Expressing concern over the increasing backlog of cases in courts and the slow rate of disposal, Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Monday said lawyers could try to settle most of the cases outside courts "as the present establishment can ..
The Finance Act, 2008 received the assent of the President of India on the 10th May, 2008 which contains provisions for direct and indirect taxes for fiscal year 2008-09. The Finance Bill was earlier approved by both the houses of Parliament. Consequ ..
The Delhi High Court has directed that all outstation cases related to cheque bouncing should go back to their respective courts as they do not fall under the Capital’s jurisdiction.A bench composed of Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice Manmoha ..
RULES SUPREME COURT-COURT CAN NOT DIRECT INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY IN INVESTIGATIONIn a ruling having long-term ramifications for criminal investigations, the Supreme Court has held a court cannot direct an investigative agency to conduct an investigation ..
The government announced a panel of experts to review the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and give a report in three months, suggesting changes to effectively meet requirements of the road transport sector in the current scenario.The ten-member committee ..
The Supreme Court has ruled that the election petitioner must be personally present at the time of filing the petition under section 81(1) of the Representation of the People’s Act in the High Court.A bench comprising Justices DK Jain and P Sat ..
The Supreme Court has held that a warrant issued by a foreign court could not be executed in India without a formal request from the Government concerned for extradition of the accused.A bench comprising Justices S B Sinha and Mukundakam Sharma set a ..
The Delhi High Court has constituted a four-memberscommittee to monitor the welfare programmes being initiated by the Government in the Capital’s Juvenile homes.A bench comprising with Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice Manmohan formed the comm ..
The Union Cabinet have approved the proposal to amend the National Institutes of Technology Act 2007. The salient features of the amendment are as under:i) Incorporation of Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) in the National I ..
The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of R K Anand advocate for trying to win over the prosecution witness to save Sanjeev Nanda, accused in the BMW hit-and-run case, resulting in the death of seven people.A bench comprising of Mr. Justice B ..