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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...

Relief for Sahara chief Subrata Roy, Supreme Court accepts bank guarantee

19 Jun 2015

June,19,2015: Release from jail is subject to furnishing Rs. 5,000 crore in cash and Rs. 5,000 crore in bank guarantee, the Supreme Court ruled. In a big reprieve for Sahara India chief ...

Reconduct AIPMT exam by August 16: Supreme Court tells CBSE

19 Jun 2015

June,19,2015: The court, by a June 15 order, cancelled the AIPMT held on May 3 following the leak of the question paper. The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to extend time for CBSE t...

India ranks 59 in the Rule of Law Index 2015, behind Nepal and Sri Lanka

18 Jun 2015

June,2015: The World Justice Project (WJP) has prepared the Rule of Law Index 2015, by surveying 102 countries of the world. India has been ranked at 59, which is behind Nepal (48) and Sri Lanka (5...

Faculty of Law, Delhi University announces 100 positions for Teaching Faculty

18 Jun 2015

June,18,2015: Faculty of Law, University of Delhi has invited applications for appointment as Full-Time Assistant Professors (Ad hoc) and also for empanelment as Guest Faculty (for the academic yea...

Former Chief Justice of India Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi dies at 82

18 Jun 2015

June,18,2015: Former Chief Justice of India, Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi, 82, today breathed his last. He was the 28th Chief Justice of India. As chief justice of India, he was preceded...

President has promulgated Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015

17 Jun 2015

June,17,2015: After the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had given its approval for the proposal, President of India has promulgated Negotiable Instruments (Amendmen...

Write prescriptions in Capital Letters: Health Ministry to Doctors

16 Jun 2015

16,June,2015: Fear of misinterpretation due to doctor’s illegible handwriting may soon be a thing of the past as government is set to make it a norm for physicians to prescribe medicines “preferably”...

Why neglect transgenders in UPSC exams: Delhi HC

15 Jun 2015

15,June,2015: "Despite the Supreme Court judgement of April 15, 2014, you are doing this. Why? Do you want to disqualify them (transgenders) straight away?" The Delhi High Court o...

Supreme Court cancels All India Pre-Medical Test

15 Jun 2015

Over 6.3 lakh students will have to take fresh test as the Supreme Court on Monday scrapped the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) 2015 and ordered re-conduct of the examination within four weeks....

FIR against anonymous Twitter handle for “sexist” comments

11 Jun 2015

June,11,2015: Continuous harassment by an anonymous Twitter handle has pushed a media professional to file a police complaint against the operator of the popular account — @LutyensInsider....

Centre tears into SC Collegium system

11 Jun 2015

June,11,2015: Kid gloves came off on the third day of the Supreme Court hearing on the constitutionality of the new National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) with the Centre blaming the Coll...

Cabinet decides to bring an ordinance to amend the Negotiable Instruments Act to overturn Supreme Court Judgment

10 Jun 2015

June,10,2015: The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to bring in an ordinance to amend the Negotiable Instruments Act, which provides for filing of cheque bounce cases in place where the cheque was issue...

India’s first Transgender College Principal takes charge

09 Jun 2015

June,9,2015: “The appointment has nothing to do with me being a man, woman or from the third sex,” Manobi Bandopadhyay said after taking over as principal of Krishnagar Women’s Co...

Amnesty calls for change in Ireland’s abortion laws

09 Jun 2015

June,9,2015: "Pregnant women and girls risk putting their health and lives in danger if they remain in Ireland," says an Amnesty report on Ireland’s abortion laws Savita...

Fake degree case: Delhi Law Minister Jitendra Tomar arrested & sent to 4 day PC; cops slapped him, claims AAP

09 Jun 2015

June,9,2015: Delhi Law Minister Jitendra Singh Tomar was on Tuesday arrested on charges of cheating and fraud in obtaining his law degree, a development that immediately triggered a...

Steps simplified for Govt. Employees to get Passport

08 Jun 2015

June,8,2015: Spelling good news for government employees, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has simplified the process of applying for a passport.Government employees as well as those working in...

After Nine months long wait Govt. appoints CVC and CIC

08 Jun 2015

June,8,2015: Former Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, K.V. Chowdary, was on Monday, appointed as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner, while the senior-most Information Commissioner,...

India, Bangladesh make history with land swap, Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) signed

06 Jun 2015

June,6,2015: Under the agreement, India will have an advantage of 500 acres and 10,000 acres will go to Bangladesh. On Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to Dhaka, India and Ba...

Law unclear if celebrities endorsing food products can be prosecuted

05 Jun 2015

June,5,2015: The Maggi controversy has opened a Pandora’s box on the legal liability of celebrities who endorse food products even as it exposes ambiguities in the Food Safety and Standards A...

Education loan default can now impact CIBIL credit score

04 Jun 2015

June,4,2015: According to CIBIL data, the outstanding education credit, including for study within the country and abroad, stood at Rs. 63,800 crore as on March 31 this year. Non-repayment of...

A drunk driver is like ‘suicidal human bomb’: Court

04 Jun 2015

June,4,2015: Bhargav had challenged the Magisterial Court order that had jailed him while holding him guilty of the offences of driving under the influence of alcohol. A person driving under...

Maggi row: In a first, Centre moves National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

03 Jun 2015

June,3,2015: Section 12-1-D of the Consumer Protection Act deals with the manner in which a complaint can be made before NCDRC. In further troubles for Nestle over Maggi issue, the government...

Rural Service Bill gets President’s assent

03 Jun 2015

June,3,2015: President inked the Karnataka Compulsory Service Training by Candidates Completed Medical Course Bill, 2012, on May 29. There is a reason for rural populace in the state to rejoi...

SC asks CBSE not to declare AIPMT results till June 10

03 Jun 2015

June,3,2015: Supreme Court asked police to identify as many candidates as possible who had been benefited from the alleged leak. The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the CBSE not to declare r...

Delhi Govt. bans Maggi sales for 15 days

03 Jun 2015

June,3,2015: Big Bazaar outlets pull out Maggi noodles; Meghalaya likely to join bandwagon. Delhi Government has banned sale of Maggi noodles for next fifteen days following the product testi...

Court orders FIR against Amitabh, Madhuri, Preity over Maggi row

02 Jun 2015

June,2,2015: A district court in Muzaffarpur directed police on Tuesday to register an FIR against two Nestle officials and film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta, who have fea...

Unfolding of long story of 2 minute Maggi Noodles

01 Jun 2015

June,1,2015: After samples of “Maggi” noodles manufactured in March 2014 were reportedly found to contain high lead content and Monosodium Glutamate (MSG), the instant noodles brand in...

Karnataka to appeal against Jayalalithaa’s acquittal

01 Jun 2015

June,1,2015: Filing the appeal is inevitable and the decision has been made purely on the basis of merit, says Karnataka Law Minister Karnataka State Cabinet on Monday decided to file an appe...

MACTs directed by SC to choose correct multiplier as per age of deceased for compensation

31 May 2015

May,31,2015: A three Judge Bench comprising of Hon'ble Justice Anil R. Dave, Hon'ble Justice Madan B. Lokur and Hon'ble Justice Kurian Joseph, directed  MACTs to choose c...