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Now get your Passport renewed without Police verification, but Police gets access to your NPR, AADHAR and the CCTNS Record

05 Aug 2015

August,5,2015: No police verification is required for reissue of passports, the government said today. “For reissue of passports, police verification is not required, provided the first passport ha...

Supreme Court issue notice to Delhi High Court on 'Arbitrary Selection' of Judges in DJS 2014 Exam

05 Aug 2015

August,5,2015: A Division Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and PC Pant of Supreme Court today issued notice to the Delhi High Court in a public interest litigation filed by the Centre for PI...

Supreme Court says, No relief of Discharge for Accused summoned by Criminal Courts U/s 319 CrPC

04 Aug 2015

August,4,2015: Section 319 CrPC gives power to a Criminal Court to summon additional persons as accused, other than persons already facing trial. The statute provide that in the course of any...

Supreme Court shortfuses Chautala's career, 80 yr old to spend full 10 years in Jail with son, full story

04 Aug 2015

August,4,2015: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the appeals filed by former Haryana Chief Minister O.P. Chautala, his son, and other accused against their conviction in the teachers' r...

Supreme Court frowns at complete lack of concern by the States/UTs in looking into issues pertaining to children

03 Aug 2015

August,3,2015: While looking into the methodology of carrying out social audits postulated by Section 36 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (for short “the Act”) and...

India's First Witness Protection Law, 'Delhi Witness Protection Scheme,2015', Read or Download Full Text

02 Aug 2015

August.1.2015: Delhi has become the first state in the country to announce a scheme for witness protection.The State Government notified the Delhi Witness Protection Scheme, 2015 on Thursday. This...

Its Raining NGOs in India, 31 Lakhs and counting

01 Aug 2015

The first-ever exercise by the CBI to map registered NGOs has disclosed that India has at least 31 lakh NGOs — more than double the number of schools in the country, 250 times the number of government...

Cut Trees at your on Peril, NGT slaps Rs.15 Lac fine for the same

31 Jul 2015

July,31,2015: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a penalty of Rs. 15 lakh on a former sarpanch and a gram sevak for felling 3000 trees in the forest area of a village.The Tribunal has order...

'Consumer Protection Bill, 2015' Govt. adds more teeth for safeguarding Consumer Rights

31 Jul 2015

July.31,2015: The Cabinet has approved a new Consumer Protection Bill 2015 that seeks to replace a 29-year-old law and proposes to set up a regulatory authority which will have powers to recall pro...

'IPL Spot Fixing Case' Full Story in the Eyes of Law, Complete Text of Delhi Sessions Court's Discharge Order

27 Jul 2015

July,27,2015: Indian fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has been cleared of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by a court in Delhi. Sreesanth and his team-mates from the Rajastha...

Brace yourself for Audio-Video Recording of Court Proceedings, Govt. agrees to Law Commission proposal

27 Jul 2015

July,27,2015: Government will press for introduction of audio-video recording of court proceedings before a Supreme Court panel, maintaining that it enhances transparency and discourages...

SC- Valid Sanction a must for Trial, Invalid Sanction or No Sanction makes Trial Null, Void and Non-est

27 Jul 2015

July,27,2015: “In case the sanction is found to be invalid the court can discharge the accused relegating the parties to a stage where the competent authority may grant a fresh sanction for pros...

Delhi Law Minister's Fake Law Degree Case fall out, BCI says 30% Advocates too are fake, drive soon to catch them

26 Jul 2015

July,26,2015: As a fallout of  Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar's involvement in a fake degree case a startling revelation was made by Bar Council of India (BCI)Chairman Manan...

SC commands- Delhi/UTs to have Human Rights Commissions and Jails/Police Stations to have CCTVs, Read Full Order

26 Jul 2015

July,26,2015: A Bench of the Apex Court comprising of Justice TS Thakur and Justice R Banumathi in their judgment directed the union territories to set up State Human Rights Com...

Delhi Lawyers Body calls Delhi Judicial Service selections a 'SCAM', seeks Probe

26 Jul 2015

July,26,2015: The 2014 Delhi Judicial Service (DJS) examination, already under a cloud over allegations of favoritism, has run into further trouble.  The Rohini Court Bar Association has...

POCSO vs Rape of Minor, Delhi High Court say No Offence if Sexually Assaulted Minor is shown married to Accused, Marital Rape not an Offence

25 Jul 2015

July,25,2015: In a disturbing development Delhi High Court let of an accused who sexually assaulted a minor of 13years on a oral plea that she was 15 yrs of age and married to Accused.Delhi High Court...

Off the Hook- Poor Investigation or Innocence, Question Remains

25 Jul 2015

July,25,2015: Slapped with charges including that of organised crime, cricketers S. Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were on Saturday discharged in the sensational 2013 IPL-6 spot-fixing...

