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...

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refused to stay the elections of the Goa Cricket Association but ordered that the results of the election should not be published.Sitting on the Vacation Bench Justice Arun Mishra said that the...

Bombay HC take suo moto cognizance of Purnima Upadhyay’s letter, considering bail for Saibaba

Former Delhi University Professor Saibaba who has been lodged in jail since last year may get a reprieve as Bombay HC has taken suo moto cognizance of a letter written by activist Purnima Upadhyay in which she had highlighted the plight of Saibaba in jail. Saibaba is 90 per cent disabled and wheelchair bound and suffers from ailments related to neurology. The Bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah...

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...

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...

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...

Lawyer and client booked for offering bribe to SHO

A person of Indian origin and his lawyer, MNC director Gunjan Dhingra (having Singapore citizenship) and his lawyer Prashant Mehndiratta were arrested on Friday last week for allegedly offering bribe to the station house officer (SHO) of Sadar police station. Both were later freed on police bail.The bribe, according to police, was offered to lure the SHO to drop charges against...

Orissa HC puts a stay on Orissa Judicial Services results

The Orissa High Court today ordered a stay in the publication of results of the Odisha Judicial Services examination and directed  the Odisha Public Service Commission to not to publish the same without its permission.Around 2000 law graduates had appeared in the examination which was held on May 31, 2015. The Court ordered the same while hearing a petition filed by Madhubala Bisoyee...