Centre Asked SC To Improve Draft Mop After Karnan Judgment, Says Govt. In Lok Sabha

The Government urged the Supreme Court to improve the draft Memorandum of Procedure after the Supreme Court's judgment on former Calcutta High Court Judge, Justice C.S. Karnan, the Ministry of Law and Justice told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.The answer was tabled in response to a question raised by AIADMK MP Mr. J.J.T. Natterjee, who, among other things, sought to know the steps taken to...

SC Tells Maharashtra Fee Regulating Authority To Hear Students, Parents Before Raising Fee Of Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions

The Supreme Court vacation bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice UU Lalit on Friday observed that the fee regulating authority constituted under Section 11(3) of the Maharashtra Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Fees) Act of 2015 must devise a mechanism to afford an opportunity of being heard to affected students in its decisions...

2008 Malegaon Blasts: Spl NIA Court Dismisses Discharge Pleas By Pragya & Others, Drops MCOCA Charges

The special NIA court in Mumbai on Wednesday refused to discharge Pragyasingh Thakur, Lt Col Prasad Purohit and other accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case which led to the death of seven and injured over a 100 people.Three others accused in the case -- Shyam Sahu, Shivnarayan Kalsangra and Praveen Takalki -- have been discharged.Special Judge SD Tekale dropped all charges under the...

Sohrabuddin Trial: Journalists Move Bombay HC Against Media Gag Order

A group of nine journalists have moved the Bombay High Court challenging the media gag order passed by special CBI judge SJ Sharma dated this November 29 in the trial of alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, Kausar Bi and Tulsiram Prajapati.Although the gag order does not bar the press from being present during the proceedings, it does prohibit reporting of the same.The petitioners...

Search-Cum-Selection Panel Formed To Select NGT Chairperson

A search-cum- selection committee has been constituted for filing up the vacant posts of the chairperson and judicial members and that for the expert members is under finalization.The information was made public by Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests, in response to a question in the Lok Sabha pertaining to vacant posts in the NGT.The total...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

No Disciplinary Proceedings Can Be Initiated Against Lawyers For Their Acts Unrelated To Professional ConductThe Supreme Court, setting aside disciplinary actions taken against a lawyer by Bar Council of India, observed that initiation of disciplinary proceedings against a lawyer for his acts which has nothing to do with the professional conduct, is improper and without jurisdiction.Whether...

2G Verdict- Explained [Part-III] SPP Anand Grover Rebuts CBI Special Judge O.P.Saini’s Judgment in 2G Spectrum Cases

The December 21 judgment of CBI Special Judge, O.P.Saini, has been a pleasant surprise to the accused.  However, it has shocked many that the Judge found no one guilty for the so-called multi-crore scam, which led to a political upheaval, a Supreme-court monitored investigation and trial, and was a prominent issue in the 2014 general elections, resulting in the change of Government at...

Explained: CBI Special Judge O.P.Saini’s Judgment in 2G Spectrum Cases [Part -II]

The December 21 judgment of CBI Special Judge, O.P.Saini, has been a pleasant surprise to the accused.  However, it has shocked many that the Judge found no one guilty for the so-called multi-crore scam, which led to a political upheaval, a Supreme-court monitored investigation and trial, and was a prominent issue in the 2014 general elections, resulting in the change of Government at...

'The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah': Mirzapur Court Vacates Interim Injunction Against 'The Wire', But Restrains From Making Reference To PM Modi [Read Order]

Court restrained the defendants from directly or indirectly using the lines “since Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister/following the election of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister” in relation to the subject-matter article.The ex-parte injunction order passed against the online news portal “The Wire” restraining it from publishing article pertaining to the company owned by Jay Amit...

BCI Forms Panel To Decide On Ban On MPs, MLAs From Practicing As Advocates

The Bar Council of India has constituted a three-member committee to look into the representation of advocate-activist and BJP leader Upadhyay calling for ban on Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assemblies from practicing as advocates.BCI chairman Manan Mishra told LiveLaw that the BCI met and took a decision to constitute a committee to look into Mr Upadhyay’s representation...

Ranchi CBI Court Convicts RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav In Fodder Scam

Former Chief Minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad was on Saturday pronounced guilty in one of the cases emanating out of the infamous multi-million Fodder scam by a Special CBI court in Ranchi.Special CBI Judge Shivpal Singh found the Rashtriya Janata Dal leaders and others guilty of siphoning off about Rs 89 lakh from the Deogarh treasury on the pretext of buying livestock feed and showed unholy...

SC Refuses To Regularise Unauthorised Mosque On Public Property, Allows Exercise Of Option To Relocate [Read Order]

The Supreme Court vacation bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice UU Lalit on Friday refused to interfere with the Bombay High Court judgment dated November 17 in Shafique Ahmed Khan & Anr v State of Maharashtra & Ors, wherein the high court has upheld the decision of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and a municipal corporation level committee to...