Rogue lawyer denied relief by SC
Law et al. News
The Supreme Court of India has upheld a verdict of the Karnataka High Court in a criminal appeal filed before it by a lawyer. Appellant BN Shivanna had been convicted for committing criminal contempt and directed to undergo a sentence of simple ...

Catholic delegation seeks amendments to divorce law
CathNews India
The delegation, including lawyers Clarence Pais and Ivan D'Souza, handed over a petition to federalLaw and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily on March 13, seeking legal sanctity to annulments approved by the canon law. The Indian judicial system does ...

Draft law for regulating legal professionals draws flak Law et al. News ... lawyers to practice in India. The Bar Council of the Northeastern States called upon all the Bar Associations of the region from sub-division level to state level to send representation to the Union Law Minister demanding that the Bill be scrapped. ...

CEOs worried law unable to tackle graft Business Today Strict enforcement of existing provisions under law, for both the taker and the giver, is believed to be the need of the hour to prevent further erosion of trust and credibility ofIndia's economic success. Industry appeared poised to actively ...

Banking Law Amendment bill will enhance inflow of capital, says SBI chief
Indian Express
The Chairman of the State Bank of India, OP Bhatt, on Monday welcomed the proposed BankingLaw Amendment Bill which will enhance the voting power of the shareholders in accordance with the equity held by them. Bhatt was in Lucknow today to participate ...

What They Said: Supreme Court on Euthanasia
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The Hindustan Times on Wednesday also welcomed the judgment but said by “all counts, the raging debate on euthanasia will not die down even if the Indian Parliament is to pass a law on it tomorrow.” “The order will now prise open the debate a little ...

Judgments - Writing & Understanding? - Students Articles ...
Only in few cases, there will be elaborate land-mark judgment on a particular subject or the point. The Supreme Court of India has delivered a land-mark ...
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SC issues notice to Chhattisgarh over Binayak Sen's bail application
Law et al. News
Jethmalani argued that the trial court judgment is vague, findings are not clear and there is lack of evidence. The High Court however on February 10 this year refused to grant bail to Sen. The order held, “Considering nature and gravity of offence, ...

SC to decide over hike in Micro Wave Spectrum charges on Telcos
Law et al. News
The dispute between Department of Telecom (DoT) and the private GSM service providers over hike in charges for Micro Wave spectrum will now be decided by the Supreme Court of India. The dispute pertains to a government order for charges for Micro Wave ...

Govt. has no time to act against corruption till May 13: PM
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Mr Shanti Bhushan, senior lawyer and former Law Minister, told the Prime Minister that he had personally gone through the Jan Lokpal Bill and was convinced that if it were passed, it would have a huge impact on corruption within next five years. ...
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Courts must use stringent laws against domestic violence
GulfNews
"When the courts are looking at other sections like the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 and Indian Divorce Act 1869 while adjudicating family disputes as per the Indian law in the UAE, they should also look at connected legislations like the Protection of ...

Pune student agitates against law college
Daily News & Analysis
By Manasi Saraf-Joshi | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA Suspended second-year student of the Indian Law Society's Law College, Siddharth Sharma, is on a hunger strike outside the social welfare department for the last two days alleging that city colleges are ...

Orissa moves SC against govt order to shut Vedanta project
Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Centre's decision to disallow bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri Hills for Vedanta's Rs 5000-crore alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district. ...

Single MBBS entrance test from next yr?
Times of India
While the Supreme Court's judgment on Monday allowing the Medical Council of India (MCI) to conduct a single entrance test for MBBS will surely serve as a stress-buster, aspirants may have to wait for at least a year before the plan can be implemented. ...

Maharashtra NBFC law: SC rules against Bombay HC
Business Standard
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Bombay High Court judgment quashing the Maharashtra law for protecting depositors in the non-banking financial companies was wrong, and the Madras HighCourt's view was the correct one. ...