NDA President Candidate An Advocate-On-Record At SC

Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind named as ruling NDA’s candidate for the post of President yesterday is an Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court since 1978.According to the apex court website, his AoR code is 567.If elected, Kovind, a known dalit figure in BJP circle will become the 14th President after the incumbent Pranab Mukherjee retires onJuly 24.A commerce graduate and LLB from...

Freedom Of Speech & Expression Can’t Be Suppressed On Ground Of Convenience: Orissa HC [Read Judgment]

Practice of tolerance is a welcome sign in constitutional scheme, the court observed.The Orissa High Court has observed that constitutional freedom of speech and expression is subjected to reasonable restraints, but it cannot be suppressed on the ground of convenience.Justice SK Sahoo, while quashing a defamation case against a newspaper, remarked: ““Any attempt to destroy the fourth...

SC Finds Newspaper Managements Not Guilty of Contempt Of Court And Washes Its Hands Of The Implementation Of The Majithia Wage Board Award

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha, on Monday, June 19, held that the non-implementation or partial implementation of the Majithia Wage Board Award by some newspaper establishments stemmed from the understanding of the concerned establishments in a particular manner. Therefore, they cannot be held to have wilfully disobeyed the judgment of the Supreme Court...

SC Agrees To Hear Death-Row Convicts’ Writ Petition Seeking Stay On Hanging

Supreme Court’s Vacation Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, on Monday, June 19 directed listing on June 22, of the Criminal Writ Petition filed by Babu @ Ketan and Sanni, seeking stay on their hanging, following the rejection of their mercy petitions by the President, Pranab Mukherjee. The President rejected their mercy petitions on May 25.READ: President Rejects...

Sahara : Subrata Roy Gets 10 More Days To Deposit Rs 700 Cr; Bail Extended Till Jul 5

The SEBI-Sahara investors repayment case came up before the Supreme Court.A bench of justices Dipak Misra and Ranjan Gogoi extended the bail of Sahara chief Subrata Roy till July 5 after granting him 10 more working days to deposit Rs 709.82 crore out of the promised Rs 1,500 crore.Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Roy submitted that Rs 790.18 have been already been deposited with...

India To Re-nominate Justice Dalveer Bhandari To ICJ

India has decided to renominate Justice Dalveer Bhandari as a judge in the International Court of Justice, The Wire has reported.The report stated that the government had also considered the names of Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justice Dipak Mishra.Justice Dalveer Bhandari was appointed as a judge in ICJ on April 27, 2012, and his term will expire on February 5, 2018.Earlier, Justice BN...

Suicide As An Option Is Not Unusual For Lovers, Threatened With Honour Crimes From Families: SC [Read Judgment]

Two lovers, Satish Nirankari and Pooja, belonging to different castes, decided to end their lives by consuming poison, because of parental opposition to their marriage. While Nirankari survived in the suicide attempt, Pooja died. Both the trial court and the High Court found Nirankari guilty of murdering Pooja, on the assumption, that Pooja had changed her mind to marry him, and it was he...

A Legal Consultant Of A Corporation [Though Contractual] Can't Enroll As A Lawyer: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

Gujarat High Court has recently held that a law graduate working as a Legal Consultant with a Corporation with a contract in the nature of a full-time job is not eligible for enrollment as a lawyer to practice law.Justice NV Anjaria was hearing a writ petition filed by a law graduate against non-granting of enrollment as an advocate to practice law by the Bar Council.The petitioner having...

President Rejects Mercy Petitions Of Five Death-Row Convicts In Two Days

President Pranab Mukherjee rejected mercy petitions from five death-row convicts, on May 25 and 26. These are perhaps his last disposal of mercy petitions, before his term expires on July 24. With these, he has rejected mercy petitions of 41 death-row convicts, whereas he has commuted the death sentences of only seven, to life imprisonment.On May 25, he rejected the mercy petitions of Jitendra...

BCCI A Public Authority, Bound To Disclose Information Under RTI Act: CIC [Read Order]

Central Information Commissioner, Prof. M Sridhar Acharyulu, in the case of Subhash Chandra Agrawal v. PIO, Department of Sports, declared the BCCI to be a public authority and directed the Board to disclose information sought by the RTI applicant.In this case Subhash Chandra Agarwal, the complainant, had sought information regarding whether or not the PMO was aware of the disparity in the...

Petition Filed In Madras HC Challenging Tribunal Provisions Of Finance Act, Notice Issued [Read Petition]

The High Court of Madras on Friday issued notice to the Central Government on a Petition challenging Sections 156 to 189 of the Finance Act, 2017 and the Tribunal, Appellate and other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and other conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2017. The notice was issued by a Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar.Sections 156 to...

Patent Battle Over Lung Cancer Drug: SC Disposes Of Cipla’s Appeal Against Roche As Withdrawn

The Supreme Court’s Vacation Bench of Justices R.K.Agrawal and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, on Friday, June 16, allowed the withdrawal of the Special Leave Petitions against the Delhi High Court’s November 27, 2015 judgment holding that Cipla had infringed Roche’s patent over the lung cancer drug, erlotinib hydrochloride.The bench allowed the withdrawal on the ground that the matter has...