The Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare from awarding a contract for supplying condoms to any company as of now. The order was passed on a plea by JK Ansell Ltd, a 50:50 joint venture between JK Chemicals ( ..
DIG Wins Compensation Of Rs 25,000 From Bank For Faulty Services27 Jan 2009, 0309 hrs IST, TNN Text: CHENNAI: A deputy inspector general of police (DIG), who sued a private bank in a consumer court for deficiency of service, has won a compensation of ..
Centre Rejects Recommendation For Reducing Marriage Age Of Boys1/24/2009The Centre has rejected the recommendation of the 205th Law Commission to reduce the marriage age of men from 21 to 18 years.Rajya Sabha member from Goa Shantaram Naik in a state ..
SC Stays Bombay HC Verdict On Killing Stray Dogs23 Jan 2009, 1816 hrs IST, PTI Text: NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Bombay High Court verdict allowing municipal authorities in Maharashtra to kill stray dogs causing "nuisance". The ma ..
SMOKING IN FILMS ALLOWED : DELHI HIGH COURT RULING23 Jan 2009, 1331 hrs IST, TNN Text: NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday struck down the Centre's October 2006 notification banning smoking scenes in films, saying onscreen smoking was part of a ..
TV Channel Tells SC That It Does Not Have Transport Minister's Tapes1/22/2009A TV news channel informed the Supreme Court that it does not have the CD or any unedited tapes of the reports in which Union Shipping and Transport Minister T R Baalu had m ..
Kerala HC Closes Contempt Proceedings Against Malayalam Daily Kerala Kaumudi1/19/2009The Kerala High Court decided to drop suo motu contempt proceedings initiated against Malayalam daily Kerala Kaumudi. The proceedings were initiated by the Court all ..
Delhi HC Refuses To Shift 128 Year Old Mosque1/19/2009Rejecting the plea of the residents of Aravali apartments (Alaknanda) to shift a 128-year-old mosque elsewhere, the Delhi High Court made it clear that the devotees will take care not to congest t ..
IIT Faculty Approaches HC For Enhancement Of Retirement Age1/19/2009The IIT faculty has approached the Delhi High Court to direct the Government to enhance the superannuation age of its Scientific and Engineering faculty from 62 years to 65 years as ..
Army Hospital To Pay Damages: DELHI HC18 Jan 2009, 0000 hrs IST, Abhinav Garg, TNN NEW DELHI: A former army officer's wife who miraculously survived a botched up medical treatment, has won damages from the Delhi High Court which has held doctors of A ..