Month: January 2018

It is now easier to file Petition for poor

Source:- india.com New Delhi, Feb 15: Now, it is easier for the middle and relatively lower income group to avail and enjoy the legal services of the country. The Honā€™ble Supreme Court of India has introduced the Middle Income Group Scheme. It is a self-supporting scheme which provides legal services to the middle-income group citizens

2005 Delhi serial blasts: One convicted, two let off

Source:- indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Two of the three accused in the 2005 Delhi serial blasts in national capital’s Sarojini Nagar area have been acquitted of charges by Patiala house Court on Thursday. The court while pronouncing its verdict in the case dropped all the charges against Mohammad Rafiq Shah and Mohammad Hussain Fazili.

Nine acquitted in 2009 Noida gang rape case

Source:- hindustantimes.com Nine persons were acquitted by a Delhi court in the infamous gangrape of a 24-year-old MBA student in 2009 when she was returning from a Noida mall with her friend. According to Pradeep Sharma, who was representing one of the accused, special judge Shail Jain acquitted the accused due to lack of evidence.

Pending Litigation: Judgements Awaited; That Will Impact Business Highly

Source:- mondaq.com In the recent past, there have been significant tax controversies in India which have been closely monitored around the globe by Multi-National Enterprises (MNEs), tax administrators, policy-makers and international tax organisations. The dynamic nature of the present day business world along with aggressive tax planning measures and a protective approach to revenue often

Mumbai: High Court issues notice to Google, directs YouTube to delete secretly shot video of courtroom

Source:- financialexpress.com The Bombay High Court today directed YouTube to forthwith delete a secretly-shot video of the proceedings in a high court judgeā€™s courtroom and issued notices to the video-sharing website and search engine Google. A division bench of justices A S Oka and Anuja Prabhudessai sought their response as to why action under contempt

Altamas Kabir, former Chief Justice of India, no more

Source:- thehindu.com Former Chief Justice of Supreme Court Altamas Kabir passed away here on Sunday. He was 68. Suffering from kidney-related ailments, Justice Kabir was admitted to a private hospital in the city last week. ā€œMr Altamas Kabir, Honā€™ble Former Chief Justice of India, passed away at Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, 2:52 p.m. on Sunday,ā€

Definition of rape has been changed

Source:- indiatimes.com KOCHI: The concept that having sex with a woman without her consent amounts to rape has changed recently. As the law stands now, insertion of any object or body part into the vagina would amount to rape. An amendment was brought to IPC Section 375 (rape). As per sub-section 2 of Section 375,