17-Member Bench of Pakistan SC to decide if Parliament can amend Constitution which disturbs its “basic structure”

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday reserved judgment in a case challenging the 18th and 21st amendments of the Constitution which relate to the procedure regarding appointment of judges and the formation of military courts for the trial of militants respectively.A 17-member Full bench of the Pakistan Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk heard the case and reserved its...

Supreme Court refuses to stay Goa Cricket Association Elections but results will not be announced

Hearing an appeal filed by Goa Cricket Association against a Bombay High Court order by which the HC had appointed a Committee to monitor the election process, the Supreme Court of India yesterday refused to stay the elections of the Goa Cricket Association but ordered that the results of the election should not be published.Sitting on the Vacation Bench Justice Arun Mishra said that the...

Centre seeks views from BCI on allowing Foreign Law Firms

The Union Ministry of Commerce informed about the  government’s stance on allowing foreign lawyers on “fly in and fly out” basis to the BCI member S. Prabakaran, who explained BCI’s views opposing in principle the entry of foreign law firms. In the month of April, the apex court had sought the views of the government and Bar Council of India (BCI) in a pending petition which sought...

Labour Laws overhaul soon says Union Minister

The Union Government is all set to consolidate a part of the labour laws in the country by integrating Trade Unions Act, Industrial Disputes Act and Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act into a single legislation.It is being said that the new law will have an easier hire-and-fire rules and will also make it tough for workers to form unions. However, the severance pay may be increased...

Lawyers representation in Madras HC against Mediation order in Rape case

A representation filed by a group of lawyers following the controversial decision by Justice P. Devadass ordering mediation in a rape case involving a minor victim, compelling the Madras High Court to recall the case from mediation.Sriram Panchu, Geeta Ramaseshan, N.L. Rajah and A.J. Jawad who filed the representation described the order as "highly inappropriate" and observed that "In...

Law Minister writes to Delhi HC CJ asking her to look into “corruption and nepotism in Delhi Judicial Service Examination” [Read the Letter]

Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda has wrote to the Delhi High Court Chief Justice G. Rohini to look into the “corruption, favouritism and nepotism” in the Delhi Judicial Services Examination that was held in New Delhi last year.It is the Delhi High Court that conducts the examination with judges involved in the preparation of question paper as well as the interviews. While out of...

Bombay HC orders CLAT to seek clarification on objections from Expert Committee

Hearing the writ petition filed in the Bombay HC against non-consideration of representation made a CLAT candidate, the High Court on Thursday said, "Importance of additions or deduction of marks cannot be overlooked in any competitive examination." It added, “There are seven such answers which may affect the merit of the petitioner and other students."The Court accordingly ordered, “at...

“I was asked to go soft on the accused in the Malegaon blasts case since this new government came to power” : Rohini Salian, NIA Sp.PP

Rohini Salian, Special Public Prosecutor in the case related to the 2008 Malegaon blasts case in which four Muslims were killed during Ramzan and in which Hindu extremists are the accused, has said in an interview to the “Indian Express” that over the past one year, since “the new government came to power,” she has been under pressure from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to...

Mooters Speaking ; Meet NLU Jodhpur Team, runners up of ELSA WTO Moot Court Competition

The 13th Edition of European Law Students Association (ELSA) WTO Moot Court Competition Geneva, Switzerlandis one of the prestigious mooting competitions among all national and international moots.The ELSA Moot Court Competition (EMCC) is a simulated hearing of the Dispute Settlement System of the World Trade Organization and deals with international trade law issues.The competition is organized since 12 years and open to law students from all over the globe. The final Oral Round took place at...

PIL filed in SC against Re-promulgation of Land Ordinance

Challenging the union Government's attempt to re-promulgate Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Ordinance, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the power of the government to do so. The Petition filed by three Delhi-based NGOs and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), contented...

Kerala Govt. files appeal against “Being Maoist is not a Crime” Judgment

In an appeal against the Single Judge's finding that the "being Maoist is not a crime", the State Government in High Court of Kerala Submitted that "CPI Maoist is an organization banned under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and was absolutely illegal". The stated added that "the finding of the learned Single Judge is illegal and liable to be dismissed”.Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque...

Delhi Court takes cognizance of complaint against HRD minister

The complaint filed against Union HRD Minister SmritiIrani for allegedly giving false information about her educational qualification in three affidavits filed before the Election Commission (EC) while filing her nominations for Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha polls will be taken up by a Delhi court.“It is held that the present complaint case is filed under limitation (of time). Cognisance is...