Interviews
Governor's Withdrawal Of Pleasure In Minister Is Not Constitutionally Valid Without Chief Minister's Advice : PDT Achary
Responding to the act of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan withdrawing the pleasure in the Finance Minister KN Balagopal, constitutional law expert and former Secretary General of the Lok Sabha Mr. PDT Achary said that a Governor can take such a decision only on the advice of the Chief Minister. "The Governor can withdraw the pleasure only on the advice of the Chief Minister. Pleasure...
Governor Cannot Withdraw Pleasure In Minister Without Chief Minister's Advice : PDT Achary | Interview [Video]
Interview of constitutional law expert PDT Achary with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on the constitutionality of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's decision to withdraw pleasure in...
"Release Of Rapists A Threatening Message To Women" : Bilkis Bano's Lawyer Shobha Gupta On Remission
In a strong criticism, Bilkis Bano's lawyer Advocate Shobha Gupta termed the decision of the Gujarat Government to allow the premature release of the eleven convicts who were sentenced to double life imprisonment for multiple murders and gang-rapes in the Bilkis Bano case as "devastating"."I am at a loss of words when I have to explain this... I find it(remission granted to convicts)...
Centre, Gujarat Govt Ignored Relevant Aspects While Allowing Premature Release Of Convicts : Bilkis Bano's Lawyer Shobha Gupta
Interview of Advocate Shobha Gupta, lawyer of Bilkis Bano, with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on the premature release of 11 persons who were convicted for gang-rape and...
Centre Not Entitled To Segregate Collegium Resolutions, Supreme Court Should Act Tough Against Executive For Sitting Over Proposals : Justice MB Lokur
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur opined that the Central Government is not entitled to pick and choose names by segregating the resolutions made by the Supreme Court collegium. He added that it is unfair on the part of the Centre to keep certain collegium proposals pending.The retired Supreme Court judge was speaking in an interview with Manu Sebastian, the Managing Editor...
Collegium Procedure Should Make No Difference If There's Consensus About The Names : Former SC Judge Justice MB Lokur
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur has said that if there is no disagreement among the collegium members regarding the proposals for elevation, then the fact that a different procedure of meeting has been adopted should not be a ground for objection.Justice Lokur was referring to the Supreme Court collegium deciding to defer the consideration of ten names, after two judges of...
Bilkis Bano Case : 'Gujarat Govt Has No Jurisdiction To Grant Remission' - Rebecca John | Interview [Video]
In this interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, Senior Advocate Rebecca M John discusses the legality of the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case.Watch...
Bilkis Bano Case : Supreme Court Erred In Holding That Gujarat Govt Has Power To Decide Remission - Sr Adv Rebecca John
Criminal law expert Rebecca M John, Senior Advocate, opined that the Supreme Court erred in holding that the State of Gujarat has the jurisdiction to decide the remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case.Speaking in an interview with LiveLaw, John said that as per Section 432(7) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, it is the State where the trial was held and where the...
Chief Justice Of India Should Have No Power To Assign Cases To Benches, Allotment Must Be Automated : Dushyant Dave
Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave has expressed concerns about the process of assigning cases to benches of the Supreme Court by the Chief Justice of India as the "Master of Roster".Speaking in an interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, Dave said :"I feel that the Chief Justice as the Master of the Roster should have no power at all to assign any matter to any bench. The...
PMLA Judgment A Blackspot On The Supreme Court, ED Has Been Weaponised : Dushyant Dave
In a strongly worded criticism, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave said that the judgment which upheld the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was a "blackspot on the Supreme Court".The senior lawyer was referring to the judgment delivered by a three-judge bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar on July 27 in which the vast powers of the...
"Supreme Court Crossed All Lines" - Dushyant Dave On Action Against Teesta Setalvad, Upholding PMLA [Video Interview]
In this interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave discusses the Supreme Court's judgment in Zakia Jafri case, PMLA case, issues relating to Master of Roster system, and opaqueness of listing of cases by the Supreme Court registry.The video can be watched here.(Certain unforeseen technical issues hampered the smooth video streaming of the...