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SC appeals to itself on RTI verdict

   09 March 2010 at 17:12

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 ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  4 comments |   397 Views


Heed victim plea to wed rapist: CJI

   08 March 2010 at 15:23

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 ..

Posted in Criminal Law  1 comments |   462 Views


In our judiciary, anybody can be bought, says Gujarat CJ

   07 March 2010 at 18:44

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 ..

Posted in Others  3 comments |   548 Views


Hindu Marriage Act is not Applicable to NRI

   07 March 2010 at 14:29

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 ..

Posted in Family Law  4 comments |   2311 Views


Book Flat before July 2010 to avoid Service Tax

   07 March 2010 at 11:43

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 ..

Posted in Property Law  3 comments |   6689 Views


NLSIU beats Nalsar in NLU Antitrust Moot

   07 March 2010 at 10:31

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 ..

Posted in Students |   1636 Views


Not all demands dowry-linked: HC

   07 March 2010 at 10:21

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 ..

Posted in Family Law |   1352 Views


Courts will take 320 years to clear backlog cases: Justice Rao

   06 March 2010 at 21:16

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 ..

Posted in Students |   673 Views


Minimum hourly wage for domestic workers

   05 March 2010 at 21:29

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 ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   3056 Views


CBDT recommends change in law to condone delay in tax cases

   05 March 2010 at 21:28

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 ..

Posted in Taxation  1 comments |   398 Views