The Madras High Court said District Courts dealing with adoption and guardianship matters should not order production of minor child once in six months as a matter of course. ‘It is unnecessary for District Judges to put insensitive questions t ..
Shocked by the gangrape of a 17-year-old girl in the city on June 12, the Union government has decided to provide legal help to the victim to ensure speedy justice. According to Sanju Dixit, a member of Women Commission for Surat, an advocate would b ..
The designated court Judge M L Tahaliyani expressed anguish over defence advocate Abbas Kazmi’s allegation that ‘court is guiding the prosecution’.As soon as the court assembled for the day’s proceeding, Mr Kazmi, representing ..
The Central Board of Direct Taxes is likely to defer introduction of Unique Transaction Number (UTN) for filing Income-Tax returns. Last month CBDT had issued a circular stating that I-T assessees should furnish UTN when they file their returns from ..
The Manmohan Singh government, which is expected to earmark over Rs 50,000 crore for the right to food programme in the coming budget, has already completed preliminary work on refashioning the food security system. After a round o ..
The Azim Premji-owned Zash Investments has upped the ante in its dispute with the board of troubled retail firm Subhiksha by sending a legal notice to all its current and former directors over their alleged failure to perform their ..
Jammu and Kashmir State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (CDRC) directed United India Insurance (UII) Company Limited to pay Rs 9.50 lakh in two gutted house cases in Kashmir after nine years.The CDRC bench comprising Justices (retd) G D Sharma ..
Search News | SC: Appoint officers for speedy trial of SC/ST cases The Supreme Court has directed Andhra Pradesh ..
Strongly disapproving of the sale of immovable properties through general power of attorney (GPA), agreement to sell and will, the Supreme Court has declared that such sales of property are not only illegal, but also cause huge loss of revenue to the ..
Human Rights Activist Ansar Burney will file a fresh mercy petition on Thursday to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on behalf of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian facing the gallows in Pakistan.Singh's petition to review his death sentence was rejected b ..