Pak Dumps Its Legal Team After ICJ Snub

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s advisor on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz has said that his country will constitute a new team of lawyers to “vigorously” present its case against India at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Kulbhushan Jadhav issue in the next round.The Hague-based court had on Thursday stayed the execution of Jadhav, 46, considered an Indian spy...

SC Directs Gujarat Govt To Provide 50% Quota To In-Service Medicos In PG Medical Seats [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has directed the Gujarat government to provide for 50 per cent of the seats to be reserved in post graduate diploma courses for medical officers in government service, who have served for at least three years in remote and/or difficult areas.A bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Justice AM Khanwilkar passed this order on a special leave petition by medicos who...

Aadhaar For Welfare Schemes: SC Adjourns Hearing To June 27, Centre Says No Extension Of June 30 Deadline [Read Order]

Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi representing the Centre today told the Supreme Court that there is no question of extending the June 30 deadline for making Aadhaar mandatory for availing benefits of various social welfare schemesBefore a vacation bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha, Rohatgi said the whole idea behind making Aadhaar mandatory for welfare schemes was that the...

Breaking: Justice Karnan’s Petition For Recall Of Contempt Order Not Maintainable: SC Registry [Read Order]

Supreme Court Registry by its order dated 15th May 2017 held that the Petition filed by Justice Karnan  against the 7 Judge Constitution Bench order convicting and sentencing Justice Karnan for Contempt of Court, is not maintainable.The Registry has sent a communication to Justice Karnan’s lawyer Mathew Nedumpara that the petition is not maintainable and does not show any reasonable cause...

GST Rates: Tax Free Milk, Sindoor And Contraceptives; Tax On Gold And Beedi Remains Undecided

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Thursday decided the tax rates for 1,211 items with a majority of items being kept at 18 per cent, though the rates on gold and beedi remained undecided.Under GST, a small list of goods will be exempt from taxes. The rest will be taxed at the approved rates of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent. About 55 categories of items such as cars will also attract...

“Profession Not Just About Making Money”: Salve Who Charged Rs 1 For ICJ Hearing

“Always remember there are lot of bucks in the profession, the kind of money we make our predecessors never made, the money the current lot of youngsters are making we never made but remember the value of the profession must not go down..the profession is not just about making money..be your own critic ..judge yourself.. Nani Palkhivala always told me this….”: HARISH SALVESenior...

All You Need To Know About ICJ’s Order In Kulbhushan Jadhav Case [Read Detailed Orders]

In a major win for India, the International Court of Justice today directed Pakistan to take “all measures at its disposal” to prevent the execution of Mr. Kulbhushan Jadhav, pending final judgment. In the unanimous decision, the Court instructed Pakistan to inform it of all measures taken in implementation of the order.At the outset, the Court headed by President Ronny Abraham began...

Breaking: India Wins Provisional Stay Of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s Sentence At ICJ [Read Order]

The International Court of Justice today provisionally stayed the execution of former Indian Navy Officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani Military Court on espionage charges.The Court dismissed Pakistan’s notion of jurisdiction in the case, and further observed that Mr. Jadhav should have been given consular access as per Vienna Convention. It further rejected...

Breaking: SC Reserves Judgment On Pleas Against Triple Talaq

After six days of continous hearing, the constitution bench of the Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on several petitions which challenged the constitutional validity of triple talaq.On the final day, representing several aggrieved women petitioners and womens rights organisations, advocates Anand Grover, Salman Khurshid, Arif Mohammad Khan and Indira Jaising vociferously demanded...

ICJ To Deliver Order On Petition For Stay Of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s Execution Today

The International Court of Justice will deliver its order on India’s application seeking a stay on the execution of former Indian Navy Officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani Military Court on espionage charges, today.Mr. Jadhav was awarded death sentence last month by the Field General Court Martial in Pakistan, evoking a sharp reaction in India which...

Justice Karnan Petitions President Under Article 72 Of The Constitution of India [Read Petition]

Justice Karnan shows no signs of relenting in his fight against the Supreme Court Judges, having petitioned President Pranab Mukherjee under Article 72 of the Constitution of India.In the Petition filed under Article 72 of the Constitution of India, Justice Karnan demands suspension or stay of operation of the order passed by the 7 Judge Bench on 9 May, and thereby pleads, “The Petitioner...

[Day-5] Triple Talaq A Dying Practice,This Exercise May Revive It: AIMPLB [Also Read Raju Ramachandran's Arguments Notes]

In concluding remarks, senior advocate Kapil Sibal for AIMPLB compared Muslim community to “ small birds on which the Golden Eagle preys” and said the “community's nests must have the protection of the Supreme Court”. Sibal said “it is that faith with which the community is today before the court seeking protection of its personal law customs and practices”. Sibal said...