The Delhi District Court Bar Association on Monday called of its day-long strike when Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad assured them that the matter will be addressed in the winter session of Parliament. The District Court lawyers in Delhi observed a day-long strike on monday and had urged the Centre to take appropriate steps so that bill for pecuniary jurisdiction may be passed in the coming winter session. The lawyers had protested against the delay in decision for enhancement of pecuniary jurisdiction from the existing Rs 20 lakh to Rs two crore which was taken by the full bench…
Author: Swati Arora
The Supreme Court issued notice to government and all states on a PIL seeking a ban on sale of cigarettes, bidis and cigars claiming that every year, India spent more on treating cancer caused by tobacco products than the revenue it earned from their sale. The petition said, “Smoking is associated with a host of other risky behaviour such as fighting and engaging in unprotected sex, smoking hurts young people’s physical fitness in terms of both performance and endurance.” A bench of Chief Justice R M Lodha and Justices Kurian Joseph and R F Nariman sought responses from the governments…
The Law Commission chairperson A,P Shah recommends three changes in his note to Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The Law Commission recommends that the Chief Justice of India should get a fixed tenure of two years in case their tenure as CJI is less than two years. This step should be implemented from August 26, 2022 after the junior-most judge currently serving in the Supreme Court, and who is slated to be CJI, retires. The setting up of a Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) as a permanent, Constitutional body to replace the Collegium system. Further, recommended that the Judicial Appointments Commission…
Former chief justice of Punjab and Haryana Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Saturday sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. The new Chief Justice was born on December 26, 1958. After schooling in Modern School, New Delhi, he graduated in Economics (Hons.) from St. Stephen’s College. He obtained LL.B from the Campus Law Centre, Delhi University in 1982. He enrolled himself as an advocate in July 1982 and practised in the Delhi High Court. He was designated a Senior Advocate in December 1999. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court in May…
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered setting up of a special court to exclusively hold trial of cases relating to irregular allotment of coal block allocations following its own footsteps in the 2G spectrum scam cases. A bench of Chief Justice RM Lodha and justices Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph agreed with the CBI and PIL petitioner “Common Cause” for setting up of a special court and asked the Delhi high court to nominate a sessions judge who would exclusively hold trial of coal scam cases. The court gave HC time till July 25 to nominate the trial judge. To…
KOCHI: The high court on Friday asked the state government to formulate a special scheme for rehabilitation and protection of children whose parents are in jail in line with the child protective services in developed countries.A division bench comprising Justices Thottathil B Radhakrishnan and P B Suresh Kumar asked director general of prosecution T Asaf Ali to consult the government and take urgent measures on the issue, while considering a petition filed by a mother jailed for murdering her husband. In the petition seeking suspension of her jail term, the mother had pointed out that there was nobody to take…
The University Five Year Law College, Rajasthan University, Jaipur is organizing the 4th edition of UFYLC Ranka National Moot Court Competition from 20th September to 22nd September 2014. Registrations: ufylcrankanationalmootcourt@gmail.com (i) The Registration form completed with all Team Details must be submitted online and also sent to the College on or before 20th August 2014. (ii) A registration fee of Rs.3000/- is to be sent by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Director, FYLC , U.O.R., Jaipur payable at Jaipur along with the registration form. (iii) No change in the names of the participants shall be permitted after the receipt of the Registration Form,…
