No sanction required to prosecute a Retired Public servant under Prevention of Corruption Act, but it is necessary to prosecute him under Penal Code; SC [Read the Judgment]

The appeal before the Supreme Court was heard and the court held that the point of law with reference to public servants who had retired was clear that sanction to prosecute the public servant for the offences under the Prevention Of Corruption Act is not required but the sanction is required to prosecute for offences under Indian Penal Code.In the present case the public servants namely...

Common Law Admission Test 2015 will be on 10th May 2015; All you want to know about CLAT 2015

The first Online Common Law Admission Test will be held on 10th May 2015. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University is conducting the examination this year.Here is the complete information relating to CLAT .16 Universities are participating in CLAT 2015.They areNLSIU - BangaloreNALSAR - HyderabadNLIU - BhopalWBNUJS - KolkataNLU - JodhpurHNLU - RaipurGNLU - GandhinagarRMLNLU - LucknowRGNUL...

Challenge against Service Tax to lawyers dismissed by Bombay High Court [Read the Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition by a practicing advocate, who had claimed that service tax on advocates should not be levied. The judgment delivered by a Division Bench, consisting of Justices A. A. Sayed and S. C. Dharmadhikari makes it clear that levy of service tax does not interfere with the noble profession and is in conformance with the Constitution of India.The...

SC directs Centre to seek its permission before appointing CVC

While allowing the Government to continue with the selection process, a Supreme Court bench comprising of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice M.B. Lokur on Wednesday urged the Government to take its permission before appointing the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and Vigilance Commissioner (VC).Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi informed the Court that he will be filing the records of...

Supreme Court passes directions regarding Indo-Bangla Border and refers questions concerning Section 6A of the Citizenship Act to a larger Bench [Read the Judgment]

The case before the Supreme Court was that the petitioners in the various writ petitions represent an entire people – the tribal and non-tribal population of the State of Assam. In their petition, they have raised a plea that the sovereignty and integrity of India is itself at stake as a massive influx of illegal migrants from a neighboring country has affected this core Constitutional...

Taking stock after two years of Nirbhaya

The Nirbhaya rape case in New Delhi, which caught international attention and shook the conscience of the capital city highlighted major lacunae in India in protecting women. It seemed to be the only topic that anyone referred to as soon as India was mentioned.Unfortunate though it is to mention, this incident was neither the first nor the last. Infact, it has been two years since the case...

Breaking; Retired Officials who joined Legal Profession constitute a separate class and the disentitlement of the benefit of Advocate Welfare Fund to this group of advocates cannot be said to be unreasonable : SC [Read the Judgment]

A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court today in Seshachalam and Others vs. Chairman Bar Council of TN [Civil Appeals 11454-11459/2014] upheld the Madras High Court Judgment which held that "there is reasonable classification between the advocates who had set up practice after demitting their office from the Central/State Government/Organization and advocates who have set up...

Peculiar case of contempt against Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer: Disposed of by Kerala High Court in 1983 acknowledging the bias [Read the Judgment]

A peculiar case of contempt had come up before the Kerala High Court in 1982, wherein an element of bias had become the bone of contention in adjudicating upon the case. The contempt case was filed against Justice Krishna Iyer in the Kerala High Court, the Court which was once presided by him and where he personally knew all the Judges.Pondering upon the peculiarity of the matter, the...

“BCCI has to defend the amendment,” says Supreme Court as cricket witnesses action in Court

The Bench consisting of Justices T.S. Thakur and F.M.I. Kalifulla while hearing the spot-fixing matter observed today, “BCCI has to defend the amendment.” The Bench gave its observations in relation to an amendment 6.2.4 made by BCCI in February 2008, by which  IPL and Champions League were excluded from conflict of interest, and its officer bearers were allowed to promote teams in...

New CBI Director to head 2G investigation after Supreme Court grants permission

"We are informed by K.K Venugopal, appearing for CBI, that Anil Kumar Sinha has been appointed as the CBI Director. In lieu of the subsequent development, we permit him to take over the investigation in the case," said the Bench headed by Chief Justice of India HL Dattu today.Earlier, the Supreme Court had restrained the then CBI Director to head the 2G investigation after allegations of...

Frivolous litigation is a disease that plagues all Courts: CJI H.L. Dattu

Addressing the inauguration of the two-day 17th Biennial State Level Conference of Judicial Officers hosted by the Karnataka State Judicial Officers’ Association, Chief Justice of India, H.L. Dattu said that the Courts of the country are struggling with the negative perception about their efficiency that persists among the people.The two day Conference is aimed at covering topics such...

After divorce by mutual consent and no reservation of liberty by wife to continue further proceedings, wife estopped from continuing cruelty proceedings: SC [Read the Judgment]

Setting aside an order of the Allahabad High Court which had remanded a case back to the trial Court, noticing harassment, cruelty and mental torture, a Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice A.K. Goel observed that, "Once the matter was settled between the parties and the said settlement was given effect to in the form of divorce by mutual consent, no...