The Delhi High Court has asked the city government about the steps taken to curb the practice of âunwarrantedâ caesarean section deliveries by some private hospitals in the Capital. A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Read More …
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Delhi HC Issues Notices To Government Its Revenue, Service And Vigilance Departments, The Anti Corruption Branch, The CBI And The Controller Of Accounts About Their Stand On The Allegation Of Illegal Registration Of Commercial Properties.
Illegal registration of commercial properties as residential was a âway of lifeâ in the national capital, the Delhi High Court has observed while hearing a PIL alleging rampant corruption in the offices where properties are registered. âIs it not a Read More …
Vijay Mallya Loses Another Kingfisher Airlines Case In U.K. High Court.
Embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya has lost another legal battle linked to his now- defunct Kingfisher Airlines after the U.K. High Court awarded Singapore-based BOC Aviation an estimated $90 million in claims. The latest case involving the 62-year-old businessman, whose Read More …
Loya Case: Maharashtra Government Says Statements Of Four Judges As âNaturalâ And âUnimpeachableâ.
The Maharashtra Government has told the Supreme Court the statements of four judges, who were with special CBI judge BH Loya on the last day of his life, and had termed his death as ânaturalâ, were âunimpeachableâ. Loya, who was Read More …
PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Implementation Of 'Two-Child' Policy Across Nation.
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Union Government to implement ‘two-child policy’ across the country. The petition also stated that the government should promote family planning and adopt all such Read More …
Supreme Court Had Asked The Centre Whether False Complaints Under This Law Should Be A Punishable Offence.
With many cases coming to light of people being falsely implicated under the stringent âno bailâ Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Supreme Court had asked the Centre whether false complaints under this law should be a punishable Read More …
Supreme Court Has Adjourned Hearing In The Bofors Payoff Case Until March 28. As Judge Khanwilkar Recuses Himself.
Justice Khanwilkar has recused himself, the CJI said the matter will be listed before a new bench. The CBI informed the court that it had also filed a Special Leave Petition against the HC order on February 2. The plea Read More …
Centres Mulls Declare NRI Husbands As âAbscondersâ Who Abandon Their Wives In India.
The Centre is proposing changes in the code of criminal procedure (CrPC) to declare âabscondersâto  the NRI husbands who abandon their wives in India and fail to honour court summons in the case thrice. It has also proposed that the Read More …
Law Commission Recommends That BCCI Must Come Under RTI Act 2005.
The Law Commission has come up with a set of recommendations to make BCCI a ‘public body’ or, in the alternative, a private body amenable to queries from the public under the Right to Information Act 2005. The Board of Read More …
Chief Justice Of India Dipak Misra Has Questioned The Logic Behind Having A Criminal And Corrupt Person As The Head Of A Political Party.
How can a convicted person head a political party, asks CJI Dipak Misra. He said such a lapse was a huge blow to the purity of the election process. Far worse is the prospect of democracy when such a criminal Read More …