Provisions of SICA prevail over the provision for recovery of debts under RDDB Act : Supreme Court [Read the Judgment]

A three judge benchof the Supreme Court, consisting of Chief Justice of India HL Dattu, Justice Bobde and Justice Sapre pronounced that "the provisions of SICA, in particular Section 22, shall prevail over the provision for the recovery of debts in the RDDB Act."The appeal had first come up before the Bench of Justice Thakker and Justice Altamas Kabir, who had a difference of...

SC asks Government to elaborate on issues being considered regarding crimes committed by juveniles

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Dipak Misra, Justice R.F. Nariman and Justice U.U. Lalit urged Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to get back with a reply over the issues being considered by the Government with respect to crime committed by the juveniles.Rohatgi submitted before the Court that the entire scheme of juvenility is engaging the attention of the Central Government....

Supreme Court directs the Centre to disclose the names in Black Money case

The Central Government, represented by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, had a tough time before the Chief Justice’s  Court in defending the Union of India’s stand in the ‘black money case’. The Solicitor General, Ranjith Kumar, was also present in the Court to assist the Attorney General. The Petitioner’s side was represented by Anil Dewan, Ram Jethmalani and Prashant...

‘This can’t go on forever’, Supreme Court tells Centre on delay in Government Formation in Delhi

"In a democracy, President's Rule can't go on forever. Lieutenant Governor should have taken decision on government formation at the earliest and should not have taken 5 months time,", said the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India H L Dattu.Reportedly, the Bench also showed its displeasure and asked why does the Centre always comes out with one statement...

Supreme Court rejects Nalini’s plea challenging Section 435(1) of Cr.P.C

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice A.K. Sikri dismissed the plea of S. Nalini, convicted with life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. She had challenged Section 435(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code which mandates the state government to consult the Centre before premature release of a convict if the case...

IPL spot fixing scandal: Mudgal Committee questions Dhoni and Raina

Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee investigator B.B. Mishra (deputy director National Narcotics Bureau) questioned Mahendra Singh Dhoni for four hours and Suresh Raina for three hours. Both members of the Srinivasan-owned Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were quizzed after Team India landed in Delhi prior to the October 11 One Day International Match, in the presence of some Delhi police...

RTI queries and replies to be posted online

As a part of PM Narendra Modi’s digital India plan, the Government has decided that all replies to the Right to Information Act and RTI queries sent over to various Ministries will be posted online.According to an ET report, the Department of Personal and Training has issued an official memo to all ministries and departments to take “immediate action” to ensure that “the facility...

You are taking the nation to suicide: Jethmalani to Finance Minister [Read the letter]

In a letter written to the Finance Minister, senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, addressing himself as the "expelled member of BJP", has accused him of being out there "to help the biggest criminals to escape." The letter says, "You were the Leader of opposition when the Germans announced that they were willing to share the names with any friendly country without cost or condition. No one from...

Harassment Charges reckless and concocted: MP HC Judge tells Apex Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge, who is facing allegations of sexual harassment has asserted before the apex Court that the woman judge “was not a disciplined member of the judiciary and after an elapsation of 15 days after the glory of the post she had formerly held, she levied reckless allegations and concocted a story in an attempt to get herself reinstated in service”, reports...

Kailash Satyarthi’s legal struggles: PILs facilitating the cause

Kailash Satyarthi, the joint winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, gleams with honesty when he says that “children are his religion”.  Satyarthi considers this a victory of not just a man, but the entire cause, the cause that he has been fighting for, with his heart and soul for more than 3 decades.The electrical engineer started off with teaching at a college in Bhopal,...

Breaking; Jamia Professor Dr. Rose Varghese is the new VC of NUALS

Jamia Milia Professor Dr. Rose Varghese is the new Vice Chancellor of National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Cochin. The NUALS Search Committee met at Kerala Law Academy, Thiruvananthapuram last week to finalize the new Vice-chancellor.Dr. Rose Varghese, graduated from University of Kerala and got her LLM from Cochin University. She had completed M. Phil. in Law from the...

Petition for RTI website and telephone help-lines by States and UTs in SC

A petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer, Rajeev Agrawal demands a comprehensive website that upholds the spirit of RTI Act, wherein citizens can file RTI applications and appeals online in all the States, Union Territories, State Information Commission’s. It also demands a Voice based facilitation centre for registration and processing of RTI Applications, complaints, Appeals etc. through...