Source:-https://scroll.in Retired Supreme Court Justice Kurian Joseph on Sunday said that the independence of judiciary was under threat due to various factors, including those from inside the institution. âA judge must have true faith and allegiance to the Constitution,â he said, while addressing a webinar. âThis means that a judgeâs allegiance should not be coloured
Source:-https://theprint.in New Delhi: The Bar Council of India, which is the apex regulator of the legal profession and education in the country, has decided to challenge a high court order that quashed its resolution to impose a three-year moratorium on opening of new law colleges. According to sources in the council, chairman Manan Kumar Mishra
Source:-https://www.ndtv.com Dehradun/Chandigarh: Farmers protesting the central government’s agrarian reforms clashed with the police in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar district on Friday, with dramatic footage showing the demonstrators running a tractor over a barricade as dozens of policemen try to hold them back.A video posted on Twitter by news agency ANI showed a large crowd of
Source:-https://indianexpress.com The Supreme Court has, in a significant recent judgment, Saurav Yadav versus State of Uttar Pradesh, once again artfully negotiated the thicket of issues arising out of reservation. There is no question that India needs a credible and effective affirmative action, though it can be debated over whether the current system is the best
Source:-https://tribune.com.pk ISLAMABAD:The federal health ministry has urged the federal finance ministry to clear the Federal Health Levy Bill so that it can be presented in the Parliament. The bill seeks to impose a tax on tobacco and sugary drinks to boost revenue and to prevent the spread of non-communicable diseases caused by the consumption of
Source:-https://www.ndtv.com New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday stayed an eviction notice, issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, directing three eminent artistes to vacate government-allotted accommodations.The artists, including two Padma Shri awardees, stated in their plea against the notice that the accommodation was granted to them for their extraordinary contribution in the
Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court , once a hive of activity, remains quiet, but since March 23, when the courts started virtual hearings, life has returned to some sort of new normal : the court rooms have been substituted by virtual courts; paper books by computer files; judges conduct hearings through video conferencing; and technology largely
Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com In a bid to bring fair trial and speedy justice to the victim of Munger police firing, a senior lawyer of Supreme Court has filed Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Patna high court seeking CBI inquiry in this case. Alakh Alok Srivasatva, a senior lawyer of Supreme Court, told IANS: “Almost two months have
Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com. Acting at the behest of the Madras High Court, the CB-CID in Chennai has registered a case in connection with the âmissing 100 kg of goldâ seized by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during a raid on an importer in 2012. On a complaint by C Ramasubramaniam, insolvency professional and liquidator, a case
Source:-https://www.thehindu.com The Delhi High Court on Thursday told the city government not to create panic among the citizens and give them more time to obtain colour-coded fuel stickers and high-security registration plates (HSRP) before it starts imposing âš5,500 fine for violations. A Bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh said even they were
