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India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Labour and Manpower Development with Bahrain. The MoU was signed by Shri Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and Dr. Majeed Bin Muhsin Al Alawi, Minister of Labour of Bahrain today in Bahrain. Shri Vayalar Ravi is on a three-day visit to Oman and Bahrain. The salient features of the MoU are:  (i) Fac..

Social networking tools like Twitter might offer a platform for people to make new friends, but it can also raise a variety of legal issues concerning the right of publicity, says an intellectual property attorney. Citing the examples of Peyton Manning and La Russa incidents, Faber said Indianapolis Colts is..

 Fifteen years after it was first set up, a full-fledged Anti-Terrorist Cell (ATC) in the State still remains a dream. Officials say the existing ATC is a “toothless agency”. As of May 31, 2009, the ATC had only two employees. Inspector-General of Police (ATC) M.K. Nagaraj retired from service on May 31. Now, the ATC is functioning with only one employee, a stenographer. The ..

The Union Cabinet today decided to recommend to the President that the Budget Session of Parliament be held from 2nd July 2009 till 7th August 2009. During the Session the Railway Budget would be presented on 3rd July 2009 and the General Budget would be presented on 6..

Journalists reporting the Delhi High Court proceedings now have a place to sit and relax in the court’s vicinity. On the orders of the Court Registrar (Administration) A K Mahajan, seating arrangements for the media covering court proceedings have been made near gate number seven of the court building. They had long been demanding a room in the fully air conditioned building of the Delh..

The Centre on Monday appointed senior advocate Gopal Subramaniam as solicitor general, the second most important law officer of the country after the attorney general.  While the promotion for his hard work as additional solicitor general during 2004-09 was richly deserved, 51-year-old Subramaniam is not new to such rewards in his nearly 30-year illustrious career.&nbs..

The Madras High Court has stayed a Government Order (GO) dated October 3, 2007, which denied consequential seniority to police officials, who were given out-of-turn promotion for gallantry services. Justice K N Basha stayed the operation of the GO, while admitting and passing interim orders on a writ petition from inspector M Chandrasekaran, who was denied promotion as DSP,..

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Fewer British couples are filing for divorce as a sharp drop in property prices makes it hard for couples to sell a joint home, and the credit crunch dampens a desire to fund two separate households, a study shows. The study, published by Grant Thornton accountants, showed that almost half of all surveyed matrimonial lawyers believe the numbers of divorces has slumped — and will c..

A city court ordered that security be provided to the undertrial who has raised the issue of mobile phones being used by the undertrial in Tihar jail. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaweri Baweja also directed the Delhi police to make a fresh inquiry into the allegations of complainant and submit a report bef..

The Public Interest Litigation filed by the Peoples Health Organisation (India), regarding dwindling Medical Post-Graduate seats and inappropriate policies of Medical Council of India, is scheduled for hearing before the Bombay High Court tomorrow, after the vacation. Earlier, the vacation bench of Justice A V Nirgude and Justice R G Ketkar rapped the respondents, especiall..

The Madras High Court re-opened today after the customary 37-day summer vacation.  During the summer recess, the vacation benches of Madras High Court and its Madurai Bench functioned on almost all the days. Legal circles are now discussing the likelihood of a zero-boycott judicial year ahead. Chief Justice H L Gokhale held dis..

The President is pleased to appoint Shri Goolam E.Vahanvati, Senior Advocate as Attorney General for India for a period of three years with effect from 8th June 2009 (Foornoon). Senior advocate Goolam E Vahanvati was on Monday appointed the next Attorney General. He succeeds Milon K Banerjee as the countrys top law officer. The AG is the government's hi..

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THE ministry of law and justice is open to judicial reforms and opening up Indian legal services to foreign law firms, minister for law and justice Dr Veerappa Moily said on the sidelines of an event he..