Why erstwhile Prime Minister not examined as a Prosecution Witness in the coal block allocation cases?

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is becoming infamous, being pulled up for various reasons. In the case dealing with coal block allocations to Hindalco, owned by the Aditya Birla Group, allegedly in violation of rules, CBI last year lodged an FIR against Mr. Parakh, Mr. Birla and others. The allegations in the FIR were that Mr. Parakh had reversed his earlier decision not to...

NGT disallows more than 15 year old vehicles on the roads in the national capital [Read the Order]

Vehicles which are more than 15 years old will soon become a thing of the past. The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday held this in a matter, namely Vardhaman Kaushik vs. Union of India & Ors. A bench headed by the tribunal's chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the concerned authorities to take appropriate steps as per the provisions of the law whenever such vehicles are...

Attorney General asks Income Tax to not appeal ruling in Vodafone tax case

Mukul Rohatgi, the Attorney general has reportedly recommended that the government should not prefer an appeal in the Vodafone tax after the Bombay High Court ruled in favour of Vodafone Group Plc in a long-running tax dispute. “I have advised the Income Tax Department to accept the judgment of the High Court. I have said in my opinion don’t file an appeal. I have concurred with the view...

Helmets not must for Sikh women: Delhi High Court

In a relief for Sikh women riding pillion, the Delhi Government has informed the the Delhi high court that wearing helmet for pillion-riding Sikh women is “optional”. Zubeda Begum standing counsel for the Delhi Transport Department told the bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw that it has made wearing of helmet optional after receiving around 20 objections...

CIC orders disclosure of information regarding former Attorney-General Vahanvati [Read the Order]

In an appeal filed by RTI activist Subhash Chand Agrawal against Department of Legal Affairs, Government of India, the Central Information Commission has ordered that information on the appointment of law officers and also whether there was any proposal from the Law Ministry asking the former Attorney-General G.E. Vahanvati to "take part in the 2G allocation matter" be shared with...

Lok Sabha passes Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2014

The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was passed by the Lok Sabha through a voice vote. The Bill was introduced in the lower house by Mr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.This bill seeks to amend the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act in relation to the members of the Committee that appoints the CBI Director. Earlier this...

Police brutality against young black men in USA: The Ferguson Case- Obama said: “there are still problems, and communities of color aren’t just making these problems up.”

A St. Louis County grand jury, in the United States of America on 25.11.2014 did not bring any criminal charges against Darren Wilson, a white police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager, more than three months ago in nearby Ferguson. This case has been in the news as a blatant act of racism and referred to as the Ferguson case.The decision by the...

CJI unveils Nani Palkhivala’s portrait for Supreme Court library

Chief Justice of India, H.L. Dattu yesterday unveiled eminent Jurist Nanabhoy Palkhivala’s portrait which will be displayed in the Supreme Court library."As I welcome the presence of Palkhivala to the Supreme Court, I pray that his presence in apex court would guide us towards the goal and dream he had for the great nation….They say a great man is born once in generation but a personality...

“If Meiyappan was leaking information and someone else was putting bet then it is like insider trading,”: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court while hearing the spot fixing case in IPL on Tuesday, agreed to hear a plea on making the names of cricketers named in the Mudgal report, public. The Bench consisting of Justices T S Thakur and F M Ibrahim Kalifulla also said, “If Meiyappan was leaking information and someone else was putting bet then it is like insider trading,”.Appearing for Cricket Association of...

Prashant Bhushan files criminal complaint against Ranjit Sinha, alleges criminal misconduct

Prashant Bhushan, senior Supreme Court Advocate and leader of the Aam Aadmi Party has filed a criminal complaint against the CBI Director Ranjit Sinha in the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government. The criminal complaint, filed today, has alleged criminal misconduct and abuse of office by Ranjit Sinha.The criminal complaint comes after the Supreme Court had directed that CBI...

Justice CK Prasad to be next Press Council of India Chairman

The former Supreme Court judge Chandramauli Kumar Prasad has been selected to be the next Chairman of the Press Council of India. As per reports, the former Supreme Court judge was selected by a Committee headed by the Vice President of India Hamid Ansari.The 65 year old Justice Prasad will be succeeding Justice Markandey Katju. Press Council of India is a statutory, quasi judicial...

Executive Program in Sexual Harassment Prevention and Workplace Diversity from NUJS

To enable learners to implement sexual harassment prevention laws in their organization and help businesses with tailor-made implementation, compliance, training and audit systems for creation of better workplaces,  National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) has introduced an online “Executive Program in Sexual Harassment Prevention and Workplace Diversity”  for the...