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Coalgate: Supreme Court moved for probe into hawala deals

06 Jul 2015
July,7,2015: The apex court sought the responses of the CBI and ED for a probe into the Aditya Birla Group’s alleged hawala transactions. The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response...
 

Supreme Court: Unwed mother can become child's sole Guardian without disclosing father’s name

06 Jul 2015
July,6,2015: In a progressive judgment, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed an unwed Hindu mother to apply for guardianship of her minor child without taking consent from the child's father....
 

NGO Director caught red handed selling baby over the counter for Rs. 3 Lakhs

05 Jul 2015
July,5,2015: In a sting operation, in Andhra Pradesh, the Eluru town police on Saturday arrested the director of an orphanage for allegedly selling a baby boy to decoy policewomen for Rs. 3 lakh....
 

SC annuls Madras HC order which discharged American Ship Crew caught with huge quantity of arms and ammo

05 Jul 2015
July,5,2015: The huge cache of arms and ammunition in the vessel is sufficient to attract provisions of Arms Act’Apex court wants trial under Arms Act completed in six months. About two...
 

Criminal Complaints can now be amended, 'Cognizance' elucidated by Supreme Court

04 Jul 2015
July.4.2015: A Bench of the Apex Court comprising of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice R. Banumathi addressed the issue whether an amendment to a complaint filed  under  Section ...
 

Trade old car for new, Govt. will pay upto 95K

03 Jul 2015
3.7.2015: The new policy is aimed at encouraging people to discard their old cars and purchase the new ones, which also benefits the government in form of tax revenue. The Centre is consideri...
 

Mumbai Police to book its own men for Traffic Laws violation: Bombay High Court told

02 Jul 2015
July,3,2015: The Mumbai Police has started a drive against its traffic personnel who violate traffic rules, City Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria told the Bombay High Court on Thursday. Mr. Ma...
 

Sitting Judge suspended by High Court for sexual harassment of Female colleague

02 Jul 2015
2.7.2015: A woman judge has alleged harassment by a Himachal Pradesh judge, following which he has been placed under suspension by the Chief Justice of the HP High Court. The first o...
 

Rape Cases: No compromise under any circumstances says Supreme Court

01 Jul 2015
July, 7,2015: “Any compromise promising wedlock between a rape accused and the survivor compromises the dignity of the woman”. Holding that the “dignity of a woman is a part...
 

65 sitting Judges from 11 States too failed to qualify Delhi Judiciary Exam

30 Jun 2015
June,30,2015: Amid the controversy over the Delhi Judicial Services (DJS) exam conducted last year — with Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda asking Delhi High Court Chief Justic...
 

Post acquittal Jayalalithaa gets historic 90% of polled votes in by-Elections

30 Jun 2015
June,30,2015: AIADMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday recorded an impressive victory in the R K Nagar by-election with a margin of 1,50,722 votes, trouncing her nearest C...
 

Bombay High Court allows Nestle to export Maggi noodles

30 Jun 2015
June,30,2015: The company told the court that it was in the process of recalling and incinerating product packages. The Bombay High Court on Tuesday allowed Nestle India to export Maggi noodl...
 

Foreign (International) Law Firms Allowed Entry in India

30 Jun 2015
June,30,2015: The question whether foreign lawyers can be permitted to practice in India had been agitating Indian courts for the past two decades and it has now reached its finali...
 

After Maggi, Top Ramen withdrawn from Indian Market under orders of FSSAI

29 Jun 2015
June,29,2015: After Maggi controversy, Indo Nissin on Monday announced withdrawal of its instant noodles brand ‘Top Ramen’ from the Indian market on orders from central food s...
 

Justice Katju sues Parliament in Supreme Court over his remarks on Gandhi and Bose: Read the Petition here

29 Jun 2015
June,29,2015: Unhappy with the way the Parliament unanimously condemned him for his comments on the Mahatma Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose, former Supreme Court Justice Markandey Katju has taken th...
 

Denied promotion, Rape Fast Track Judge petitions Supreme Court for Justice

29 Jun 2015
June,29,2015: In perhaps the first case of its kind, a judge has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the recommendation made by a High Court collegium which bypassed his name for elevation in view...
 

Way to Go: Men caught peeing in Public fined upto Rs.500

28 Jun 2015
June,28,2015: The Government Railway Police targeted regions like Agra Cantt railway station and 12 other divisions In a first under the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, 129 people have b...
 

University's Sexual Harassment Policy flawed : DU Students Group

28 Jun 2015
June,28,2015: DU scrapped its earlier sexual harassment policy, and brought in a new one in accordance last year. Even as the St. Stephen’s college molestation case creating flutters, D...
 

Former SC Judge's Daughter objects to AG’s smear jibe for her Mother to push NJAC

27 Jun 2015
June,27,2015: The Supreme Court may have overlooked the mocking comments of Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi against one of its former judges, but the daughter of the retired judge decided not to let...
 

Supreme Court disappointed the Nation during Emergency, High Courts & section of Media saving grace, says Arun Jaitley

27 Jun 2015
June,27,2015: It is not possible today for the world's largest democracy to become “dictatorial,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said, while terming the Emergency imposed by the...
 

