SCBA announces elections for its Executive Committee in December

Supreme Court’s Bar Association’s Executive Committee has unanimously decided to have the Elections for the Executive Committee 2015-16 on Friday, 11th December, 2015.The Executive Committee has  decided to constitute the Election Committee comprising of Mr. Jaideep Gupta, Mr. V. Giri and Mr. Harin P. Raval, Senior Advocates. The Executive Committee while expressing its gratitude to...

When a Person Migrates, He/She does not carry the Special Privileges granted to him: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court in a special Appeal has very categorically held that appellant is not entitled to the grant of status as a Scheduled Tribe candidate in the State of Uttar Pradesh on the basis that he belongs to the Meena tribe which is designated as a Scheduled Tribe in the State of his origin, namely in the State of Rajasthan.The Present Appeal was preferred from an order of...

Enforce AFSPA for restoring Law and Order: Meghalaya HC [Read Judgment]

Emphasizing on the deteriorating law and order situation in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills region, the full bench of the Meghalaya High Court has asked the Centre to use the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act to bring the situation under control.The full bench, comprising Chief Justice Uma Nath Singh and Justices T Nandakumar Singh and S R Sen, on Monday said the people in the five districts of...

Justices Gopal Gowda and Amitava Roy recused from hearing Hardik Patil’s case

In a sudden decision after a 45 minute hearing, a supreme court bench today referred the plea of Patel quota leader Hardik Patel challenging the invocation of sedition charge against him by Gujarat Police for allegedly inciting a fellow activist to 'beat up or kill' Gujarat police men instead of committing suicide, to another bench.A bench of Justices V Gopala Gowda and Amitava Roy, which...

SC backs CISF cover for Madras HC saying “no one can be allowed to hold any institution to ransom”

Raising serious concern over the violence indulged in by lawyers in the Madras High Court premises, the Supreme Court today refused to interfere with HC’s order for deployment of CISF by replacing state police security in the court complex.The Tamil Nadu government had moved the SC on November 2.Rejecting charges of any deficiency on its part in protecting the Madras High Court and its...

Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee (BLRC) submits draft Bill on Insolvency

The Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley, in his Budget Speech 2015-16, had identified Bankruptcy Law Reform as a key priority for improving the ease of doing business and had announced that a comprehensive Bankruptcy Code, meeting global standards and providing necessary judicial capacity, will be brought in fiscal 2015-16.The Government had constituted a Bankruptcy Law Reform Committee under...

SC dismisses Kanimozhi’s plea in 2G case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi’s  plea to quash charges framed against her in the 2G case after keeping it pending for over two and a half years.A bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and Justices A.K. Sikri and Rohinton Nariman said the evidence is almost over and the trial court will now decide whether Ms. Kanimozhi is guilty of the...

Improving Collegium; K.K Venugopal advocates Permanent Secretariat [Read Submissions]

Senior Advocate K.K. Venugopal today suggested some measures for improving the working of collegium system. According to him, transparency could be achieved by adopting in three stages:Selection process by collegiumDecision by collegiumConsideration by the PresidentAccording to him, zone of consideration for each vacancy in the Supreme Court will be five or ten senior most judges from all...

Activist Lawyer Basil Attipetty passes away

Basil Attipetty, Advocate practicing in High Court of Kerala, well known for his PIL activism, passed away today afternoon, following a cardiac arrest. He was fifty seven year old and a resident of Cochin. Before he entered Advocate profession, he was working  as a legal liaison officer at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit.Advocate Basil had raised issue of stray dog menace before...

PIL against exemption provided to’ Marital Rape’ dismissed [Read Judgment]

“The drafters of Indian Penal Code were conscious about the customary practices, the religious rituals and the ground realty in such a vast country where people live in diverse situations having different cultural and social background and had consciously created an exception to the general rule in regard to rape”, the Court said dismissing the PIL. A Public Interest Litigation...

Only a distinguished Academician with 10yrs or more experience as a Professor is eligible for VC Post; Kerala HC upholds UGC Norms [Read Judgment]

High Court of Kerala has upheld the UGC norms prescribing qualifications of University Vice Chancellors. Justice K. Vinod Chandran dismissed a writ petition which was filed challenging the government prescribing UGC qualifications for the post of Vice Chancellor.The Writ petition filed by one Dr. Alassan kutty, retired Assistant Professor who said he is aggrieved with the notification...

Revamping of collegium: A consultative body must assist collegium, says SCAORA

On having struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), the Supreme Court is now heading for hearing on suggestions to improve the Collegium system.The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA), one of the petitioners, in its written submission has suggested the constitution of a Consultative body consisting of distinguished jurists, leading lawyers,...