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CJI Thakur: With 3 Crore pending cases & unfilled posts, Retd Judges to be employed back

24 Apr 2016

April,24,2016: In order to tackle 3 crore pending cases before the judiciary, Article 224 A of Constitution to be invoked to reappoint Retired Judges.In a significant move to tackle mounting number of...

With a vision to create a more Equal and just Society, Central Govt. notifies new SC/ST Rules, Read Text

24 Apr 2016

April,24,2016: New Amendments and Rules aimed to tighten its provisions for speedier justice to SCs and STs of Country.Almost Four months after the Parliament amended the Scheduled Castes and the Sch...

CJI Thakur gets emotional & breaks down during his speech in front of PM Modi, see video

24 Apr 2016

April,24,2016: We need to urgently increase the number of judges from the present strength of 21,000 to 40,000.CJI T S Thakur today in an emotional and touching address, complained of “inaction” by th...

President recommends Congress Leader's Private Bill seeking setting up of Farmer Welfare Fund, Read Text

24 Apr 2016

April,24,2016: Only 14 private member's Bills have been passed since Independence.At this time when major areas across the Nation are reeling under severe drought, President Pranab Mukherjee has decid...

Pakistan's sole Sikh Legislator Sardar Soran Singh slained in an attack

22 Apr 2016

April,22,2016: Soran Singh was shot in the head and eye by the attakers.Sardar Soran Singh, a leading Sikh and activist and a Member of the assembly of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, was sho...

Supreme Court stays UK HC's Judgement quashing President's Rule in the State

22 Apr 2016

April,22,2016: SC assured that President's Rule will not be revoked and that BJP would not form the government in Uttarakhand.Supreme Court today stayed the Uttarakhand High Court's judgement which q...

SC: Now Parliament & Assemblies look more like Battlefields than a stage for Intellectual Debates

22 Apr 2016

April,22,2016: Apex court expressed its disappointment about the standard and quality of political debates. Politics practised in the country on national and regional level of got a damning and scath...

District Courts Litigants in India are spending Rs. 80,000 Crore a Year on Legal fees, Cost & Lost wages

21 Apr 2016

April,21,2016: Civil Cases cost Rs 20,000 till it is decided while the accused has to incur only Rs 15,000 to defend himself in a Criminal Case.Litigation Cost  

UK High Court trashes President’s Rule, restores Harish Rawat's Congress Government

21 Apr 2016

April,21,2016: We are pained that the Central government has behaved like this. How can you even think of playing with this Court?The High Court of Uttarakhand, on Thursday, finally quashed the order...

First conviction recorded against absconding Businessman & MP Vijay Mallya

20 Apr 2016

April,21,2016: Conviction was recorded for dishonour of cheques amounting to about Rs 2 crore.Businessman and MP on the run Vijay Mallya was on Wednesday convicted by a Hyderabad Criminal Court in a C...

Shaktiman Horse the “Police officer on Duty” dies of Injuries, Maneka seek arrest of 'Killers'

20 Apr 2016

April,20,2016: Minister Maneka Gandhi said Shaktiman was actually a “Police officer on duty”Maneka Gandhi, theUnion minister and animal rights activist has called for the arrest of all the persons wh...

High Court: Who say President can do no wrong, even his orders are open to Judicial Review

20 Apr 2016

April,20,2016: HC has questioned the Centre's "tearing hurry" to impose Central Rule in the State of UK when the Governor had called for a Floor Test.Legitimacy of the President's decision to suspend...

66 selected in open Competition and Trained for a Year to be Judges, sent back home

20 Apr 2016

April,20,2016: They could not be appointed as Magistrates because the vacancies estimated by the High Court were never notified.Sixty-six law graduates who cleared written tests and interviews to be s...

SC imposes exemplary fine of Rs 25 Lakhs each on Three Companies for wasting its 'Judicial Time'

19 Apr 2016

April,19,2016: It is a classic example of abuse of the Judicial process by unscrupulous litigants with money power, says SC.Supreme Court today slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh each on three companies, in...

SC: Building unauthorized Religious structures on pavements etc. is actually an insult to God

19 Apr 2016

April,19,2016: Curb rampant encroachment of public space in the name of Religion, says SC.It is actually an insult to God to have unauthorised religious structures on roads and pavements, obstructing...

High Court removes 15 Judges for “Doubtful Integrity”, “Negligence” and “Poor performance”

19 Apr 2016

April,19,2016: Serving with District Courts they were divested of their charges and stopped from functioning on their respective posts.In a major action, 15 judicial officers in Uttar Pradesh have be...

Bihar State decides to name and shame its 20,000+ convicts on Govt website

19 Apr 2016

April,19,2016: This year, names and case details of 21,057 convicted criminals had been put on the Bihar home department’s website.A convict in a civil or criminal case will no longer be able to avail...

Senior BJP Leader Caught & Prosecuted for deliberately violating Odd-Even Traffic Rule in Delhi

18 Apr 2016

April,18,2016: The BJP MP was given a Flower but was adamant to not to follow the Rule.Former Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Vijay Goel was fined by Delhi Traffic Police on Monday for vi...

