Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC dismisses plea challenging recovery proceedings August 24, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea challenging recovery proceedings initiated by a bank under Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act against a borrower but gave liberty to the latter to avail remedy provided under the Act before concerned debt recovery tribunal within two weeks. (Source:PTI) Read more » plea challenging recovery proceedings Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC to hear petitions against scrapping of collegium system August 21, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC to hear petitions against scrapping of collegium system Four PILs have been filed in the Supreme Court for declaring the NJAC move as unconstitutional The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a batch of petitions challenging the 121st constitutional amendment by which collegium system for appointment of judges in higher judiciary was scrapped and a new mechanism under National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) […] Read more » Bar Council of India Chief Justice Appointment collegium system judges appointment panel judicial appointments Judicial Appointments Commission petitions against scrapping of collegium system Ravi Shankar Prasad Union Cabinet
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Parliament approval to bill to end collegium system August 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Parliamentary approval was accorded to two bills seeking to end the collegium system for appointment of judges with the Rajya Sabha Thursday adopting the measure as passed by the Lok Sabha Wednesday. The Constitution (99th Amendment) Bill, which seeks to put the proposed judicial appointment commission and its entire composition in the constitution, and the […] Read more » bill to end collegium system National Judicial Appointments Commission
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Top Law News Katju must reveal more to carry conviction July 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Press Council of India chairperson and former Supreme Courtjudge Markandey Katju has alleged that one of his brother-judges in the Madras High Court was corrupt and that the patronage of a party belonging to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition and “improper compromises” by three successive chief justices of India helped him to keep the job. He did not name the judge, […] Read more » Katju must reveal more to carry conviction
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Sanjay Kishan Kaul sworn in as Chief Justice of Madras HC July 26, 2014 / July 26, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment was today sworn in as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court by Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah at the Raj Bhavan here. Rosaiah administered the oath of office to Kaul at a function at the Raj Bhavan here. Judges of the Madras High Court, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, and Cabinet Ministers were present during […] Read more » Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Top Law News Corrupt judge charge: Markandey Katju poses six questions to RC Lahoti July 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government on Tuesday used former Supreme Court Judge Justice Markandey Katju’s allegations that corrupt judge was allowed to continue due to political compulsions, to emphasise on the need for a National Judicial Commission for judicial appointments. Amid furore in the Lok Sabha, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said “there’s an imperative need to improve the […] Read more » Markandey Katju poses six questions to RC Lahoti
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Profile Cases Top Law News Karuna blasts Katju, says he is acting under indirect pressure July 23, 2014 / July 23, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment DMK President M Karunanidhi today lashed out at former Supreme Court Judge Markendaya Katju for his allegations on a Tamil Nadu judge, which has put his party under a cloud, and accused him of acting under ‘indirect pressure’. Breaking his silence on the issue which has triggered a major controversy, the 90-year old former chief minister questioned Katju’s motives in raking up a […] Read more » Karuna says Katju is acting under indirect pressure
Court, Judiciary & Legal System To have passport travel abroad is fundamental right: HC July 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Every citizen has a fundamental right to go abroad and have a passport issued in his name, the Delhi High Court has observed while directing the Centre to re-issue passport to a man, who had lost it thrice. A bench of Justice Manmohan directed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the regional office concerned […] Read more » To have passport travel abroad is fundamental right travel abroad is fundamental right
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Increase courts, judges, hike retirement age: Law Commission July 8, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Increase courts, judges, hike retirement age: Law Commission The Law Commission on Monday recommended setting up of additional courts, increasing retirement age of subordinate court judges and recruitment of new judges as some of the steps needed to deal with the perennial problem of delays and pendency of cases plaguing the judicial system. The Law Commission outlined these priorities in its report to […] Read more » Chief Justice of India RM Lodha hike retirement age: Law Commission Increase courts judges
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Three judges assume charge in SC taking its strength to 27 July 7, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Justices Mr Arun Mishra, Mr Adarsh Kumar Goel and Mr Rohington F Nariman today assumed charge as Supreme Court judges, taking the apex court’s strength to 27, including Chief Justice Mr RM Lodha. Justices Mr Mishra, 59, and Mr Goel, 61, were the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and the Orissa High Court respectively. 58-year-old Justice Nariman, who was a senior advocate and in the panel […] Read more » Justice Mr Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice Mr Arun Mishra Mr Rohington F Nariman
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Judiciary will brook no infringement of its independence July 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice R.M. Lodha ticking off the government for not clearing former solicitor general Gopal Subramanium as a Supreme Court judge has sent a rather strong signal to all those worried about executive whittling away at the judiciary’s independence. Before publically disapproving the government action of segregating Subramanium’s name and returning the recommendation, Lodha wrote […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha Judiciary will brook no infringement of its independence Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC asks why agencies sat over Radia tapes August 8, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday wondered why the agencies that knew about instances of illegalities that surfaced in former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia’s tapped phone calls in 2009 did not act for four years. The court’s observation came as it perused the files of the Income Tax Department relating to Radia tapes that gave details of […] Read more » counsel Prashant Bhushan CPIL Justice G.S. Singhvi Justice V. Gopala Gowda national news news Niira Radia SC asks why agencies sat over Radia tapes todays news todays top news Top news
