Uniform Civil Code draft ready to be submitted to Uttarakhand govt

The draft of the proposed Uniform Civil Code for Uttarakhand is complete, Justice (retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai said on Friday, and added the recommendations of the committee headed by her will......

Will Uniform Civil Code Do Away With Hindu Undivided Family?

The 21st Law Commission said the special status given to the entity of HUF was a 'so-called gift by the British', who could not comprehend the complex socioeconomic structure of Indian......

Law panel gets 8.5 lakh replies on Uniform Civil Code in just 2 weeks

Amid a raging debate over the issue of Uniform Civil Code, Law Commission chairman Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi on Wednesday said the panel has received 8.5 lakh responses within just two weeks of......

POCSO Act: Law panel seeks govt input on age of consent

The 22nd Law Commission, which is looking into the issue of age of consent, held a meeting with officials of the women and child development ministry recently and sought details on the subject,......

Black money: SC irked with Centre for not implementing orders

The Centre on Tuesday faced the ire of the Supreme Court for failing to implement its three-year-old directions, including setting up of a SIT to probe all cases of black money and disclosing......

Black money: Court rejects Centre's plea against setting up SIT

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Centre's plea to recall its order for setting up a Special Investigation Team to probe all cases of black money, saying it stepped in as for over six decades......

Tatas won't return Singur land; keen to return to Bengal

Tata Motors on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it wanted to keep the leasehold rights over the 997 acre land, allotted by the Left Front government at Singur in West Bengal as it is keen on......

SC decision on Novartis to benefit poor: Pharma cos

Poor patients will have easier access to quality medicines with the Supreme Court rejecting Swiss firm Novartis' patent plea for its cancer drug Glivec, according to domestic......