Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir passes away
Former Chief Justice of India Justce Altamas Kabir (68) the 39th Chief Justice of India passed away on Sunday in Kolkata after
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HC rejects Jindal Steel’s plea to retain coal block land for dumping fly ash
Delhi High Court: The Single Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J. has dismissed the petition of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd seeking exclusion
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Online Consumer Mediation Centre inaugurated at NLSIU, Bengaluru
Online Consumer Mediation Centre (OCMC), National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, was inaugurated on the National Consumer Rights Day on
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NUJS Kolkata wins 5th edition of RMLPD
Reported by Ankit Yadav
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Bombay HC Judge clarifies on her controversial comment referring to victim of sexual assault by her adoptive father
Bombay High Court: Justice Sadhna Jadhav had recently granted bail to a person accused of raping his adoptive daughter. While granting the
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Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Single Bench of Sujoy Paul, J. has held that an employee does not have any indefeasible right to
Continue readingA request for change in the name of a candidate can be considered only before declaration of result of the candidate
High Court of Delhi: The Court while examining the writ petition filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondents to
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Allahabad High Court: Whether the victim in a criminal complaint case against the acquittal order can prefer appeal before the Sessions Judge or
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Even non-reportable judgments can be obtained and published on internet
Gujarat High Court: The Single Bench of R.M. Chhaya, J. has held that a third-party can obtain a copy of even non-reportable judgments,
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Bombay HC grants interim relief to Fair Price shopkeepers for non-collection of Adhar Data, says no document indicates that its part of their duty
Bombay High Court: In a letter dated 21st November, 2016, Tahsildar, Miraj of Sangli district had ordered all the Fair Price Shops
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UK Supreme Court rules in favour of Government, says the capturing of Afgan Nationals by British troops is Crown act of State
Supreme Court of United Kingdom: Serdar Mohammed-an Afghan national was captured by British troops in Afghanistan on 7 April 2010 as the soldiers
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2017 SCC Vol. 1 February 7, 2017 Part 1
Armed Forces — Pension — Entitlement to: Mere fact that appellant had crossed threshold of four red entries could not be ground
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Framing rules for EWS quota under RTE Act entirely a policy decision, Bombay HC refuses to interfere
Bombay High Court: The Court dealt with a Public Interest Litigation challenging the State Government Resolution of 10th January, 2017. By this resolution,
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Middle Income Group Scheme to make it easier for underpriviliged to file petitions
Now, it is easier for the middle and relatively lower income group to avail and enjoy the legal services of the country.
Continue readingMitigating circumstances must be considered to ascertain the sentence of convict
Delhi High Court: The Court recently in a Criminal Appeal considered the mitigating circumstances to award an appropriate sentence to the accused-appellant. The
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Coronary Stent Prices capped, to bring down cost, currently hiked by about 380%
Pursuing Prime Minister’s vision of Affordable, Quality Healthcare for All, Government of India has issued the notification for fixing the ceiling prices
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Sindoor And Mangalsutra does not validate a marriage under Hindu Marriage Act
Bombay High Court: Hearing an appeal, a Division Bench comprising of BP Dharmadhikari and Swapna Joshi, JJ held that simply performing two
Continue readingNo regularisation can be claimed if service-span is less than three years
Delhi High Court: In a writ petition under Article 226 before the Delhi High Court, the petitioner sought the relief of continuation as
Continue readingIBBI invites comments on Draft Regulations for Voluntary Liquidation of Corporate Persons
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs had set-up four Working Groups to facilitate implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The Working
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