Legal Articles NJAC Outlawed – Collegium system bad NJAC worse November 2, 2015 / March 13, 2016 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on NJAC Outlawed – Collegium system bad NJAC worse “Judicial Appointments have been undermined leaving the executive to appoint Judges not because of excellence but out of influence”- [Arrears Committee report (1989-90)], during a time when the executive appointed Judges] One of the cardinal principles of the Indian Constitution is the independence of judiciary, independence from the executive and the legislature. The Supreme Court […] Read more » Collegium bad Collegium bad NJAC worse. Collegium system Collegium system bad NJAC NJAC Outlawed NJAC worse.
Banking & Insurance Law Legal Articles Transfer Pricing: Capacity utilization adjustments September 28, 2015 / September 30, 2015 by Ranjeet Mahtani | Leave a Comment Transfer Pricing: Capacity utilization adjustments Tax authorities worldwide are investigating transfer pricing arrangements with increased vigour. In India too one witnesses the multifold increase in transfer pricing disputes and adjustments to the tune of INR 46,465 crore . One such issue, which has been the subject matter of dispute and very little guidance, is discussed […] Read more »
Legal Articles Why cry against proposed ban on Porn Site ? September 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An Article by Mr. M.L Joseph, Managing Partner, Chennai Law Associates, Chennai. The Central Government is contemplating to ban all web sites displaying pornography contents. A statute is getting ready in this regard. The ban has already been implemented in all the Gulf countries and in some other Islamic countries as well. A section […] Read more » ban on Porn Site
Legal Articles The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014 April 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014 Highlights of the Bill The Bill replaces the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. It addresses children in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection. The Bill permits juveniles between the ages of 16-18 years to be tried as adults for heinous offences. Also, any 16-18 year old, […] Read more » Care and Protection of Children Care and Protection of Children Bill 2014 juvenile justice
Legal Articles Introduction of “The Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts and Commercial Courts Bill, 2015 April 30, 2015 / September 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On 27th April 2015, the Union Cabinet has approved to introduce a Bill, “The Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts and Commercial Courts Bill, 2015″ in the current session of Parliament. The salient features of the proposed Bill are as under: ‘Commercial dispute’ is defined broadly to mean dispute arising out of […] Read more » civil jurisdiction Commercial Appellate Division Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Commercial Courts Bill 2015 commercial disputes High Courts and Commercial Courts Bill
Legal Articles Failure to punish guilty is a ‘crime’ law commits April 26, 2015 by Amba Charan Vashishtha | Leave a Comment Hashimpura killings By Amba Charan Vashishth It was a great news for many from many angles in the legal history of India. According to the prosecution, Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel had come to village Hashimpura in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district on May 22, 1987, and picked up about 50 Muslims as a congregation […] Read more » 'crime' law commits Failure to punish guilty Hashimpura in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut
Legal Articles A Legal Puzzle not Easy to Solve April 24, 2015 / April 24, 2015 by Amba Charan Vashishtha | 1 Comment on A Legal Puzzle not Easy to Solve Amba Charan Vashishth Strange are the ways of God. Terian tu hee jane. (Only God knows how He conducts Himself), so goes another saying. No less strange are the ways of law. The thousands of enactments that have gushed out of the statute book of our State and Central legislatures since the colonial rule and after India […] Read more » Legal Puzzle legal puzzle not easy to solve mercy petition pendency of mercy petition
Legal Articles A freebie of two side effects with one medicine April 20, 2015 by Amba Charan Vashishtha | 1 Comment on A freebie of two side effects with one medicine By Amba Charan Vashishth Media carries a very happy and heartening report that a research institute has developed an intravenous injection that will do away with suffering of a severe backache forever. If that happens, it will provide another life to the ailing. In the present day lifestyle, backache is a very common painful experience. […] Read more » two side effects with one medicine
Legal Articles ‘Godse’ no longer an unparliamentary word : LS Speaker undoes an old wrong Better late than never April 18, 2015 / April 18, 2015 by Amba Charan Vashishtha | Leave a Comment Our politicians can safely be accused of acting in a huff in a fit of sentimentalism losing and ignoring sense of logic. One such instance was declaring the word “Godse” as unparliamentary. Within just over five months of India gaining freedom and the wounds of partition being yet very fresh and bleeding, the unfortunate assassination […] Read more » 'Godse' no longer an unparliamentary word "Godse" as unparliamentary Gandhi murder Godse Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh RSS unparliamentary
Legal Articles An Unnecssary & “Unfortunate” Controversy on Judges’ Conference & PM’s Dinner on Holy Days April 17, 2015 / April 17, 2015 by Amba Charan Vashishtha | Leave a Comment The Other View By Amba Charan Vashishth A Conference of Chief Justices of High Courts which is also attended by chief ministers of States had been an annual affair. It was only since 2009 that the practice was, for some reason or the other, discontinued. The last one was held on April 5-6, […] Read more » Controversy on Judges' Unfortunate" Controversy on Judges' Unnecssary & "Unfortunate" Controversy
