Articles tagged with: Arun Jaitley
S&R partner Rajat Sethi’s memories of Arun Jaitley: A remarkable man
Over the last several days, many have remembered Mr. Arun Jaitley as a politician, as a person, as a mentor, as a friend, as a colleague, and as a devoted family man.
Ram Jethmalani’s Rs 1 cr retainer to Kejriwal causes flutters, but RamJet says he’ll do it pro bono after all if he must
Ram Jethmalani, apparently proposed to charge Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejrriwal a Rs 1 crore retainer and Rs 22 lakhs per appearance to defend him against political rival Arun Jaitley’s defamation claim.
Kejriwal gets bail in Jaitley criminal defamation case
A court today granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five others in a criminal defamation case filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. A lower court announced the bail to Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Kumar Vishwas, Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha and Deepak Bajp...
Framing rules to allow foreign lawyers to set up India shops, Arun Jaitley tells UK counterpart
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed support for enabling foreign lawyers to establish a presence in India.
Kejriwal denies Jaitley's public character is even defamable
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday told Delhi high court that the defamation suit filed by union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley against him and five other AAP leaders was a classic instance of “political vendetta” against them for speaking up against the “malaise of corruption” in the DDCA Jai...
'Kejriwal defamed me' to deflect attention: Jaitley records statement before magistrate
Accusing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of making false statements against him, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday recorded his statement in a court here in connection with a criminal defamation complaint filed by him. Jaitley has filed a complaint against Kejriwal and five other Aam Aad...
Jaitley-Kejriwal defamation row: Rs 10 crore claim in Delhi HC + criminal case in Patiala House
The Delhi high court on Tuesday issued notice to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders in a defamation suit filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Joint Registrar K Venugopal sought replies from Kejriwal, Kumar Vishwas, Raghav Chadha, Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh and Deepak Bajpai by ...
How SILF feels about liberalisation: Not happy but more or less ready for entry, wants Singapore model
On 25 August the Society of Indian Law Firms (Silf) hosted a meeting with journalists and Arun Jaitley, finance and information and broadcast minister.
Katju lovin' parliament censure, as Jaitley says NJAC-cheerleader evidence of broken collegium
Both houses of parliament have now condemned former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju for his blog post calling Mahatma Gandhi and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose , British and Japanese agents, respectively. Rajya Sabha leader Arun Jaitley used the opportunity to call out Katju as evidence of the broke...
Budget green lights commercial fast track courts based on Law Com report
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said the government proposes to set up exclusive commercial courts including in various high courts for the quick resolution of commercial disputes. Announcing the measure in his budget speech for 2015-16, he said that government would consult all the stakehold...
Jaitley: Trying to make Goods & Services Tax (GST) happen by this year
Showing clear intent in reforming India’s indirect tax regime within a time frame, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday said the government is making efforts to bring in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill in the ongoing winter session of parliament. “We will try and introduce the GST (Goods and S...
Union Budget 2014 highlights: Dissected by ELP & Link Legal
The Union Budget 2014 – the new BJP government’s first budget presented by Arun Jaitley yesterday – failed, like its predecessors, in providing a definite path and timeline for the Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime, did nothing to address the problem of retrospective amendments, or to enact the Dir...
Judges clamour for post-retirement adjudication, says Arun Jaitley
BJP suggests a two-year gap between retirement of judges and their assuming positions on various tribunals, to avoid the “ clamour” for post retirement positions among judges . Of the 21 judges who retired from the SC since 2008, 18 joined various commissions and tribunals. Former law minister Arun ...