Maintenance is legal right of a married woman
Special judge Sanjay Sharma dismissed an appeal against the order of the trial court which had asked the appellant to pay Rs 8,000 per month to his wife and two-year-old…
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Delhi HC on Delhi Cooperative Societies Rules
Delhi High Court has reserved its verdict on a plea seeking quashing of a provision that enables the general body of societies to fix higher charges of essential services in…
Policy on witness protection to be framed in 3 months
In the light of the observations made by the Law Commission of India on providing protection to witnesses, the division bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka of Bombay High Court…
Burden of proof on Srinivasan to disprove the conflict of interest
Supreme Court put the burden of proof on BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) president-in-exile N Srinivasan to prove that there was no conflict of interest involving him…
Judiciary should not show undue sympathy towards criminals
Balakumar Rajendran Supreme Court has held that the judiciary must not show undue sympathy towards the criminals while awarding the sentence as this would ruin the public trust on laws…
Government to check if airlines have got sexual harassment panel
Adyasree Prakriti Sivakumar Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan saw India open its eyes towards safety and security of working women. The guidelines laid down in this case brought a major…
SC refuses to pass order restraining doctors to go on strike
Lohitashwa Pratap Singh Supreme Court in its latest judgment refuses to restrain doctors from going on a strike, stating “Being gods agent ,they should not go on strike”. The Supreme Court…
Delhi HC Asks Civic Bodies to Focus on Model Toilets
Balakumar Rajendran All the civic agencies were “sensitized” to develop model public toilets, the Delhi high court said. The court asked the municipal corporations and the cantonment board to form…
Kerala to move SC on mineral sand mining
The Industry Ministry informed on Saturday that it would request in the Supreme Court against the High Court Judgment on mineral sand mining case. The Industry Minister additionally opined that…
KSRTC vs KSRTC, the Trademark issue
The state claimed transport enterprises in Kerala and Karnataka are in a go head to head over the issue. Albeit both the road transport enterprises have been working under the…