


SC order on dismissal of temporary employees

   24 January 2010 at 21:48

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 ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   1433 Views


Worker entitled to ESI benefits from date of employment: SC

   24 January 2010 at 21:44

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 ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law  2 comments |   1616 Views


Govt may raise gratuity ceiling limit for private sector

   24 January 2010 at 10:57

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 ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   914 Views