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Karnan’s unsavoury act made judicial system laughing stock: Supreme Court 

Source:- economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Controversial high court judge C S Karnan was liable to be punished for his “grossest and gravest actions” of contempt of court through “unsavoury” acts and behaviour and his utterances had turned the judicial system into a “laughing stock”, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court, which came out with

Supreme Court agrees to hear plea for conducting fresh trust vote in Tamil Nadu assembly

Source:- timesofindia.indiatimes.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear plea of former state school education minister and one of the key leaders of O Panneerselvam faction, K Pandiarajan, seeking to set aside the February 18 Tamil Nadu assembly trust vote on Palaniswami government. Contending the resolution was passed in total violation of

Delhi airport charges to be cut by 89%

Source:- thehindu.com Air tickets for passengers flying in and out of the Delhi airport will become cheaper after the Union government ordered a reduction in airport charges by 89.40%. According to the new tariff structure effective from July 7, a User Development Fee (UDF) of ₹10 and ₹45 will be levied on outbound domestic and

Tough anti-hijacking law comes into force

Source:- timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The country’s new anti-hijacking law, which prescribes capital punishment in the event of death of “any person”, has come into force following a government notification. The 2016 Anti-Hijacking Act replaces a 1982-vintage law, according to which hijackers could be tried only in the event of death of hostages, such as flight

Registration of marriage should be made compulsory: Law Commission

Source:- hindustantimes.com Registration of marriages should be made compulsory under law to prevent marriage frauds, bigamy, child marriages and desertions of women by their husbands, the Law Commission of India has told the government. In its report submitted to the law ministry on Tuesday evening, the law panel, while recommending that registration be legally mandated

Study fine print before buying insurance policy

Source:- timesofindia.indiatimes.com Insurance companies project the benefits of a critical illness policy, but the hidden terms and conditions are not known till one carefully studies the terms and conditions of the policy. In worst cases, many realise that the treatment cost is also not covered. Case Study: Bhupinder Kumar was associated with Bajaj Allianz Life

Army families win long battle against builder

Source:- newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: After a 11-year battle to recover their money, 98 families from across the country comprising retired army personnel, families of poor soldiers and widows of army men won a case last week against a builder who had cheated them of their savings. The builder has now been ordered to pay a total