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
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
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
Source – dnaindia.com Former India speedster S Sreesanth’s wait to return to mainstream cricket might get longer after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to approach the Kerala High Court against its order to revoke lifetime ban on the cricketer. This has come as a setback to the fast bowler, who is
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
Source – lifenews.com A woman whose unborn baby has a fatal condition will be allowed to abort the baby after the India Supreme Court granted her petition for a late-term abortion this week. The woman, whose name is not included in reports, is 26 weeks pregnant with her unborn child, according to the Indian Express. She lives
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
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
Source – firstpost.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday indicated it may deliver its verdict on whether the right to privacy constitutes a fundamental right under the Constitution next week. A bench comprising Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justice DY Chandrachud said by next week the judgement on the status of right to privacy could be pronounced.
Source – dnaindia.com The Delhi High Court has allowed the extradition of an Indian-origin man who was accused in four cases of molestation and sexual assault in Canada and allegedly fled from the country to save himself from the clout of law. Justice Ashutosh Kumar held that the offences for which 85-year-old Omesh Chandra Kashyap has
