The Supreme Court has said that a muslim who marries his wife's sister during the subsistence of the first marriage has to pay maintenance allowance to the "second wife" and the children from the marriage.The fact that the marriage was not solemnised ..
The Lok Sabha passed a Bill effecting a change in the name of tribe '`Dafla', belonging to Arunachal Pradesh to `Nishi' in the Scheduled Tribes list.The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2008, was earlier passed by the Rajya Sab ..
PF contribution- encashment of leave not to be included - Where the wage isuniversally, necessarily and ordinarily paid to all across the board suchemoluments are basic wages : Supreme CourtBy TIOL News ServiceNEW DELHI, MAR 17, 2008 : THE dispute is ..
Shivani murder: Court convicts R K Sharma, 3 others New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Suspended inspector general of police Ravi Kant Sharma and three others were today convicted by a city court here in the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case.Additional Sessions ..
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation is examining the proposal to provide Unique Identification Numbers to Insured Persons covered under the ESI Scheme.This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shri Oscar Fer ..
There are the Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 including the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 (in the specified establishments and employing 20 or more persons) and The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 (for persons empl ..
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 ..
No proposal to change SC, HC judge appointment process: Govt New Delhi, March 17 (PTI) The Government has no proposal, at present, before it to bring about any change in the present system of appointment of Judges in Supreme Court and High Courts, ..
SC stays warrant against GereThe Supreme Court today virtually dropped criminal proceedings against Hollywood actor and active anti-HIV/AIDS campaigner Richard Gere against whom arrest warrants were issued for publicly hugging and kissing Bollywood a ..