Before Punishing People For Not Respecting National Anthem Inform It’s Greatness To Them: CIC [Read Order]

CIC directed PMO to provide historical details about National Symbols.Central Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu has directed the PMO to initiate a fresh enquiry and trace the historical facts and footsteps that led to the Jana Gana Mana and Vande Matharam being accorded the status of national anthem and national song, respectively.He slammed the government for not furnishing the...

The Bar Council’s Recent Fee Hike Is A Set Back For Inclusive Legal Profession

Law has an important role to play in the transformation of our society. Lawyers and the judiciary are often at the forefront of leading change. It is important that the legal profession is diverse and inclusive - not only to enable a diverse population access their rights, but also for having varied on-ground perspectives for judicial pronouncements.The Bar Council of India (BCI) is tasked with the oversight of this important profession. Recently, through a letter dated 28 January 2017, the BCI...

Beyond The Law : A Take On Two Recent Judicial Orders

Jesus Christ was made to stand with thieves by a court of law. Socrates was sentenced by a court of law to drink a cup of poison for being the most truthful person in his country. Galileo was punished by a court of law to refuse to believe myths from what he learnt from his experiments. Slavery was once legal and courts of law punished for it. Last Mughal king, Bahadur Shah Zafar was prosecuted, punished and transported by order of a court of law not considering that he was a sovereign. Tilak...

Bombay HC Blames Victim, Grants Bail To Adoptive Father Accused Of Raping Her [Read Order]

 The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting his step-daughter. The reasoning given for the bail order is rather unusual- “She has admitted that she used to do all dirty things. It appears that she was inherently abnormal and had sexual instincts right from her childhood, in all probabilities, because of the environment and atmosphere where she lived and...

Age Limit For Studying Law: Bombay HC To Wait For Report By BCI Constituted Committee Reviewing Rule 28 [Read BCI Affidavit]

The petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Bar Council of India’s circular reviving the age limit rule, came up for hearing today before the bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice GS Kulkarni of the Bombay High Court.BCI’s counsel Amit Sale submitted that the sub-committee appointed by the Legal Education Committee of BCI will be furnishing a report...

In A First An Indian Court Upholds The ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ [Read Order]

In the Internet age access to information is quick and procuring personal information or antecedents of an individual is much easier. Acknowledging this fact and the sensitive nature of case in hand, the Karnataka High Court in a landmark judgment recently has accepted, applied and approved the ‘Right to be Forgotten’ in Indian context.The “right to be forgotten” or “the right to...

Madras HC Issues Notice To Justice Radhakrishnan, 3 Others Over PETA Award [Read Affidavit]

A Supreme Court bench of Justice KS Radhakrishnan and Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose had banned Tamil Nadu’s centuries-old jallikattu in 2014.A two-judge bench of the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) has issued notice to former Supreme Court judge Justice Radhakrishnan and three others in a writ petition seeking a direction to him for return of the PETA ‘Man of the Year’ Award.The bench...

Government Considering Suitable Amendments In Negotiable Instruments Act: FM

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget Speech on Wednesday said that the Government is considering option of amending the Negotiable Instruments Act suitably. ”As we move faster on the path of digital transactions and cheque payments, we need to ensure that the payees of dishonoured cheques are able to realise the payments. Government is therefore considering the option of...

New Law On Confiscation Of Absconder's Property Soon: Jaitley

“In the recent past, there have been instances of big time offenders, including economic offenders, fleeing the country to escape the reach of law. We have to ensure that the law is allowed to take its own course” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.Delivering the 2017-18 budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said in order to prevent loan defaulters from fleeing the country, the...

Salient Features of Direct Tax Proposals in Union Budget 2017

The Union Budget 2017 was laid before the Parliament today by the Hon’ble Finance Minister of India. The salient features of Direct Tax proposals are summarised below:Affordable Housing: Three concessions in the scheme of Income Tax exemption for affordable housing:(a) Area of 30 and 60 Sq.mtr. to be counted as carpet area and not built-up area;(b) 30 Sq.mtr. only in 4 metropolitan city...

All-India Bar Examination (AIBE): Fee Hiked To Rs.3,500

As per the latest circular issued by the Bar Council, it has been clarified that the fee chargeable for the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE) has been hiked by 40% of the original amount, which is Rs.3,500 per candidate. For those belonging to THE SC/ST category, they would be charged Rs. 2,500 per candidate.Responding to queries from several state bar councils, the BCI also clarified that...

Delhi HC Appoints Justice Vikramajit Sen As Administrator Of DDCA

HC bench said Justice Sen will call for a meeting of DDCA members for reconstituting the cricketing body's working and sports committees.On a day when the Supreme Court appointed four administrators headed by ex-CAG Vinod Rai for the BCCI, the Delhi High Court appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Vikramajit Sen as the new administrator of Delhi and District Cricket Association...