New Delhi : The Harvard Gender Violence Project held its inaugural conference on “Gender Justice, Criminal Law and Curricular Reforms” at the India International Centre on July 12 and 13, 2013. The conference was the first step in sharing ideas with a group of stakeholders from the public and private sectors, the academy, service providers […]
A fast-track court in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday awarded life imprisonment to all the six convicts in the Swiss woman gangrape case. Pronouncing the judgement, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of the convicts. The 39-year-old Swiss woman, on a cycling trip along with her companion, was […]
In a significant judgement dated 30th May 2013, the Company Law Board (CLB), Mumbai Bench has set aside the issue & allotment of 26,64,000 shares under Employee Stock Options Plan (ESOPs) by Man Industries (India) Ltd. The CLB has also allowed the petitioner Mr J C Mansukhani, Promoter, Shareholder & Director of Man Industries to […]
The Supreme Court told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday, that nothing should be left and no stone must be left unturned in finding out the truth in the coal block probe. The apex court told the agency to approach it in case it faced any impediment and asked it to not share […]
Seven years after they were banned, dance bars can again run in Maharashtra with the Supreme Court on Tuesday upholding a Bombay High Court verdict quashing the state government’s order. A bench comprising Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice S S Nijjar also vacated its stay order on implementation of the high court judgement. The […]
Supreme Court has summoned Chief Secretaries of four states UP, Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra for failing to take steps on police reforms. They have been asked to appear before the Apex Court on 31st of this month and apprise the court of reasons for not implementing the much needed reforms. The Court was hearing […]
A person, who is in jail or in police custody, cannot contest election to legislative bodies, the Supreme Court has held, bringing to an end an era of undertrial politicians fighting polls from behind bars. In another pathbreaking verdict to prevent criminal elements from entering Parliament and state assemblies, the apex court ruled that only […]
The Supreme Court asked Tata Motors to make its stand clear on its leasehold rights over the Singur land in the wake of changed scenario as the company had already moved its car plant out of West Bengal. “The land was acquired for establishing a car manufacturing plant at Singur. Now the purpose is no […]
CBI on Wednesday said that the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter was fake. CBI today filed chargesheet in the case. In its charge sheet, CBI contended that encounter was a joint operation between Gujarat police and Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau, SIB. The investigating agency further said that offence has been established against ADGP P P Pandey, suspended […]
Calcutta High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the PILs seeking CBI probe into the chitfund scam in West Bengal. A division bench comprising Justice A K Banerjee and Justice M K Chaudhuri heard the submissions of the petitioners on suggestions given by the amicus curae appointed by it in conclusion of the arguments. […]
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