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Proposal to confer voting rights to NRI’s under consideration (30 Jul 2010)
Conferring voting rights on overseas Indians is under active consideration of the Centre, according to Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Mr V Ravi.
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SC reserves judgement in Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case (30 Jul 2010)
The Supreme Court reserved its judgement in Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case.
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Law Minister ‘No specific proposal to effect change in judges’ appointment system’ (30 Jul 2010)
The government acknowledged demands to change the procedure for appointing higher judiciary but said it has ‘at present’ no specific proposal to effect change.
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Government introduces Easy Exit Scheme - 2010 for companies (30 Jul 2010)
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs said that the government has introduced an Easy Exit Scheme-2010 to enumerate or identify such registered companies which are inactive, dormant and have been in such mode for at least last ten years.
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Government raises concerns regarding security challenges of Blackberry services (30 Jul 2010)
The government said it has once again raised its concerns with the Canadian company Research In Motion about the security challenges its Blackberry services might pose and hoped it will soon address them.
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EU court rules AB InBev cannot register ‘Budweiser’ (30 Jul 2010)
The European Union’s top court ruled that Anheuser-Busch InBev may not register ‘Budweiser’ as a trademark in the bloc, ending a 14-year legal battle over the name with a Czech brewer.
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Colgate sues Glaxo over toothpaste ‘nurdle’ (30 Jul 2010)
Colgate-Palmolive Co has sued GlaxoSmithKline Plc, seeking a court order that its packaging for Colgate toothpaste does not infringe trademarks held by the maker of Aquafresh.
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SEBI extends deadline for Application Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA) facility in NFO’s (29 Jul 2010)
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) today extended the deadline for mutual funds to implement the Application Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA) facility for new fund offers (NFO) to October 1.
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Enrolment scheme for Unique Identification numbers to start from August (29 Jul 2010)
The Government said the process of enrolment leading to the issue of Unique Identification number (AADHAAR) is expected to commence from August.
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Amendment to guidelines for agreement for USAL, CMTSL, BSL announced (29 Jul 2010)
The Government announced the amendments in the guidelines for Agreement for Unified Access Service License (UASL), Cellular Mobile Telephone Service License (CMTSL) and Basic Service License (BSL), for security related concerns and expansion of Telecom Services in various zones of the country.
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Himachal Pradesh HC cancels bail of four accused in Kachru ragging case (29 Jul 2010)
Himachal Pradesh High Court set aside the bail granted by a fast track trial court at Dharamshala to four students of a medical college accused of ragging first year student Aman Kachru who died last year.
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Bombay HC grants interim stay on collection of service tax levied on buildings under construction (29 Jul 2010)
In a major reprieve to home buyers and developers, the Bombay High court has granted interim stay on collection of service tax, levied on buildings under construction.
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Bharti AXA, Coface enters into agreement for trade credit insurance (29 Jul 2010)
Bharti AXA General Insurance and Coface South Asia Pacific signed an agreement to build and provide Trade Credit Insurance to customers in India.
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India, UK ink defence pacts (29 Jul 2010)
India and UK signed a 700 million Pound Sterling pact, including 500 million Pound Sterling between British aerospace major BE Systems and the Hindustan aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to license the production of 57 additional Advanced Jet Trainers (AJTs) Hawk for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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UK keen on enhancing economic partnership with India (29 Jul 2010)
British Minister for Exchequer George Osborne said India’s success is of strategic importance to all open societies and economies and the UK is determined to do all it can to be a partner in the process.
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UN General Assembly declares access to safe and clean drinking water is a human right (29 Jul 2010)
The United Nations General Assembly has declared that the right to safe and clean drinking water is among the human rights that must be ensured to all member states.
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Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) condemns government's interest in letting foreign law firms to practice in India (28 Jul 2010)
Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) has condemned the Indian government’s ‘interest in allowing the entry of foreign law firms in the country.’ The issue of letting foreign lawyers practise in India has cropped up from time to time since the advent of globalisation but resisted by the bar led by the Bar Council of India.
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Delhi HC directs DUTA to resolve semester issue in student’s interest (28 Jul 2010)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA), whose members were not taking classes and were fighting the introduction of semester system, to resolve the issue in the interest of the students.
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Delhi HC asks schools reason for denying admission to students (28 Jul 2010)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to Delhi Government to explain by August 5 as to why several state-run schools are denying admissions to students on frivolous grounds.
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Delhi HC gives nod to MCD’s procurement of dengue drug from another dealer (28 Jul 2010)
The Delhi High Court has given its nod to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), which was facing difficulties in procurement of sufficient quantities of biolarvicide to combat the outbreak of dengue, to go ahead with its purchase of the drug from another dealer.
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Karnataka HC directs government to file objections on Upalokayukta’s appointment (28 Jul 2010)
The Karnataka High Court ordered the state government to file its objections to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the appointment of Upalokayukta Justice S B Majage.
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Bombay HC declines to review order on criminal intimidation (28 Jul 2010)
With the Panaji bench of Bombay High Court declining to review its ruling that section 506 of the IPC providing for criminal intimidation was non-cognizable, social activist Aires Rodrigues has decided to challenge it in the Supreme Court.
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CBI files appeal against Bhopal gas tragedy verdict (28 Jul 2010)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an appeal in the District and Sessions court against the verdict of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) on the Bhopal gas tragedy case delivered on June 7 this year.
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NHRC recommends rupees 25,000 compensation for ex MCD employee (28 Jul 2010)
Describing as ‘inexcusable’ the inordinate delay in payment of retirement benefits of an MCD employee, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recommended that the MCD pay Rs 25,000 as compensation to the employee.
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SC seeks government’s response on rotting food grains (28 Jul 2010)
Taking serious note of large-scale rotting and wastage of food grains across the country due to lack of storage facilities, the Supreme Court sought the response of the Union Government within two weeks regarding the steps being taken to streamline the Public Distribution System (PDS) meant for providing ration to the poor at cheaper rates.
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