The apex court recently asked SpiceJet to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to a disabled passenger it had de-boarded. Will this pave the way for a more humane treatment of the differently abled?
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Neeta Kolhatkar in Mumbai
Taking a suo motu cognizance of potholes in Mumbai, the Bombay High Court today asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to submit a detailed report on the repai...
Despite all the hype about setting up e-courts in India and using the latest technology to make the justice delivery system fast and efficient, the lower courts still send “summons” through the court ...
India Legal Bureau
With criminals jumping ship to escape the long arm of the law at home, the 1969 Supreme Court ruling in State of West Bengal vs Jugal Kishore More and Anr gains importance. In th...
India Legal Bureau
The Bombay High Court recently lambasted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The court pulled it up for not filling potholes before the arrival of monsoon and asked BMC...
India Legal Bureau
The Madras High Court judge, Justice N Kirubakaran, in a significant ruling, has banned the sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of educational institutions, particularly ...
India Legal Bureau
The Kerala High Court has ruled that there can be no ground for offering concession to pregnant students, as far as allowing them to sit for exams in case of short attendance is ...
A draft bill on passive euthanasia shows that the government is willing to finally deal with this highly emotive issue that will relieve suffering for the terminally ill
By Ramesh Menon
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Recently, the High Court amended Section 34 (1) of the Advocates Act to debar those advocates guilty of professional misconduct from practicing
By R Ramasubramanian in Chennai
Lawyers in Tam...
The Supreme Court today dismissed the interim bail plea of the Uttarakhand Minority Commission ex-chairman Sukhdev Singh Namdhari in the murder case of liquor baron Ponty Chadha. He is allegedly the m...