Retd. IAS officer sues Haryana's former Chief Secy. & CBI officials for implicating him in a false case

26 Jun 2015
June,26,2015: A retired IAS officer from Haryana cadre, who was given a clean chit 24 long years after being named in a corruption case by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), is now seeking...
 

Check complaints of Judges’ children clearing Delhi Judicial Service exam: Law Minister asks Chief Justice Delhi High Court

26 Jun 2015
June,26,2015: The Union Law Minister has asked the Delhi High Court Chief Justice to look into allegations of “corruption, favouritism and nepotism” in the Delhi Judicial Services exam...
 

U.S. State Department: Religious violence in India still a concern

26 Jun 2015
June,26,2015: U.S. report refers police and security force abuses, including extrajudicial killings. Religion-based violence in Indian society “continued to be a concern,” during...
 

US Supreme Court upholds 'Obamacare' Act which give poor Americans access to private health insurance

25 Jun 2015
June,25,2015: It marked the second time in three years that the court ruled against a major challenge to the law brought by conservatives seeking to gut it. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursd...
 

Death of witness in Salman's case: Petition in High Court seeks probe

25 Jun 2015
June,25,2015: A petition filed today in the Bombay High Court sought a probe by Maharashtra government and police into the circumstances leading to the death of a key eyewitness in the 2002 hit-and...
 

Chennai Judge who advised mediation, now says Rapists don’t deserve sympathy

25 Jun 2015
June,25,2015: Justice Devadass expresses concern over women, children increasingly becoming target of men's lust and said such “vultures” cannot be spared lightly.The Madras High Court judge, Justice...
 

My Lord show No Mercy for Rapists

25 Jun 2015
June,25,2015: Every 20 min. an innocent girl is Raped in India and a good 75% of the Accused will goes scot free. Lately Madras High Court has asked a rape convict to opt for mediation talk...
 

Divorce fact sheet- Where India stands in the World

24 Jun 2015
    June,2015: Acknowledging India’s respect for its culture and social ethics, one can guess that India enjoys a lowest divorce rate. But it is more surprising to know...
 

Delhi Court takes cognizance on a Criminal Complaint against HRD Min. Smriti Irani

24 Jun 2015
June.24,2015: A Delhi court on Wednesday took cognizance of the complaint filed against Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Smriti Irani. The complainant had alleged that Irani filed “f...
 

After Supreme Court order: CBSE to re-conduct AIPMT on July 25

24 Jun 2015
June,24,2015: Acting upon the Supreme Court order to re-conduct All India Pre-Medical and pre-Dental Test (AIPMT), 2015, the Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to hold the exam again...
 

Institutes of Management Bill, 2015- IIMs brace for assault on their autonomy

24 Jun 2015
June,24,2015: For one of India’s best known global brands, the Indian Institutes of Management, a Bill framed by the Human Resource Development Ministry has brought in worries over their...
 

Karnataka files SLP in Supreme Court against Jayalalithaa acquittal

23 Jun 2015
June,23,2015: Coinciding with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa hitting the campaign trail for the R.K. Nagar by-election, the Karnataka government on Tuesday filed a special leave petition (S...
 

Aping London, Tax to be introduced for Traffic Congestion

23 Jun 2015
June,23,2015: A think tank has concluded that Chennai’s traffic pattern resembles that of London and like the British city, will be benefitting from introducing such a tax Even as pes...
 

Senior Delhi Judge seeks Justice for self

22 Jun 2015
June,22,2015: The Delhi High Court has admitted a petition filed by a judicial officer challenging the non-transparent criteria adopted by the Delhi High Court for promotion to posts of District...
 

Hindu backward class will get BC status despite conversion to Islam

22 Jun 2015
June,22,2015: Holding that a person belonging to Hindu backward class on conversion to Islam would continue to get the benefit of BC status, the Madras High Court on Wednesday a...
 

NJAC hearing: Govt sticks to claim, says Justice Cyriac Joseph wrote only 3 judgments

22 Jun 2015
June,22,2015: Standing its ground on what it called as a “bad appointment by the Collegium”, the government on Friday told the Supreme Court that a judge was elevated to the top co...
 

Wife imposed Rs. 1 lakh cost for misusing Domestic Violence Laws- Read Full Judgment

22 Jun 2015
  June,22,2015: Last week Madras High Court observed-'Inherent flaws in Law tempt women to misuse the legal provisions and men to dread being prosecuted'. A court in Delhi has dismissed a...
 

Best Law College Rankings- 2015, NLSIU Bangalore at the top again- India Today

22 Jun 2015
June,22,2915: National Law School of India University, Bangalore, continues to retain its first rank among the best law colleges in India as per the latest 2015 Best Law College Rankings from India...
 

NJAC hearing: Supreme Court takes note of LK Advani’s remarks on Emergency

21 Jun 2015
June,21,2015: The Supreme Court on Friday took note of senior BJP leader LK Advani's remarks that another Emergency couldn't be ruled out during a debate on the legality of the government&#...
 

Delhi High Court Judge Justice Gian Parkash Mittal resigns from his post

20 Jun 2015
June,20,2015: Press Information Bureau has issued a press note stating that Justice Gian Parkash Mittal, a judge of the Delhi High Court has tendered his resignation from the office of the Judge of...
 
 

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