Latest News ADR Articles Corporate Law News Human Rights News Intellectual Property News International News International Opportunities Interviews Law Firm News Marriage and Divorce News Petroleum & Natural Gas News Tourism News

Blog

Supreme Court to hear plea against new land ordinance on Monday

10 Apr 2015

Farmers' group in their plea filed on Thursday termed the new land ordinance as "unconstitutional". The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on Monday the plea of farmers&rsqu...

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi offers help to A.P., Telangana Governments

10 Apr 2015

The present child labour law is obsolete and contradictory to Right to Education and Juvenile Justice Act. It does not prohibit all forms of child labour. Nobel peace prize winner, Kailash Sa...

Winston Churchill still owes India's Bangalore Club 13 rupees in unpaid bills

09 Apr 2015

London, March 31: Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill still figures on the list of defaulters of the exclusive Bangalore Club in south India as he owes the club 13 r...

Mobile calls to be cheaper by up to 23%; SMS to cost 40% less

09 Apr 2015

However, subscribers won't be able to avail of roaming schemes at home circle rates. Mobile calls while in roaming will be cheaper by up to 23 per cent, while sending SMSes will cost up t...

NGT bars construction on riverbeds in Maharashtra

09 Apr 2015

To preserve the environment and to put the brakes on rampant corruption, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has declared as illegal riverbed construction in Maharashtra and directed the State govern...

Supreme Court allows Italian marine to extend visit home

09 Apr 2015

Supreme Court on Thursday granted an Italian marine’s request to extend his medical leave in Italy before he and a fellow marine face charges over the 2012 shooting of two Indian fishermen....

MHA suspends Greenpeace India's registration

09 Apr 2015

Greenpeace India's all seven bank accounts have been frozen with immediate effect. The Union Home Ministry on Thursday suspended the registration of Greenpeace India under the Foreign Con...

Sikh group seeks prosecution of PM Modi in Canada for 2002 riots

09 Apr 2015

Sikhs for Justice has filed a 16-page complaint seeking criminal proceedings against him. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Canada next week, a Sikh rights group has file...

Tree Preservation Act amendments have loopholes: Environmentalists

09 Apr 2015

An error committed by officials and ignored by lawmakers before approving the amendment to the Karnataka Tree Preservation Act 1976 has allegedly led to large scale felling of age-old mango trees i...

India elected to four key U.N. bodies

09 Apr 2015

India has been elected to four key subsidiary bodies of the United Nations’ agency on economic and social issues. India has been elected to four key subsidiary bodies of the United Nati...

All 10 accused found guilty in Satyam case

09 Apr 2015

The quantum of the sentence is expected to be pronounced in the afternoon. All the 10 accused in the multi-crore Satyam Computers account fraud, including founder-chairman B. Ramalinga Raju,...

Supreme Court upholds death penalty for Yakub Memon for role in '93 Mumbai Blasts

09 Apr 2015

In a blow to 1993 Mumbai blasts accused Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed his plea seeking a review of his death penalty. In a blow to 1993 Mumbai...

All 10 accused found guilty in Satyam case

09 Apr 2015

The quantum of the sentence is expected to be pronounced in the afternoon. All the 10 accused in the multi-crore Satyam Computers account fraud, including founder-chairman B. Ramalinga Raju, were fou...

Law Commission's 10-point plan to end discrimination of Leprosy victims

09 Apr 2015

New Delhi, Apr.9: The Law Commission of India has submitted a report to eliminate discrimination against leprosy victims. In 2014, India had the largest number of new Leprosy cases globally (...

National Judicial Appointments Commission rollout may take months

09 Apr 2015

Framing of rules for its functioning have not yet been finalised Though the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and referred a bat...

Uber Rape Case: SC summons trial court record

08 Apr 2015

New Delhi, Apr. 8: TheSupreme Court on Wednesday summoned the record of the trial court in the Uber cab rape case, directing the defence counsel to furnish the documents written in vernacular...

Language row: Germany hopeful of implementation of Supreme Court verdict

08 Apr 2015

A controversy had erupted in November 2014 over the HRD Ministry move to drop German as third language in KVs. Germany welcomes the Supreme Court verdict on the German languag...

Cabinet announces 6 percent hike on DA for Govt. employees, pensioners

07 Apr 2015

New Delhi, Apr. 7 : The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced a six percent hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees and pensi...

NHRC issues notices to Andhra Chief Secretary, DGP over Chittoor encounter

07 Apr 2015

Thiruvananthapuram, April. 7: The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that 20 alleged red sanders smugglers were killed in firing by a joint team of sp...

Magisterial probe ordered into Chittoor encounter

07 Apr 2015

Chittoor District Collector Siddharth Jain on Tuesday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death of 20 red sander smugglers, who were killed in an encounter with the Redsanders Anti-Smuggling Tas...

