We have no information about the progress of Black Money Case in Public Domain: Senior Advocate AK Panda

Ashok Kumar Panda is a senior advocate in the Supreme Court.  He started practising as a junior in the chambers of Justice VM Tharkunde, and Soli J Sorabjee. He was a member of the amicus team in the Jain Hawala case.A major portion of his legal career was devoted to the issue of human rights like defending political prisoners, Afghan and Iranian refugees.  He conducted the Public Interest Litigation relating to Shahdara mental hospital, Delhi, which ultimately with the intervention of the...

Interview: Expert on LGBT rights Arvind Narrain interprets India’s neutrality on recent UNHRC resolution, as support for status quo

Arvind Narrain, is a well-known activist and legal scholar championing the rights of the marginalised and discriminated through effective legal campaigns.   He is a founding member of the Alternative Law Forum in Bangalore, an NGO, which aims to integrate alternative lawyering with critical research, alternative dispute resolution, pedagogic interventions and maintaining sustained legal interventions in various social issues.Arvind Narrain has worked on human rights issues including mass crimes,...

A vindictive state at the very highest level at the Centre is bent on using repressive, even extra legal means: Teesta Setalvad & Javed Anand

On February 12, 2015, within 40 minutes of the Gujarat High Court order denying anticipatory bail to social activists, Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand, the Gujarat police arrived at their residence in Mumbai. Thanks to the Supreme Court issuing a stay on the high court order on the same day, and extending this stay from time to time, the couple have been able to evade arrest and custodial interrogation.On June 16, 2016, with the Central Government cancelling the registration under Foreign...

Exclusive; #NJAC Verdict is a great Success for Indian Democracy; Law Minister and AG should resign; Interview with Ram Jethmalani

Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani, in this short interview to LiveLaw shares his views on Today’s Landmark Judgment which quashed the 99th Constitution Amendment and National Judicial Appointment Commission Act 2015.LiveLaw : Sir, What is your initial reaction to Today’s Judgment?Ram Jethmalani : I think it is a great success for Indian Democracy; the litigating public; the bar and all those who respect honest judges and a clean judicial system. The crooks who want judges to be subordinate to the...

“I Would advise every aspiring Lawyer to spend at least two years in the Trial Court”; Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Former Law Minister of India

Dr. Ashwani  Kumar is a member of Rajya Sabha, an eminent Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, and a former Law Minister of India.He graduated from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. Thereafter, he pursued law and earned his Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) from Faculty of Law, Delhi University, and his Masters of Philosophy (MPhil) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. In 2004, Dr. Kumar was awarded a doctorate in Law from Punjab University. At the age of 34, the Supreme Court of India...

The time is ripe to try Phase One of foreign law firms under “controlled conditions”; Interview with Senior Supreme Court Lawyer ; Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi

Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi (born 24 February 1959) is an eminent jurist, parliamentarian, visible media personality, well known columnist, author and commentator. He is the son of Dr. Laxmi Mall Singhvi, a renowned lawyer and India's former High Commissioner to the UK and Kamla Singhvi. He is a Member of Parliament; the senior most National Spokesperson of the Congress Party; the youngest designated Senior Advocate, Supreme Court (at age 34); a former and youngest Additional Solicitor General of...

In Conversation with Prof. (Dr.) Purvi Pokhriyal, Director Institute of Law, Nirma University

Prof. (Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal has been at the helm of affairs at the Institute of Law, Nirma University since the very beginning. Professor Pokhariyal is the Director of the Institute of Law, Nirma University and Dean, Faculty of Law, Nirma University. She specializes in the area of Criminal Justice Studies, Family Jurisprudence and Constitutional Law. She teaches courses on Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR). She has been a consultant and resource person on...

"There is no dearth of work in India. In England, one has the luxury of time to prepare for a case." Karishma Vora, Second dually qualified barrister in India and England after Salve

Karishma Vora is a dually qualified barrister in India and England – one of two presently practising commercial law in England, the other being Mr Harish Salve, to have had a blossoming practice in India before being admitted to the English bar. This makes her an attractive choice for matters involving either or both jurisdictions. She graduated from GLC and started her career as a litigator in Mumbai in 2003, having worked at the chambers of senior counsel Mr Janak Dwarkadas and Mr Zal...

The most serious flaw in NJAC is that any two members of the Commission can veto the decision of the majority which would result in stalling appointments; Interview with Eminent Jurist and Senior Advocate P.P.Rao

A doyen of Constitutional Law,Senior Advocate P.P. Rao has been a natural successor to legends such as H.M. Seervai, M.C. Setalvad, C.K. Daphtary, N.C. Chatterjee, S.V. Gupte, A.K. Sen, Niren De, whom he all assisted during his early days.He was enrolled as an Advocate with Bar Council of Delhi in 1967 and thereafter shifted practice to the Supreme Court. He was designated as a Senior Advocate in 1976. He was elected the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association in 1991, and in 2006, he was...

Interview with Salman Khurshid ; There has been very little presentation of the fundamental concepts including the ‘Basic Structure in NJAC Hearing

Salman Khurshid is a designated Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India and a prominent politician. He is the son of Khurshed Alam Khan a former Union Minister of External affairs, Government of India, and maternal grandson of Zakir Hussain, the third President of India. Salman Khurshid was the Cabinet Minister for Law and Justice, and Minority Affairs in the Government of India. He was also made the Union Minister of External Affairs in the Government of India in the year 2012.He had his...

"Thinking beyond traditional practice and use of innovative method is very important for any organisation" : Mr. K. P. Sreejith, Managing Partner of INDIALAW unveils the vehicle behind ‘one stop’ Pan India Legal service

With almost 20 years of experience in the field, Mr. K.P. Sreejith is well experienced in civil, commercial litigations, arbitration, banking/NBFC laws, execution. In 1996, he started the litigation practice with a leading solicitors’ firm in Mumbai and also completed Articles for Solicitors during this period. In 1998, he set up the law firm“Sreeji & Lal” The Firm  was later on renamed as INDIALAW. During the span of 20 years, Sreejith successfully handled several civil and commercial...

Exclusive ; Justice Sathasivam requested me to canvass for his appointment as Governor ; Senior Advocate Dr. Adish C Aggarwala who filed PIL against Justice Sathasivam

Dr. Adish C. Aggarwala is a Senior Advocate and the Chairman of All India Bar Association, Former Vice-Chairman of Bar Council of India, Former Chairman of Bar Council of Delhi, Former Vice Chairman Bar Council of Delhi, Former Senior Additional Advocate General of Govt. of Haryana, Former Additional Advocate General of Govt. of Punjab, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh and Govt. of Tamil Nadu and Former Vice-President of Supreme Court Bar Association. The PIL filed by Mr. Adish Aggarwala against present...