Punjab Lawyers’ List; Previous Govt. Finalized The Names, We Retained Able Hands: AG Atul Nanda

Amidst controversy over the list of panel lawyers to represent the Punjab government in Supreme Court and high courts other than Punjab and Harayana High Court, Advocate General Atul Nanda defended inclusion of the names of some star lawyers and also kith and kin of sitting judges in the panel. After the change of guard in state, the previous list of panel lawyers  was revised recently....

Cabinet Nod For India-Bangladesh Cooperation In Judicial Sector

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday has approved signing of MoU between India and Bangladesh in the field of judicial sector cooperation.It is aimed at developing, promoting and strengthening mutual cooperation between the judiciaries of the two countries.As per the press release, the MoU provides for promoting mutual interaction among judges and officials at various levels of the judiciary...

New RTI Rules- No Change In Fee Structure Or Word Limit In RTI Queries ; Govt. Clarifies

Central Government on Wednesday clarified that the allegation that there is a move to dilute the provisions of RTI is unfounded.The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension in a press release stated that a factually incorrect and misleading news report appeared in a section of the media that a new set of RTI Rules have been formulated which creates difficulties and hurdles in...

#Aadhaar Mandatory For PAN Applications & IT Returns From 1st July, 2017

Quoting of Aadhaar for filing of return of income and for making an application for allotment of Permanent Account Number will be mandatory from from 1st July, 2017.Section 139AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 as introduced by the Finance Act, 2017 provides for mandatory quoting of Aadhaar / Enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form, for filing of return of income and for making an application...

HC Can’t Issue Writ Jurisdiction To Upgrade The College To University: MP HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declined to exercise writ jurisdiction to issue directions to upgrade the status of college to university.A PIL was filed in the Gwalior bench of MP High Court seeking direction to upgrade the status of the State Government run K R G College to the university.The college was established in year 1973 has more than 10000 students runs various courses including...

Supreme Court Advocate On Record Examination - 2017 Notified [Read Notification]

The Supreme Court of India invites application from eligible advocates examination for Advocate-on-record to be held on 6th 7th 8th 9th of June 2017.EligibilityAdvocates with minimum 1 year continuous training on or before 30th April 2017 are eligible for taking the exam. However, applications will only be accepted on production of requisite certificate of training from an advocate as...

Res Judicata Bars Further Action On Issues Decided By Consumer Forums: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court, in M/s Kesoram Industries Limited vs Allahabad Bank, has decided that state/ national consumer redressal forums have the trappings of courts and are adjudicatory bodies, and issues in a suit decided by them attract the principles of res judicata. In this instant matter, the plaintiff is a company that carries on business in retail sale of fabrics and other items....

Channel Discussions Are Crossing All Limits: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

“This sort of channel discussions will have to be treated as interference in the process of administration of justice,” Justice Ubaid has said.The Kerala High Court on Tuesday observed that television channel discussions regarding the court’s oral observations have to be treated as interference in the process of administration of justice.Justice P Ubaid was considering a petition...

Harassment of Money Lender Couple Abetted Debtor’s Suicide; Bombay HC Refused To Discharge Couple [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has refused to discharge a money lender couple from a case arising out of an FIR filed against them by one Sunita Bomble, wife of a deceased debtor who committed suicide by hanging himself.Justice AM Badar was hearing a criminal revision application filed Gurunath and Sangita Gawli, who had been booked for offences punishable under sections 306, 323, 504, 506, 427 read...

What’s In A Name? Allahabad HC Dispels Objection To Term ‘Anti-Romeo Squad’ [Read Judgment]

At times, a fascinating and inspiring name is used like an advertisement so that the caption of the words dwells on every tongue, the bench said.The Allahabad High Court has again dismissed a public interest litigation that raised objection to the name ‘Anti-Romeo Squad’, observing that it cannot indulge in argumentative interpretation of a name the government has chosen so as to hold as...

Chhattisgarh HC Asks Govt To Consider Ex Gratia For Kin Of Animal Attack Victims [Read Judgment]

The Chhattisgarh High Court has asked the state to consider why it cannot extend a hand of support to the kith and kin of a person who dies due to attacks by animals.A bench headed by Chief Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan was considering a PIL on a matter related to an incident in which an eight-year-old girl had succumbed to rabies due to dog bite.The court observed that right to...

Civil Court Can Entertain Suit For Compensation For Land Encroached Upon By State: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

No person shall be deprived of the lands belonging to him except in accordance with law and compensation for the loss if any can be had by resort to the civil court, the bench said.The Kerala High Court, in KSHB vs R Omana, has held that there is no bar for the civil court to entertain a suit for compensation by the claimants for lands lost in excess of that acquired under the provisions of...