Maharashtra Cabinet approves amendments to Cr.P.C barring registration of FIR against MLA’s and Bureaucrats without Sanction

In a controversial decision, the Maharashtra Cabinet decided to amend Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 to bar registration of FIR against a 'public representative' without the sanction of a competent authority.With the amendments to the Section 156  and 190 of the Code of Criminal procedure, police will not be able to register an FIR against an MLA or a civil servant, even if so directed by...

#Collegium system would be revived automatically if the 99th Constitutional Amendment and #NJAC Act fail to pass the test of Law; SC

The Union government on friday submitted before the Supreme Court that the tax payers had a right to know the quality of judges appointed to the higher judiciary. "A tax payer may say that I pay your (judges) salaries, I have a right to know who is going to be a judge," Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the constitution bench comprising of Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, Justice J....

Ex-CIC Shailesh Gandhi to approach Supreme Court to get IT returns of Ajit Pawar under RTI as Bombay High Court rejected his plea

The Bombay High Court on June 11, 2015 dismissed a petition filed by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi requesting copies of income tax (I-T) returns of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.  Gandhi had sought information about Pawar, who is also the nephew of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, from the Central Public Information...

SC extends stay on AIPMT 2015 results – CBSE against Re-examination

All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) 2015 results is to be delay again after the Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on the petition alleging large- scale irregularities in the examination. Extending the stay, court directed CBSE not to declare the AIPMT results till the Judgment which is to be pronounced soon. The court which had earlier considered conducting re-examination as the...

Breaking ; Kerala HC stays Certificate and Place of Practice Rules, 2015 framed by Bar Council of India

In a major relief to advocates, the High Court of Kerala has today stayed the operation of the ‘Certificate and Place of Practice (Verification) Rules, 2015’ framed by the Bar Council of India.Under the said Rules, all advocates except senior counsel and Supreme Court advocates-on-record (AOR), have to apply under the Rules within six months of 13 January 2015, before receiving...

Collegium did not follow the principle of meritocracy in appointing judges and hence, many undeserving persons got appointed as judges: Centre to SC

The Centre had submitted before the Supreme Court, in a sealed envelope, a list of certain high court judges appointed by an earlier collegium of Apex Court Judges in spite of adverse reports from the Intelligence Bureau and opposition from the Government.The names were submitted by the Centre after Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi was specifically asked by the Court on Wednesday to give a list...

False Rape Case; Accused has a right to be protected against false implication; Delhi HC

Delhi High Court on an appeal against conviction for rape (Rohit Bansal and Ors v. State), acquitted five men who were sentence to imprisonment for life under Section 376(2)(g) of IPC, finding that they were falsely implicated. Speaking on the plight of such rape accused facing trial for false charges, the court said "There is no doubt that rape causes great distress and humiliation to the...

Union Cabinet approves Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the proposal to promulgate the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015.The proposed amendments to the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (“The NI Act”) are focused on clarifying the jurisdiction related issues for filing cases for offence committed under section 138 of the NI...

Government cancels licenses of 4,470 NGOs to receive foreign funds; SCBA and GNLU in the list

Acting under the provisions of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, the Home Ministry has cancelled the licenses to receive foreign donations of around 4,470 NGOs. The list includes a number of prominent NGOs such as Kabir, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) and also top universities such as DU and JNU, Supreme Court Bar Association and Escorts Heart Institute. The fresh move by...

NJAC is a too serious issue and can't left to 'hit and trial' or 'God': SC

The Union Government on Tuesday candidly submitted before the Supreme Court that the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) for appointments to higher judiciary had a component of a "hit and trial" experiment for finding the best people for the posts.Contending that there was an element of uncertainty in every new experiment, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the constitution...

Delhi Law Minister JS Tomar resigns after his arrest and custody in Fake Law Degree Case

Delhi Law Minister Jitendra Singh Tomar resigned from the post as he was arrested and detained in connection with fake law degree CaseEarlier after arresting, the Delhi Police produced Mr. JS Tomar before Metropolitan Magistrate Navjeet Budhiraja who then sent him to  custody for four days.Senior Advocate and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member HS Phoolka appeared for the Delhi Minister and opposed...

Bombay High Court bans Victorias / Horse Carriages [Read the Judgment]

Bombay High Court declares Victorias or horse-drawn carriages completely illegal and instructed the government to effect a ban on them within a year from the Judgment. The Court speaking through Justice A S Oka and Justice A K Menon said that “We hold that the use of horse-driven carriages / Victorias in the city of Bombay for joy rides is completely illegal. We direct the state government...