The Bar Council of India (BCI) has informed the Supreme Court that it was formulating guidelines on permitting final-year law students to appear for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE). The Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra on Friday observed that it would consider the matter…
Justice Surya Kant sees establishment of PCA as major milestone towards India becoming international arbitration hub India on way to becoming international arbitration hub: Justice Surya Kant Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant has predicted India to become an international hub of arbitration soon, backed by robust infrastructure such as the establishment of the Arbitration…
Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna on Saturday expressed concern over certain lawyers spreading a sense of dread, particularly on matrimonial cases, under the guise of disseminating legal literacy on social media. Speaking at the 11th Convocation of the National Law University (NLU), Delhi, the Supreme Court judge said that in recent years, under the…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg In a controversial order which stirred religious sentiments, bail given to three persons accused of assaulting a Muslim man on a train was cancelled in less than 24 hours. The decision came after pressure was built on the Thane Railway police to enhance the charges levied on the accused. It…
By Sujit Bhar Within the public uproar against the rape and murder of the lady doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the West Bengal Assembly unanimously passed a strict anti-rape Bill, called the Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill, 2024. The Bill (awaiting the signatures…
Last month, the Noida Police arrested the kingpin of the gang who cheated people by downloading a copy of an e-FIR from the dedicated portal of the Uttar Pradesh police. The police also seized the mobile used in the fraud. The person who provided an active SIM to the kingpin of the gang has also…
By Annunthra Rangan “Brunei is an important partner in India’s Act East Policy and Indo-Pacific Vision.” —Prime Minister Narendra Modi Brunei’s strategic location in Southeast Asia places it at the crossroads of greater regional and global geopolitical dynamics, particularly in relation to the contentious South China Sea and its interactions with major powers such as…
The Bombay High Court has directed that the Tree Authority of the Municipal Corporation of Nashik while considering any prayer seeking permission to fell trees shall be guided exclusively by the provisions of the Trees Act, 1975 and public interest. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar disposed of…
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has highlighted how the tradition of appointing only retired judges as arbitrators in India was slowly changing, giving way to the young lawyers, especially women lawyers, who were completely displacing gender imbalance in the world of arbitration. Speaking at the ‘Conference on International Arbitration and the Rule of Law’,…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking a direction to set aside Rule 6 of The Punjab Regulation of Wood Based Industries Rules, 2019 and specifically Rule 6(a) notified by Respondent whereby the distance of any saw mill from the forest is reduced from 10 km to…