Delhi HC Unites Child With Adoptive Parents In Germany [Read Judgment]

Bringing an end to the uncertainty surrounding a minor, who awaited a no-objection certificate from the Central Adoption Resource Authority to be able to unite with his adoptive parents in Germany, the Delhi High Court has directed that the same be issued to the adoptive parents in two weeks after which the minor be issued passport to travel to his new home.“Present petition is disposed of...

Judge's Consent Not Necessary For Transfer: Law Ministry

In a response to a representation by Mr. Sapreet Singh Ajmani, National President of the Youth Bar Association of India (YBAI), the Law Ministry has made it clear that it is not necessary to obtain consent from a Judge before transferring him.The response, issued under the letterhead of the Ministry of Law & Justice, states, "The initiation of the proposal for the transfer of a Judge...

Retd Railway Employee, Whose Strenuous Job Cost Him His Eyesight, Gets Comfort From Allahabad HC [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court has come to the aid of a railway employee, who suffered decline in his eyesight due to strenuous round-the-clock job only to be decategorized medically and moved to another post at a much lower pay scale and then being dragged into unnecessary litigation by the Railways.A bench of Justice Bharati Sapru and Justice Siddharth has directed the Railways to not only...

7 Years After Filing Charge Sheet, CBI Closes Prosecution Evidence Against OP Chautala In DA Case [Read Order]

In what could be termed another example of prolonged trial, seven years after filing charge sheet against former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala, the Central Bureau of Investigation has closed prosecution evidence in a case of disproportionate assets.Special Public Prosecutor for CBI Ajay Gupta informed special CBI judge Manoj Jain that the probe agency wants to close prosecution...

Will Pay Rs 100 Cr To Restore Ulhas, Walduni Rivers: Maharashtra Govt Tells SC 2 Years After NGT Order [Read Orders]

Two years after the National Green Tribunal imposed a penalty of Rs 95 crores on Kalyan Dombivili Municipal Corporation, Ambarnath Municipal Council, Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation, Kulgain Badlapur Municipal Council, MIDC, and common effluent treatment plants of Dombivili for polluting the Ulhas river and the Walduni river, the Maharashtra government has assured the Supreme Court that...

NLIU Director Takes Voluntary Leave; Fact Finding Committee To Probe Students' Allegations

In what is being celebrated as a triumph by the students of National Law Institute University, Bhopal, the Director Prof. (Dr.) S.S. Singh has taken voluntary leave from the college, bowing down to the mounting pressure in view of continued protests being staged by students.A fact finding committee has also been constituted to look into the allegations against Prof. Singh. All the students would be given an opportunity to raise their grievances before this committee, which will submit its report...

I-T Assessment Orders Against P.Chidambaram And Family Quashed By Madras High Court [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has quashed the Income Tax Assessment Orders passed against P. Chidambaram, Senior Advocate & Former Union Finance Minister,  his wife Nalini Chidambaram, Senior Advocate, and his son Karthi Chidambaram.  The High Court quashed the order terming it as illegal, arbitrary, and issued without following principles of natural justice.The quashed orders relate to...

Madras HC Now Lays Down Procedure For Filing Vakalat To Weed Out Fake Advocates, Courts Can Ask Advocate To Furnish ID In Case Of Doubt

In line with its efforts to weed out fake lawyers or goondas and black and white with law degrees from letter pad colleges, the Madras High Court has now laid down procedures to be followed for filing vakalat which will be applicable for filing cases before all courts/ tribunals in Tamil Nadu.The new set of procedure would come into effect from January 2, 2018.Justice S Vaidyanathan...

Delhi HC Allows 4-Yr-Old Child Repeat LKG Class On Parents’ Request [Read Order]

In a case of its kind, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed that a 4-year-old girl studying in LKG be allowed to repeat the class and not promoted to the next higher class as her parents said she is a slow learner with delayed cognitive development and requires more time to cope up with other children of her age and promoting her to next level would be of no good.Justice Indermeet...

Lawrence Liang Gets Infosys Prize-2017 for Social Sciences

Lawrence Liang, Professor, School of Law, Governance and Citizenship, Ambedkar University, Delhi, has been awarded the Infosys Prize 2017 for Social Sciences.Lawrence Liang studied at the National Law School of India University and the Warwick University, and has been a Visiting Scholar at Yale, Michigan and several other universities. He is the co-founder of the Alternative Law Forum,...

ITAT Upholds CIT(A) Order Confirming Addl Rs. 4.99 Lakh As Unexplained Cash In Muthoot Group MD’s Bank Accounts [Read Order]

In George Alexander vs The Assistant Commissioner of Income-Tax, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has dismissed an appeal filed by the assessee, managing director of the Muthoot Group, against the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) (CIT(A)). The issue raised in the appeal was whether the CIT(A) was justified in confirming the addition of Rs. 4,99,287 as unexplained...

Delhi HC Permits Arbitral Tribunal To Decide On Issue Of Alter Ego [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, permitted the Arbitral Tribunal to decide an issue which involved lifting of the corporate veil, noting that the facts of the case did not point towards fraud.The Court was hearing a suit filed by GMR Energy Limited against Dossan Power Systems India Pvt. Ltd. seeking permanent injunction restraining Doosan India from proceeding with arbitration...