Raise Minimum Wage, Cry Labour Unions

25 Jul 2015

July,25,2015: The main objective of Minimum Wages Act, is fixing a minimum rate of wages in number of industries where the labours are not organized and sweated labours are most dominant. The Act aim...

R.K. Pachauri- Unceremonious end of an illustrious career

23 Jul 2015

July,23,2015: Nobel laurate R.K. Pachauri, who is facing sexual harassment allegations from a woman employee, has been removed as Director-General of TERI. Ajay Mathur, Director-General, Bu...

India gives serious competition to US, Russia, EU, Japan & China by earning USD 100 million in commercial space missions

22 Jul 2015

July,22,2015: India has earned about USD 100 million launching 45 foreign satellites till date and revenue from its commercial space missions is poised to grow with another 28 foreign satellites pl...

Central Govt. puts its own Litigation Department in Dock, calls its affairs as 'Scam'

21 Jul 2015

July,21,2015: Calling its affairs a “scam,” the Union Law Ministry has pulled up the Central Agency Section (CAS), which conducts the litigation work in the SupremeCourt on behalf of al...

Sexual Harassment Complaint Committees gets Teeth, can Transfer or even Suspend the Accused, give paid leaves to Victim

21 Jul 2015

July,21,2015: In a fresh set of instructions, the Centre has stated that the Complaint Committee examining a sexual harassment complaint will have the power torecommend — as initial relief &m...

Twist in the tale- Labs that tested Maggi and led to its nation wide Ban not competent, says Nestle

19 Jul 2015

July,19,2015: Swiss food manufacturer Nestle India told the Bombay High Court on Friday that the Indian labs where Maggi noodles were tested were not accredited and therefore not competent to give...

India needs Space Laws, now is the Time!

19 Jul 2015

July,19,2015: India does not have a space law to protect sovereign, public or commercial interests Fifty years after it started the space programme and later entered the global market wi...

Whether CJI is Chief Justice of India or Supreme Court alone?

18 Jul 2015

July,18,2015: A Supreme Court judge has asked the government whether the Chief Justice is actually the ‘Chief Justice of India’ or the ‘Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India...

Why do we Celebrate Eid- Get the Answers

18 Jul 2015

July,2015- Introduction Eid al-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر&lrm; ʻĪd al-Fiṭr, IPA: [ʕiːd al fitˤr], "festival of breaking of the fast"), also call...

Can a Judge delegate the Judicial Power, Justice Katju chides SC outsourcing of IPL case

17 Jul 2015

July,17,2015; A bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice TS Thakur in January this year had constituted a three-member committee headed by former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha and comprisin...

SC ordered One rank, One pension for HC Judges, Govt to amend Law

16 Jul 2015

July,16,2015: If the service of a judicial officer is counted for fixation of pension, there is "no valid reason" as to why the experience at Bar cannot be treated as equivalent for the s...

Supreme Court of India- Glimmer of hope for Dawn for clean Cricket in India, Read Full Text of J. Lodha Report

15 Jul 2015

July,15,2015: The Justice Lodha panel, in a landmark decision on Tuesday, suspended Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royals from the Indian Premier League (IPL) for two years in the spot fixing and betti...

NJAC fate sealed, arguments over before Constitution Bench of Supreme Court, Judgement to follow

15 Jul 2015

July,15,2015: Today the Supreme Court  reserved its judgment in the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) case and stated that the interim order would continue to be in effect till...

Constitution Bench of Supreme Court forbears Tamil Nadu from releasing Rajiv Gandhi's assassins

15 Jul 2015

July,15,2015: The long stay order has led to Karnataka, Bihar and West Bengal joining hands with Tamil Nadu, questioning the Centre’s position in the Supreme Court that they can release life...

Deaths continue but witness protection law still a far cry

15 Jul 2015

July,15,2015: Despite cases of intimidation of key witnesses being a routine, there is still no law in India on witness protection or to deal with threat to their life and otherwise from criminals and...

After SC rap - Why no uniformity in Divorce Laws, Govt. wakens to amend Law

14 Jul 2015

July,14,2015: Nudged by the Supreme Court, the Government has agreed to consider amending the legal provision that compels Christian couples to wait for at least two years for divorce, whereas this pe...

Prominent NGO's Director arrested for sodomising Children after intoxicating them

13 Jul 2015

July,13,2015: The Director of a prominent Chandigarh-based NGO and theatre artiste, Zulfiqar Khan, who was arrested on Saturday on sodomy charges, would allegedly mix alcohol in drinks of children...

Supreme Court slaps Rs. 10 Lakh fine on Mallya for Forex Violations- Read the Order

13 Jul 2015

July,13,2015: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed UB Group chief Vijay Mallya’s plea seeking quashing of criminal proceedings against him in a case pertaining to violation of foreign exchan...

