Centre to allow foreign lawyers to enter Indian Legal Scenario in a phased manner

Igniting a major transformation in Indian legal scenario, the Central government has finally declared its move to open up India's non- litigious services and international arbitration legal services to foreign law firm. This will be completed in a phased manner after the proposal for the reform is put up for approval of the committee of Secretaries and then will be sent for...

No intention to remove Section 377 says Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda

Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda has clarified that his remark on US Supreme Court’s verdict on same sex marriage has nothing that indicate his intention to abolish Section 377 and decriminalize homosexuality. The minister accused the media of misquoting him and said that "When I was asked about the judgment that was given by the US court, I said that it is not an easy task in our...

Records cast doubt on the results of at least 65 judicial officers who appeared in Delhi Judicial Services Exam

Even as the controversy over the Delhi Judicial Services (DJS) examination conducted last year — with Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda asking Delhi High Court Chief Justice G Rohini to probe the allegations of “corruption, favouritism and nepotism” rages on — a perusal of the available records show that at least 65 sitting judicial officers from 11 states failed the Delhi...

IPL Spot-Fixing Case ; Order on framing charges postponed to July 25

Delhi Court today deferred the order on framing of charges in the IPL-6 spot fixing case for July 25. Several cricketers such as Ajit Chandila, S. Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and others, along with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his aide were arrested. Additional Sessions Judge Neena Bansal Krishna, who was supposed to pass the order today, said that the order sheet is not prepared yet.The...

Justice Katju moves SC seeking quashing of Resolutions passed by Parliament condemning his statements on Mahatma Gandhi and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Ex-judge of the Supreme Court and former Chairman of the Press Council of India, Justice Markandeya Katju has moved the Supreme Court through a writ petition seeking  quashing of the Resolutions dated 11.03.2015 & 12.03.2015 passed by the Rajya Sabha & the Lok Sabha respectively condemning his comments on Mahatma Gandhi and Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, claiming that Parliament lacks...

MP HC issues notices to several lawyers including “Dead” , “Retired” and “Elevated to the Bench” for striking work

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in Jabalpur has taken a hardened stance on lawyers who created a deadlock and obstructed work on April 27 against chief justice A M Khanwilkar's decision to set up a committee to examine representations for creation of a circuit bench in Bhopal.  As a step against the strike, the HC created a record by issuing notices to thousands of advocates who...

Law Student seeks leave of SC to intervene in #NJAC matter

Vibhor Anand, a second year law student has filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking the leave of the Court to intervene in the writ petition filed by the Supreme Court Advocate on Record Association challenging the Constitutional validity of the 99th Amendment Act, 2014 and National Judicial Commission Act, 2014.In his application, a copy of which has been accessed by...

Two Ex- SC Judges tendered Legal Opinion to Lalit Modi saying revocation of his passport was bad in Law [Read Opinion]

After Lalit Modi, ex-Commissioner of the Indian Premier League fled to London in 2010 following alleged death threats from the underworld, even as an investigation was initiated against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, his appeal for immigration was accompanied by the opinion of two former Supreme Court judges who said his passport had...

Merit is not the sole criteria to secure admission in an Educational Institution ; Madras HC

In a writ by the father of a student, Madras High Court ruled that merit need not be the sole criteria to secure admission in an educational institution that gives priority to discipline over marks. The girl, who scored 489 marks out of 500 in class X, was denied admission to the same school as she was allegedly disobedient and disrespectful.Justice S. Vadiyanathan while dismissing the...

Italy launches International Arbitration in Enrica Lexie, refuses to return sailor

In something that can be described as only an increasing political tensionwith a legal background, the Italian government has decided to seek international arbitration in accordance with United National Convention on Law of the Sea, 1982 (UNCLOS) to resolve the Enrica Lexie issue even when Indian Courts are hearing the matter.Italy’s Foreign Ministry released a statement that read,...

17-Member Bench of Pakistan SC to decide if Parliament can amend Constitution which disturbs its “basic structure”

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday reserved judgment in a case challenging the 18th and 21st amendments of the Constitution which relate to the procedure regarding appointment of judges and the formation of military courts for the trial of militants respectively.A 17-member Full bench of the Pakistan Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk heard the case and reserved its...

BREAKING; US Supreme Court legalises same-sex marriages [Read the judgment]

In a historic and landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled same-sex marriage as legal. The judgment was delivered by a majority of 5:4 and said that the US Constitution provides for due process and as a result, same-sex marriages cannot be illegal.The Court held that “Fourteenth Amendment requires a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and...