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Divorced wife retains right to recover maintenance after ex-husband's death, loses claim for higher paymentBombay High Court has ruled that a divorced wife can continue to recover maintenance already awarded to her, including arrears, from her la...
10 years after credit card was closed, bank sent legal notice demanding Rs 33 lakh; cardholder fights back and wins Rs 5 lakh compensationA decade after closing his credit card and receiving confirmation, a customer was shocked to receive a Rs 33 lakh demand notice from his ba...
Husband gets Rs 17 lakh for wife’s accidental death after a 10-year fight against a Motor insurance companyAfter a long legal battle, the Supreme Court awarded a husband Rs 17 lakh in compensation for his wife's accidental death caused by reckles...
CoA says it's competent to deal with Indian Waters Treaty dispute; MEA terms court illegalThe Court of Arbitration (CoA) at The Hague asserted its jurisdiction over the Kishanganga and Ratle hydropower projects dispute, despite I...
Donald Trump's new ride may cost US taxpayers over $1 billionDonald Trump considers using a Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8 as temporary Air Force One. Experts warn modifications for security and operations...
Courts in India have limited powers to modify arbitral awards, says SCIn a 4:1 majority, the Supreme Court ruled that Indian courts possess limited authority to modify arbitral awards under the Arbitration and...
Courts can modify arbitral awards, Supreme Court holds in majority verdictIn a significant 4:1 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that courts possess the authority to modify arbitral awards under the 1996 Arbit...
Can courts modify arbitral awards? SC reserves verdictOn Wednesday, the Supreme Court reserved its verdict on whether courts can modify arbitral awards under the 1996 arbitration law. Solicitor...
SECI took SG's legal nod before moving power project to AdaniAzure Power's unexpected withdrawal from a 2333 MW power project prompted the Andhra Pradesh government to request its continuation. Follow...
Canada tightens rules for Spousal Open Work Permits; check details hereCanada has introduced new rules for Spousal Open Work Permits (SOWP), effective March 19. Spouses of international students can only apply ...
A regulator for NGOs that get foreign funds? Government vets planThe CEIB examined "various typologies of misuse of NGOs" and suggested an independent ‘National Commission for Charities’ that can take act...
Tata Sons may bank on TCS to clear teleservices’ AGR duesIt will most likely bank on TCS for sourcing funds in case it has to pay the dues immediately, sources said.
AGR Ruling: RailTel Corporation moves Supreme CourtRailTel Corporation has moved the Supreme Court, seeking a modification or a clarification that its Oct 24 order on adjusted gross revenue ...
Pakistan seeks info on former officer who went missing in NepalPakistan has written to India seeking information about its former army officer, Lt Col Mohammed Habib Zahir, who went missing from Nepal o...
Sacked employees paid off a lump sum will now have to pay tax on compensation receivedSection 28 (ii) of the I-T Act taxes certain compensations received by any person for any change in terms or termination of agency, mgmt of...
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka move SC with conflicting claims over Cauvery waterKarnataka said it was not in a position to release water to Tamil Nadu on various grounds including that its reservoirs did not have suffic...
In Cauvery dispute, relief for Karnataka: 10 things to knowParts of three Indian states - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka - and the Union Territory of Pondicherry lie in the Cauvery basin.
Planning Commission objects to proposed independent roads regulatorInterestingly, the plan panel had backed setting up a roads regulator in its 12th Plan document that was approved only a few months back, b...
- India's port capacity expansion plans in rough waters
India's port capacity expansion plans could go awry, thanks to a stalemate between the shipping ministry and Planning Commission over polic...
- TRAI warns ministry against changing existing licences without consultations
Telecom regulator TRAI has warned the ministry of communications & information technology against making any modifications to licences of e...