Bar, Bench & Firm News Partner Murali Neelakantan resigns from Cipla GC February 12, 2015 / February 12, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Khaitan & Co partner Murali Neelakantan, has resigned from Cipla global where he was working as general counsel (GC) on 4th of Feb in order to focus on a variety of policy, education and other projects. He also want to become an independent director of a former long-standing client. He said: “This is a stage in […] Read more » Partner Murali Neelakantan resigns from Cipla GC
Bar, Bench & Firm News Can’t permit abuse of court process by delaying tactics: court February 12, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dismissing an appeal of a woman who sought right to lead defence in a family dispute, a sessions court here cited her repeated non-appearance during proceedings and said no one can be permitted to abuse the process of court by delaying tactics rejected the appeal of the woman, a south-Delhi resident, against the order of […] Read more » abuse of court process Additional Sessions Judge Lokesh Kumar Sharma
Bar, Bench & Firm News PIL seeks action against over conversion remarks February 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the Bombay High Court has sought legal action against MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and VHP leader Praveen Togadia for allegedly making comments on religious conversions (ghar wapsi). Stating that the comments made by these leaders had a tendency to divide the people, the Public […] Read more » conversion remarks PIL
Bar, Bench & Firm News SC voices concern over rehabilitation of acid attack victims February 6, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Voicing concern over improper rehabilitation of the acid attack victims, Supreme Court today asked the government to apprise it of steps taken to provide free treatment to the survivors of the heinous crime. A social justice bench, comprising justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit, directed the Union Home Secretary to convene a meeting […] Read more » Acid attack victims advocate Aparna Bhat Justice Madan B. Lokur Justice U U Lalit rehabilitation of acid attack victims
Bar, Bench & Firm News HC permits 292 bars to function February 5, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court today extended the interim order permitting 292 bars to function in the state until further orders. The order in this regard was issued by a division benchcomprising justices K T Sankaran and Babu Mathew P Joseph while hearing appeals by bar owners and the state government against the ruling of a […] Read more » 292 bars to function Abkari policy HC permits 292 bars to function Justice Babu Mathew P Joseph Justice K.T. Sankaran Kerala High Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News Provision on punishing for attempted suicide ‘barbaric’: Court February 4, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court, which held a man guilty of attempting to commit suicide after being allegedly harassed by a policeman, said “it is unfortunate” that such “arbitrary, barbaric and anti-human” penal provision still stands in the statute book. The court’s observation came in a case of attempt to suicide in which a man consumed phenol […] Read more »
Bar, Bench & Firm News Judges expect informed criticism of judgments: SC January 31, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme court on Friday upheld the Kerala High Court order holding former CPI(M) MLA M V Jayarajan guilty of contempt of court for using “abusive and pejorative” language to criticise a judgement but reduced the six months jail term awarded to him to four weeks. “Judges expect, nay invite, an informed and genuine discussion or […] Read more » Judges expect informed criticism of judgments Justice C Nagappan Justice Vikramajit Sen SC
Bar, Bench & Firm News Don’t frame schemes you can’t implement: SC to Centre January 30, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today came down heavily on the slow pace of the Centre in implementing the “Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana” to provide hostels to students belonging to SC/ST category, saying it should not frame schemes that it cannot implement. The object of the Scheme was to provide residential accommodation to SC boys and girls […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General P S Narsimha Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana Don't frame schemes
Bar, Bench & Firm News Thomson Reuters and SILF introduce Lecture Series on Contract Drafting January 28, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Professional Training on Contract Drafting, Negotiation and Dispute Resolution New Delhi, India 27/01/2015 – Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, and the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF), announced today the second expert-led online classroom lecture series on contract drafting. The three month certification program is designed […] Read more »
Bar, Bench & Firm News Law on phone tapping is in interest of country: Govt to HC January 21, 2015 / January 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Telephones of only those involved in terrorist activities, economic offences, drug trafficking, money laundering or other criminal activities are tapped and there is no indiscriminate interception, government said today. Responding to a PIL seeking court’s direction declaring Section 5(2) of Indian Telegraph Act as “violative” of the fundamental rights and privacy of citizens, Additional Solicitor […] Read more » Law on phone tapping
Bar, Bench & Firm News SC, Delhi HC, Patiala House courts to remain closed on Friday January 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court, Delhi High Court and Patiala House courts will remain closed on January 23 in view of the ‘Full Dress Rehearsal’ of Republic Day to be held here. “It is notified for information of all concerned that High Court of Delhi and Patiala House courts shall observe Friday, the January 23, 2015, as […] Read more » courts to remain closed
Bar, Bench & Firm News SC says interested in black money coming back January 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today asked the parties who have moved the court for bringing back black money stashed abroad to give their complaints and suggestions to the special investigating team (SIT) set up by it to investigate the problem. The court also asked SIT to report to it in a sealed cover the action taken […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi black money Chief Justice H.L. Dattu SC Soli Sorabjee
