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Tribal women entitled to inherit property in accordance with Hindu Succession Act: HP-HC

Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that the daughters in tribal areas in the state shall inherit the property in accordance with Hindu Succession Act, 1956. This landmark...

June 27, 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates centenary celebration of Patna High Court

The centenary celebration of Patna High Court was inaugurated on 18 April 2015 by President Pranab Mukherjee. He also released a commemorative postage stamp on this occasion to...

April 19, 2015

Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai sworn in as first lady judge of Sikkim High Court

Mrs. Meenakshi Madan Rai was sworn in as the first lady judge of the Sikkim High Court. Governor of Sikkim Srinivas Patil administered the oath of office to...

April 15, 2015

National Judicial Appointment Commission Act, 2014 comes into force

Union Government has brought into force the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014 along with the 99th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2014. In this regard, notification to effect...

April 13, 2015

High Court's cannot entertain plea against Armed Forces Tribunal: Supreme Court

Supreme Court has barred High Courts (HCs) from entertaining pleas under writ jurisdiction against the verdicts of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) in disputes pertaining to Armed forces.  SC...

March 12, 2015

Attorney General is a public authority and comes under RTI: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court in its ruling has held that Attorney General of India comes under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. This ruling reversed the...

March 11, 2015

Justice Amitava Roy sworn in as Supreme Court judge

Justice Amitava Roy has sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court (SC). He was administered the oath of office by the Chief Justice of India (CJI)...

February 27, 2015

Third National Lok Adalat disposes 56000 cases, disburses Rs 265 crore

The third National Lok Adalat was organised on 14 February 2015 throughout India involving the Supreme Court, high courts, districts courts and taluka-level courts, except in Assam and...

February 15, 2015

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