Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board has no right to fix price of Natural Gas; SC [Read the Judgment]

The Supreme Court of India today dismissed the appeal (Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board vs. Indraprastha Gas Limited & Ors. CIVIL APPEAL NO.4910 OF 2015) preferred by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board against a Delhi High Court decision by which the regulator’s order of fixing the prices of CNG and PNG in Delhi and adjoining areas was rescinded.A bench headed by...

Outlook releases Law School Rankings 2015; NLSIU,NALSAR and NUJS in Top 3

After India Today, the Outlook magazine has now released its own law school rankings. The rankings released by Outlook differ significantly from the one released by India Today.Outlook Law School ranking 2015While NLSIU Bangalore and NALSAR Hyderabad continue to hold the top two positions in both the rankings, NUJS and NLIU find themselves at the third and fourth spot in the Outlook rankings. On the other hand, India Today had placed Faculty of Law, Delhi University and GNLU at the third and...

SC dismisses PIL seeking probe in to Delhi Lower Judiciary Laptop Scam [UPDATED]

Supreme Court of India Today dismissed the Public Interest Litigation filed by a Second year Law student Vibhor Anand, seeking probe in to the ‘Laptop Scam’ which rocked the lower judiciary in Delhi last year on the ground that the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court had already started inquiry in to the allegations by constituting a panel. Vibhor in his petition has asked the Supreme Court...

Centre to allow foreign lawyers to enter Indian Legal Scenario in a phased manner

Igniting a major transformation in Indian legal scenario, the Central government has finally declared its move to open up India's non- litigious services and international arbitration legal services to foreign law firm. This will be completed in a phased manner after the proposal for the reform is put up for approval of the committee of Secretaries and then will be sent for...

No intention to remove Section 377 says Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda

Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda has clarified that his remark on US Supreme Court’s verdict on same sex marriage has nothing that indicate his intention to abolish Section 377 and decriminalize homosexuality. The minister accused the media of misquoting him and said that "When I was asked about the judgment that was given by the US court, I said that it is not an easy task in our...

Records cast doubt on the results of at least 65 judicial officers who appeared in Delhi Judicial Services Exam

Even as the controversy over the Delhi Judicial Services (DJS) examination conducted last year — with Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda asking Delhi High Court Chief Justice G Rohini to probe the allegations of “corruption, favouritism and nepotism” rages on — a perusal of the available records show that at least 65 sitting judicial officers from 11 states failed the Delhi...

Madras HC extends stay on admission to Law Colleges in Tamil Nadu

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court yesterday refused to vacate the stay it had imposed on the admission notification issued by Ambedkar University, the nodal agency for admissions in law colleges affiliated to it.Ambedkar University in its notification had not provided an age limit for SC/ST candidates but the age limit was present for candidates from General Category for the...

Delhi HC says MK Meena to remain Delhi ACB Chief

In a setback to the Delhi Government, the Delhi High Court ruled that MK Meena, who was appointed as the Delhi ACB Chief by the Lt. Gov. will continue to hold the position. Earlier, the Delhi Government had approached the Court after Lt. Gov. Najeeb Jung had appointed Meena, without even consulting the Delhi Government. However, the Court refused to grant the interim relief as asked by the...

RTI reply says 'No Postmortem was conducted on Gandhi’s Body'; CIC orders MHA to search again for records relating to Gandhi Murder [Read order]

Hearing an RTI appeal filed by Hemanta Panda asking for records relating to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, the Central Information Commission has ordered that the Ministry of Home Affairs should search for the FIR and Charge sheet again . Information Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal also ordered that if the same is found, it should be made public.Earlier, the Gandhi Samriti and...

Centre drafting Model Law for invoking action against Spitting, Urinating and throwing garbage in Public places

The Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan may soon get a legal backing as the Legislative Department of the Law Ministry is finalizing a model law on the subject, which can then be used by the States. The model law will empower municipalities to take action against those who are found spitting, urinating and throwing garbage in public places.The need for the model law was felt as the Legislative...

Dr. RK Pachauri gets permission to travel abroad [Read the order]

Former TERI Director Dr. RK Pachauri, who has been accused of sexual harassment,has been given by the permission by a Delhi Court to travel abroad as there has been a death in his family. Dr. Pachauri, will be going to USA on June 29 and will return to India on July 9.Earlier, a Case was registered after a woman research analyst at TERI had accused him of sexual harassment. The police...

Merit is not the sole criteria to secure admission in an Educational Institution ; Madras HC

In a writ by the father of a student, Madras High Court ruled that merit need not be the sole criteria to secure admission in an educational institution that gives priority to discipline over marks. The girl, who scored 489 marks out of 500 in class X, was denied admission to the same school as she was allegedly disobedient and disrespectful.Justice S. Vadiyanathan while dismissing the...