The Congress government had to order a third Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe within a span of 45 days for the alleged siphoning of funds in a series of minor irrigation works. Minister for Minor Irrigation Shivaraj Tangadagi suspended 26 Read More …
Author: LawMantra Admin
Supreme court orders probe into wife-swap by naval officers.
Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Kerala Government to set up a Special Investigation Team (STI) to investigate the sensational allegations of a naval officer’s wife that her husband and his colleagues on INS Kochi are involved in wife swapping Read More …
Investigation into Wife-swapping by Naval Officers.
An investigation is conducted by Special Investigation Team (SIT) in order to probe the allegations put forward by a Naval Officer’s wife that her husband and his colleagues are forcing her in wife-swapping and then further torturing her for her Read More …
Supreme Court Judgment on software programmes.
SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT. CASE NO.: Appeal (civil) 2582 of 1998 PETITIONER: TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES V. RESPONDENT: STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH DATE OF JUDGMENT: 13/03/2001 BENCH: Rajendra Babu & R.C. Lahoti. Read More …
Mossack Fonseca to start legal action over Panama Papers leak.
The Law Firm Mossack Fonseca & Co., who is at present in the centre of Panama Paper Scandal, says that it is filing suit against the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) for the leak of information which the firm Read More …
Chandy hints at legal action against PM for 'Somalia' jibe.
The Chief Minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy hinted against a legal action for making an unwarranted remark against the people of Kerala to Somalia by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Chandy while addressing a press conference said that he want a Read More …
Supreme Court Judgment on qualification necessary for the post of Assistant Zoologist.
Inder Jit Gupta & Ors. V. Union of India & Ors. Date: 14/08/2001. Facts: In this case the appellants served in the Zoological Survey of India under the control of the ministry of Environment & Forests. Most of them were appointed as Assistant Zoologists by direct recruitment and Read More …
States Failing to Tackle Drought.
The Supreme Court pronounced Centre guilty of “washing its hands of” a national disaster that affected one-fourth of the country. The court found that the total population in the districts affected by drought is about 33 crore. The PIL plea Read More …
Supreme Court quashes TRAI’s Call.
Spelling relief for the telecom sector, the Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the controversial Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) call-drop regulations, terming them “arbitrary” legislation whose actual intent is to penalise service providers rather than ensure quality service. Describing Read More …
SpiceJet told to pay 10 lakhs for offloading disabled flyer within 2 months
4 years of struggle by Jeeja Ghosh, director of Disability Studies at Indian Institute of Cerebral Paisy finally ended when the Honorable Supreme Court directed SpiceJet to pay 10 lakhs as damages to her for violating Civil Aviation Requirement Guidelines,2008. She was Read More …