The Supreme Court today turned to itself once again by filing an appeal against a January 12 Delhi High Court verdict that had clarified that the Right to Information (RTI) Act covered the office of the Chief Justice of India. Citing as many as 39 r ..
Heed victim plea to wed rapist: CJ New Delhi, March 7: In a radical suggestion, the Chief Justice of India, K.G. Balakrishnan, on Sunday said judges, lawyers and social activists should give “due regard” to the wishes of a rape victim if ..
Ahmedabad: Chief Justice S J Mukhopadhyay expressed concern over the future of Gujarat judiciary when hearing the case of termination of ad hoc fasttrack court judges. The high court and the state government discontinued services of 56 judges last N ..
MUMBAI: A desire to get married the traditional way attracts young non-resident Indian couples to tie the knot in India, but the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) may not be applicable to them if they are domicile of a foreign country. The Bombay high court ..
Those looking to buy a house would do well to book one before July, when the new service tax levy on construction service will come into effect. The cost of flats will go up 3.3% of the total purchase consideration once service tax begins to be le ..
National Law School of India, Bangalore (NLSIU) beat Nalsar University of Law at the 1st Antitrust Moot Court Competition conducted by the National Law University, Jodhpur (NLU). The moot was jointly organized by Delhi based tax firm, Lakshmi Kumara ..
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has held that a solitary demand not followed by any harassment of the wife doesn’t constitute a dowry demand and is not punishable under section 304 B of Indian Penal Code. Justice V K Jain gave the ruling while ..
HYDERABAD: Indian judiciary would take 320 years to clear the backlog of 31.28 million cases pending in various courts including High courts in the country, Andhra Pradesh High Court judge Justice V V Rao said. "If one considers the total pend ..
Under Minimum Wages Act 1948 both Central and State Government can fix/revise Min. wages in Schedule employment in their respective spheres. Domestic workers fall under the State sphere already included by States viz. AP, Bihar, Karnataka, Rajasthan ..
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has proposed amendments to law to empower High Courts to condone a delay in filing tax appeals or applications. The proposed amendment will be similar to the one announced in Budget 2009-10 for the Excise Dep ..