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SC asks Kerala to pay Rs 500-cr for poisoning

The Supreme Court has asked Kerala to pay this compensation to victims of Endosulfan poisoning, giving a ray of hope for their slow rehabilitation and recovery ~By Ramesh Menon Ver 5,000 Endosulfan ...

Dogged by the Law

In life as in death, J Jayalalithaa had brushes with the judiciary. Her DA case is pending in the Supreme Court and now, numerous petitions want courts to look into her death By R Ramasubramanian i...

SC wants publicity of regulatory bodies for TV and radio

~By Sujit Bhar The Supreme Court today said that the government needs to educate the public about the existence of an autonomous body that acts towards addressing complaints from the common man reg...

Why e-courts project is sputtering

The government’s e-courts project is still to realize its full potential. Conceived as a way out for ensuring speedy delivery of justice and reducing pendency of cases, the much-hyped project is sputt...

Round one goes to higher judiciary in Telangana

Judges and lawyers in Telangana were up in arms over the appointment of Andhra Pradesh judges in their state. However, the judges returned to work following appeals by the Chief Justice of India, the ...

Minors can file petitions, says Pakistan SC

The seven-year-old daughter of an environment lawyer has sued the Pakistan government for violating the right to a healthy life. According to Dawn, Rabab Ali in her petition, filed through her father ...

Two high courts to get new identity

The Union cabinet today cleared the decks for renaming of the Madras and Bombay high courts. A bill in this regard will be placed in Parliament. The law ministry had sought the approval of the cabinet...

SC to examine conflict of interest issue with lawmakers

In a significant observation, the Supreme Court recently said that it would like to examine the issue of lawmakers having shares in a company that was doing business with the government. The court fel...

Pune District Court adopts SMS service

In a move that will help bring litigants closer to a shorter judicial process, the Pune District Court has implemented a SMS message service that informs lawyers and litigants about the dates of heari...

Reservations valid for disabled in all promotions: SC

In an important ruling in Rajiv Kumar Gupta and Ors vs Union of India and Ors, the Supreme Court struck down the central government’s orders which did not permit reservations in promotions in Group A ...

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