Supreme Court directed government to appoint National Green Regulator

Three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court today directed the Union of India to appoint Regulator with its offices in as many states as possible rejecting the objection of Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). The bench presided by Justice A.K. Patnaik also ordered the Centre to file an affidavit on compliance of its order by March 31, 2014.In the preceding year, the Centre had informed...

BREAKING; Justice Ganguly resigned from the post of WBHRC Chief; The complete story

Justice Ganguly finally resigned from the post of WBHRC Chief on allegation of sexual harassment against a law inter. Here is the complete stories relating to the entire case106/01/2014Justice Ganguly resigned Petition challenging proceedings against A K Ganguly dismissed 205/01/2014Justice A K  Ganguly ready to...

Third party clause under RTI is applicable between Husband and Wife

The Central Information Commission (CIC) recently refused a request by husband to get hold of information about his wife's locker. The appellant had filed his RTI application on 02.05.2012 seeking information pertaining to operation of a locker of his wife. The PIO of the bank denied information to the appellant under section 8(1)(d),(e) and (j) of the RTI Act. The first appellate authority...

Breaking; Justice Ganguly ready to resign from the post of WBHRC Chief

Justice A.K.Ganguly, who is allegedly involved in the “law intern sexual harassment case”  expressed his willingness to resign from the post of WBHRC chairman.In a letter to former Attorney General Soli Sorabji he wrote he is seriously contemplating resignation, reports Times of India  . He said he is under tremendous pressure from all quarters and his family too is bearing the brunt...

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...