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Nariman, KKV, Sorabji & other Seniors write to CJI against Transfer of Delhi...
Live Law News NetworkOn February 14, 2016 LiveLaw reported that “the transfer of Justice Rajiv Shakdher of Delhi High Court has invited strong reactions from the members of the legal community. Many...
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Ishrat Jahan Case: SC will hear plea for quashing charges against Gujarat...
Live Law News Network The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a petition seeking quashing of criminal cases against Gujarat policemen in the alleged encounter killing of Ishrat Jahan, who according to...
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Breaking; Service Tax for Senior Advocates: FinMin notifies Service Tax...
Apoorva MandhaniMinistry of Finance has notified the Service Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2016, in view of the Union Budget presented yesterday, through which the exemption on services provided by, (i)...
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Law Commission headless for nearly six months
LiveLaw Research Team The 21st Law Commission was constituted for a period of three years from 1 September, 2015 . The commission will have its tenure only till 31 August 2018. Of these three years,...
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Right to practice law is a Fundamental Right and AIBE “negates” the very...
Apoorva MandhaniThe Supreme Court of India on Tuesday observed that the right to practice law is a Fundamental Right for LL.B. degree holders and the introduction of an examination to acquire a license...
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No names and marks on Vehicle number plates: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]
Ashok KM Allahabad High Court, in Agnivesh vs. State of UP, has reiterated that no person shall be allowed to use personal identification names and marks on registration plates. Division Bench...
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#AIBE- Day 2: “Just because you have a law degree should not mean you have...
Live Law News NetworkThe bench clarified that it was not against holding the examination per se. "But without an amendment to the Advocates Act, can you hold the examination?" it asked BCI. A day after...
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SC allows Hindu Adoptive father to retain custody of Muslim child [Read Order]
Apoorva Mandhani A Division Bench of the Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of a Hindu adoptive father, while disposing of a petition for custody filed by the Muslim child’s natural mother. The...
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Breaking; Delhi High Court grants Interim Bail to Kanhaiya Kumar [Read Order]
LiveLaw News Network The Delhi High Court, today granted interim bail to JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar in the Sedition Case. Justice Pratibha Rani allowed interim bail for Six Months by...
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SC nod to re-open Dance Bars in Mahrashtra with modified conditions [Read Order]
Live Law News NetworkThe Supreme Court today directed the Mumbai police to issue licenses to those willing to reopen dance bars across the states within ten days and scrapped the conditions in the new...
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Forum hunting despicable and needs to be curtailed; Bombay HC sentences Party...
Ashok KM Practice of sending letters asking court to recuse itself is despicable: Bombay HC sentences contemnor for 3 months imprisonment.We deprecate this practice of sending such letters, asking the...
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Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: TN Govt. consults Centre on release of...
Apoorva Mandhani Tamil Nadu Government on Wednesday sought opinion of the Ministry of Home Affairs on release of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. In the letter addressed to...
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If the cumulative effect of injuries sufficient to cause death, Accused is...
Ashok KM Supreme Court in State of M.P. vs. Goloo Raikwar, has held that when medical report establishes that the injuries inflicted intentionally on the deceased by the accused, were cumulatively...
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Delhi High Court seeks response of Election Commission in a Plea to...
Apoorva Mandani The Delhi High Court Bench consisting of Chief Justice G.Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath has the sought the response of Election Commission in a Public Interest Petition filed by an...
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SC warns BCCI against prolonging implementation of Lodha panel report
LiveLaw News NetworkThe Supreme Court today warned the BCCI against attempts to “filibuster” or prolong the implementation of Lodha panel report that recommended sweeping changes in the structure,...
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Centre moves Supreme Court seeking clarity on Transgender Judgment
Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot said today that the Centre has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking clarity on issues arising out of a 2014 judgement pertaining to...
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Data on Pendency; 48,418 Civil and 11,050 Criminal Cases pending before SC as...
PIBData on pendency of cases is maintained by the Supreme Court and High Courts. As per the information made available by the Supreme Court of India, details of civil and criminal cases pending in the...
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Tamil Nadu Govt’s letter to Centre on release of Rajiv Gandhi convicts, a...
LiveLaw Research Team The letter sent by the Tamil Nadu Government’s Chief Secretary to the Secretary, Union Ministry of Home Affairs on 2 March seeking the latter’s views on the release of seven...
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Breaking; SC worried at falling standard of lawyers; Refers AIBE case to...
“What has happened to the noble profession and the lawyers? Fall in standards is visible. It is time we introspect, raise the standard, look what is happening around us..Some advocates are agitating,...
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Breaking; Section 36 CrPC do not debar State Police Chief to appoint a...
LiveLaw News Network A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court Today reversed a Kerala High Court Judgment [Saurabhan vs. State 2012(3)KLT 583] which held that “a Superior Police Officer of a different...
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