Cabinet approves acquisition of subsidiary banks of State Bank of India
The Union Cabinet has approved the acquisition by the State Bank of India of its subsidiary banks namely State Bank of Bikaner
Continue readingUttar Pradesh PSC’s memorandum increasing reservation for OBC candidates held illegal, State Govt. directed to make reservation based on correct quantifiable data
Allahabad High Court: UP Public Service Commission had issued an advertisement dated 22.10.2013 inviting applications for 6628 vacancies of Subordinate Agriculture Services,
Continue readingProceedings on the same matter in criminal court and departmental enquiry can continue simultaneously
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The petitioner was working as the sub-inspector and it had been alleged that he went into the house of
Continue readingInform debtor before commencing with auction sale of his security, Allahabad HC quashes DRAT order
Allahabad High Court: The petitioner before the Court appealed against the order of Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal. The petitioner was serving in Punjab
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Cooperative Societies are covered under the ambit of RTI Act
Bombay High Court: Jalgaon Jillha Urban Cooperative Banks Association Ltd., Credit Societies and other financial institutions registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act
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One can’t claim promotion only for the reason that juniors to him have been promoted
Delhi High Court: The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking the relief that he is entitled to promotion for
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RGSOIPL announces National Colloquium on “Emerging Paradigms and Challenges in Interdisciplinary Legal Research”
The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSOIPL), established in 2006, is the first Law School in the entire I IT
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NCDRC condemns outlets for under-sized font of terms and conditions in advertisements, holds no extra VAT can be charged on discounted items
National Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission : The District Forums in Chandigarh held that there was deficiency in service on the part of the petitioners
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Consider the strata of society the accused comes from before awarding death sentence and constituting a case as rarest of rare: Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court: The Court recently had to decide on a death reference under Section 366 CrPC against the order of conviction
Continue readingMP High Court ordered a Bank to preserve old currency notes, for the same could be evidence in Bribery case
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Court while dealing with a bribery case ordered the Nationalised Bank concerned to preserve the demonetised currency notes
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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
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Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act to be interpreted purposively
Bombay High Court: In a recent case, an application for stay on his conviction by Sessions Court, Pune under Sections 304 and 34
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Chhattisgarh Govt. submits six point action plan to ensure protection of human rights
The senior officers of the Chhattisgarh Government, who attended the hearing of the National Human Rights Commission on 30th January, 2017 were
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Court of Appeals at San Francisco denies Trump’s emergency motion against temporary nationwide stay on Travel Ban
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: After imposition of a nation-wide TRO against the travel ban executive order by President
Continue readingInsolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Procedure for Governing Board Meetings) Regulations, 2017, notified
IBBI/2016-17/GN/REG007.— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 192(1) read with Section 240 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, the
Continue readingRape charges cannot be quashed on mere retraction of prosecutrix’s statement
Delhi High Court: While disposing of a petition filed under Section 482 CrPC, the Single Bench of S.P. Garg, J. held that if
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Bombay HC grants bail to man accused of raping his adoptive daughter, says the victim had abnormal sexual instincts
Bombay High Court: In this case before the High Court, victim was adopted when she was 9 years old by the accused
Continue readingProceedings under Section 174-A IPC can’t be initiated unless accused is declared as proclaimed offender by competent court
Delhi High Court: The Court dealt with an important question of law in criminal proceedings in a case, where the process under
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