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Income Tax raid on Delhi Lawyer discloses Rs. 125 Crore Black Money

20 Oct 2016
October,20,2016: Raid is part of Modi Governments drive to tame "consultants" and "lobbyists" of power corridors. Lawyer practising in Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court has made declaration of...
 

CBI registers FIR in Narsingh Yadav doping case to expose 'Conspiracy'

18 Oct 2016
October,18,2016: Wrestler had complained that his Food was laced with Drugs under a ConspiracyNarsingh’s attempt at getting justice in the failed dope test case got a boost when the CBI (Central Bure...
 

Bar Council cancels License of Two Lawyers for disturbing the Court proceedings

18 Oct 2016
October,18,2016: Every Advocate owes the duty to safeguard the interest of the court, reads the decisionBar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has permanently removed two more advocates from its ro...
 

Delhi Court: Fake Degree Case filed against Smriti Irani only to 'needlessly harass her'

18 Oct 2016
October,18,2016: Court of MM dismissed the Criminal Complaint filed against herWhile giving a relief to Union minister Smriti Irani, a Delhi Criminal Court on Today decided not to summon her as Accus...
 

Justice Katju criticises SC Judgment: Full Bench summons him in person to argue & justify his views

18 Oct 2016
October,18,2016: Justice Katju had in his Blog criticised the SC Bench's Judgment in the Soumya Rape and Murder case, calling it a "grave error".It is perhaps for the first time in history that Supre...
 

To break Judicial appointments stalemate: Modi Govt. to consult eminent Jurists

18 Oct 2016
October,18,2016: Former Solicitor-General Mohan Parasaran and Former ASG Indira Jaisingh would be consultedThe tug of war on the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for judicial appointments between the Ju...
 

Supreme Court to decide: Are Chief Ministers ‘Public Servants?’

17 Oct 2016
October,17,2016: SC to hear petition on whether CMs and Ministers can be treated on a par with Govt. FunctionariesSupreme Court on October 24th,2016 will hear petition on whether the Chief Ministers...
 

Supreme Court blames States for violating Fundamental Rights of Under Trials and Convicts

17 Oct 2016
October,17,2016: “Fundamental rights and human rights of people, however they may be placed, cannot be ignored only because of their adverse circumstances”Supreme Court has expounded that it was “not...
 

Justice J Chelameswar still adamant on not attending SC Collegium with CJI Thakur

14 Oct 2016
October,14,2016: Stalemate at Supreme Court Collegium continuesThe 5 members of the Apex Court collegium headed by CJI T S Thakur is unlikely to meet in the near future, which  has been a practice fo...
 

High Court refuses to letoff a Practicing Lawyer arrested by CBI for defrauding Client of Rs 3 Crore

14 Oct 2016
October,14,2016: Advocate is accused of Cheating by producing fake documents and impersonationRecently Madras High Court has refused to discharge a Practicing Lawyer facing Criminal Trialfor Cheating...
 

Former Gujarat HC Judge questions independence of Judiciary, talks of ‘Judicial Terrorism’

13 Oct 2016
October,13,2016: Terrorism in Country is not by Terrorists alone but also by Judicial TerrorismJustice (Retd) Behram Jahanbux Sethna, Former Gujarat High Court judge has stated that Terrorism was not...
 

How Income Tax Laws allowed One Man to stash Rs.10,000 Crore Black Money, questions Chandrababu Naidu

13 Oct 2016
October,13,2016: Politics today has become a "Safe Shelter" for the corrupt and black money earnersChandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM has claimed that out of total Rs 13,000 crore of Black Money de...
 

Decision to designate lawyer as senior to remain with judges: SC

13 Oct 2016
October,13,2016:Supreme Court has expounded that it was open to the suggestions from bar to improve the system of designating the lawyers as senior, but the final decision would always remain with the...
 

