Personal Data Protection Bill : What Does Joint Parliamentary Committee Report Say?

Joint Parliamentary Committee Report on Data Protection Bill After 2 years of deliberation, the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill has tabled its Report in both Houses of the Parliament on Thursday. The JPC report which reviewed the country's first data protection law contains a new version of the Data Protection Law titled as 'The Data Protection...

'Political Battle Not In Court' : SC Dismisses Punjab Govt's Plea To Cancel Bus Permits Of Ex-CM Badal's Company

State of Punjab vs Orbit aviation Pvt Ltd

"Preposterous" : Supreme Court Dismisses Bank's Plea To Invoke Contempt Action Against Debts Recovery Officer

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a special leave petition filed by the Bank of Baroda challenging the decision of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in not taking contempt action against a Debts Recovery Officer.The bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath while dismissing the Special Leave Petition observed,"We are clearly of the view that in this case, the proposition of...

Up to Rs.5000 Per Month Stipend For Junior Lawyers: Kerala Bar Council Notifies Advocates' Stipend Rules, 2021

The Bar Council of Kerala has notified The Kerala Advocates' Stipend Rules, 2021 in exercise of its powers conferred by section 27 read with section 9(2)(gi) of the Kerala Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1980.The Rules stipulate that the stipend to lawyers may be disbursed from the Fund by the Trustee Committee on a monthly basis or at such intervals as decided by the Trustee Committee and shall...

Consumers With Same Interest Can File Joint Complaint; Not Necessary To File Complaint In Representative Capacity : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that where there are more consumers than one having similar grievance, it is not necessary that they must file consumer complaint in representative capacity under Section 35(1)(c) of the Consumer Protection Act 2019. Instead, these few consumers can join together and file a joint complaint."There is nothing in the Consumer Protection Act 2019 to prohibit these...

Gain Experience At Trial Courts Before Moving To Higher Levels : CJI Ramana Advises Law Graduates

Speaking at the convocation ceremony at the NALSAR University of Law, Hyderbarad, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana urged law students to consider gaining experience at the trial level before moving to higher levels."I find that very few students who graduate from National Law Schools are interested in joining litigation or taking up public causes, let alone practice at the district level",...

Applicability Of An Amended Rule For Compassionate Appointment Shall Be Based On Date Of Death Rather Than Date Of Consideration Of Claim: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the applicability of a modified scheme with respect to an appointment on compassionate grounds would be based on a fixed criteria, like the date of death, rather than an indeterminate factor, like the date of consideration of the claim. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian refused to hold that Karnataka...

Know The Constitution[PART-III] Anecdotes From The First Meeting Of Constituent Assembly

We Are Introducing A New Series In LiveLaw -'Know The Constitution'If the Constitution has to be of the people, by the people and for the people, it must first capture the imagination of the masses.The 'Know the Constitution' series is a humble attempt by the team of LiveLaw to unravel the Indian Constitution in all its majesty. The aim is to demystify the Indian Constitution one Article,...

FULL VIDEO - Justice VR Krishna Iyer Memorial Lecture By Justice Nageswara Rao

LiveLaw is organising the 7th Justice V.R Krishna Iyer Memorial Lecture on "Revisiting Social Justice Jurisprudence In Post Krishna Iyer Era".The event is being Hosted by Sarada Krishna Satgamaya Foundation for Law and Justice, Kochi, KeralaThe lecture will be delivered by Justice L Nageswara Rao, Judge, Supreme Court of India.The presidential address will be given by Justice S. Mani Kumar,...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up- December 13 To December 19, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Alienation Of Joint Hindu Family Property By 'Karta' For Legal Necessity Or Benefit Of Estate Binding On Other Members: Supreme CourtCase name: Beereddy Dasaratharmi Reddy vs V. ManjunathCitation: LL 2021 SC 732Where a Karta has alienated a joint Hindu family property for value either for legal necessity or benefit of the estate it would bind the interest of all...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part 1, Judgments 1-52]

As 2021 draws to a close, LiveLaw brings to you a round-up of the major judgments of the Supreme Court of this year. This year, in view of the huge number of significant judgments, the round-up is done in three parts. This parts covers 52 major decisions from January to June 2021. The second and third parts will cover the significant judgments delivered during the second half of...

Right To Equality Would Apply To A Man Who Has No Choice But To Accept A Standard Form Contract However Unfair It May Be : Supreme Court

Pani Ram v Union of India