Bar, Bench & Firm News Ram Jethmalani vents anger in SC over government ‘inaction’ on blackmoney January 21, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expelled BJP member Ram Jethmalani on Tuesday vented his anger in the Supreme Court against the NDA government on the black money issue, expressing displeasure that a draft legislation prepared by him and sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not been acted upon.The veteran lawyer’s outburst came soon after a bench headed by Chief […] Read more » Expelled BJP member Ram Jethmalani government inaction on blackmoney Ram Jethmalani vents anger in SC
Bar, Bench & Firm News Lawyers get parking space for 300 vehicles near SC January 19, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Parking woes of lawyers practising in the Supreme Court will soon be a thing of the past as the India Trade Promotion Organisation’s (ITPO) has provided them parking space across the road to accommodate almost 300 vehicles. A bench headed by Justice V Gopala Gowda took note of the submission that the ITPO has provided […] Read more » Justice V. Gopala Gowda Lawyers get parking space Parking woes of lawyers practising in the Supreme Court PIL filed by Indian Council of Legal Aid and Advice Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice is not a commodity to be sold to highest bidder: Dattu January 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Justice is not a commodity to be sold to highest bidder: Dattu Chief Justice of India H L Dattu today voiced concern over rising cost of litigation and pendency of cases in courts, saying steps should be taken to ensure that people get “real access to justice.” He praised the role played by Lok Adalats in disposing of cases swiftly. “Disposal of 1.25 crore cases in Lok […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu convocation at National Law University NLU)
Bar, Bench & Firm News Lawyers do not need to please judges January 18, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Lawyers do not need to please judges A lawyer “should not agree” with a judge if he has a point to propose which is supported by “precedent or authority”, a Supreme Court judge said today even as he averred that there was no need to please judges. Speaking at the award ceremony of the 11th K K Luthra Memorial Moot Court Competition […] Read more » 11th K K Luthra Memorial Moot Court Competition Justice Dipak Misra
Bar, Bench & Firm News Adjournment is a disease: Supreme Court Judge January 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Adjournment is a disease: Supreme Court Judge Adjournment is a disease and a disorder and young advocates should try to get out of it, Supreme Court Judge Justice Dipak Misra on Saturday said while kick-starting a five-day workshop organised by the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD). Advising young lawyers to be confident yet humble, he said, “Adjournment is a disease, a […] Read more » Adjournment is a disease Justice Dipak Misra workshop organised by the Bar Council of Delhi
Bar, Bench & Firm News Sanction should not be granted in vexatious trial:SC January 17, 2015 / January 17, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The competent authority should not grant sanction to try government officials if prosecution is “simply vexatious”, the Supreme Court today said.A bench comprising justices Kurian Joseph and Abhay Manohar Sapre said that once the prosecution is of the view that no case is made out to prosecute an accused, “unless the court finds otherwise, there […] Read more » Abhay Manohar Sapre Justices Kurian Joseph Sanction should not be granted SC vexatious trial
Bar, Bench & Firm News Equipped cops needed for efficient & independent probes: SC January 16, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today said well- equipped and trained police officers have to be there to conduct “efficient and independent” probe into serious offences without “political interference” and asked the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) to mull over it. “We want efficient investigation by trained police officers in serious offences like murder and rape […] Read more » Adarsh Kumar Goel Equipped cops justices R K Agrawal Supreme Court
Bar, Bench & Firm News CBI court grants extension of bail term of Ex-AG Ashok Mohanty January 13, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Special CBI Court on Monday granted continuation of bail of former Advocate-General (AG) Ashok Mohanty named by the apex probe agency in its charge sheet regarding the multi-crore chit fund scam. Special CBI judge Padma Lochan Satpathy extended the bail term of Mohanty in connection with the Artha Tatwa Group scam when he appeared […] Read more » Artha Tatwa chit fund company Ashok Mohanty multi-crore chit fund scam Special CBI judge Padma Lochan Satpathy
Bar, Bench & Firm News Lok Adalats settle 1070 cases, award over Rs five crore January 11, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A total of 1,070 cases were on Saturday settled by the Lok Adalats conducted at all the six district courts, Debt Recovery Tribunals and state consumer commission here in which settlement amount of over Rs five crore was awarded. According to the Delhi State Legal Services Authority, 29 benches were constituted in the district courts […] Read more » Debt Recovery Tribunals Lok Adalat Lok Adalats settle 1070 cases Lok Adalats settle cases State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission
Bar, Bench & Firm News North East lawyer assault in Tis Hazari: Accused advocates to reply on contempt plea January 10, 2015 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought responses of two lawyers to a letter sent by Tis Hazari court to consider initiating contempt proceedings against them for allegedly abusing and manhandling persons, including a lady advocate, belonging to Northeast region. A bench of justices G S Sistani and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal issued notice to the alleged […] Read more » contemnor lawyers Azad Chandra Prakash Gautam Delhi High Court Justice G.S. Sistani Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal North East lawyer assault in Tis Hazari Tis Hazari court Varun Jain
Bar, Bench & Firm News HC Refuses to Bar Delhi EC From Issuing Poll Notification January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on HC Refuses to Bar Delhi EC From Issuing Poll Notification The Delhi High Court today refused to restrain the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) from issuing notification for the upcoming 2015 Delhi Assembly polls on the allegation of presence of bogus voters. “We (the court and the petitioner) are here to solve the issue. I cannot injunct the whole electoral process. Let them (CEO) declare this. […] Read more » Advocate Tiku Bar Delhi EC From Issuing Poll Notification HC Refuses to Bar Delhi EC Justice Vibhu Bakhru
Bar, Bench & Firm News Justice delayed is justice undermined:NCDRC January 9, 2015 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Justice delayed is justice undermined:NCDRC Justice delayed is not only justice denied, it is also circumvented and undermined, the apex consumer commission has said while disallowing a man to lead additional evidences in a medical negligence case after 14 years. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), presided by Justice J M Malik passed the order while upholding Tamil Nadu State […] Read more » advocate P Kandasamy Justice delayed is justice undermined National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission NCDRC