Lady Judicial Magistrate found dead at Home, Husband, kin booked for Murder

10 Oct 2016
October,10,2016: She got married to a Delhi Lawyer this Year onlyThe body of a woman Judicial Magistrate posted in Kanpur Dehat was reportedly found hanging at her official residence in Cantonment ar...
 

SC adds more Teeth to DV Act, now all Women & even Minors can be prosecuted in Cr. Court, Read Order

09 Oct 2016
October,9,2016: The term “adult male” contained in the Act was found to be “discriminatory” by SCSupreme Court  has in a landmark verdict widened the scope of the Domestic Violence Act by deleting of...
 

SC gives Split verdict on Minimum Marks required in selection of District Judges

09 Oct 2016
October,9,2016:Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Shiva Kirti Singh and Justice R. Banumathi has given divergent view on the matter of challenge against the prescribed number of minimum marks r...
 

Now Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal gets Thirteen New High Court Justices, Check Names

08 Oct 2016
October,7,2016: Judicial appointments are picking up a steady pace nowPresident Pranab Mukherjee on Monday approved the appointment of Thirteen New Additional Judges as Judges at Calcutta and MP High...
 

Wife addressed Husband as 'Drunkard & Womaniser', did ‘Tantrik Kriyas’ on him, a good Ground for Divorce: HC

08 Oct 2016
October,8,2016: Read Judgment; False allegation for character assassination made by either spouse constitute Mental Cruelity, said DBDelhi High Court has held that false charge by a spouse for charac...
 

Special CBI Court convicts Delhi IPS Officer under Prevention of Corruption Act for amassing Wealth

07 Oct 2016
October,7,2016: Senior IPS officer had held several sensitive postings in DelhiDelhi Special CBI Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna has convicted and handed over the punishment to 1993-batch IPS officer Bhupin...
 

SC: Hindu Son can Divorce his Wife if she tries to separate him from his Aged Parents, Read Order

07 Oct 2016
October,7,2016: After the marriage, a Hindu Wife is expected to be with the family of the husbandSupreme Court has ruled that a Hindu son can legally Divorce his Wife for the cruelty in case she try ...
 

Supreme Court comes down heavily on High Court for its 'Shocking' state of affairs

06 Oct 2016
October,6,2016: Delhi High Court graded its Judicial officer 'C' without any evidenceSupreme Court Bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and P.C Pant has today severely castigated Delhi High Court for its f...
 

'Human Teeth as Dangerous Weapon under IPC: A fallacious Concept' by Rakesh Kumar Singh

06 Oct 2016
'Human Teeth as Dangerous Weapon under IPC: A fallacious Concept'   by Rakesh Kumar SinghHuman Teeth as Dangerous Weapon Under IPC- A Fallacious Concept by Rakesh Kumar Singh by latest laws team on Sc...
 

SC to Modi Govt: Change your mindset, don’t dig well when the house is on Fire

06 Oct 2016
October,6,2016: We are concerned about your approach, don’t repeat last year’s mistake of not declaring drought on time, said SCThe Supreme Court today lamented Modi Govt by saying,“Don’t dig the w...
 

High Court: Dictation notes taken by Judge's Steno can't be shared under RTI, Read Text

06 Oct 2016
October,6,2016: Shorthand notebooks are not to be retained and they cannot be treated as part of judicial record Delhi High Court has held that Shorthand note book in which stenographer of a Court...
 

UN's World Court rejects a Suit filed against India for Nuclear Arms Race

05 Oct 2016
October,5,2016: The 16 Judge Bench upheld the objection to jurisdiction raised by IndiaOn Wednesday, the highest court of UN threw out an epic case brought by the Marshall Islands against India for f...
 

Central Information Commission: UGC bound to answer RTIs on Edu. Courses recognised by it

05 Oct 2016
October,5,2016: Unless such doubts are removed by UGC, the Students would remain confused about the validity of a courseCentral Information Commission has ruled that UGC and other public authorities...
 

