Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Govt, Judiciary agree to appoint retired judges in high courts to tackle pendency November 5, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An extraordinary provision of the Constitution can now be invoked to appoint retired judges with proven integrity and track record as judges of high courts to tackle rising pendency, the government and the Judiciary have agreed. As per the minutes of the meeting of the Chief Ministers- Chief Justices Conference held in April, approved after […] Read more » appoint retired judges appoint retired judges to tackle pendency in high court D V Sadananda Gowda featured pendency of civil and criminal cases retired judges to tackle pendency i
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News High Courts of Delhi and Gauhati to get 5 new judges November 4, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central government on Monday cleared the names of ten persons to be elevated to the High Courts of Delhi and Gauhati. This development was brought about after the Supreme Court had threatened to summon bureaucrats from the Prime Minister’s Office. According to sources, the names have been sent to President Pranab Mukherjee for his […] Read more » Chief Justice TS Thakur featured High Courts of Delhi High Courts of Delhi and Gauhati to get 5 new judges High Courts of Gauhati
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Give infrastructure & staff to judiciary to clear pending cases November 3, 2016 / November 3, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Maharashtra government should realise that if it cannot support its own judiciary by giving infrastructure and staff, then it will not be able to obtain early disposal of cases and pending matters, the Bombay High Court has observed. The observation came from a bench of justices S C Dharmadhikari and B P Colabawalla, who […] Read more » featured Justice B P Colabawalla Justice S.C. Dharmadhikari pending cases staff to judiciary to clear pending cases
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Judicial ethics should not be compromised at all: CJI November 1, 2016 / November 1, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Judicial ethics should never be compromised as aberrations could bring disrepute to the entire justice system, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said today, asking the judges to introspect about the public perception regarding their rectitude. “We need to introspect about public perception about our rectitude. It is painful to see sometimes aberrations occuring […] Read more » Chief Justice of India T S Thakur CJI featured Judicial ethics Judicial ethics should not be compromised
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Constraints can’t stand in way of access to justice November 1, 2016 / November 1, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Financial constraints cannot stand in the way of making access of the people to justice, though it may lead to lack of infrastructure and judges, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said today. “Financial constraints cannot stand in the way of making access to justice a reality. That is absolutely in tune with our […] Read more » Chief Justice of India T S Thakur Constraints Delhi High Court Chief Justice G Rohini featured Financial constraints justice Justice B.D. Ahmed Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung Prime Minister Narendra Modi way of access to justice
Bar, Bench & Firm News High Profile Cases Plea seeking to declare Jaya’s election void November 1, 2016 / November 1, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today directed the court registry to serve a fresh notice to Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer on a plea by an independent who unsuccessfully fought the May 16 Assembly polls from R K Nagar, from where Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa won, seeking to declare the poll “null and void”. Petitioner G […] Read more » featured Madras High Court Petitioner G Pravina Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News HC quashes FIR as accused agree to do social service October 31, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has set aside a first information report (FIR) against five youths, accused of outraging the modesty of two girls, on the condition that they would do social work for two days and donate Rs 50,000 for legal aid service. The order was passed by a division bench of Justices Abhay Oka […] Read more » accused agree to do social service Bombay High Court featured FIR HC Justice AA Sayed Justice Abhay Oka
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Govt biggest litigant, need to lessen load on judiciary: PM October 31, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Terming government as the “biggest litigant”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said there is a need to lessen the load on the judiciary which spends its maximum time in tackling cases where the government is a party. He also pitched for an All India Judicial Service on the lines of Indian Administrative Service. Addressing the […] Read more » featured Govt biggest litigant judiciary need to lessen load on judiciary PM
Bar, Bench & Firm News Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Chief Information Commissioner can transfer Commissioners: HC October 25, 2016 / October 25, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bombay High Court has held that the State Chief Information Commissioner has powers under Right to Information Act (RTI) to transfer State Information Commissioner from one region to another for the purpose of ensuring that the Commission functions in a smooth manner. This significant ruling was delivered by a bench headed by Justice V […] Read more » chief information commissioner featured HC Right to Information Act RTI transfer Commissioners
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Courts should show deference towards arbitral awards: CJI October 24, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Admitting that there was a general perception about courts in India making undue interference in arbitration process, Chief Justice of India (CJI) T S Thakur on Sunday observed that courts should show deference towards arbitral adjudication. The CJI’s remarks came during his presidential address at the valedictory session of a three-day international conference on National […] Read more » arbitral awards CJI Courts should show deference towards arbitral awards deference towards arbitral awards featured National Initiative Towards Strengthening Arbitration and Enforcement in India NITI Aayog T S Thakur
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News HC irked with Lokayukta’s functioning August 28, 2016 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on HC irked with Lokayukta’s functioning The Bombay High Court has expressed shock over the arbitrary manner in which Maharashtra Lokayukta was functioning and warned its chief with a contempt notice if it fails to comply with the court’s orders. A division bench of justices V M Kanade and Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi was irked when it was informed that Lokayukta M L […] Read more » Advocate Vishwajit Sawant Bombay High Court featured Justice Shalini Phansalkar Justice V.M. Kanade Lokayukta
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News SC imposes Rs 25,000 cost on Bar Council of India August 14, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Bar Council of India, the apex body for lawyers, for failing to respond to a plea seeking setting up of a permanent body to hold Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and justices A M Khanwilkar and […] Read more » 000 cost on Bar Council of India BCI featured fine imposed on BCI Rs 25 SC
