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Google powered “Constitute” enables comparison of every Constitution of the world and to evolve new ones
Storming as a revolution across the world, Constitute is a repository of all the constitutions of the world, with attractive search and comparison options. Run by the Comparative Constitutions Project, and funded by Google Ideas and the Indigo Trust, a British charity that funds tech projects mainly in Africa, Constitute was founded in 2013 and redesigned in December. It provides the option...
SC directs Supertech to refund money to flat owners within 30 days, interest after 60 days of payment of principal amount
Directing Real Estate Giant Supertech to refund money to flat owners within 30 days, a Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu observed, "You cannot be holding back money of investors who do not want to be relocated in other projects ... Developers can't take investors for a ride. If they want refund of their investments, can we deny them this relief?”The Company was...
HC Rules prevail over RTI Act? Supreme Court issues notice to Registrar of the Gujarat High Court
NeThe Supreme Court of India, after considering a plea by State Information Commission, Gujarat issued notice to Registrar of the Gujarat High Court on Monday.The State Information Commission had submitted that the provisions of RTI Act over-ride the provisions of the High Court Rules and the same cannot be vice versa. The State Information Commission had approached the Apex Court as the...
Demand for Permanent HC Bench at Thiruvananthapuram: Advocates boycott courts
Advocates of Thiruvananthapuram boycotted the local courts today on the completion of 7 years of the second round of agitation for the establishment of a permanent High Court bench at Thiruvananthapuram. The Advocates took out a protest march to the Government Secretariat in the state capital. The agitation was inaugurated by Sri. Pannyan Raveendran, former MP from the...
Madras HC lawyers raise slogans against Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul; ask him to go back to Kashmir or Delhi
Displaying ghastly and unpleasant behavior, slogans were raised on Friday, by lawyers inside the Madras High Court asking Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul to go back to Kashmir or Delhi. Chief Justice Kaul was however worried about the image of the Court.A Court boycott and day long protest meeting was held in the Court campus in Friday, by the Madras High Court Advocates Association....
Post Godhra riots: Additional Sessions Judge acquits all 70
All 70 have been acquitted in the post Godhra Riot that broke out on March 2, 2002 and claimed the lives of 14 Muslims and 2 people from the Hindu community. Additional Sessions Judge V.K. Pujara presiding in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district acquitted the 70, for lack of evidence.Eight accused had passed away during the trial. Additional Public Prosecutor D.V. Thakor was reported as...
Canadian Supreme Court strengthens Lawyer-Client privilege - Removes FINTRAC's power to search law firms
A 7 judge bench of the Supreme Court of Canada has struck down sections of the federal anti-terrorist financing law reasoning that it violates solicitor-client privilege. This judgment marks the end of a 15-year battle between Canada's lawyers with the federal government over the lawyers' right to protect their relationship with their clients. The law required them to keep track of and...
National Lok Adalat disposes of over 56,000 cases across the country
The National Lok Adalat which was organized on Saturday saw a massive success with disposal of over 56,000 cases across the country, involving the disbursal of Rs. 265 crore as claims towards final settlement with several banks, financial institutions and others.A release issued by the National Legal Services Authority stated that until 5 pm yesterday, more than 56,000 pending as well...
Appointment of Judges to continue through Collegium till petitions challenging NJAC are heard and decided: Union Law Ministry
The NJAC bill has been signed by the President after ratification by 16 states to replace the two decade old collegium system to appoint of judges in High Courts and the Supreme Court. The only step left to trigger the fresh system is to notify the date from which the new legislation will come into force. NJAC would be a six member panel headed by Chief Justice of India and it will include...
BCI postpones AIBE, to be held on May 25 2015, registrations dates extended
Bar Council of India has postponed the eighth All India Bar Examination (AIBE). The exam will now be held on May 25 2015.The Bar Council of India released a notification on its website which reads, “As per the Council decision, the examination date for AIBE-VIII has been postponed to 24th May, 2015 and therefore the registration date has also been extended. The new date schedule for...
Final and Binding decision by Expert Chief Engineer cannot over step arbitrability of commercial disputes, Dabhol-Bangalore pipeline project, International Commercial Arbitration : Supreme Court
All arbitration petitions u/s 11(6) of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 are being heard by Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the designate of the Chief Justice after superannuation of Justice S.S.Nijjar. Via a notable judgment on 12/02/2015 Gogoi J held that in international commercial arbitrations, the decision given by a Chief Engineer of Govt. Undertakings cannot cross out arbitrability of...
Supreme Court says, “How can we meddle with constitutional procedure”, dismisses appeal filed against appointment of CAG
Dismissing the appeals filed by former bureaucrats challenging the appointment of former Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma as Comptroller and Auditor General of India as he had dealt with various defence procurements during the time he was Defence Secretary and that the same will now constitute conflict of interest, the Supreme Court said that he can always recuse from auditing...