Supreme Court refuses to divide itself regionally

13 Jul 2015

July,13,2015: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition for setting up of a separate bench at Chennai for easy accessibility of justice for citizens of the southern states but said it was a...

Madras High Court's woeful Order asking Child Rape Survivor to attend Mediation with Convict recalled

11 Jul 2015

July,11,2015: Following severe criticism from civil society, the Madras High Court has recalled its earlier order that referred a rape case for mediation, “in view of the Supreme Court judgment.”Justi...

Law Students without morals will make undeserving Judges- High Court

11 Jul 2015

July,11,2015: Justice S. Vaidyanathan said: "Wonders may also happen in this country and we cannot predict who will be elevated to the level of judge." Observing that the legal...

Supreme Court unhappy with Govt.- Why Porn Sites still not blocked? Plus how Pornography affects a child

10 Jul 2015

July,10,2015:The Bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu expressed its unhappiness that things have not moved forward and the petitioner in the matter was making all sorts of submissions. &...

What is Vyapam Scam? Why Supreme Court had to intervene and involve CBI?

09 Jul 2015

July,9,2015: Understanding VYAPAM Scam The Vyapam scam is an admission and recruitment scam involving politicians, senior officials and businessmen in the Indian state o...

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Now get your Passport renewed without Police verification, but Police gets access to your NPR, AADHAR and the CCTNS Record

Supreme Court issue notice to Delhi High Court on 'Arbitrary Selection' of Judges in DJS 2014 Exam

Supreme Court says, No relief of Discharge for Accused summoned by Criminal Courts U/s 319 CrPC

Supreme Court shortfuses Chautala's career, 80 yr old to spend full 10 years in Jail with son, full story

Supreme Court frowns at complete lack of concern by the States/UTs in looking into issues pertaining to children

India's First Witness Protection Law, 'Delhi Witness Protection Scheme,2015', Read or Download Full Text

Its Raining NGOs in India, 31 Lakhs and counting

Cut Trees at your on Peril, NGT slaps Rs.15 Lac fine for the same

'Consumer Protection Bill, 2015' Govt. adds more teeth for safeguarding Consumer Rights

'IPL Spot Fixing Case' Full Story in the Eyes of Law, Complete Text of Delhi Sessions Court's Discharge Order

Brace yourself for Audio-Video Recording of Court Proceedings, Govt. agrees to Law Commission proposal

SC- Valid Sanction a must for Trial, Invalid Sanction or No Sanction makes Trial Null, Void and Non-est

Delhi Law Minister's Fake Law Degree Case fall out, BCI says 30% Advocates too are fake, drive soon to catch them

SC commands- Delhi/UTs to have Human Rights Commissions and Jails/Police Stations to have CCTVs, Read Full Order

Delhi Lawyers Body calls Delhi Judicial Service selections a 'SCAM', seeks Probe

POCSO vs Rape of Minor, Delhi High Court say No Offence if Sexually Assaulted Minor is shown married to Accused, Marital Rape not an Offence

Off the Hook- Poor Investigation or Innocence, Question Remains

Raise Minimum Wage, Cry Labour Unions

R.K. Pachauri- Unceremonious end of an illustrious career

India gives serious competition to US, Russia, EU, Japan & China by earning USD 100 million in commercial space missions

Central Govt. puts its own Litigation Department in Dock, calls its affairs as 'Scam'

Sexual Harassment Complaint Committees gets Teeth, can Transfer or even Suspend the Accused, give paid leaves to Victim

Twist in the tale- Labs that tested Maggi and led to its nation wide Ban not competent, says Nestle

India needs Space Laws, now is the Time!

Whether CJI is Chief Justice of India or Supreme Court alone?

Why do we Celebrate Eid- Get the Answers

Can a Judge delegate the Judicial Power, Justice Katju chides SC outsourcing of IPL case

SC ordered One rank, One pension for HC Judges, Govt to amend Law

Supreme Court of India- Glimmer of hope for Dawn for clean Cricket in India, Read Full Text of J. Lodha Report

NJAC fate sealed, arguments over before Constitution Bench of Supreme Court, Judgement to follow

Constitution Bench of Supreme Court forbears Tamil Nadu from releasing Rajiv Gandhi's assassins

Deaths continue but witness protection law still a far cry

After SC rap - Why no uniformity in Divorce Laws, Govt. wakens to amend Law

Prominent NGO's Director arrested for sodomising Children after intoxicating them

Supreme Court slaps Rs. 10 Lakh fine on Mallya for Forex Violations- Read the Order

Supreme Court refuses to divide itself regionally

Madras High Court's woeful Order asking Child Rape Survivor to attend Mediation with Convict recalled

Law Students without morals will make undeserving Judges- High Court

Supreme Court unhappy with Govt.- Why Porn Sites still not blocked? Plus how Pornography affects a child

What is Vyapam Scam? Why Supreme Court had to intervene and involve CBI?

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