Observing that there should be a doping-free environment in view of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Delhi High Court sought a reply from the Center on a PIL alleging that the Indian Olympic Association was ignoring international guidelines on the ma
The Supreme Court has asked High Courts to quash criminal proceedings against accused in dowry cases only under exceptional circumstances otherwise it may amount to injustice to women who are complainants in these matters."The court must be careful t
Pay Comm: Service chiefs submit p'sals for changes New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Aiming for modifications in the Sixth Pay Commission's recommendations, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee Admiral Sureesh Mehta and Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor today
Ketan Parekh, five others sentenced to one-year RI Mumbai, Apr 1 (UNI) Stockbroker Ketan Parekh was today sentencedto one-year rigorous imprisonment by a special court here alongwith five others in the 1992 stocks scam.Justice M V Kanade, pronounci
CBI submits twelfth charge sheet, gives clean chit to Pandher CBI has once again given clean chit to the prime accused of Nithari serial killing case Moninder Singh Pandher in its twelfth charge sheet, submitted to the court on Tuesday. CBI submitted
REFUND OF SERVICE TAX ON CERTAIN TAXABLE SERVICES ATTRIBUTABLE TO EXPORT GOODS EXTENDED ------------------------------------------------Government has issued Notification No. 17/2008-ST dated 01.04.08, extending refund of service tax paid by exporter
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Citizens unhappy with the performance of an elected government should vote it out of power rather than rushing to a court which "is not a remedy for all evils," the Supreme Court said today."This is democracy where elections ar
The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Tamil Nadu govt on a petition seeking revival of the Common Entrance Test (CET), abolished last year, for admissions to professional courses in the state for academic session 2008-09.A Bench headed by
Couples seeking divorce will not be able to untie the knot quickly with a court ruling in Mumbai that the one-year mandatory period of separation cannot be shortened under any circumstance. The Bombay High Court gave the ruling while dismissing a pet
Maheswar Mohanty resigns on charges of sexual abuse Facing sexual abuse charges, Orissa Speaker Maheswar Mohanty resigned on Monday and a senior minister was sacked for allegedly instigating a woman employee of the assembly to sully his reputation.
Accused of sexual abuse, Orissa Speaker resigns Bhubaneswar, Mar.31 (PTI) Facing sexual abuse charges, Orissa Speaker Maheswar Mohanty resigned today and a senior minister was sacked for allegedly instigating a woman employee of the assembly to su
Nand Lal released, vows to fight 'till the end' Maharashtra's Election Commissioner Nand Lal sent to jail by the state Assembly was released as he challenged his conviction in the High Court and braced for a confrontation with CM Vilasrao Deshmukh ac
TAX DEDUCTORS TO QUOTE PAN IN TDS RETURNS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Income Tax department had on 26.3.2008 advised all tax deductors to invariably quote PAN in their TDS returns in all cases
Patna HC lawyers on strike, Bihar govt rules out roll back Bihar's government has rejected the lawyers' demand for roll back of the court fees even as over 8,000 advocates of Patna High Court launched a three-day strike paralysing the functioning of
SC refuses to order probe against Bachchan in Barabanki case The Supreme court on Monday refused to order investigation into the controversy involving Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan in the Barabanki land deal case in Uttar Pradesh. The apex court d
Compromise can be arrived in personal criminal matters: SC In criminal proceedings where the question involved is of a purely personal nature and not related to public interest, courts can accept the compromise deed arrived by the disputing parties,
SC issues notice to financial analyst on SEBI's plea The Supreme Court issued notice to financial analyst and TV personality Mathew Easow for allegedly advising investors to buy certain scrips, while he himself was selling those stocks. The bench hea
CJI for mediation, resolving disputes at pre-litigation stage It is the duty of the judiciary to see that people do not lose faith in it and resort to violence to show their dissatisfaction, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Saturday said fa
Corporates pay lower salaries to peons, clerks: Pay Panel New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Corporates are poor paymasters when it comes to rewarding lower level employees such as peons and clerks, says a study commissioned by the Sixth Pay Commission.The g
TRAI phases out ADC, paves way for lower mobile tariffs Local and domestic long distance mobile call tariffs may drop further since the telecom regulator TRAI on Thursday announced that private telecom operators would be exempted from paying a fee ca
