Patna HC lawyers on strike, Bihar govt rules out roll back Bihar's government has rejected the lawyers' demand for roll back of the court fees even as over 8,000 advocates of Patna High Court launched a three-day strike paralysing the functioning of ..
Compromise can be arrived in personal criminal matters: SC In criminal proceedings where the question involved is of a purely personal nature and not related to public interest, courts can accept the compromise deed arrived by the disputing parties, ..
New Delhi, Jan 27 If the government has its way, teachers in Indian law schools will be able to practise in courts and work as consultants too.This is being proposed to retain talent in law schools where the remuneration is far less compared to what ..
Chief justice suggests out-of-court settlement of cases New Delhi, Dec 3 Expressing concern over the increasing backlog of cases in courts and the slow rate of disposal, Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Monday said lawyers could try to settle ..
Delhi Govt to reduce stamp duty on share transfers Eyeing the rapid growing capital market in the national capital, Delhi Government has decided to bring down the stamp duty on share transfers at par with the states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Raj ..
THE Pay Commission has recommended an annual increment of 2.5% of the total of pay in the Pay Band and the corresponding grade pay. The date of annual increments, in all cases, to be 1st of July. Employees completing six months and above in the scale ..
Madurai, Mar 21 (UNI) The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, Department of Archaeology, Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu and Madurai District Collector to file reply in two weeks on a plea seek ..
A regulatory mechanism is proposed for broadcasting sector. The proposed Broadcast Services Regulation Bill has provisions for constitution of Broadcasting Services Regulatory Authority. The proposed Bill does not compromise the freedom of expression ..
As per the latest available information, there are 2,55,696 cases pending in the Punjab and Haryana High Court as on 30th September, 2007.As reported by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, there were 2,65,072 cases pending as on 30.06.2007 out of whi ..
Centre enacts ST and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act In an attempt to fulfill its commitments towards Scheduled Tribes (STs) listed in the Common Minimum Programme (CMP), the Centre has enacted the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest ..