Top Law News Judicial activism shouldn’t erode constitutional principles: President September 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday cautioned against judicial activism resulting in the erosion of constitutional principles of separation of powers between the three pillars of state and and called on Indian judiciary to reinvent itself through introspection and self-correction. Speaking at the valedictory function of the sesquicentennial celebrations (150 years) of the Madras High Court here, […] Read more » basic features of the Indian Constitution cautioned against judicial activism Chief Justice of the Madras High Court M.Y.Eqbal erosion of constitutional principles of separation government officials Indian judiciary to reinvent Judicial activism shouldn't erode constitutional principles: President Kerala and Karnataka High Courts lawyers Madras National Law School at Srirangam President Pranab Mukherjee Tamil Nadu Advocate's Welfare Fund Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid
Top Law News Courts handle complex matters in society: Khurshid September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has praised the judiciary’s role in the “present contentious society” saying “the courts have not shirked their responsibility”. “In today’s contentious society, where there is a dichotomy, where there is a questioning of fundamental values and a reassertion of traditional values, the courts have not shirked their responsibility and do […] Read more » chief justice of the Delhi High Court Courts handle complex matters in society: Khurshid Distinguished Law Teacher Justice A.K. Sikri law teachers and law schools of the SAARC region Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training present contentious society SAARC law scholar Award Society of Indian Law Firms Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Vice Chancellor Professor Upendra Baxi
Top Law News HC asks courts to expedite cases of HIV positive people June 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Acting on a letter by Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, raising concerns over the problems faced by HIV positive people in accessing judiciary, the Delhi High Court has asked all its subordinate courts to expedite disposal of cases involving such people. A communique from the high court’s registrar general to all the lower courts directed judicial […] Read more » cases against HIV positive people cases against HIV positive people in Delhi Delhi High Court HIV positive HIV positive people Salman Khurshid Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid
Criminal Law News Gujarat cop Sanjiv Bhatt granted bail October 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Gujarat cop Sanjiv Bhatt granted bail In a setback to the Gujarat government, a special court granted bail to suspended police officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who has accused Chief Minister Narendra Modi of complicity in the 2002 communal riots. Coming out of jail, the officer said rule of law has prevailed. Sessions Judge V.K. Vyas granted bail on the condition that […] Read more » Gujarat cop Sanjiv Bhatt granted bail Sessions Judge V.K. Vyas Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid