The Supreme Court made it clear that daughters have got equal rights to ancestral property, including those born before the year 2005. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said the amended law stipulated that a daughter would be a Read More …
Delhi High Court: Writ Petition Challenges Prohibition On Practice By LLM Students.
The Delhi High Court has agreed to look into a writ petition challenging the prohibition on legal practice or undertaking employment by students pursuing LLM courses in Delhi University. A Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Chander Shekhar Read More …
More Than 12 Years Later, CBI Files Appeal In Supreme Court For Bofors Pay-Off Case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on 2 February filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging a 2005 order of the Delhi High Court quashing all charges against the accused in the politically sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off Read More …
Call for Papers: Amity’s Seminar on ‘Terrorism and Human Rights: Legal Perspectives’ [March 24, MP]: Submit by Feb 15
Call for Papers: Amity’s Seminar on ‘Terrorism and Human Rights: Legal Perspectives’ [March 24, MP]: Submit by Feb 15 Greeting from Amity Law School, Amity University Madhya Pradesh! We are pleased to inform you that a ONE DAY NATIONAL SEMINAR Read More …
3rd UPES International Energy Law Judgment Writing Competition: Register by Feb 25
3rd UPES International Energy Law Judgment Writing Competition: Register by Feb 25 About In the words of Socrates, four things belong to a judge- to hear courteously, to proceed wisely, to consider soberly, and to decide impartially. Thus, many judges Read More …
JUSTIFIED 2018, 3rd National Moot Court Competition @ Delhi University [March 23-25]: Register by Feb 25
JUSTIFIED 2018, 3rd National Moot Court Competition @ Delhi University [March 23-25]: Register by Feb 25 The 3rd edition of JUSTIFIED – National Moot Court Competition hosted and organized by the Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law, Delhi University is being held Read More …
Supreme Court Adopts New Roster System, Available On Supreme Court Of India’s Website.
CJI Dipak Misra has prepared a roster and put it up on the Supreme Court of India’s website. This is the first time in the Supreme Court’s history that a roster for Supreme Court judges has been made public. The Read More …
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Make Rape A Gender-Neutral Offence.
The Bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra dismissed the Pil and reacted with different questions, all voicing an opinion that it is up to Parliament to gauge the changed social circumstances, and may be revamp the colonial penal code. Read More …
President Ram Nath Kovind Approves Bill To Hike Judges’ Salary.
President Ram Nath Kovind gave his approval to a Bill that will more than double the salaries of Supreme Court and High Court judges. In the Winter Session of Parliament, the Bill to increase salaries of judges was passed. Now Read More …
Centre Has Told The Madras High Court That ‘ICJ Has No Jurisdiction In Indian Fishermen Issue.’
The Centre has told the Madras High Court that there was no bilateral treaty between India and Sri Lanka conferring jurisdiction on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to resolve issues related to alleged human rights violations committed by the Read More …