Update

Delhi High Court has turned down the challenge against Section 129 of the Railways Act which confers power on the Central Government to make Rules to carry out the purposes of Chapter XIII of the Act, including fixing of upper limit of the compensation under Section 124/124A of the Act. Disposing of the Public Interest Litigation, the first bench of the High Court comprising of the Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Rajiv SahaiEndlaw directed the Government to consider the issue of updating the upper limit of compensation which is presently fixed as 4 Lakhs. … [Read more...] about Delhi HC turns down challenge to Section 129 of Railways Act, directs Govt. to update upper limit of compensation [Read Judgment]

The eCourts Integrated Mission Mode Project has been conceptualized on the basis of the “National Policy and Action Plan for Implementation of Information and Communication Technology in the Indian Judiciary-2005” by the eCommittee of the Supreme Court of India. The eCommittee was formed in 2004 to draw up an action plan for the ICT enablement of the Judiciary with the Patron in Chief-cum-Ad hoc Chairman as the Chief Justice of India. … [Read more...] about E-Courts Project: Judges To Get Unique Identification Numbers To Track Performance And Update Judgments

The Justice Dr. P. Devadass observed: “In this view of the matter, the view taken by the Hon’ble Supreme Case in Reeta Nag’s case, that the Police alone can do further investigation has been deviated subsequently by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Vinay Tyagi Vs. Irshad Ali and also in Chandra Babu Vs. State [2015 Cr.LJ 4538]. Now, it is well settled that not only at the instance of the Police, even at the instance of the de facto complainant, further investigation under Section 173(8) Cr.P.C. can be undertaken by the Police to find out the truth of the matter. But, Subordinate Court is not competent to direct fresh, new, de novo investigation, which is entirely different from further investigation.” … [Read more...] about Judges and Lawyers should update themselves with the latest trends of Law: Madras HC [Read Order]

The greenway system includes Roanoke, Salem, Vinton, Roanoke County and Botetourt County. A copy of the draft plan update and concept maps will be posted online after the open house at: www.greenways.org. … [Read more...] about Open house set to unveil regional greenway plan update

Much of Mrs Foster's second day giving evidence to the inquiry at Parliament Buildings in Belfast focused on a key 2011 meeting examining two different ways to structure the RHI, an upfront grant for purchasing eco-boilers or a 20-year payment scheme to subsidise fuel costs. … [Read more...] about Live updates: Arlene Foster tells inquiry ‘I didn’t read RHI regulations’