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Google Inc, the world's largest internet company, has clinched victories on disputes on domain names at the World Intellectual Property Right Organisation (WIPO) against two Indian entities. The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre has transferred domain names "googlehrd.com" and "mygooglemoney.com" used by Kolkata-based Ascio Technologies Inc and Net Jobs of Rajasthan to the Google. Google..

The Delhi High Court Friday quashed the central government's notification banning smoking in films on grounds that it violates the fundamental rights of filmmakers. A single judge bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul observed that banning smoking in films violated filmmakers' fundamental rights of freedom of expression and speech. The union ministry of health and family welfare had in May 200..

Judges of Supreme Court and High Court can now take a sigh of relief as the President gave her assent to the ordinance late last week. The proposed hike in salaries also means a substantial increase in pension for judges. Judges are entitled to 50 per cent of their last drawn salary as monthly pension. The President's New Year gift for the judiciary means a revised salary Rs 1 lakh for the Chie..

Senior judges and lawyers here on Thursday rallied for oil and water conservation and joined a cycle march to encourage young environment activists. Eighteen judges and 200 advocates of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, joined this rally to provide impetus to the Go Green movement run by the Asia Pacific Jurist Association (APJA). "Following the footsteps of the Supreme Court, ..

The Supreme Court (SC) has asked the Election Commission (EC) to insist that candidates inform the poll panel about their educational qualifications, financial assets and liabilities and possible criminal antecedents while filing their poll papers. A bench of Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam issued the direction to the poll panel while hearing a lawsuit, which pointed out ..

CBI to file charge-sheet against Raju in Satyam case on 9th Apr The CBI will file the charge-sheet on 9th April against Sataym founder B Ramalinga Raju and other accused, which could lead to beginning of trail in the multi-crore accounting fraud case in the IT Company. "We will be filing a charge-sheet on 9th April but the investigations into the case would continue even after that," CBI Direct..

Govt to exempt services provided inside SEZs from tax The government is likely to exempt the services provided inside the Special Economic Zones from service tax, a move for which it is expected to seek approval from the Election Commission. Hitherto, service providers were paying taxes first and than claiming refunds, an issue on which the Commerce Ministry has written to the Ministry of F..

BANGALORE: Thought you were entitled for the reduced 6% stamp duty which came into effect on Wednesday? Flat buyers in the state, hold on. Because of government oversight, first-time sale of flats dont come under this until the anomaly is corrected. Simply put, for a brand new flat, you will have to pay the old rate of 7.5%. But if you are buying old flats, then the 6% rate kicks in. Th..

The A P High Court on Wednesday reserved its orders on several petitions filed by various candidates of political parties and also independents who challenged the rejection of their nominations in the current electoral process by the election commission. Three BJP candidates from Warnagal district alone filed three separate petitions saying that the EC has rejected their nominations e..

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday expressed concern that the Amber Development and Management Authority, a body devoid of any technical expertise, is carrying out restoration work at Amber Fort. A division bench comprising Justice Ashok Parihar and Justice G S Saraf also directed the state government to file a detailed affidavit within two weeks specifying as how the Amber Devel..

Chief Justice of India K G Balkrishnan on Thursday pooh-poohed the idea of the government or anybody influencing the Supreme Court in its verdict on actor Sanjay Dutts appeal challenging his conviction by a TADA court in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. We have not even constituted the bench to hear the cases. I have nothing to say. The case is not yet even posted before a bench. Because there are m..

The Supreme Court sought noted film director Mahesh Bhatt's view on a government lawsuit for scrapping a Delhi High Court ruling that allowed cigarette smoking scenes in films for the sake of art on Thursday. A bench of Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam sought Bhatt's response on the central government's lawsuit and sent him a notice for it. Earlier on a suit by Bhatt,..

The Delhi High Court stayed the Central Information Commissions (CIC) order which had sought records of autopsy reports of Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma and the two suspected Indian Mujahideen(IM) terrorists, who were killed during an encounter at Delhis Batla house last year. Justice S Ravinder Bhat after hearing the plea of the Delhi Police said disclosure of the autopsy reports to the petitio..

The Supreme Court has disapproved retired judges charging exorbitant fees in arbitration cases. A bench comprising Justices R V Raveendran and H L Dattu, while dismissing the appeal of the Centre challenging a Delhi High Court order appointing a retired judge of a High Court as sole arbitrator in a dispute between the Railways and a contractor, noted It is necessary to find an urgent solution..

The US Tuesday said it will join the UN Human Rights Council, a body that was derided by the country's former President George W Bush as politicised and ineffective. The decision was part of President Barack Obama's call for a 'new era of engagement' with the global community, reports DPA quoting the State Department sources. The US will be seeking changes to the council from within. "Wi..