Law Graduate Pursuing LL.M Or LL.D To Be Treated In Actual Practice: Jammu And Kashmir HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has ruled that a law graduate pursuing higher studies in the field of law would be treated in actual practice.“A law graduate when enrolled on the rolls of Bar Council has to be treated in actual practice or treated to have standing at Bar as long as he remains connected with legal profession only which include higher studies in law i.e. LL.M or...

19 Additional Judges Appointed In Allahabad HC, Six In Calcutta HC [Read Notifications]

President has appointed 19 Additional Judges in Allahabad High Court .They are; S/Shri (i) Rajiv Joshi, (ii) Rahul Chaturvedi, (iii) Salil Kumar Rai (iv) Jayant Banerji (v) Rajesh Singh Chauhan, (vi) Irshad Ali, (vii) Saral Srivastava, (viii) Jahangir Jamshed Munir (ix) Rajiv Gupta, (x) Siddharth, (xi) Ajit Kumar, (xii) Rajnish Kumar, (xiii) Abdul Moin, (xiv) Dinesh Kumar Singh, (xv)...

Senior Advocate PP Rao: Great Defender of Constitution

Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court P P (Parameshwar) Rao, defended the living document of our nation, i.e., the Constitution of India. With his argumentative skills and interpretative creativity, Indians won two very important cases. One – securing the secular character of the nation, Two- giving all important right of voters to information about criminal, educational and economic background of contesting candidates, which could be otherwise their private information.He defended dismissal of...

CBI Can’t Claim Absolute Exemption From RTI Act: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has directed the CBI to consider the application of an RTI activist seeking information about corruption within the central investigating body and action taken into allegations made by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of shady probe into the coalgate scam pursuant to a news report.The Agency claimed that it is included in the second schedule to the Right to...

Delhi HC Decrees Suit For Passing Off Against UAE Residents Whose Services Were Accessible Through Apps & Websites In Delhi [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court recently decreed a suit for passing off against defendants residing outside India, noting that they offer their services through apps and websites which are accessible from Delhi.“The issue which arises for consideration is whether this Court has territorial jurisdiction to try the suit since the defendants are residing in United Arab Emirates and whether there is...

Should Air India Pay Sales Tax For Sale Of Rejected Aircrafts And Scrap Parts? Delhi HC Refers Question To Larger Bench [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently referred to a larger Bench the question: “Whether the sale of unserviceable (rejected) aircraft and unserviceable stores, scrap and spare parts by the Petitioner (Air India) are amenable to Sales Tax under the provisions of the Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975?”The Bench comprising Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice Pratibha M. Singh opined that the judgment in the...

“Economic Offences Need To Be Treated With Heavy Hand”: Delhi HC Denies Bail To Woman Director In VVIP Chopper Case [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Friday, denied bail to Mrs. Shivani Saxena, the woman director of two Dubai-based firms, arrested in connection with a money laundering case arising out of the Rs. 3,600 crore VVIP chopper scam.“The offence alleged against the petitioner falls under the category of economic offences which stand on a graver footing. These crimes are professionally committed...

Ayodhya Dispute: Claimant Nirmohi Akhara's Chief Mahant Bhaskar Das Passes Away

The mail litigant in the Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri Madjid case in Ayodhya and Nirmohi Akhara chief Mahant Bhaskar Das passed away following a heart attack on Saturday. He was 88.Nirmohi Akhara is one of the three claimants to the disputed site in Ayodhya. It owns many temples in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.Das had suffered heart attack twice before, once in the year...

Malayalam Actress Molestation Case: Actor Kavya Madhavan Files For Anticipatory Bail Before Kerala HC [Read Petition]

Popular Malayalam Actor Kavya Madhavan has moved the Kerala High Court with an application for anticipatory bail in the case concerning the abduction and assault of another popular Malayalam actress. Her husband, Dileep, who is allegedly the mastermind behind the incident, is currently in judicial custody after his bail plea was rejected by the Court thrice.In another development the...

A Tribute To P.P Rao

From his early childhood days, Padma Bhushan senior advocate PP Rao had the sole aim to pursue law - his inspiration being his own uncle and brother, and the dedication he saw in lawyers who fought tirelessly to relieve the distress of their clients. Such was his dedication that he took up teaching at a local district high school to support his pursuit of the legal profession. This was yet another milestone in his life that would leave an indelible mark upon his personality - the passion for...

Bombay HC Accepts Apology From Bar Associations Across Maharashtra That Abstained From Judicial Work, Warns Of Strict Action In Future [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court pronounced a judgment on Friday accepting apologies from various bar associations across the state of Maharashtra in the matter regarding abstention from judicial work demanding establishment of a bench at Pune and Kolhapur.Justice AS Oka and Justice Anuja Prabhudessai were hearing a suo-motu criminal contempt petition tagged along with a civil writ petition raising...

More Transgenders In Lok Adalat Panels

Following in the footsteps of West Bengal’s Islampur, where transgender Joyita Mondal was recently appointed to a bench of a national Lok Adalat, the Serampore ADR Centre has made an announcement appointing Shyam Ghosh (previously Shampa) to the upcoming national Lok Adalat to be held in Hooghly. Shyam is a transgender activist who works on gender rights and HIV issues and the first transman...