High Court to Centre Govt: 'You are cutting Roots of Democracy'

18 Apr 2016

April,18,2016: "What is passing through our mind is.......this is what is colouring our minds.The Uttarakhand high court on Monday asked the Centre whether it was not "totally extraneous" for the Unio...

SC apprised by Govt: Kohinoor neither “forcibly taken” nor “stolen” but gifted by Rulers of Punjab to East India Company

18 Apr 2016

April,18,2016: SC to Govt, “We would like to know if there is a claim the Government wants to make?The Government today told the Supreme Court that Kohinoor diamond was neither “forcibly taken” nor “...

Justice S N Dhingra Commission on Ex. CM Hooda: 'Your actions were contrary to Law'

17 Apr 2016

April,17,2016: Probing alleged irregularities in grant of licences to developers in four villages of Gurgaon by the previous Congress Government, Commission made damning remarks.Indicating it was prim...

President Pranab Mukherjee, 'Each organ of our Democracy must function within its own sphere'

16 Apr 2016

April,17,2016: Judicial activism should not lead to the dilution of separation of powers, the Constitution is supreme, says President of India.President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday cautioned judges a...

US Jury slaps Rs.6,254 Crore fine on Tata in Trade Secret Case, TCS denies wrongdoing

16 Apr 2016

April,16,2016: TCS allegedly stole data containing trade secrets, confidential information and documents belonging to Epic.A US grand jury has slapped two companies of India’s Tata group, Tata Consult...

Why more than 20,000 Indian Housewives are killing themselves each Year?

16 Apr 2016

April,16,2016: Changing expectations is a major reason as to why our Homemakers are killing themselves in India.Why Housewives Are Killing Themselves Related Article @ LatestLaws.in- ‘All abo...

Passport suspended, NBW for Arrest in pipe, Long Arms of Law are surely catching up against Vijay Mallya

16 Apr 2016

April,16,2016: Vijay Mallya has failed to show up on all the three occasions when he was called — March 18, April 2 and April 9, 2016.The Ministry of External Affairs Ministry (MEA) on Friday suspend...

Delhi to pay Rs.2000 to Autos for helping Road Accident Victims, Read SC Order & Guidelines for Good Samaritans

15 Apr 2016

April,15,2016: There were 1.41 lakh road accident deaths in 2014. 50% lives can be saved if timely help is provided.In what may become one of the most progressive policies to promote road safety, the...

SC's decision 'Politically Motivated', says BSP Chief Mayawati as a DA Case is admitted for hearing

15 Apr 2016

April,15,2016: Ms. Mayawati termed the decision to admit disproportionate assets case against her ‘politically motivated.’In a blow to BSP chief Mayawati, the Supreme Court on Thursday admitted for he...

SC located far too North for litigants from South India, their Right to access Justice affected

15 Apr 2016

April,15,2016 ; CJI Thakur said, Isn’t access to Justice a Fundamental Right for all?The Supreme Court is situated in the “far North” in Delhi, and litigants from the southern States find it unduly l...

Maharashtra makes Social boycott on Caste & Religion line, a Crime with 7-year Jail & Rs 5-lakh fine, Read Text

14 Apr 2016

April,14,2016: Bill makes Social boycott a Crime and says anybody indulging in it would face 7-year Jail and Rs 5-lakh fine.The Maharashtra legislature Wednesday unanimously passed the Prohibition of...

Delhi High Court informs SC that 11 more candidates declared successful in DJS, 2014 Exam

14 Apr 2016

April,14,2016: Delhi High Court Registrar General informed the Supreme Court Wednesday that an additional 11 candidates have been declared successful.Eleven more candidates will become Judges in Delhi...

Supreme Court: We can not act on mere suspicion that Black Money is being made White illegally

14 Apr 2016

April,14,2016: Except for suspicion, there is nothing in the Petition.The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking investigation into alleged conversion of black money into white...

Facing Justice S N Dhingra Commission, Robert Vadra says, I won’t flee Country, my Family gives me strength

14 Apr 2016

April,14,2016: I am born and brought up here, would never leave my Country, says Vadra.Robert Vadra, the businessman son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, said he was capable of withstanding...

Complaint by Ex-High Court Justice qua Rs. 2 Crore offer made to him, opens his own can of worms

14 Apr 2016

April,14,2016: Justice R C Gandhi who retired in 2010 from Rajasthan High Court was a Judge in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court from 1995 to 2006.A complaint by a former judge of the Rajasthan High Co...

SC to States: Why don't you treat Drought as Disaster and a Natural calamity ?

13 Apr 2016

April,13,2016: ASG said there was no statute to regulate declaration of drought.With around 10 states reeling under drought, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre why the natural calamity coul...

Parliamentary Committee recommends 5 year Jail & Rs 50 lakh fine for Celebrity endorsers in Ads

13 Apr 2016

April,13,2016: They promote the sale of a product making false claims, they must be made to pay.In a bid to make celebrity endorsers accountable for misleading advertisements and endorsements, a parli...

