Source:- india.com New Delhi, Jun 11 (PTI) Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s famous remark in 1985 that only 15 paise of every rupee meant for welfare of downtrodden reaches them has found mention in the judgement of the Supreme Court which said this “malaise” can be taken care of by Aadhaar scheme. “A former prime

Source:- hindustantimes.com As many as 10.52 lakh “bogus” PAN cards of individual income tax assesses, which is around 0.4% of the total such documents, cannot be termed a “minuscule” number to harm the country’s economy, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court said that it has come on record that 11.35 lakh duplicate or

Source:- ndtv.com The lawyers have had their say. The constitution bench has reserved its judgement. We will have to wait till July to hear their final decision. The matter is thus sub judice. So, we have to tread warily. The origins of this litigation lie in Part II of a judgement rendered by a two-judge

Source:- indiatoday.intoday.in Calcutta High Court Judge CS Karnan, who is facing arrest for being held guilty under the Contempt of Courts Act, will retire today. Karnan will be the first High Court judge to retire while still absconding. Justice Karnan has been missing since May 10 after the Supreme Court sentenced him to six months

Source:- indianexpress.com THE CENTRAL Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday told the special court that it needed time to decide if it would challenge a Bombay HC order regarding the deposition of a police officer in the Sheena Bora murder case in the Supreme Court. The first witness in the case, a police sub-inspector of Khar

Source:- thewire.in On June 9, the Supreme Court, while deciding three writ petitions filed by citizens “who claim themselves to be public-spirited persons,” upheld the constitutional validity of Section 139AA of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (IT Act), which makes it mandatory to link an individual assessee’s Aadhaar number with his/her PAN number. Much to the

Source:- rstv.nic.in The Supreme Court has asked Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to declare NEET results for admission to MBBS and BDS courses. The order has brought a relief to more than 12 lakh medical aspirants. In doing this, the Supreme Court put a stay on Madras High Court order restraining publication of results.

Source:- thehindu.com Villagers in India will soon be able to connect directly with city lawyers and receive free legal advice via video conferencing as part of a government initiative aimed at improving access to justice for the country’s poorest and most marginalised. The “Tele-Law” initiative launched on Sunday will be piloted in 500 village councils

Source:- hindustantimes.com In the absence of a clear notification classifying highways in Maharashtra, the state government cannot pass a blanket order to close down liquor shops and bars along any or all central roads, the Bombay high court held on Monday. A bench of justice Shantanu Kemkar and justice MS Sonak directed the secretary of

Source:- forbes.com In India, many law firms may not be familiar with the impressive advances in artificial intelligence technology tailored for legal work…but that could change soon. Aniruddha Yadav, founder of the law-tech startup CaseMine, describes the legal industry as ripe for disruption in India — although a robot isn’t about to replace lawyers altogether