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Largest Democracy of the World to celebrate 26th November as the “Constitution Day”

20 Nov 2015
November,20,2015: November 26 which is celebrated by those related to Indian legal field as ‘Law Day’ has been notified by the Government of India as ‘Constitution Day&rs...
 

Collegium get Supreme Court green signal for appointment of Judges

19 Nov 2015
November,19,2015: Appointments through the present system of Collegium will not be put on hold until the Constitution Bench decides on reforms, said Justice Khehar. The Constitution Bench of the Supr...
 

Delhi High Court issues notice to Sreesanth and others in IPL Spot-fixing case

18 Nov 2015
November,18,2015: Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the responses of suspended cricketers S. Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan and 33 others on a plea by the city police challenging their...
 

Govt gives clean chit to former Chief Justice of India in ‘Benami’ case but Supreme Court differs

17 Nov 2015
November,17,2015: In a huge relief to former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan, the centre today submitted before the supreme court that detailed probe into complaints that his kith and kin amas...
 

Supreme Court Judge petitions Chief Justice of India: Save Taj from funeral pyres

16 Nov 2015
November,16,2015: A SUPREME Court judge has sought the intervention of the Chief Justice of India and the apex court to ensure that the Taj Mahal is not damaged by smoke released from a nearby cremati...
 

Can Law tame the 'Wild West' of Surrogacy industry worth Rs.2,400 Crore in India

15 Nov 2015
​​November,15,2015: The advances in human reproductive sciences have made it possible for couples and others to have biologically their own children who otherwise cannot for a number of reasons. This...
 

Indian-origin celebrated Barrister Kalyani Kaul sworn in as Judge in UK

14 Nov 2015
​​​November,14,2015: Kalyani Kaul, a prominent barrister of Indian-origin who has handled high-profile cases, has been sworn in as a Circuit Judge in the UK. 54-year-old Kalyani, who has sp...
 

PM Modi: British Bar Reverses Historic Injustice to Indian Freedom Fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma

14 Nov 2015
​​November,14,2015: On the eve of Narendra Modi’s much publicised visit to the United Kingdom, Shyamji Krishna Varma, one of the first Indians to be called to the British Bar in 1884, has been posthum...
 

Newly elected 143 Bihar MLAs face Criminal Cases including 12 Murders, 26 Attempted Murders, 13 Extortions

12 Nov 2015
​​​November,12,2015: A total of 143 MLAs (59%) in the new Bihar assembly face criminal charges, and 96 MLAs face serious criminal charges including murder and kidnapping. Among MLAs facing serious ch...
 

Narendra Modi first PM to attend National Legal Services Day, pats NALSA & SLSAs for ensuring 'Sabka Nyaya'

10 Nov 2015
  ↵ ​​​November,10,2015: The 21st National Legal Services Day was today celebrated amid a call to ensure reasonable fair and justice procedure for all citizens. Inaugurating the celebrat...
 

Hindus can Marry legally even without a Priest: Madras HC

10 Nov 2015
​​November,10,2015: Nearly 50 years after Tamil Nadu government legalised “self-respect” marriages which are conducted without a priest the Madras High Court has upheld the amendment made in the year...
 

7 New NALSA Schemes to ensure Greater Access to Justice for All

09 Nov 2015
November,9,2015 : National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) in collaboration with the Delhi State Legal Authority (DLSA) held a orientation cum launching fuction for seven new and revised sc...
 

Appropriate sentencing procedure to be followed in Plea Bargaining Cases- Rakesh Kumar Singh

08 Nov 2015
Appropriate sentencing procedure to be followed in Plea Bargaining Cases by Rakesh Kumar Singh (PDF) Download this Article from here- Appropriate sentencing procedure to be followed in Plea Bargaini...
 

PM Narendra Modi 9th most powerful person in the World: Forbes

08 Nov 2015
​​​November,8,2015:Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked as the world’s ninth most powerful person by Forbes magazine in a 2015 list which is topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin....
 

High Court: 'Babus' cannot run an elite School for their wards out of Public Money on Govt. Land

07 Nov 2015
​​November,7,2015: ​The Delhi high court on Friday quashed reservation for the children of Group A officers of the central government in the Capital’s high-profile Sanskriti School and dire...
 

SC asks Center, treat all Foreign Nationals equally, why detain French when Italians are Home

07 Nov 2015
​November,7,2015 Putting the government in the dock over its contradictory stand, the Supreme Court on Friday questioned the Centre on why it had allowed two Italian marines, accused of shooting two K...
 

High Court of Allahabad pounces upon its Judicial Magistrate for summoning Arun Jaitely as accused for NJAC jibe

06 Nov 2015
​November,7,2015: ​The Allahabad High Court has come down heavily on a magistrate in Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh for initiating proceedings on sedition charges against finance minister Arun...
 

Supreme Court moved by CBI for Review of Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy case verdict

06 Nov 2015
November,6,2015: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved the Supreme Court seeking review of its verdict in Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy case. The court, in its August 18 verdict, had held S...
 

Supreme Court serves Notice on newly Recruited Judges of Delhi Judiciary 2014 Batch amid irregularity rant

06 Nov 2015
November,6,2015:The Supreme Court today sought response from the successful candidates of the Delhi Judicial Services examinations held last year on a plea alleging arbitrary evaluation of answer sc...
 

