CIC directed Bank to provide information whether there is any account ­holder in the bank with the addresses

A public spirited citizen requested a Yes or No statement from bank relating to an address which may address his suspicions involving money laundering activities that were being carried on through the bank. The bank refused the above information taking advantage of the exemption clause in the right to information act namely section 8(1) (e) which prohibits disclosure of information held...

Mohun Bagan used 'law intern' to frame Ganguly; PIL filed by a former Judge's daughter seek restrain on actions against Ganguly in SC

Ever since the allegations of ‘unwelcome sexual advances’  were made by a law intern against Justice A K Ganguly, the case of one of the most scandalous incidents  in the history of judiciary is seemingly getting more complex by the day.Now another interesting turn in the story is the writ petition filed before the Supreme Court with presiding judges being Justice P Sathasivam and...

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013 is Act No. 1 of 2014; Will new section- 8B(2) of CVC Act dilute the powers of CBI?

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013 is published as Act No.1 of 2014 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-1, dated the 1st January 2014. The Bill got the assent from President Pranab Mukherjee, providing for setting up of an anti-corruption watchdog. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on December 17 and by the Lok Sabha the next day.The object of the Bill is to set up...

Justice Ganguly resigns from the post of guest faculty of NUJS

A day after the institution broke its association with the former Supreme Court judge Justice (retd) A.K. Ganguly, who is facing allegations of sexually assaulting a law intern, Justice Ganguly resigned from the post of honorary professor of the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS).The NUJS said the reason for disassociating itself from Ganguly was because of the allegations...

Sedition case against Kejriwal withdrawn

The sedition case against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly lowering the reputation of Parliament has been withdrawn by the petitioner.The trial court was hearing a private complaint filed in 2012 by law student Vibhor Anand who sought directions from the court to register a case against Kejriwal alleging that he made an objectionable speech at a rally in Ghaziabad on...

Union Cabinet approved sending Ganguly’s Case for presidential Reference

Union Cabinet today approved the Law ministry’s proposal to send Justice Ganguly’s case to the presidential reference to an inquiry by the Supreme Court which is a sine qua non for his removal from the post of WBHRC Chairman.As per S.23 of the Human Right Act, the Chairperson or, any other Member of the State Commission shall only be removed from his office by order of the President on...

Lady advocate suspended from Calicut Bar Association for her Facebook post

A young lady advocate, named Anima, has been suspended from Calicut Bar Association for her Facebook post. The bar association alleged that she defamed her fellow advocates and senior advocates by posting an update on Facebook. The post was of last October and it was regarding the behaviour of advocates in the bar. She didn’t, however, mention any specific names in her post.‘’I...

Practice of Income Tax Law should be Lawyers’ Prerogative: BCI

Lawyers are the lone class entitled to practice any law in India, says Bar Council of India while urging the Centre to allow only advocates to appear before income-tax authorities at all levels.Earlier, Supreme Court in BCI v. A.K. Balajihad held that advocates alone were entitled to practice law in both litigious and non-litigious matters. With the backing of this judgment, a panel appointed...

Land Acquisition Act 2013 comes into effect from today

The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, commonly referred to as the Land Acquisition Act, will come into effect from today, ie, January 1, 2014. The new legislation will guide all land acquisitions of central and state governments, bringing in stricter norms and increasing landowners' compensation significantly.The...

Delhi High court restrains an NRI from proceeding with divorce in US

The Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of a woman allegedly deserted by her husband who has filed for divorce in the US.In an ex-parte order, Justice Mukta Gupta has restrained the husband from proceeding with the divorce petition which has been filed in a court in Texas.The HC took into consideration the fact that the couple had married in India and the woman currently does not possess a...

Apex Court sets a Special Bench for Criminal Appeals

More than 71, 000 cases await an efficacious judicial disposal. The graph of judicial backlog, save the period right after emergency, has been an ever increasing one. There are more than 65,000 cases pending before the apex court alone.There have been various attempts to create special benches to ensure speedy disposal of cases. Last year witnessed the creation of special Supreme Court...

Supreme Court to cut down on holidays for reducing pendency

There are more than 65,000 cases in arrear this year. The Delhi High Court had calculated that 464 years would be required to clear the arrears with the present strength of the judges in the high court! In Allahabad High Court, more than eight-and-a-half lakhs of cases are pending which include criminal appeals of the year 1980-82 and criminal revisions of the year 1990-95.In its 221st...