Month: January 2018

Indian Legal System vs. the People: Should the law change or should we?

Source – timesofindia.indiatimes.com Women advocates have chanted ‘hooray!’ like a mantra when maternity leave duration was extended, ranking India at the top of the list with developed countries, surpassing many of them. While women were galloping away in merriment, many entrepreneurs and human resource departments worked hard and fast on cost-calculations, devising plans to avert legal

Note ban: Supreme Court seeks response on Tamil Nadu based cooperative bank plea

Source – financialexpress.com The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the finance ministry, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and others on a petition filed by Villupuram District Central Cooperative Bank, seeking permission to deposit Rs 21.56 crore in demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. The Tamil Nadu-based co-op bank claimed that the amount

Cauvery water dispute: Supreme Court to hear plea today

Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear the Cauvery water issue dispute involving Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. A bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Dipak Misra, had earlier directed the Karnataka Government to provide 200 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till its further order. The top court, earlier

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: High Court asks Tamil Nadu govt to file counter by August 16

Source – indianexpress.com The Madras High Court Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to file by August 16 its counter to a petition by two life convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking to be included in the list of 180 accused proposed for premature release on Republic Day eve. When the Habeas Corpus Petition filed

No need to clarify liquor ban order: Supreme Court

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today said that there was no need to further clarify its order on prohibiting liquor vends within 500 metre of the national and state highways across the country. Recently, the apex court has modified its order and allowed the sale of liquor within 500 metre alongside highways in

Cattle sale restrictions: Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Madras High Court stay order

Source – firstpost.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the Madras High Court’s stay order on provisions of the Centre’s 23 May notification banning sale and purchase of cattle from markets for slaughter. The apex court, however, modified its earlier order and vacated its stay on Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (Case