Bar, Bench & Firm News Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC declines to hear plea on FTII protest September 7, 2015 / September 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed, without giving any reason, a PIL seeking direction for the FTII students to end their three-month-long agitation against naming Gajendra Chauhan as the institute’s direction and for transparent policies for the appointment. A bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu dismissed the PIL after letting advocate J.P. Dhanda argue […] Read more » Chief Justice H.L. Dattu featured Film and Television Institute of India FTII
Bar, Bench & Firm News HC orders status quo on FOXCONN issue June 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today ordered status quo on removal of machinery by FIH India private Limited, formerly known as FOXCONN India Private Limited, from its closed Sriperumbudur unit in Kancheepuram district, as alleged by some workmen in their petition. The court also ordered status quo on the issue of approving the closure of the […] Read more » featured FOXCONN HC orders status quo on FOXCONN issue Justice C S Karnan Labour Welfare Department Law Legal News Madras High Court news
Bar, Bench & Firm News Hate speech: SC bench recuses from hearing Swamy’s plea June 8, 2015 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice R K Agrawal today recused itself from hearing the plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy against the order of an Assam trial court issuing a non-bailable warrant against him for failing to appear before it in a case of alleged hate speech. The bench, also comprising Justice Amitava […] Read more » Assam trial court featured Hate speech: SC bench recuses from hearing Swamy's plea Justice Amitava Roy Justice R.K. Agrawal Law Legal News news Subramanian Swamy Supreme Court Supreme Court bench
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Judge threatens Madras HC chief justice with contempt May 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justice C S Karnan of Madras high court has plunged the HC into a huge crisis by threatening contempt of court proceedings against Chief Justice Sanjay K Kaul accusing him of interfering in his judicial work and seeking a CBI probe into alleged forged educational qualification of another Judge of the HC. Apart from contempt […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu Chief Justice Sanjay K Kaul featured Judge threatens Madras HC chief Justice Karnan Madras HC chief justice threatened
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court, Judiciary & Legal System Strike by DHCBA over pecuniary jurisdiction bill hits HC work May 9, 2015 / May 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Judicial work in Delhi High Court was today hampered with a majority of cases getting adjourned as DHCBA called a two-day strike to protest against passage of a bill by Rajya Sabha to increase the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts. Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) put up notices outside each court informing the lawyers […] Read more » Delhi High Court Bar Association DHCBA featured Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda pecuniary jurisdiction bill pecuniary jurisdiction bill hits HC Strike by DHCBA over pecuniary jurisdiction bill
Bar, Bench & Firm News Lawyers call off strike in Delhi district courts May 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lawyers of six district courts in Delhi today called off their 15-day strike after the Rajya Sabha passed the Delhi High Court (Amendment) bill to increase pecuniary jurisdiction of the trial courts here. The coordination committee of all district courts Bar Associations was observing the strike against the delay in tabling in Parliament the amended […] Read more » district courts Bar Associations featured Lawyers call off strike in Delhi strike against the delay in tabling in Parliament strike in Delhi district courts
Bar, Bench & Firm News Collegium system opaque and has failed: Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi May 7, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Putting up a strident case for the new system of judges appointment, government on Wednesday submitted before the Supreme Court that the collegium method has failed because it was an “opaque mechanism” which has “stifled democracy”. On a day, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi attacked the collegium system and demanded a revisit of the 1993 verdict […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi collegium system Collegium system failed Collegium system opaque featured National Judicial Appointment Commission Act NJAC Act
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Stop unauthorised construction in Christian Colony: HC May 6, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Stop unauthorised construction in Christian Colony: HC The Delhi High Court today directed city government, municipal corporation and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to ensure no unauthorised construction takes place around a protected ancient church in Christian Colony in north Delhi. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw directed the authorities, including ASI, to ensure that the […] Read more » 205 unauthorised constructions in Christian Colony Chief Justice G Rohini Christian Colony Delhi High Court featured government's standing counsel Vivek Goyal Justice R.S. Endlaw petitioner Utsav Kumar Stop unauthorised construction in Christian Colony unauthorised construction unauthorised construction in Christian Colony
Bar, Bench & Firm News Bar obstructing requirement of adequate judges May 6, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has observed that it is only the Bar which is obstructing the induction of of adequate number opf judges for the management and functioning of the judicial system. The first bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice T S Sivagnanam stated this while disposing of a petition by one […] Read more » Bar obstructing Bar obstructing requirement of adequate judges Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul featured Justice delayed is justice denied Justice T S Sivagnanam Madras High Court requirement of adequate judges
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News PIL challenging NCMEI Act filed May 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has issued notices to the Chairman, University Grant Commission( UGC) and Secretary, National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of NCMEI Act-2004. The PIL alleged that it was against the principle of secularism, on which the court provided three weeks […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Ashok Mehta constitutional validity of NCMEI Act-2004 counsel H S Jain featured Justice Rajan Roy Justice Shree Narain Shukla National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions NCMEI NCMEI Act PIL PIL challenging NCMEI Act
Bar, Bench & Firm News Law officers in min to help reduce govt litigation May 3, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a bid to shed the tag of being the biggest litigant, the government has decided to attach law officers to various central ministries to ensure that courts are only approached as a last resort and cases where chances of winning are lean are not pursued. The Narendra Modi government, which is reviewing the 2010 […] Read more » 2010 National Litigation Policy Department of Legal Affairs in the Law Ministry featured reduce govt litigation sensitive matters” will be referred to the Law Ministry
Bar, Bench & Firm News Amendment in anti-graft law: Babus relieved May 3, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bureaucrats are relieved but legal experts are skeptical over the proposed amendment to shield babus from prosecution in graft cases after retirement. While the bureaucrats feel it will help overcome the “policy paralysis”, legal experts have questioned the move to provide a blanket protection from criminal action without sanction from competent authority. “A criminal is […] Read more » Amendment in anti-graft law anti-graft law featured Judge R S Sodhi Judge S N Dhingra prosecution in graft cases Sanjay Bhoosreddy Secretary of Central IAS Association senior lawyer Anil Divan
