The Law Commission of India has come out with a ‘Consultation Paper’ on ‘Legal Reforms to Combat Road Accidents’ inviting response from legal fraternity and other stake holders connected with the issue. The Commission is formulating recommendations t ..
In the backdrop of the suicide bomb attack on the Indian mission in Kabul in which two senior officials were killed, India plans to push for a convention on mutual legal assistance among Saarc nations over criminal matters at the upcoming Saarc Summi ..
The Goa bench of Bombay High Court has directed the Goa government of all the billboards erected within 40 metres of national highway to be removed immediately. The bench comprising of Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice N A Britto on Tuesday ..
The Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the issuance of smart card based driving licences in the national capital with an aim to ensure quick and transparent services as per directions from the Union Transport ministry. "A number of other sta ..
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to adjourn the hearing on the Sethusamudram project on the ground that the Government was seeking trust vote in the Parliament. "How are we concerned with the trust motion. This court is only concerned with judic ..
The failure of state governments to set up Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) and observation homes in each district on Monday annoyed the Supreme Court which expressed its helplessness over monitoring matters relating to social issues for long. "How lo ..
Three days ahead of the trust vote in Parliament, the lawyer in the finance minister P Chidambaram blamed the current stand-off over the Indo US nuclear deal to the “widespread and appalling legal illiteracy” in the country. Speaking at the NALSAR Un ..
Phishing is now spilling over to your mobile phone. The next time you receive an SMS from your mobile operator informing you about a service you have subscribed to and asking you to call a certain number to unsubscribe, beware, it can be a phishing m ..
At law firms in the United States, the billing rate for basic legal services like document review starts around $200 an hour and can appreciate significantly if the firm handling the work is located in a big city like New York or Washington, D.C. The ..
The Government of India is considering amendments to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994. A note on the amendments proposed in the Act has been posted on the website of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare i.e. www.mohfw.nic.in. General ..