Source: telegraphindia.com City civil court on Friday refused to issue any interim stay on the decision of the synod of Church of North India (CNI) to remove Reverend Ashoke Biswas, former bishop of the Calcutta diocese, from the post. The synod, headquartered in Delhi and the highest decision-making body of the CNI, had replaced Biswas

Source: indianexpress.com Amid a continuous protest outside gate no. 1 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, litigants are facing a difficult time even in entering the court complex as the lawyers’ dharna against the decision to establish Haryana Administrative Tribunal by the state government has affected the functioning of the High Court. The pendency

Source: millenniumpost.in New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday made it clear that it would continue with the day-to-day hearing of the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi- Babri Masjid land dispute case and assured a counsel for Muslim parties of giving mid-week breaks for preparing arguments, if needed. The apex court reverted to the objections raised

Source: thehindu.com The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday informed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that a final draft Cabinet note for the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act Amendment had been sent to the Ministry of Law and Justice. The submission was made in suo motu proceedings initiated to

Source: newindiaexpress.com KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the secretaries of Kochi Corporation and Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) to appear in person on August 14 to inform the court about the specific time needed to address issues concerning Marine Drive walkway. The division bench issued the order on a petition filed by Ranjit

Source: business-standard.com The Supreme Court upheld the ability of homebuyers to drag property developers into bankruptcy proceedings as several real estate firms are going bust in Asia’s third-largest economy. Once a homebuyer establishes default before a bankruptcy court, the onus is on builders’ to prove that the consumer does not wish to take possession of their house to avoid

Source: livemint.com Mumbai: Forty years after an eight-year-old city boy was left maimed for life in a car accident, the Bombay High Court on Thursday held that income tax should not have been deducted from the interest on the compensation awarded by the court. The ruling was given by a bench of justices Akil Kureshi and

Source: moneycontrol.com A CBI court on August 9 declared sacked Income Tax Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Srivastava absconder in a case filed by the investigative agency. Last month, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had filed a case against the sacked officer, alleging cheating, forgery and passing backdated appeal orders to obtain undue benefits as Commissioner of

Source: indiatoday.in Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court seeking a copy of his statements recorded by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He is an accused in a money laundering case related to the AgustaWestland chopper scam. Puri challenged

Source: dailypioneer.com In order to take further and concrete action against the use of banned polythene in the city Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) has made a separate wing altogether. This wing will be headed by deputy municipal commissioner Rohitash Sharma, who has been provided with support staff including members from tax and health departments