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Breaking: Govt. Extends The Term Of AG Mukul Rohatgi, SG Ranjit Kumar And ASGs
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Appoint Committee of the Union Cabinet has approved the extension of the term of of the Law Officers including Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar and...
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Triple Talaq: Women’s Rights Activist Flavia Agnes Submits Model Nikahnama...
Apoorva MandhaniLawyer and women’s rights activist Ms. Flavia Agnes has submitted a model Nikahnama before the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, which had on May 18 reserved its verdict on...
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Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal- Next Delhi High Court Chief Justice?
Apoorva MandhaniThe Supreme Court collegium has reportedly selected Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to be the next Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. But it has, however,...
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“Delhi Has Turned Into An Urban Slum”: Delhi HC Issues Contempt Notice To...
Apoorva MandhaniThe High Court of Delhi on Friday issued show cause notices to the Commissioners of all three wings of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), seeking their response on why contempt...
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Government Initiates Process For 44 HC Judges Appointments After Collegium’s...
Apoorva MandhaniThe Government has reportedly initiated the process for appointing 44 High Court Judges, after initially having returned the names to the Supreme Court collegium for reconsideration on...
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Delhi HC Observes Environment Day With Green Pledge And Planting Trees At...
Apoorva MandhaniThe Judges of the Delhi High Court led by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal planted trees in the Delhi High Court Lawns to earmark the occasion of World Environment Day. Yesterday the...
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While Deciding Cases, Adopt A View Which Subserves Nation’s Economic...
Ashok Kini While interpreting a particular provision, economic impact/effect of a decision, wherever warranted, has to be kept in mind, the bench observed. Where two views are possible or wherever...
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NDTV Calls CBI Raids A Witch-Hunt Against Independent Media, Denies Allegations
Apoorva MandhaniIn an updated statement on the CBI raids, NDTV has denied all allegations against itself and its promoters, and has termed the raid as an attempt to silence the media. “NDTV and its...
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CLAT 2017 Allotment List Withdrawn Due To Errors
LiveLaw News NetworkThe CLAT 2017 allotment list uploaded in the website on 5th June has been withdrawn due to some errors. As per the notice published in the website, the revised list will be...
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SC Issues New Format For Index Of Case File/ Paper book [Read Circular]
Apoorva MandhaniThe Supreme Court on Friday directed that henceforth the case file/ paper book shall have one common index, having running pagination. The SC Circular provides a new format for the...
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IDIA Strikes Again: Eight Scholars Make It To Leading Law Schools Through...
Apoorva MandhaniIDIA (Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education) continued its success this year as well, with eight of their scholars making it to the leading law schools in India...
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Wages Withheld Due To Disciplinary Proceedings Can’t Be Restored By The...
LiveLaw Research TeamThe Supreme Court bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and Deepak Gupta, on May 6, held that the prescribed authority under the Payment of Wages Act(PWA) is not an appellate authority...
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SC To Hear Plea Challenging New Cattle Rules On June 15 [Read Petition]
LiveLaw News NetworkSupreme Court of India has agreed to hear a petition challenging the Constitutional validity of new Cattle Rules ( Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Market)...
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Breaking: Kerala HC Refuses To Stay New Cattle Rules
LiveLaw News NetworkKerala HC has refused to stay the operation of new Cattle Rules (Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Market) Rules, 2017 ). However the High Court had observed...
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Election of Next President of India: Polls On July 17, Counting On July 20
LiveLaw News NetworkElection Commission of India has announced that the polling for the next presidential election, if necessary, will be held on July 17 as the term of office of present President...
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A Single Judge Of SC Disposes Of 33 Cases: All You Want To Know About Powers...
LiveLaw News NetworkSupreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta, sitting as a single vacation judge, heard and disposed of 33 cases on Monday, as Justice M Shantanagoudar, who was to head the bench, was...
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There Is Force In The Contention That The ‘New Cattle Rules’ Is Beyond The...
LiveLaw News NetworkThough the Kerala High Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim stay of operation of Rule 22 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Market) Rules 2017,...
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SC Quashes Allahabad HC Verdict Quashing Institutional Preference In AMU, BHC...
M.A.RashidThe Supreme Court has quashed the Allahabad High Court’s judgment that quashed institutional preference in Aligarh Muslim University and Banaras Hindu University. The high court had also...
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Breaking: Priests/Nuns Too Have Rights Of Intestate/ Testamentary Succession...
S. Nikhil SankarA division bench of the Kerala High Court, presided by Justice V Chithambaresh and Justice K Ramakrishnan, on Wednesday ruled that a person cannot be denied his/her property rights on...
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Race To Raisina Hill: All You Need To Know About India’s Presidential Elections
Apoorva MandhaniThe race to Raisina Hill is all set to begin as President Pranab Mukherjee will exit from the Rashtrapati Bhawan next month. Both the ruling NDA and the opposition are yet open their...
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