CJI To Deliver CCI’s Annual Day Lecture On ‘Emerging Jurisdiction Of Competition Law’

Chief Justice of India JS Khehar will be the chief guest at the annual day function of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Saturday evening at the Convention Hall, The Ashok, New Delhi.He will deliver the annual day lecture on ‘Emerging Jurisdiction of Competition Law: How will it serve the business community in India, and India’s trade policy’.CCI chairman Devender Kumar...

Govt. Seeks Stakeholders’ Comments On Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017 [Read The Draft Bill]

The Centre on Thursday placed the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017 in public domain, seeking feedback and suggestions. The Bill proposes to aid in confiscation of assets of absconding high-value economic offenders, till they submit to the jurisdiction of the appropriate legal forum.“It is widely felt that the spectre of high-value economic offenders absconding from India to defy the...

‘Free Speech’ Dimension Of Justice Karnan Gag Order

The Supreme Court order dated May 9, 2017, punishing Justice Karnan states inter alia that “since the incident of contempt includes public statements and publication of orders made by the contemnor, which were highlighted by the electronic and print media, we are of the view, that no further statements made by him should be published hereafter”. This part of the order is not only strange and unusual, but offends free speech in dangerous ways. I will argue that this prohibition of publication has...

Delhi Judge Accepts Whatsapp Blue Double Tick As Receipt Proof Of Notice

Senior Civil Judge cum Rent Controller (North) Sidharth Mathur in Rohini Court recently accepted Whatsapp blue double-tick as receipt proof of notice on the Respondents.The case concerned an Appeal filed by a Model Town resident, seeking an injunction against his son and daughter-in-law, her parents and her friend from “trespassing into the suit property”. During the hearing, the Court...

Bombay HC Dismisses Lawyer’s Plea Challenging Contempt Of Courts Act [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, filed by Advocate Satish Uke who in February was held guilty of criminal contempt and sentenced to two months in prison and asked to pay a sum of Rs. 1 lakh.The Nagpur bench of the high court had pronounced this order on Feb. 28, after beginning dictation a day...

See You In Court” Or “See You Out Of Court”? A burdened Judicial System; Can ADR System Be An Answer? Part II

OVERVIEW The practice of amicable settlement of disputes is as ancient as the Vedic civilization when disputes between members of a particular occupation or community/area were resolved by elders through a council of village known as panchayats.The panchayats dealt with a variety of disputes - contractual, matrimonial, even criminal in nature (The Law and Practice of Arbitration and Conciliation, OP Malhotra, second edition, 2006).The decision of the panchayats was respected and hence a...

Can We Not Do Better [Part-II] A Proximity Card For Management Skills To Enter The Supreme Court

Is this the way to write a serious article? My lawyer children -Raghenth and Liz, took me to task after reading my thoughts on this wall of the need to usher in a new work culture for the men in black robes. Half sentences and informality ruling the roost!!!, they taunted me.Sorry, let me confess. I am writing no formal article at all. Just expressing my thoughts and concerns. Enough of unread prose has already been written by me and I have exhausted my quota of the same for this life during the...

Any Witness To Prove Your Great Reputation? Jethmalani To Jaitley

It is not only about Jaitley vs. Kejriwal anymore. The battle is drawn between two lawyers. One is in the role of Plaintiff who stepped into the witness box and another has put his gown for the defendant.Ram Jethmalini, the veteran Senior Advocate who is appearing for the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to defend him against the defamation suit filed by the Finance Minister Arun...

Treat Triple Talaq As One Revocable Talaq: Salman Khurshid To SC [Read Written Submissions]

In his Written Submissions to the 5 Judge Constitution Bench hearing petitions challenging triple talaq, Senior Counsel Salman Khurshid has proposed that Triple talaq be treated as one, revocable Talaq.“It is clear that the practice in most Muslim countries is to treat Triple Talaq not as three pronouncements in one sitting counting as a valid irrevocable divorce, but rather as...

Four New Judges Of Delhi High Court Will Be Sworn-in On Monday.

Four new Judges of Delhi High Court will be sworn-in on Monday.President of India has appointed (i) Smt. Rekha Palli, (ii) Smt. Prathiba M. Singh (iii) Shri Navin Chawla, and (iv) Shri C. Hari Shankar as Judges of the Delhi High Court by notification dated 11th May.As per the new roster, C. Hari Shankar will sit with Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal, Navin Chawla with Justice Ravindra...

Five New Judges Appointed in Rajasthan High Court

President of India has appointed S/Shri (i) Ashok Kumar Gaur, (ii) Manoj Kumar Garg, (iii) Inderjeet Singh, (iv) Dr. Virendra Kumar Mathur, and (v) Ramchandra Singh Jhala, to be Additional Judges of the Rajasthan High Court, in that order of seniority.As per the notification, the appointment of S/Shri Ashok Kumar Gaur, Manoj Kumar Garg, and Inderjeet Singh, would be for a period of two years...

FIR Against Google For “Derogatory” Search Results On PM Modi

An FIR has been lodged against search engine Google by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) member R.K. Awasthi for an alleged derogatory search result from 2015 involving Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Superintendent of Police (City) Kamal Kishore informed the media on Thursday that the FIR was registered under various sections of the Information Technology Act, 2000, on a complaint by Advocate...