New Delhi, April 2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the passage of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, by Parliament as a significant step towards making life and doing business easier in the country.He expressed his "immense delight" at the Parliament's...
New Delhi, April 1 The Supreme Court on Monday imposed a fine of ₹25,000 on the Centre for pursuing unnecessary litigation, after the Centre challenged a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that overturned the dismissal of a CISF official.Upholding the high court ruling, a bench of Justices B...
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New Delhi, March 20 A parliamentary committee has raised concerns about the shortage of law officers across high courts to represent the central government in legal disputes.The committee on law and personnel noted that out of the total 39 sanctioned posts of Additional Solicitors General of...
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New Delhi, March 19 ICICI Bank said on Thursday that tax authorities have issued a demand notice of ₹768.6 crore against it for alleged short payment of GST.On March 18, 2026, ICICI Bank received an order under Section 74 of the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, from the Additional...
New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by a lawyer who sought a direction to the Centre to pay him Rs 1 crore as fees and expenses for filing six cases in 2018 to allegedly "protect" then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant...
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Chandigarh, March 7 Legislative reforms and judicial discipline have worked in tandem over the past decade, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said here on Saturday evening.The Chief Justice noted that amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act have tightened timelines, strengthened...
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Jammu, March 2 The Jammu and Kashmir government has disbursed ₹1,695 crore in compensation for land acquired for the Ring Road projects in the twin capital cities, while nearly 1,400 cases are still pending due to litigation or other issues, officials said.Work on the two projects — the...
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Dhaka, February 26 – Several litigants in the Barishal district of Bangladesh have been unable to access judicial services following the suspension of court activities for three consecutive days in protest over the arrest of the district bar association and the filing of a case against 12...
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New Delhi, February 23 The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) seeking to be treated on par with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) for the purpose of practicing law and obtaining membership of a state bar council, saying it does not have time for...
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New York, February 21 At the center of the landmark US Supreme Court ruling that struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs is an Indian-origin lawyer who argued before America's highest court about the illegality of the levies.Neal Katyal, the son of Indian immigrants and...
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New Delhi, February 16 The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an appeal against the Telangana High Court order quashing a 2016 FIR against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy under sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the IPC.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and...
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