A probationer who does not possess the requisite qualification, like command over the regional language of the place where he is posted, cannot claim a right over the job, the Supreme Court has said.The apex court's observation came while upholding t ..
Preventive detention of a person in public interest is justified and courts cannot interfere with it unless there are "exceptional" circumstances.Such detention is intended to strike a delicate balance between an individual's personal liberty (Fundam ..
More than 6,000 dowry-related cases are registered on an average annually according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the Lok Sabha has been informed.As per data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), in the year 2004 the nu ..
The Supreme Court has expressed annoyance over the delay in providing relief to Narmada dam oustees saying the issue had not moved an inch forward in the last one year."Today the position is that we have not moved an inch forward," a Bench headed by ..
A Bill seeking to increase allocation of parliamentary and assembly seats for scheduled castes and tribes in the country in the wake of the delimitation exercise was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.The Representation of the People (Amendment) B ..
The Supreme Court gave the MCD three months to seal all commercial premises, in Capital's unauthorised colonies, which are not protected by the new Master Plan and the Centre's notification.A Bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and P Sathasivam ..
A proposal to increase the retirement age of the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts by three years is under examination of the Government. As regards increase in the retirement age of District/Subordinate Court Judges, it is the concern ..
Normal life was hit in western Orissa as shops and business houses remained closed on Sunday during a bandh called by lawyers demanding a permanent High Court Bench in the region, while police used mild force to disperse agitators staging a road bloc ..
Arms dealer Suresh Nanda, charged with receiving kickbacks in defence deals, his son and two others have been arrested by CBI for allegedly conspiring to fudge their account books seized by the IT department during a raid last year. They were arreste ..
An all-party meet will be convened later this month to make another attempt at evolving a consensus on the much-awaited Women's Reservation Bill, the Centre today said.Parliamentary Affairs Minister P R Dasmunsi said a positive outcome is expected on ..