The Company Law Board today approved Tech Mahindra's proposed acquisition of a 31 per cent stake in Satyam Computer and asked the buyer to deposit Rs 1,756 crore for the deal by April 21 in a designated account. The CLB, in its order, also asked Tech ..
The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered the disciplinary committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to provide a fair hearing to Partha Ghosh, a Price Waterhouse (PWC) partner and a senior manager, DVP Rao, in connection wi ..
Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan has said terror attacks and violence on basis of religion, caste and gender are posing "considerable challenges" to promotion of human rights but expressed satisfaction that safeguards are provided under the Constitutio ..
A senior criminal lawyer from Mumbai, Abbas Kazmi, was on Thursday appointed to defend Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist in the 26/11 attack. Kazmi, who was appointed by special judge M L Tahilyani, will replace Anjali Waghmare, ..
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered "forthwith release" of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi for two weeks to enable him to file his nomination for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and for the poll campaign.A Bench of Chief Justice K ..
Facts at A Glance (FIRST PHASE OF LOK SABHA ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON 16. 04.2009)GENERAL ELECTIONS-2009Backgrounder -20 S. No. Item : Number of constituencies going on poll – 124 PCs in 17 States/ UTs (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, ..
Chances of Pilibhit BJP candidate Varun Gandhi being released from jail brightened when the Supreme Court today sought an undertaking from him that he will not make any provocative and inflammatory speech if released from jail.A bench comprising Chie ..
The Supreme Court today reserved its judgment on the petitions seeking transfer of cases related to the 2002 Gujarat communal violence outside the state of Gujarat to ensure free and fair trial.A bench headed by Mr Justice Arijit Pasayat reserved the ..
To suggest that the legal profession be treated as any other commercially rendered services and that law firms be considered a commercial entity or a business is sacrilege. One of the reasons for the opposition to the entry of foreign law firms, part ..
The government may set up an expert panel to advise it on how to prepare norms for companies to record and submit sensitive operational details on cost of production. The government, which is reviewing the scope of cost audit for enterprises, aims to ..