Enhancing the compensation to be awarded to a man who was grievously injured in an accident nine years ago, the Supreme Court in its judgment has tripled the amount to be paid by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. Anant Durke was 29 years old when he was hit by a [...]
The supreme court issued a notice in a petition seeking that sports be recognized as a fundamental right under the Article 21A of the Constitution and has sought reply of the Central government, the State Government, and the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The petition was filed by [...]
A high-level panel constituted by the Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed a confidentiality clause in the settlement mechanism, wherein the identity of the applicant will not be disclosed. Currently, the settlement mechanism does not have a provision for settlement with confidentiality. All the settlement orders contain [...]
The two-judge bench headed by S Ravindra Bhat has agreed to hear the petition, filed by a lawyer, alleging leak of sensitive data from the World’s largest biometric ID operator, UIDAI’s system. Delhi High Court has asked the unique identification development authority of India, which handles sensitive data of millions [...]
The Union Cabinet has cleared the Personal Laws (amendment) Bill that aims to strike down leprosy as a ground for a divorce by making amendments in five laws — the Divorce Act (for Christians), the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, the Hindu Marriage Act, the Special Marriage Act and the [...]
Ruling out the possibility of carrying out simultaneous elections in the near future, Chief election commissioner (CEC) O P Rawat stated that the parallel polls are not possible without a legal framework as an extension or curtailment of the term of assemblies will require a constitutional amendment. His remarks came [...]
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear next week a PIL alleging siphoning of Rs 18,000 crore funds meant for granting Post-Matriculation scholarship to students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. A bench comprising Chief justice Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar considered the submission of lawyer M [...]
Referring to an appeal filed by the State Bank of India against a judgment of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, the Supreme court ruled that the creditors can proceed against personal guarantors of a corporate debtor even while insolvency proceedings are on. The law mandates a limited moratorium of [...]