In a letter addressed to the Union Law Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, CJI Ranjan Gogoi recommended that Justice S. A. Bobde should be made the next CJI.CJI Gogoi is set to retire on November 17 this year and while it was clear as per the tradition th ..
In the proceedings before Special CBI Judge today, the counsel appearing for Shashi Tharoor argued that no evidence or reports have been put on record to prove the actual cause of Sunanda Pushkar's death.Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa, appearing for ..
The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that it will conclude today the day-to-day hearing in the politically sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case at Ayodhya, saying "enough is enough".A 5-judge Constitution bench he ..
A plea has been filed before the National Green Tribunal seeking directions to e-commerce companies, Amazon India and Filpkart, to not use excessive plastic packaging materials.The Petitioner, a young environmentalist, Aditya Dubey, through his natur ..
The Central Information Commission has held that Assam Rifles, a paramilitary force, does not fall within the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005 as it is an exempted organization under Section 24(1) of the Act. Section 24(1) states that th ..
The Delhi High Court refused to grant ad-interim injunction to Saregama India Ltd. in its copyright infringement suit against Maddock Films Pvt. Ltd. for the song "Ke Odhni Odhu Odhu Ne Udi Jaye".The Defendant is a film production company w ..
The lawyers at Orissa High Court have been on continuous strike and the high court had initiated suo moto contempt proceedings against the same.Aggrieved by the boycott, the Petitioner, M/s PLR Projects Ltd., had approached the Supreme Court seeking ..
The Supreme Court has observed that a Labour Court or Tribunal while holding enquiry under Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act cannot invoke the adjudicatory powers vested in them under Section 10(i)(c) and (d) of the Act.They also cannot ..
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the AAP government to ensure implementation of the Education Department's circular regarding installation of fire safety systems in all schools in the national capital and to take action against violators. ..
Justice Arup Kumar Goswami was on Tuesday sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court.He was administered the oath of office by Governor Ganga Prasad at the New Raj Bhavan here. Goswami succeeds Justice Vijai Kumar Bist.Sikkim Chief Mi ..