Madras HC: M S Ananth Returns As IIT Madras DirectorA division bench of Madras High Court stayed the operation of a single-judge order, setting aside the re-appointment of Mr M S Ananth, as Director of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), g ..
Bus Driver Gets One Month In Jail For Knocking Down Cop12 Jan 2009, 0333 hrs IST, TNN PUNE: Judicial magistrate first class Umeshchandra More on Friday sentenced state transport bus driver Ramesh Bhagyawant (51) of Navpada in Thane to one month's sim ..
SC: No Agreement Needed For Convicting A Person For Dowry Death1/12/2009The Supreme Court has ruled that no agreement for giving or taking dowry is required to prove the offence of dowry death.While upholding the conviction and sentence of father-in- ..
Satyam Scam: Raju's Bail Plea Hearing Deferred Till January 1612 Jan 2009, 1259 hrs IST, PTI HYDERABAD: A city court on Monday deferred till January 16 hearing on bail applications filed by Satyam's three disgraced executives including Ramalinga Raj ..
SC: Peaceful Rest An Important Human Right1/12/2009In an important ruling, the Supreme Court has held that peaceful rest is a biological necessity and essential for health and therefore, noise pollution cannot be allowed to interfere with this human ..
In a significant ruling, a division bench of the Rajasthan High Court has held that a woman on her marriage, whatever her domicile of her origin might have been, acquired 'domicile' of her 'husband.'Domicile determined by marriage :Consequently, the ..
Confession not ultimate evidence for conviction: SC On Friday, the SC acquitted a man sentenced to death by a Gujarat trial court. The sentence was upheld by HC. Both courts had based the conviction on his statement before a magistrate to the effect ..
CAs now allowed to advertise services:While practising company secretaries would be allowed to advertise their services from January 1 itself, for the chartered accountants and cost accountants it is not likely before April as the matter has to get a ..
The amendment to LIC Act On December 23, 2008, the government introduced in Parliament a Bill for amending the Insurance Act, to raise the capital of the Life Insurance Corporation from Rs. 5 crore to Rs. 100 crore. On the face of it, the intention b ..
Company Cannot Be Held Responsible’11 Jan 2009, 0248 hrs IST, TNN PUNE: QuestNet Enterprises India Pvt Ltd, through a mail issued by its PR consultant, has said that the company cannot be held responsible for acts committed by errant Independent Rep ..