The Allahabad High Court on Monday stayed a notification issued by the Central Board for Excise and Customs (CBEC) whereby senior advocates had been brought under the purview of service tax. Passing the order, a division bench, comprising Justice V Read More …
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Job Opportunity India Legal Associate, Delhi NCR a Law Firm is looking for Research Associates. Work Responsibility 1. Legal Research analysis 2. Visiting Courts 3. Reporting on all the major cases of Supreme Court, High Court, Tribunals Eligibility Law Graduates Read More …
Judges question why criminal elements continue to play a decisive role in elections.
During the three-day retreat at the Bhopal judicial academy judges including Chief Justice T S Thakur questioned former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on preventing criminal elements from entering the candidate of election. This three-day retreat at the Bhopal Read More …
Government tells Supreme Court, Kohinoor was a gift, not stolen by British rulers.
The centre told Supreme Court on Monday that the Kohinoor diamond was neither “forcibly taken nor stolen” by British rulers, but given as a “gift” to East India Company by rulers of Punjab. Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar said India should Read More …
Supreme Court: Tradition can't justify ban on women's entry in Sabarimala.
Denying women the right to enter and pray in the historic Sabarimala temple in Kerala cannot be justified on the basis of traditions which violated constitutional principle, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. “You cannot deny entry of women based Read More …
Supreme Court: Private schools needs Government's prior approval to fire teachers.
A driver who was sacked by a private school in 2003 has secured a judgment from the Supreme Court forbidding recognised schools in Delhi from dismissing any employee, including teachers, without “prior approval” of the director of education. In its Read More …
Kohinoor was gifted not stolen: Centre to SC
The Centre, in a surprising stand, today told the Supreme Court that it cannot ask UK to return the Kohinoor diamond as it was gifted to East India Company by Maharaja Ranjith Singh and not forcibly taken away or stolen Read More …
AIMPLB to oppose talaq plea in SC
Last month, the Supreme Court had admitted the petition of Shayara Bano seeking triple talaq to be declared unconstitutionally. Taking note of her case Supreme Court initiated suo motu proceedings to examine the need for protecting rights of Muslim women. Read More …
Prez advice over judicial activism
President Pranab Mukherjee cautioned against judicial activism saying it should not lead to dilution of the separation of powers. “Each organ of our democracy must function within it’s own sphere and must function within it’s own sphere and must not Read More …
Mallya can't dictate time, place, manner of probe
Mallya, presently in UK has not bothered to appear before the agency on the three previous summons against the charge of money laundering on him. The Enforcement Directorate argued “open dated non bailable warrant”. If the court issues the warrant, Read More …