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261.
Read Supreme Court’s order imposing cost of ₹ 5 lakh for withdrawing Appeals
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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... reported by Bar and Bench, presiding judge, Justice Gogoi was irked by the fact that no letter was circulated to intimate the bench of the withdrawal. Justice Gogoi said: You cannot come and go like this ...
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Created on 03 October 2015
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262.
Election Disqualifications and the Constituent Assembly Debates
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(Blog: Constitutional Law)
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... been stayed in the meantime). Recall that the Haryana Act (as amended) disqualifies people from contesting Panchayat elections if they haven’t been educated beyond Class VIII (the bar is lower for certain ...
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Created on 01 October 2015
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263.
Supreme Court issues notice to Somnath Bharti’s wife to ask if she wants a mediation [Read Order]
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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... Adv., Mr. Prateek Chadha, Adv. Ms. Pareena Swarup, Adv., Mr. Barkkha Rastogi, Adv., Md. Shahid Anwar,Adv. For Respondent: Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, A.G., Mr.Ranjit Kumar, S.G., Mr. Tushar Mehta, ASG, Ms. V. ...
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Created on 01 October 2015
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264.
An essential request to the SC on criminal defamation: What would happen if it's struck down
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(Blog: Constitutional Law)
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... out in certain cases?
For ease of reading, this article is shown in the format of answers to questions posed by his colleagues at the Bar.
So, will the Supreme Court strike down criminal defamation? ...
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Created on 25 September 2015
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265.
The Delhi High Court on Pregnancy and Sex Discrimination
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(Blog: Constitutional Law)
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... the law itself was directly discriminatory: it prohibited women from working as bartenders. The Delhi High Court, however, applies the framework of indirect discrimination to a facially neutral law, which ...
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Created on 21 September 2015
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266.
Conversation with Suchitra Vijayan, Barrister-at-Law, Political Analyst and Writer
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(Blog: Analysis)
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Suchitra Vijayan is a writer, lawyer and a political theorist. She studied Law, Political Science and International relations, and was trained as a Barrister-at-Law. She previously worked for the ...
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Created on 14 September 2015
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267.
ML Sharma’s fresh PIL before SC wants criminal cases against MPs-MLAs completed in a year
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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... notice to ML Sharma asking “why he should not be debarred from filing and/or canvassing any Public Interest Litigation on account of the irresponsible and scandalous allegations levelled by him”. Later ...
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Created on 13 September 2015
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268.
Live Blog : 1st GNLU Moot on Securities and Investment Law, 11-13 September 2015
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(Blog: Mooting Premier League)
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... a barrage of questions from Mr. Anil Choudhary and Ms. Veena Sivaramakrishnan with respect to the procedure.
1:19 p.m. (Cr-1): The Speaker now faces questions from Mr. Tejas Chitlangi pertaining ...
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Created on 10 September 2015
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269.
LIVE: 2nd NLU Delhi - Herbert Smith Freehills International Negotiation Competition 2015
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(Blog: Uncategorized)
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... wealth fund, which are seeking to finalise the terms of a joint venture agreement aimed at buoying the football team’s prospects in the Barclays Premier League.
At the end of the competition, the Best ...
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Created on 10 September 2015
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270.
Haryana’s Educational Qualifications Ordinance Becomes an Act
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(Blog: Constitutional Law)
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September 9, 2015 · 7:08 pm Previously on this blog, we have discussed the Rajasthan legislature’s imposition of educational qualifications as a pre-requisite to contest local body elections, ...
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Created on 10 September 2015
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271.
ML Sharma’s fresh PIL with FM Arun Jaitley as party, wants GOI Ministers’ powers curbed
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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... Supreme Court issued notice to ML Sharma asking “why he should not be debarred from filing and/or canvassing any Public Interest Litigation on account of the irresponsible and scandalous allegations levelled ...
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Created on 06 September 2015
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272.
Supreme Court issues notice to RGNUL Patiala, UOI and BCI on Shamnad Basheer’s CLAT PIL
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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The Supreme Court of India has issued notice to the Ministry of Human Resource Development – Government of India, Bar Council of India and the organiser of CLAT 2016 – Rajiv Gandhi National University ...
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Created on 04 September 2015
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273.
“You are simply doing moral policing” says SC as it upholds no entry order against Muthalik
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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... barge into a pub and beat up boys and girls. The order might have been passed to maintain peace in Goa…We are sorry for the time being. Come after six months. [via PTI] Read Order: ...
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Created on 31 August 2015
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274.
Sex Discrimination and the Constitution – XI: The Justification of the Anti-Stereotyping Principle
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(Blog: Constitutional Law)
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... enquiry, tracing the roots of the classifications and their evolution over time. It is an enquiry that the Court is yet to seriously embark upon, but Anuj Garg has, at least, laid the foundation for the ...
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Created on 31 August 2015
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275.
The Anatomy of Internet Shutdowns – I (Of Kill Switches and Legal Vacuums)
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(Blog: Technology, Media & Telecommunications)
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... data access. We may never know. Telecos without hesitation follow local government ‘directives’ on barring internet services, fearing governmental backlash. As a Scroll article noted back in 2014, this ...
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Created on 29 August 2015
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276.
Law Commission clarifies on media report of it recommending death penalty abolition
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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... consultation on the death penalty which aimed at bringing together a select group of leading figures in the judiciary, the bar, academia, media, and political and public life, to debate and discuss various ...
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Created on 28 August 2015
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277.
ITLOS asks India & Italy to suspend court proceedings aggravating Italian marines dispute
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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... droit international,
Mr Rodman R. Bundy, Eversheds LLP Singapore; Member of the New York Bar; former Member of the Paris Bar
Mr Narinder Singh, Chairman, International Law Commission,
Read the ...
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Created on 24 August 2015
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278.
#Case: Petition against mismanagement of Advocate Welfare Fund before Delhi High Court
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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... highlights several discrepancies qua the list supplied by the Bar Council of Delhi with regard to, disbursement made from the Fund. As per Indian Express, Petitioner has alleged “abuse of authority” by ...
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Created on 19 August 2015
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279.
SC orders registration of Kerala temple elephants, asks to ensure prevention of cruelty
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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... in musth shall be used in connection with festivals. (iii) Elephant which is sick, injured, weak or pregnant shall not be used. (iv) Chains and hobbles with spikes or barbs shall not be used for tethering ...
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Created on 18 August 2015
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280.
Entry of Interns restricted for ONE MONTH at Supreme Court of India
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(Blog: Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution)
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... yesterday, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) had issued a circular stating that SCBA had accepted the proposal of the Chief Justice of India to completely stop the entry of interns/law students and ...
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Created on 18 August 2015