116 new proposals for setting up New Law Colleges are pending; Union Law Minister

The Bar Council of India, a statutory body under the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961) has informed that they had received 116 new proposals (including three proposals from the State of Andhra Pradesh for fresh approval) for setting up new law colleges for the year 2015-16 in which 79 applications were considered for inspection since they submitted all required documents. So far 72 law...

CIC recommends Delhi Police to act on issue of religious encroachments

The Central Information Commissioner has recommended the Delhi Administration, the Lieutenant Governor, the Chief Minister, the Chief Secretary and the Delhi Police to act on the issue of removal of religious encroachments on Delhi Roads, “before each religious encroachment becomes a complex crisis inflamed by political exploitation, as such prompt action would remove the religious...

Delhi HC grants permission to Red FM for participating in the ongoing mock FM auctions

On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court granted permission to the radio channel ‘Red FM’ owned by Digital Radio Broadcasting Ltd, to participate in mock auctions organised for the 3rd phase of the FM auction held yesterday (Wednesday) and the one going to be held on Thursday. This order was rendered by a Division Bench comprising Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva.The order...

Vyapam scam: SC allows the SIT and STF to file charge sheets

The Apex Court on Monday allowed Special Investigation Team and Special Task Force of Madhya Police to file charge sheets in Vyapam scam cases till the matters are transferred to CBI. The alleged scam involves MPPEB, a body which holds examinations for various posts such as that of teachers, medical officers, constables and forest guards. A three-judge bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu...

SC issues Notices to several Companies on the basis of alleged non-compliance of Orders

The Central Government had moved the Supreme Court with a petition alleging that several firms had not obeyed the Supreme Court’s September 24th, 2014 judgment cancelling allocation of coal blocks. In its September, 2014 judgment, the Supreme Court had ordered the involved companies to deposit within 3 months a levy on coal extracted by them to compensate for the financial loss to the...

Family Court must settle the issue of jurisdiction before deciding on divorce: Bombay HC

A Bombay High Court Bench at Nagpur, comprising Justice Vasanti A. Naik and Justice Prasanna B. Varale recently mulled over the question whether a couple having their native place in particular city or state file for divorce in family court situated in another city or state. The Court ruled that when such a question is raised, the family court must first address the issue of jurisdiction,...

Supreme Court defers hearing on high court judges' plea for equal pension

The Supreme Court of India bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice N.V. Ramana on Thursday deferred hearing on a petition by former high court judges who were appointed directly from among practicing lawyers, seeking pension and other benefits on par with those judges who came through the judicial service by four weeks.It noted that a government statement that a bill to bring parity in...

Additional Sessions Judge allows Dr. Pachauri to visit TERI offices, except the head office, Gurgaon branch

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Director General Dr. R.K. Pachauri, has been permitted by the Court to return to work at the think-tank.Dr. Pachauri has been on a long-term leave from The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), where the complainant still works.Additional sessions judge Raj Kumar Tripathi yesterday amended the direction that restricted the TERI Director from entering...

Burning effigy; not an Offence under IPC: Madras HC [Read the Judgment]

Madras High Court recently rendered in a judgment that burning effigies cannot be treated as an offence under any of the provisions of the Indian Penal Code.  Justice V Ramasubramanian said the Constitution protected the act of burning effigies, if no other mischief was associated with it, referring to former DGP V R Lakshminarayanan's reported statement.In the absence of a specific provision...

Bombay HC asks petitioner to deposit Rs. 50,000 as a pre-condition for hearing a PIL

The Bombay High Court considering on admission, a public interest litigation urging the constitution of a new managing committee to run the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, has asked the petitioner to deposit Rs. 50,000 as security to hear the matter and test his bonafides.The order was passed recently by a bench of Justices SV Gangapurwala and VK Jadhav on a PIL filed by Sanjay Kale, a...

CCI issues order against Public Sector Insurance Companies for Bid Rigging

The Competition Commission of India(CCI)has imposed a total penalty of Rs. 671.05 crores upon Public Sector Insurance Companies for manipulating the bidding process initiated by Government of Kerala for selecting insurance service provider for Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna for the years 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13.The final order was passed by CCI on 10.7.15 in a matter which was taken up...

Approval for Phase II of eCourts Mission Mode Project

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for the second phase of eCourts Mission Mode Project at an estimated cost of Rs.1670 crore. It envisages enhanced ICT enablement of courts through universal computerisation, use of cloud computing, digitization of case records and enhanced availability of e-services through e-filing, e-payment...