SC: No one can hold Judiciary to ransom, Dignity of Judges will be protected at all cost

05 Nov 2015
November,5,2015: In a terse message to the Tamil Nadu Police and the lawyers in Madras HC complex whose violent agitation recently forced the HC Chief Justice to order CISF cover, the Supreme Court on...
 

CJI Dattu welcomes first Child to SC Creche with flowers and chocolates

05 Nov 2015
November,5,2015: When the two-year old girl entered a quiet, neat and tidy room with her parents, she had Chief Justice of India H L Dattu waiting, with chocolates and flowers in hand, to welcome the...
 

Stage set for Justice TS Thakur to take over as next Chief Justice of India

04 Nov 2015
November,4,2015: Justice T S Thakur would succeed Justice H L Dattu as the next Chief Justice of India.Justice Thakur, the senior-most judge of the Apex Court, will take over as the CJI after Justice...
 

Four Point Roadmap for revamp of SC Collegium has Transparency, eligibility, a Complaints mechanism & a Secretariat

03 Nov 2015
3,November,2015: The Supreme Court said today that it will this week begin discussions on reforms in the collegium system of judges' appointments, in the four areas of transparency, candidates&#39...
 

Govt pushes for transparency in appointment of Judges, as SC today hear stakeholders to improve the collegium system

03 Nov 2015
03,November,2015: As the Supreme Court today hears views of the stakeholders to improve the collegium system, the central government is likely to seek a change in the memorandum of procedure for appoi...
 

Retired Supreme Court Justice to re-evaluate Delhi Judiciary 2014 Exam answer sheets

03 Nov 2015
3,November,2015: In order to put to rest the allegation of nepotism and favouritism in 2014 Delhi Judicial Services Exams(DJSE) conducted by Delhi High Court, the Supreme Court on Monday decided...
 

CM Arvind Kejriwal, AAP Govt. has political will to help Delhi Judiciary decide all cases in 6 months time

02 Nov 2015
2,November,2015: Blaming the lack of political will for slowing down the wheels of justice, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday urged the central government and judiciary to undertake an e...
 

High Court of Delhi celebrates its glorious 50th Anniversary in style

02 Nov 2015
31.October,2015: In a grand function organised today at Plenary Hall of Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi High Court of Delhi celebrated its 50th Anniversary. The Chief Guest at the function was Pres...
 

Maximise the use of Right to Information Act- Team Latest Laws

21 Oct 2015
Maximise the Use of Right to Information Act - Team Latest Laws                   Read Laws @ LatestLaws.in- Right to Inf...
 

Elements of Division of Property by way of Family Settlement- Team Latest Laws

21 Oct 2015
Elements of Division of Property by way of Family Settlement- Team Latest Laws
 

Everything you should know about Wills and Probate- Team Latest Laws

21 Oct 2015
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Joint Hindu Family and Legal issues related to it- Team Latest Laws

21 Oct 2015
  Joint Hindu Family and Legal Issues Related to It Read Laws @ LatestLaws.in- Family Laws Anand Marriage Act,1909 Arya Marriage Validation Act,1937 Commission of Sati (Preventi...
 

CJI Dattu alive to clamor for improvements in Collegium System, open to 'consider' revamp

21 Oct 2015
 October,21,2015: Faced with the historic admission from his own court that the collegium system of judicial appointments was flawed, Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu on Tuesday broke his sile...
 

'No Recusal without Reason, be made a Rule' remarks Constitution Bench Judges which struck down NJAC

21 Oct 2015
October,21,2015: Justice Kurian Joseph, who comprised the five-judge Constitution Bench that struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) last week, has favoured disclosure of reas...
 

Supreme Court collegium's plate is full as 397 (39%) vacancies lying vacant in High Courts

20 Oct 2015
​October,20,2015: The stand-off between the judiciary and the legislature over the procedure for appointing judges comes at a time when the country's 24 high courts have 397 pending vacancies for Judg...
 

President approves Supreme Court collegium's decision on 24 High Court Judges as Govt. falls in line

20 Oct 2015
October,20,2015: After the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) was struck down, the revived collegium headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu cleared the names of 24 additional judges in six hi...
 

Can't afford a House in the City, No worry, Govt. now ready to give you cash subsidy to Rent a House

19 Oct 2015
​​​October,19,2015: THE MINISTRY of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation is considering introduction of subsidies, in the form of direct benefit transfer, that would be provided to economically...
 

SC's Collegium back to work as AG Mukul Rohatgi rants collegium system was “Dead and Buried forever”

19 Oct 2015
​​​October,19,2015:Even as the Narendra Modi Government is undecided on its next course of action over the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), the Chief Justice of India has called a mee...
 

Jaitley's derogatory jibe for Supreme Court's NJAC Judgment,''Tyranny of the unelected''

18 Oct 2015
​​October,17,2015:IN A direct attack on the judiciary for its “erroneous logic” used to strike down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, Union Finance Minister Arun Ja...
 

Understanding NJAC debate, also check how World selects its Judges

18 Oct 2015
​​​October,18,2015: ​A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will deliver its verdict today on the crucial issue of whether the political class, through the National Judicial Appoint...
 

SC- If Women can be receptionist, waitress or bartender, they can dance as well with dignity

17 Oct 2015
​​​October,17,2015: Bar dancers in Mumbai and Pune have hailed the Supreme Court's decision to lift a ban on dance bars in Maharashtra. The apex court had stayed a 2014 amendment of Maharasht...
 
 

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