Bihar Cadre IPS Officer, Anil Kumar Sinha appointed as the first CBI Director under Lokpal and Lokayuktha Act

Succeeding Ranjit Sinha, senior IPS Officer Anil Kumar Sinha has been appointed as the new Director of CBI by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi had held discussions with the Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu and the Leader of the main Opposition Party in Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge.This is the first time that the CBI Director was...

CCI has the right to file appeal in cases where its probes have been stayed by courts : Delhi HC [Read the Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday has held that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has the right to file an appeal in cases where its probes have been stayed by courts. A single judge of the Delhi High Court had earlier stayed further proceedings by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against the Indian arm of the UK-based construction equipment maker JCB after the Director General...

Cabinet approves Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2014

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, yesterday approved the introduction of the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2014 in Parliament to make certain amendments in the Companies Act, 2013.The Companies Act, 2013 (Act) was notified on 29.8.2013. Out of 470 sections in the Act, 283 sections and 22 sets of Rules corresponding to such sections have so far been brought into force. In order...

Sahara to sell properties in four cities after Supreme Court grants approval

The Bench headed by Justice TS Thakur allowed Sahara Group to sell properties in Jodhpur, Pune, Chauma in Gurgaon and Vasai in Mumbai, after ascertaining the fact that the sale would be in accordance with its order dated June 4.The order had reportedly stated, "Such sales are not for a price lower than the estimated value indicated in the statement filed before this Court or the circle...

Luthra &Luthra clinches CCI approval in Mylan-Abbott deal

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved pharma firm Mylan Laboratories’ acquiring Abbott Laboratories' Established Pharmaceutical Products (EPP) segment across Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan,saying the deal would not have an adverse impact on competition. Law Firm Luthra & Luthra acted on behalf of Mylan Inc. to get the approval.The Competition...

Appeal to Supreme Court in Kerala mineral mining case

After the division judge deciding to overturn the decision of the Kerala Government of banning private and joint sector companies to mine mineral beach sands along the coast, the Kerala government will be taking the case over to the apex court.On Friday, the division bench comprising Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan and Justice Babu Mathew P Joseph gave the order while dismissing a writ...

Supreme Court asked Kapil Sibal to Show there was no conflict of interest among the roles N Srinivasan held in the BCCI, IPL and CSK

The Supreme Court on Monday asked Kapil Sibal, counsel of N Srinivasan “Show us there was no conflict of interest, from the facts before the Mukul Mudgal committee report,” among his roles in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK).Kapil Sibal had a tough time proving that his client had no role to play in the scam....

Share Medico-Legal Certificate of co-injured; CIC

Mr Satbir Singh father of Anil Kumar who died in an a motor vehicle accident on 13.7.2013. Three persons - Mr Naveen, Mr Vikas, Mr Monu were also injured in this accident. Father on 31.8.2013 sought under RTI copies of MLC four injured persons, number of Vans, ambulances attached with the Hospital, copy of registration slip of injured and their medical treatment records. The PIO...

NALSAR in opposition to the Juvenile Justice Bill

Taking strong exception to the way the Union government is planning to repeal the existing Juvenile Justice Act-2000 in a hasty manner without holding consultations, the NALSAR Law University has felt that the new bill, if passed, will mark an important reversal of more than 150 years of protection being given to childrenThe University has strongly opposed the Juvenile Justice Bill stating...

Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer Hospitalized

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice V R Krishna Iyer is admitted in the Medical Trust Hospital Cochin in the last week.  According to the Medical Bulletin issued by the hospital, he has Acute diarrheal disease and respiratory problems.His 100th birthday was celebrated on 15th November 2014.The Medical updates issued by the hospital on 29-11-2014 read as follows;He (Justice Iyer) developed...

Delhi High Court refuses to quash FIR against three men who tried to molest a Delhi Police Constable

"You were not ashamed of molesting the lady and now you are shying away from reading the FIR.", said Justice Pratibha Rani when she asked one of the accused in a case where three men had tried to molest a Delhi Police constable, to read the contents of the FIR.The Delhi Police constable was returning from duty at around 10 pm when three boys passed coarse remarks and also caught hold of...

‘Why cannot you have special agreements with Social Media Companies?’ Delhi HC asks Centre

In a public interest litigation filed by K N Govindacharya before the Delhi High Court, Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain, appearing for the Centre,filed advisory on usages of Email, thereby accepting the prayer made the petitioner. As the advisory has been issued, government officials using email id of private email networks may have to face jail as per the provisions of the...