Bar Council of Kerala to restrain lawyers from providing case details to media

Bar Council of Kerala has asked lawyers to confine their views only as legal experts, regarding details of ongoing cases. It is considering plans to restrain lawyers from discussing case details with the media, relying on Section 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules.According to Rule 36, “An advocate shall not solicit work or advertise in any manner. He shall not promote himself by...

Breaking; Litigant tried to overreach the Bench hearing her Case by circulating Justice Krishnaiyer's letter to Lodha; Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice Ramana recused from hearing the Case [Read the Order]

Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-INX-NONEMLIn a matrimonial Dispute pending before the Supreme Court the Petitioner wife had circulated a letter purportedly written by Justice V.R.Krishnaiyer to the then Chief Justice of India R.M.Lodha in the residence of Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice Ramana, who were hearing the Case. The Bench deprecated the conduct of the Petitioner-wife and recused from...

Jethmalani’s Advocate on Record Karnjanwala and Co. withdraws their Vakalath in Black Money Case after Jethmalani blamed Finance Minister and AG

Petitioner in the Black money case Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani had suffered another setback after his Advocate-on Record Karanjanwala & Company decided to withdraw their Vakalath because of Mr.Jethmalani’s statement against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, reports Times of India. It was on Mr.Jethmalani’s plea the Supreme Court had set-up a...

Supreme Court suspends the trial Court sentence and orders release of Jayalalithaa and others

Supreme Court today suspended Bangalore Special Court's Sentence passed against AIADMK Chief Jayalalithaa in the Dis-proportionate assets Case and ordered her release with stringent conditions. The Three Judge Bench headed by Chief Justice Dattu inclined to grand the relief after getting assurance from her lawyer Fali Nariman that she won't ask for any adjournment in Karnataka High Court ...

DNA testing is the most legitimate and scientifically perfect means, which the husband could use, to establish his assertion of infidelity: Supreme Court [Read the Judgment]

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice J.S. Khehar and Justice R.K. Agrawal accepted the DNA application of a husband, seeking to establish infidelity by his wife, giving a liberty to the wife to comply with or disregard the order passed by the High Court, requiring the holding of the DNA test.The Court said, "In case, she accepts the direction issued by the High Court, the DNA test...

DMK says it is unethical if Nariman appears for Jayalalithaa citing conflict of interest

Senior lawyer, Fali Nariman may represent Jayalalithaa in Supreme Court this Friday, to seek suspension of the sentence imposed on her and to present her bail plea. Former MP and TN public prosecutor, Shunmugasundaram who has been DMK’s lawyer, however, says that if Fali Nariman does eventually appear Jayalalithaa, it will be unethical.His reasoning for the same is that Nariman has many...

Special Public Prosecutor’s stand differs from CBI which gave clean chit to HC Gupta

Special Public Prosecutor R.S. Cheema, as appointed by the Supreme Court differed with the stand taken by CBI which had given a clean chit to ex-coal secretary H.C. Gupta and two officers in a coal scam case by telling a special court that they had "illegally allocated" coal blocks to a company.The SPP said, "Now the question is who would be liable? Secretary of Coal Ministry HC Gupta,...

Supreme Court comes down heavily on Rajasthan HC which directed the State to give remission to a Rapist and the Prosecutor who conceded with the Prayer [Read the Judgment]

The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice N.V. Ramana rapped Rajasthan High Court for directing the State for giving remission to a rapist and came down heavily on the Public Prosecutor for adopting a "casual approach" and made a concession.According to the Bench, "When the appropriate Government commutes the sentence, it does so in exercise of its...

Derogatory remarks against Sai Baba: Apex Court refuses to intervene

Apex Court Bench headed by Justice T.S. Thakur, on Monday observed that in case the right to worship of followers of Shirdi Sai Baba has been hampered, a civil suit or criminal case can be filed against Shankaracharya of Dwarkapeeth Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati. The Court however refused to intervene on the controversial statement made by Shankaracharya regarding worshiping of Sai...

Supreme Court to hear Jayalalitha’s Petition for suspension of Sentence on October 17

The Supreme Court will hear former Chief Minister Jayalalitha’s special leave petition for suspension of sentence in the DA case on October 17, Friday. The petition for early hearing of the SLP was allowed by a three judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice H.L.Dattu. The Supreme Court had also agreed to hear the petitions of her co-accused -Sasikala Natarajan, V....

SC gives 6 months time to Government for decision on establishment of National Court of Appeal

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu has provided 6 months time to the Centre to decide within six months on setting up a National Court of Appeal (NCA) with regional benches in major cities to hear appeals against orders of High Courts.The writ petition was filed by Adv. V. Vasanthakumar, for issuance SC gives 6 months time to Government for decision on establishment...

Income Tax case: Bombay HC rules in Vodafone's favour [Read the Judgment]

The Income Tax Department has yet again lost a legal battle against Vodafone India Tele Services after the Bombay high court ruled in favour of Vodafone in the transfer pricing case relating to undervaluation of share capital issued by Vodafone India Services Private Limited (Vodafone India) to its Mauritius parent.Vodafone had received a notice from the Office of the Deputy Commissioner...