6 Points Of Advice For Young Lawyers From Justice Indira Banerjee

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Indira Banerjee offered some pieces of advice to law graduates who are planning to join litigation, while speaking at the convocation ceremony of National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi.Here are those :When you get a brief, be fully prepared. Read the brief carefully in detail from the backsheet till the end, and find out the answer to...

Income Tax Act - For Block Assessment, Normals Procedure Not Applicable; Interest Can Be Levied Without Sec 158BC Notice : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that revenue was justified in levying interest under Section 158BFA(1) of the Income Tax Act for late filing of the return for the block period even in absence of any notice under Section 158BC of the Act and for the period prior to 01.06.1999.A Bench comprising Justice M.R. Shah and Justice C.T. Ravikumar was considering a batch of petitions dealing with the...

Strong & Robust Judiciary Essential To Secure Rights & Constitutional Values : Justice Indira Banerjee

"The Judiciary is the guardian of the Constitution. When rights are infringed, whether constitutional, statutory, contractual, or equitable, and justice denied, the Judiciary steps in to adjudicate, and grant relief. To secure rights and uphold constitutional values and principles, it is imperative that we have a strong, robust judiciary that imbibes constitutionalism and zealously...

ESI Act Applicable To Factory Or Establishment Irrespective Of Number Of Persons Employed : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Friday, held that Section 1(6) of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act), which contemplates that an establishment would be governed by the Act even if the number of employees fall below the specified limit at any time, shall be applicable to establishments established prior to the provision coming into existence.While setting aside the judgment of...

India's Per Capita Lawyer Ratio Is Better Than Most Countries, But Legal Aid Unavailable To Many : Justice Sanjiv Khanna

While speaking at the NALSA’s First Regional Conference for the year 2023 titled ‘Northern Regional Conference on Enhancing Access to Justice’ organised by the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority at Varanasi, Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Saturday said that despite the country's per capita lawyer ratio being far better than most other countries in the world, it faces a crisis in...

CJI DY Chandrachud Unveils Two Handbooks On Civil and Criminal Law Published By Bar Council Of Maharashtra & Goa

Chief Justice of India Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud on Saturday unveiled two handbooks on civil and criminal law practice in an event organized by the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa (BCMG). The CJI also unveiled the Bar Council-AIR News and Views Channel during the felicitation ceremony attended by Supreme Court Judge Justice Bhushan R. Gavai and acting Chief Justice of Bombay HC S....

Challenge Against Assam Delimitation To Be Heard By Supreme Court In March

The delimitation exercise that the government has reinitiated in the state of Assam is being conducted in the backdrop of political disturbance, with multiple districts being notified as disturbed and the consequent extension of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 to those districts, Senior Advocate Maneka Guruswamy told the Supreme Court on Friday while assailing the process...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-146]

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33% Cases Coming To Supreme Court Are Bail Applications; This Calls For Introspection : Justice SK Kaul

While inaugurating NALSA’s First Regional Conference for the year 2023 titled ‘Northern Regional Conference on Enhancing Access to Justice’ organised by the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority at Varanasi, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Judge, Supreme Court of India & Executive Chairperson NALSA, on Saturday said that to dispose of the pending cases on bail and remission,...

Revisit High Enrolment Fee To Bar Councils, We Aim To Provide Judgements In All Languages: CJI Bats For Democratisation Of Legal Profession

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday sought democratization of the legal profession by removing feudalistic remnants like monetary barriers and access to equal opportunity for first generation lawyers. The CJI asked state Bar Councils across the country to relook fee structure for enrolment to their respective bar councils while speaking at the felicitation program...

ESI Act Should Be Given Liberal Interpretation So That Social Security Can Be Given To Employees : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the Employees' State Insurance Act should be given liberal interpretation so that social security can be given to the employees.M/s Radhika Theatre's challenge against the demand notice issued by the ESI Corporation was dismissed by the ESI Court. The Telangana High Court, allowing their writ petition, held that Subsection (6) of Section 1, which was...

Basic Structure Doctrine A North Star Which Guides Interpretation Of Constitution : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India Dr DY Chandrachud has called the ‘basic structure doctrine’ a north star “which guides and gives a certain direction to the interpreters and implementers of the Constitution when the path ahead is convoluted.” The basic structure doctrine had evolved in the celebrated 13-Judge Constitution Bench judgement of the Supreme Court almost five decades back....