SC to hear Marine Latorre’s plea for extension of stay in Italy

07 Apr 2015

Italian Marine Massimiliano Latorre, who along with a colleague is accused of killing Indian fishermen in 2012, on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of his stay in Italy on medical gro...

SC refers National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act validity issue to larger bench

07 Apr 2015

The apex court, however, refused to stay operation of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act. The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a larger bench petitions challen...

20 red sandalwood smugglers killed in Chittoor encounter

07 Apr 2015

At least 20 smugglers were killed on Tuesday in two gunfights with police in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district, police said. At least 20 smugglers were killed on Tuesday in two g...

Coal block cases: SC surprised at manner of probe

07 Apr 2015

‘What is the purpose of further investigation when you are taking a call for filing a closure report?’ The Supreme Court on Monday expressed surprise at the CBI’s mann...

SC asked Government to re-visit the Law so that a Juvenile don't get away with Rape and Murder

07 Apr 2015

The court asked the government to take action, and convince legislators to change the law and make juveniles accountable. The Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to re-visit th...

Govt had no role in Judges’ meet: Venkaiah

06 Apr 2015

The Parliamentary Affairs Minister says the controversy over Chief Justices Conference on Good Friday and Easter as unfortunate Terming as “unfortunate” the controversy over...

Kejriwal launches anti-corruption helpline, vows to transform Delhi

06 Apr 2015

New Delhi, Apr. 5: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed that corruption in the national capital has significantly reduced after his party assumed power, pledging to tran...

Venkaiah challenges Land Bill critics

06 Apr 2015

Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday alleged that the Congress and its allies did not want country’s growth and were indulging in false propaganda on the Right to Fair...

Accused granted bail by Mapusa Court in FabIndia case

04 Apr 2015

Mapusa, Apr. 4: A court in Mapusa granted bail to all the four accused on Saturday in connection with an alleged snooping incident on Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani in a FabIndia outlet in the cit...

SC Judge Justice Kurian Joseph expresses inability to attend PM’s dinner for Judges

04 Apr 2015

Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph has declined to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dinner for top judges on Saturday on the ground that the event and the ongoing judges conferenc...

Fake memo declares DA hike for Central staff

04 Apr 2015

The Union Finance Ministry may register a complaint against unknown persons who circulated a forged office memorandum claiming that dearness allowance for Union government employees had been enhanced...

Crime Branch to summon Fabindia top officials in Goa CCTV matter

04 Apr 2015

The Goa Police Crime Branch is likely to summon top Fabindia officials for allegedly setting up a CCTV camera which overlooked the store’s changing room. The Goa Police Crime Bran...

FIR lodged in Goa after Smriti Irani spots hidden cam in changing room

03 Apr 2015

  Candolim (Goa), Apr. 3 : An FIR was registered in Goa on Friday after Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani discovered a hidden camera ins...

Convicted Goa Minister Mickky Pacheco resigns from State Cabinet

03 Apr 2015

Goa Rural Development Minister Francisco alias Mickky Pacheco, who is facing a six month jail term, resigned from the state cabinet on Friday. Pacheco submitted his resignation to Goa Chief M...

Land ordinance gets President nod

03 Apr 2015

The land acquisition ordinance, which the government could not get converted into a legislation in Rajya Sabha due to stiff opposition, was on Friday re-promulgated, a day before it is to lapse....

Bill introduced against witchcraft in Rajasthan

03 Apr 2015

Branding women as witches, witchcraft and such practices will soon become punishable offences in Rajasthan. The Rajasthan Prevention of Witch-Hunting Bill, tabled in the Assembly, provides fo...

Centre petitions SC for review of Jats reservation verdict

02 Apr 2015

The Centre, in its review plea, said "the Centre’s power to make available quota is not dependent on the advice of the NCBC." The Centre has moved the Supreme Cou...

Bihar court orders FIR against Giriraj Singh for Sonia jibe

02 Apr 2015

The court ordered the local Mithanpura police station to immediately lodge an FIR against Giriraj Singh and report to the court within a week’s time. A day after Union Minister an...

Trial Court order summoning Manmohan as accused stayed by Supreme Court

02 Apr 2015

Where is the act of illegality, asks defence counsel Kapil Sibal. The Supreme Court stayed on Wednesday a summons issued by a special court against the former Prime Minister Manmohan Si...

Controversial Anti-Terror Bill Rejected by President thrice, passed in Gujarat State

31 Mar 2015

Among the controversial provisions of the Bill is Clause 16 which makes confessions before police officers admissible in court. The Gujarat Assembly, on Tuesday, passed the Gujarat Cont...