Top Law News No party wants strong judiciary, moans Supreme Court February 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on No party wants strong judiciary, moans Supreme Court In a dig at every political party, the Supreme Court Friday said that ‘no government wants judiciary to be strong’, and cited the paltry allocation of 0.76 percent of the national budget for the judicial functioning to buttress its point. Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly said that unless the country had sufficient […] Read more » Supreme Court
Top Law News Goa lawyers continue strike over judge’s suspension February 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Goa lawyers continue strike over judge’s suspension Goa lawyers continued their agitation against the suspension of a district judge for the second day, with more lawyers joining the strike Friday. A ruling Congress leader also criticised the suspension, terming it ‘a sad day for judiciary’. Lawyers from South Goa district headquarters of Margao staged a demonstration and boycotted courts Thursday to the […] Read more » Desmond D'Costa District and Sessions Judge
Top Law News Rape cases trials in fast track courts mooted February 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The home ministry is mulling a proposal to try rape cases in fast track courts, an official said Friday. Sangeeta Verma, economic advisor to the women and child development ministry, told : ‘We completely agree with the demand for setting up fast track courts to try rape cases and have submitted the proposal to the […] Read more » Girija Vyas National Commission for Women rape cases
Top Law News Doctrine of separation of power must be respected: Congress February 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Congress on Wednesday expressed reservations over a Supreme Court judge’s remarks about continuance of Vilasrao Deshmukh in the Union cabinet and said every institution must respect the doctrine of separation of power enshrined in the Constitution. ‘Within the constitutional scheme, there is a very time tested and enduring concept called the doctrine of separation […] Read more » Congress Doctrine of separation Vilasrao Deshmukh
Top Law News Supreme court slams Amar Singh for wasting time in wiretap case February 9, 2011 / February 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday slammed Rajya Sabha member and estranged Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh for wasting its time by going back on the allegation that the Congress party was instrumental in getting his telephone tapped in 2005. ‘Is it appropriate for this court to spend time on a petition based on fabricated documents?’ the […] Read more » Amar Singh Supreme Court wiretap case
Top Law News Supreme court laments inaction against child marriages February 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday lamented that thousands of marriages involving minor girls were being solemnised in the country, particularly in Rajasthan, and yet no action was being taken by those in authority. ‘Hundreds of marriages take place. Not in hundreds but in thousands. Everyone knows it. Dates of marriages are fixed. Wedding cards are printed […] Read more » child marriages Supreme Court
Top Law News Can examine lapses in CVC’s appointment: Supreme court February 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday said it was not barred from examining the validity of a statutory appointment, including that of the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC), by the highest constitutional authority if the selection and appointment procedure was vitiated. “Some constitutional authority is entrusted with the powers to make statutory appointments. We must have faith in […] Read more » Supreme Court
Top Law News Jayalalithaa backs Swamy’s demand on Karunanidhi February 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday backed Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy’s demand to name Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi as a co-accused in the 2G spectrum scam. Swamy Saturday sought to name Karunanidhi along with former communications minister A. Raja in his complaint to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in New […] Read more » A. Raja J. Jayalalithaa M. Karunanidhi Subramanian Swamy's
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear pleas against gay sex in April February 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday fixed April 19 for hearing a bunch of petitions challenging a Delhi High Court judgement decriminalising homosexual relationship among consenting adults. Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly directed all the parties to file their documents within eight weeks. The bench also directed the court registry to complete all procedural […] Read more » gay sex Supreme Court
Top Law News 2G scam, black money cases in Supreme court this week February 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on 2G scam, black money cases in Supreme court this week Cases related to the 2G spectrum allocation scam and black money stashed by Indian citizens in foreign banks in tax heavens are likely to be closely-followed in the Supreme Court in the week ahead. The on-going hearing on a plea against appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner P.J. Thomas and a case related to Rajya Sabha […] Read more » 2G scam black money cases Supreme Court
Top Law News PM calls for legal system supporting development February 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said that developing countries need a legal system conducive to both rapid economic development and promoting equitable distribution of the fruits of development. “The developing countries need a legal system which is conducive both to rapid economic development and which also has built-in mechanism to promote the equitable distribution of […] Read more » legal system Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Top Law News High courts to get special wings for commercial disputes February 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The proposed commercial divisions of high courts will help resolve commercial disputes speedily, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily said Sunday. He told the 17th Commonwealth Law Conference here that the Commercial Division of High Courts Bill is before parliament. Voicing his concern over the increasing trend in commercial litigation, he said this was taking up […] Read more » Commercial disputes High Courts