Maria Theresa: The Austrian empress who was the first to legalise gambling in 1761The Austrian empress Maria Theresa, it is said, thoroughly enjoyed the sport and spent all her prize money on the welfare of the people.
Law Commission to codify personal lawsThe commission is examining the “defects” in the personal laws followed by various communities to rationalise them. This is likely to pave ...
Consultations on UCC to begin soonBeginning this month, the commission will invite individuals and institutions on different dates to deliberate on the feasibility of a UCC.
Law panel report on betting almost readyThe commission headed by Justice BS Chauhan, a former judge of the SC, has examined the benefits that legalisation of betting can bring and...
Law Commission invites view on uniform civil codeThe endeavour was to “foster the smooth process” of holding a reasoned debate on examining the feasibility of a uniform civil code for the ...
Law Commission runs into 2 legal hurdles on Uniform Civil CodeLaw Commission chairman said panel needed to consult a wide cross-section of people to evaluate the relevance of the Muslim Personal Law (S...
Sadananda Gowda urges Law Commission to explore ‘uniform’ Bail ActGowda has urged the newly appointed chairman of Law Commission to explore the possibility of a Bail Act that would ensure “uniformity and p...
Bail rules: Panel to recommend ways so that poor do not sufferLaw Commission chairman Justice BS Chauhan said the "only difficulty" is poor people do not get bail for want of legal assistance or money."
Supreme Court to hear RIL gas pricing case TomorrowThough the case was listed for Wednesday, the bench could not hear it as it had to complete hearing another partially heard case.
- Karnataka crisis was mishandled by BJP: LK Advani
Advani also tried to defuse the focus on Modi by showering praise on the Gujarat chief minister’s political peers such as Shivraj Singh Cha...
- SC to decide Kanimozhi's fate today
The Supreme Court will hear the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, accused in the 2G spectrum case, on Monday.
- Supreme Court refuses to direct CBSE to disclose answer keys
The Supreme Court refused to direct the CBSE to disclose answer keys of the questions of the AIEEE prior to declaration of the results.
- Public property must be sold in a way to get best price: SC
The apex court set aside an order of the Kerala High Court. It had allowed the plea of the bidder of the property.
- No death for Dara Singh in Staines case; SC upholds life term
Dara Singh was convicted for burning alive Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons in January 1999.
- SC judge Chauhan withdraws from R-Power's Dadri land case
One of the two-judge bench of the Supreme Court withdrew himself from hearing the plea of Anil Ambani’s Reliance Power on its proposed Dadr...
- 3-judge bench ready to take up Ambani case
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court is ready to take up the dispute between the Ambani brothers over supply of gas from the Krishna-Go...
- Fisheries industry seeks farm sector status
The fisheries industry has sought policy intervention from the government to bring aquaculture at par with agriculture to enable the sector...