CJI Thakur instructs Banks: Go after big defaulters instead of harassing Small Borrowers

12 Apr 2016

April,12,2016: SC to examine if Name and Shame can be done with defaulters who owe Rs 500 crore or more to Banks. The Supreme Court today decided to examine the claim of confidentiality made by RBI w...

Supreme Court removes Judicial hurdle in conduct of Common Med. Entrance Test NEET

12 Apr 2016

April,11,2016: Till the matter is decided NEET can be implemented, said SC Bench.The Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for implementation of National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for medical c...

The World's longest Prison Sentences... and the Woman ordered to spend 1,41,078 Years in Jail

11 Apr 2016

April,11,2016: The Long and Long of Prison Sentences Worldwide.Long Prison Sentences  

Supreme Court poses Query: Whether Traditions are above Constitution?

11 Apr 2016

April,11,2016: Anyone can worship God, he is omnipresent, the top court said.The Supreme Court on Monday asked the lawyers representing Sabarimala Temple trust, whether tradition is above Constitution...

CJI to Senior Advocate at SC: Mend your ways or we will withdraw your Designation

10 Apr 2016

April,10,2016: We may be forced to withdraw your designation of Sr. Advocate , said CJI.The Supreme Court today took umbrage against a senior advocate for certifying curative petitions without applyin...

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CJI Thakur: With 3 Crore pending cases & unfilled posts, Retd Judges to be employed back

With a vision to create a more Equal and just Society, Central Govt. notifies new SC/ST Rules, Read Text

CJI Thakur gets emotional & breaks down during his speech in front of PM Modi, see video

President recommends Congress Leader's Private Bill seeking setting up of Farmer Welfare Fund, Read Text

Pakistan's sole Sikh Legislator Sardar Soran Singh slained in an attack

Supreme Court stays UK HC's Judgement quashing President's Rule in the State

SC: Now Parliament & Assemblies look more like Battlefields than a stage for Intellectual Debates

District Courts Litigants in India are spending Rs. 80,000 Crore a Year on Legal fees, Cost & Lost wages

UK High Court trashes President’s Rule, restores Harish Rawat's Congress Government

First conviction recorded against absconding Businessman & MP Vijay Mallya

Shaktiman Horse the “Police officer on Duty” dies of Injuries, Maneka seek arrest of 'Killers'

High Court: Who say President can do no wrong, even his orders are open to Judicial Review

66 selected in open Competition and Trained for a Year to be Judges, sent back home

SC imposes exemplary fine of Rs 25 Lakhs each on Three Companies for wasting its 'Judicial Time'

SC: Building unauthorized Religious structures on pavements etc. is actually an insult to God

High Court removes 15 Judges for “Doubtful Integrity”, “Negligence” and “Poor performance”

Bihar State decides to name and shame its 20,000+ convicts on Govt website

Senior BJP Leader Caught & Prosecuted for deliberately violating Odd-Even Traffic Rule in Delhi

High Court to Centre Govt: 'You are cutting Roots of Democracy'

SC apprised by Govt: Kohinoor neither “forcibly taken” nor “stolen” but gifted by Rulers of Punjab to East India Company

Justice S N Dhingra Commission on Ex. CM Hooda: 'Your actions were contrary to Law'

President Pranab Mukherjee, 'Each organ of our Democracy must function within its own sphere'

US Jury slaps Rs.6,254 Crore fine on Tata in Trade Secret Case, TCS denies wrongdoing

Why more than 20,000 Indian Housewives are killing themselves each Year?

Passport suspended, NBW for Arrest in pipe, Long Arms of Law are surely catching up against Vijay Mallya

Delhi to pay Rs.2000 to Autos for helping Road Accident Victims, Read SC Order & Guidelines for Good Samaritans

SC's decision 'Politically Motivated', says BSP Chief Mayawati as a DA Case is admitted for hearing

SC located far too North for litigants from South India, their Right to access Justice affected

Maharashtra makes Social boycott on Caste & Religion line, a Crime with 7-year Jail & Rs 5-lakh fine, Read Text

Delhi High Court informs SC that 11 more candidates declared successful in DJS, 2014 Exam

Supreme Court: We can not act on mere suspicion that Black Money is being made White illegally

Facing Justice S N Dhingra Commission, Robert Vadra says, I won’t flee Country, my Family gives me strength

Complaint by Ex-High Court Justice qua Rs. 2 Crore offer made to him, opens his own can of worms

SC to States: Why don't you treat Drought as Disaster and a Natural calamity ?

Parliamentary Committee recommends 5 year Jail & Rs 50 lakh fine for Celebrity endorsers in Ads

CJI Thakur instructs Banks: Go after big defaulters instead of harassing Small Borrowers

Supreme Court removes Judicial hurdle in conduct of Common Med. Entrance Test NEET

The World's longest Prison Sentences... and the Woman ordered to spend 1,41,078 Years in Jail

Supreme Court poses Query: Whether Traditions are above Constitution?

CJI to Senior Advocate at SC: Mend your ways or we will withdraw your Designation

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