Government affidavit on benefits to transgender
Division Bench of Kerala High Court comprising of Chief Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice A.M. Shaffique, while considering a petition filed by High Court lawyer Basil Attipety, seeking a directive…
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Constable’s Death: BSF to pay ex-gratia after 5 years
Bench comprising Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Pratibha of Delhi High Court directed the Border Security Force (BSF) to pay ex gratia compensation to families of its personnel dying on active…
Custody of girl child should be kept with mother
Division bench of Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) comprising Justice Vasanti Naik and Anant Badar, while dismissing the appeal filed by a man, who challenged the family court’s order refusing…
US Co Abraxiss patent application on cancer drug refused
Patent application filed by the US firm Abraxis BioSciences for their anti-cancer drug Abraxane, has been refused by the Indian Patent Office on the ground that, it lacks inventive step,…
No intervention in Light Metro plan: Kerala High Court
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court comprising Chief Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice A.M. Shaffique, while considering a writ petition filed by T.V. Sankaranarayanan of Thiruvananthapuram, who said…
Presidential nod to Black Money Bill
The Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets Bill, which had secured the Lok Sabha’s approval during the Budget session of Parliament has been cleared by the Office of President of India.…
Delhi HC acquits man accused of rape and cheating colleague
If a woman consents to have sexual relations with a married man who promises to marry her, continues the relationship and gets impregnated, then it is an act of “promiscuity”…
High Court issued notice to AAP MLA over illegal construction
Justice Mukta Gupta of Delhi High Court a plea by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA’s neighbour who has alleged that the illegal construction was going on despite a work-stop…
Don’t demand Aadhaar Card for people seeking benefits
Justice Rakesh Jain of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, while disposing of a petition filed by Sudhir Yadav who had approached the High Court following reports that Aaadhar card…
Presidential nod to re-promulgation of Land Acquisition Ordinance
Re-promulgation of the controversial Land Acquisition Ordinance received the Presidential Assent. It is for the third time in last one year, Government of India promulgated the Land Acquisition Ordinance. The…