Historic justice for Sikh man murdered in Scotland, earlier Trials had failed due to Racist probe

05 Oct 2016
October,5,2016: Inquiries by High Court found the prosecution and the police were guilty of institutional racismToday a Court in Scotland convicted a local man for the murder of Sikh waiter Surjit Si...
 

'Achey Din' for Judiciary, 15 new High Court Justices sworn in by Chief Justice

05 Oct 2016
October,5,2016: With this induction, the sitting strength of the Madras High Court has increased from 39 to 54, against sanctioned strength of 75    Today oath of office was administere...
 

SC to Delhi CM-LG: Stop your Power Tussle, act together to save Delhi from Dengue & Chikungunya

04 Oct 2016
October,4,2016: Don’t beat around the bush, you have responsibility to look after the peopleWhile issuing a strict warning to Delhi government against playing the blame game, the Supreme Court has to...
 

States under obligation to provide dignified life to Street Children, High Court told

04 Oct 2016
October,4,2016: Street children and homeless destitute women deserve to live a dignified Life, PILA PIL has been filed by Advocate Sajan K Singh before Delhi High Court seeking appropriate direction...
 

SC: Family Pension is not to be treated as Asset of the Deceased

04 Oct 2016
October,4,2016: Only such person who is entitled under the Pension Scheme can avail the benefitFamily pension is not to be treated as asset of the diseased and therefore he cannot decide as to who sh...
 

SC clarifies Law on enforceablity of stand alone Bipartite Contracts within Tripartite Contracts

04 Oct 2016
October,4,2016: Bank Guarantee Contracts shall be dealt with only on the basis of their contents says Supreme CourtRecent decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court in Gujarat Maritime Board vs L&T Infras...
 

Role of Magistrate in Criminal Investigations by Bharat Chugh

03 Oct 2016
Role of Magistrate in Criminal Investigations by Bharat Chugh (PDF) Role of Magistrate in Criminal Investigations by Bharat Chugh
 

SC modifies Jail Term for Nitish Katara Case Convicts to 25 Years, fine of Rs. 54 Lakhs each remains

03 Oct 2016
October,3,2016: Vikas Yadav will now remain in Jail for 25 years without remission while Sukhdev will be in Jail for at least 20 yearsSupreme Court today in a way upheld the sentencing jurisprudence...
 

SC: People in Delhi are Dying every hour of Dengue & Chikungunya, AAP Min. to pay cost of Rs.25,000

03 Oct 2016
October,3,2016: Health Minister has failed to appreciate the urgency of the matter, SCSupreme Court has today ordered Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain to pay up a cost of Rs 25000 in his personal...
 

Is Drinking Liquor a Fundamental Right? So thinks Patna High Court, Read Text

02 Oct 2016
October,2,2016: Patna High Court Justice almost equated consuming Alcohol to drinking water and hence termed it to be a basic Fundamental Right protected by the ConstitutionAn interesting Question pr...
 

Supreme Court warns Karnataka: Comply with the Order or Face Wrath of Law that falls on the State

30 Sep 2016
September,30,2016: Apex Court warns Karnataka Government to comply with the order before the "wrath of law falls on the State". On Friday, Supreme Court gave Karnataka Government a last chance to...
 

CBI Arrests Senior Delhi Judge while accepting Bribe from a Lawyer

29 Sep 2016
September,29,2016: A total of Rs. 20 Lakhs was demanded as BribeThe Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI has today arrested a Senior sitting Judge of Tis Hazari Court Complex while allegedly acceptin...
 

Justice Markandey Katju booked for Sedition after offering Kashmir and Bihar to Pakistan

28 Sep 2016
September,28,2016: Biharis should go to UN to make a complaint against me, said J. Katju.Post the rage over his remarks on Kashmir and Bihar, former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has now been b...
 

Supreme Court warns BCCI: Don't behave like Lords, fall in line or we will make you fall in line

28 Sep 2016
September,28,2016: We know that they think they are 'Law unto themselves'On Wednesday, Supreme Court reprimanded  BCCI that it would make the cricketing body "fall in the line" if it would not abide...
 
 

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