PIL filed in SC alleging involvement of Chattisgarh CM in PDS scam; CBI probe sought

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court by a social activist and ex-MLA from Chattisgarh, Virendra Pandey, seeking a direction from the Court to transfer the investigation of the PDS Scam in the State of Chhattisgarh to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The petitioner has averred in his writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution that...

Delhi HC refuses to restrain airing AAP’s Advertisements

The Delhi High Court today refused to prevent city government from airing publicity campaign and advertisements allegedly glorifying Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) by "wasting public funds". A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath, asked the Central government's counsel to take instruction on what steps they have taken on the Supreme...

Adventures of Attorney General

It seems that the degeneration of constitutional functionaries goes unabated.  The incident of a retired Chief Justice of India courting for a sinecure post of Governor and the recent episode of Attorney General of India accepting brief against State Government are symptomatic of the malaise afflicting the system.  The run with rapacity, of persons adorning high constitutional posts for political and monetary ascendency, does not augur well for the system.  The avarice for power and money by...

Knight in shining armor: NLSIU introduces one of the most progressive scholarship policies

Emerging as a knight in shining armor for the under-privileged and the under-represented class, National Law School of India University has adopted one of the most progressive scholarship policies.The lack of diversity of students who qualify for the National Law Schools of the country became the foundation stone for this scholarship policy.IDIA Diversity Survey studied the incoming group of students in the year 2013. The Of all the students who secured admission into the top 5 NLUs in the...

Appearance in Bar Case: Why Attorney General's action is deplorable?

The Attorney General’s appearance for a private bar owner in a challenge against the Kerala Government’s liquor policy is per se unconstitutional and therefore illegal. The gravity of illegality and impropriety is only aggravated by his action of seeking indulgence of the Centre in that regard. The further fact that the Centre readily granted the permission is again shocking. The subsequent justification of the act by the Attorney General and the Minister is highly unethical. In a Constitution...

Personal Remarks of AG about Lady Judges during #NJAC hearing have been very badly received by the Bar; Dr.Swamy writes to PM Modi

Former Union Minister and BJP leader Dr. Subramanian Swamy has shot off a letter to the Prime Minister complaining about the "poor judgment" of the government's law officers in crucial matters like the deletion of controversial section in the Information Technology (IT) Act, National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and on the issue of criminal defamation that according to him impinged...

Kerala HC extends a helping hand to a visually challenged woman's fight to become a Law Lecturer [Read Judgment]

Update-I ; The Division Bench upheld the Single Bench's Decision in this CaseKerala High Court in Prasanna Kumari E.S. v. The Registrar, Kannur University and Ors. has ruled in favor of the 40 year old visually impaired lady advocate, who was denied the post of a lecturer by Kannur University.Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar ordered Kannur University to consider the suitability of Mr....

SC orders to implement One Rank-One Pension (OROP) within Six weeks

The Supreme Court of India requires the Centre to comply with its 2008 judgment ordering the implementation of the One Rank-One Pension (OROP) principle for retired armed forces personnel within six weeks. Now, the next hearing will be on 24 August.On Wednesday, a bench led by Justice T S Thakur listed the matter after six weeks on a request made by Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand,...

Delhi HC scraps ceiling on condom prices

A Delhi High Court Bench comprising Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw today set aside cap on condom prices, saying that the Government’s decision to include it in the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) was “illegal and unsustainable”.The Court set aside the orders of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority dated November 4, 2013 and July 10, 2014, according to which...

CIC censures NGT for spending around Thirty Thousand Rupees to collect Rs 10 to furnish RTI Information

Central Information Commissioner Prof Sridhar Acharyulu found fault with National Green Tribunal for spending around 30 thousand to collect Rs 10 to furnish information, by unnecessarily taking the issue up to second appeal. The CIC directed NGT to give information sought free of cost.One Alok Kumar Ghosh applied for post of Group D-MTS but not selected. He file an RTI application to know...

SC against bringing NJAC under RTI; Fali S. Nariman says NJAC with Judges in majority and AG instead of Law Minister acceptable

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court expressed its qualms against bringing judicial appointments made by the National Judicial Appointments Commission under the Right to Information Act. The Bench comprises of Justices J.S. Khehar, J. Chelameswar, Madan B. Lokur, Kurian Joseph and Adarsh Kumar Goel.The Bench said that even though transparency was a “laudable object”, it may not...

Govt. assures SC on all possible measures to Block Porn Sites

The Union government on Wednesday told positively the Supreme Court of India that all possible measures would be taken to block porn sites, particularly those dealing with child pornography. The assurance has come after a bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu expressed its unhappiness that things have not moved forward and the petitioner in the matter was making all kinds of submissions....