Kasauli Town Planner Killing: Unfortunate death of the officer due to non-implementation of the law: SC
Supreme Court: The Bench of Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ while seeking the status of investigation into the murder of a
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Law Commission’s 275th report on Legal Framework: BCCI vis-à-vis Right to Information Act, 2005
The Law Commission of India’s (hereinafter ‘Commission’) 275th report, titled ‘Legal Framework: BCCI vis-à-vis Right to Information Act, 2005’, was recently submitted
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Kasauli Town Planner Killing: Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance
Supreme Court: The bench of Madan B. Lokur and Deepka Gupta, JJ took suo motu cognizance of the murder of a woman assistant
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You can’t blame the citizens for everything just because you are in power: SC to Haryana Govt.
Supreme Court: Coming down heavily upon Haryana Government for auctioning 558.53 hectares of land for mining purposes, though the available area was
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Ensure expeditious disposal of cases under POCSO Act: SC to High Courts
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and AM Khanwilkar & Dr. DY Chandrachud, JJ directed all High Courts to ensure
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Kathua Rape-Murder Case: Amid heated exchange between counsels, Supreme Court stays the trial till May 7
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Dr. DY Chandrachud and the newly appointed Indu Malhotra, JJ, stayed the
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Ayodhya Matter: We are beyond 1992-93. All that remains is a title dispute over property: Harish Salve
Supreme Court: In the Ram Janamabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, famously known as the Ayodhya matter, Senior Advocate Raju Ramchandran, appearing for Sunni Waqf Board
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Here’s why Centre asked the collegium to reconsider Justice KM Joseph’s elevation
After being criticised for refusing to clear Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph’s name for elevation to Supreme Court, Law Minister Ravi Shankar
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Ms Indu Malhotra, first woman advocate to be directly appointed as Supreme Court Judge, sworn in
Senior Advocate Ms Indu Malhotra was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court today. Chief Justice Dipak Misra administered the
Continue readingShri Ramendra Jain appointed Addl. Judge, Punjab & Haryana HC
The President in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, appointed Shri Ramendra
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 34]: Linking PAN with individual’s Aadhaar won’t curb money laundering: Gopal Sankarnarayanan
Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan, who had begun his submissions on Day 33 of the Aadhaar hearing, continued with his submissions before he 5-judge bench
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Centre asks SC Collegium to reconsider Justice KM Joseph’s elevation; SCBA approaches SC but no urgent hearing
Reports suggest that Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has written to a letter to CJI Dipak Misra, asking the collegium to reconsider
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Indu Malhotra’s name cleared for appointment as Supreme Court Judge; No word on Justice KM Joseph’s elevation
Making Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra the first woman lawyer to be directly elevated to the Bench, Centre has cleared her name for
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 33]: We never issued any direction mandating Aadhaar-SIM linking: Supreme Court
On Day 33 of the Aadhaar Hearing that has been going on since January 17, 2018, Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi concluded his submissions and
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 32]: Petitioners don’t want to improve the scheme but simply want to knock it off: Rakesh Dwivedi
On Day 32 of the Aadhaar Hearing, Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi continued his submissions before the 5-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ
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Requirement for obtaining PAN card under Section 139A of IT Act, 1961 eased for corporate assessees
In case of a company, an application for incorporation, allotment of Permanent Account Number (PAN) and allotment of Tax Deduction and Collection
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The Finance Act, 2018 has withdrawn the exemption under clause (38) of Section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) and
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Breaking| Asaram to undergo life imprisonment in 2013 rape case
Self-styled Godman Asaram has been found guilty of the rape of a 16 year old girl in 2013 by the Special Trial
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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 31]: Some fears relating to Aadhaar are misconceived: CJI
“Development requires the removal of major sources of unfreedom: poverty as well as tyranny, poor economic opportunities as well as systemic social
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RBI makes Aadhaar key to KYC compliance
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made linking of national biometric ID Aadhaar to bank accounts mandatory as part of its updated
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