SC fines Centre for appeal against pension to soldier's wife

The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the Centre for filing an appeal against an order of the Armed Forces Tribunal, which granted a liberalised pension to the widow of a......

SC orders govt to grant permanent commission to woman Army officer

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Union government to grant permanent commission to a woman officer who was denied benefits given to similarly placed officers, observing "what is sauce for......

Does the military need Armed Forces Tribunals?

The AFT was intended to reduce military related cases in civil courts.Instead, the backlog in defence-related cases has increased from 9,000 to 16,000 after the AFT's creation.Ajai Shukla reports.......

SC fines govt for delay in pension to retired Army captains

The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Centre on Tuesday for failing to take any decision for years on the pension payable to retired regular captains of the Army in accordance with the One......

Future plans value adjustments, reversal of takeover of stores by RIL

Future Retail Ltd (FRL) on Wednesday said it is "committed" to reversal of takeover of its stores by Reliance Retail and will take all such action as may be necessary to seek value adjustments.......

17 Acts to be amended through Finance Bill

Govt to scrap 8 appellate tribunals; National Company Law Appellate Tribunal to take over Competition Appellate Tribunal's duties The government plans to dissolve eight appellate tribunals......

Covid-19: Zero cash flows force India Inc to sell assets

Not just mid- and small-sized firms, even big ones will either sell group companies or stakes in their listed entities to tide over crisis; more sell-offs seen in coming months. Illustration:......