Michigan ban on affirmative action upheld by US Supreme Court [Read the Judgment]

What came as a blow to the 1960s civil rights movement-era system of race-based preferences in admissions is the latest verdict by the US Supreme Court, which has upheld a voter-approved ban on racial preferences in university admissions in the US state of Michigan. The Court, in a 6-2 ruling, while upholding Michigan's ban on using race as a reason in college admissions said voters had the...

Seventh All India Bar Exam postponed to 27th July 2014

The seventh All India Bar Exam (AIBE VII) has postponed by a month to July 27th. Initially BCI had scheduled the exam to June 29th and later in its newly designed website, www.allindiabarexamination.com, BCI announced that the exam will be held on July 27th.Notification came with a proviso that the Bar Council reserves the right to extend the said examination date in case of...

Kerala HC Judge recuses himself from liquor licence case; says lawyer tried to influence.

In an unusual development, a Kerala High Court Judge, Justice C T Ravikumar on Tuesday recalled a judgment which was ready for pronouncement and recused himself from passing orders in a batch of Writ Petitions filed by Bar Hoteliers seeking renewal of the bar licences. According to the Judge, an Advocate practicing in the High Court Mr. K Thavamony had met him at the residence on Monday...

SC criticises Government, says it commits contempt over order on black money

Supreme Court Tuesday reprimanded the government for its lethargic attitude towards the compliance of July 2011 order directing center to disclose the names of Indians who have stashed away money in foreign banks located in Liechtenstein.The court was in search of a person to be appointed as chairman of the SIT after it took on record two communications sent by Justice B.P. Jeevan...

SC issues guidelines for iron ore mining in GOA, permits regulated mining based on precautionary principle

Like in the case curbing of Karnataka illegal mining, SC today issued far reaching guidelines for mining industry in Goa. The judgment is delivered by the Forest Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice A. K. Patnaik and Justices Surinder Singh Nijjar and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla . The patterns in mining cases judgment suggest that these guidelines are going to be applied...

The Supreme Court Committee on Sexual Harassment debars an Advocate from the Supreme Court premise for six months of sexual harassment

The Supreme Court Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC)debarred Advocate CS Nagesh for an incident of sexual harassment. The inquiry relating to sexual harassment was conducted under Rule 10 Sub-Rule (1) of Gender Sensitisation &Sexual Harassment of Women at the Supreme Court of India (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Regulations, 2013. On 4thMarch, this...

Kolkata HC corridor witnesses protest by homeless family

Initiating a spontaneous sit-in protest before Chief Justice Arun Kumar Mishra's courtroom, a middle-aged man, his wife and four children created a drama in the Calcutta High Court corridor, alleging that over three years ago Trinamool Congress forcefully evicted them from their home in East Midnapore and since then they have been homeless. Policemen as well as court officials were in for...

NUALS VC Prof. (Dr.) N. Balu resigns

Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi  Prof.(Dr) N.Balu has resigned from the post. The authorities confirmed the resignation to Live Law. He joined NUALS in April 2013.According to NUALS website Prof. (Dr.) N. Balu, has more than 30 years of teaching experience including 21 years as Professor and Dean of Legal Affairs, University of Madras. He...

The Common Cause moves SC against proposed move to amend the Production Sharing Contracts with Reliance

The Public Interest Petitions (W.P(C)No.513/2013 and W.P(C)No.728/2013)filed by Gurudas Dasgupta, a veteran leader of Communist Party of India and Common Cause, an NGO of repute are being heard by Supreme Court. The gas contract and pricing are questioned in the Public Interest Petitions. The PIL is being heard by a Bench consisting of Justices B.S. Chauhan, J. Chelameswar and Justice...

Supreme Court to hear bail application moved by Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal

A Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam  agreed to hear the bail application of Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal. The Supreme Court also issued notice to Goa seeking its reply within four weeks. Tejapal is accused of raping, sexually harassing and outraging the modesty of a junior colleague.Advocate Harish Salve, appearing for Tejpal, pleaded for interim bail and said that...

Relief to transsexual as Madras HC asks state government to reinstate as woman

With the Supreme Court conferring legal status to members of third sex as 'transgenders,' the Madras High Court asked the Tamil Nadu government to let a person called as a transgender after medical examination continue in service as a woman police constable. Justice S Nagamuthu stated that it was a serious violation of fundamental rights if an individual was forced to undergo medical...

CAG Audit is the basic structure of our Constitution; cannot be taken away by Parliament; SC

The Supreme Court in landmark judgment has upheld the role and constitutionality of CAG audit wherever there is revenue sharing agreement with Government. Justifying the audit of private telecoms by CAG, the court laid the foundation for its finding based on the principle that the  State is the legal owner of “spectrum”, which is universally treated as a scarce finite and renewable...