India said it may seize Vodafone Group Plc’s assets in the country if the company doesn’t pay a disputed 142-billion-rupee ($2.1 billion) tax bill that’s still undergoing international arbitration proceedings, according to a copy of the notice that was sent to the company this month. Anil Sant, depu...
The Bar Council of India (BCI) would conduct an inquiry into yesterday’s alleged assaults on journalists and others by lawyers outside the Patiala House district court.
The Supreme Court has rendered Madras high court judge Justice CS Karnan judicially impotent, ordering that he should not be allocated any cases and even if he did pass any orders suo motu, those should be ignored
Lawyers across Uttar Pradesh are set to go on a strike on Monday demanding for further investigation into recent attacks. The strike follows the recent attacks and the murder of two lawyers - Shrawan Kumar Verma from Lucknow and Ashok Kumar Ahirvar from Hamirpur last week. Ajay Kumar Shukla, a membe...
Chief Justice Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela of the Orissa High Court on Monday was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay high court here, following the collegium’s recommendation last month. Governor CV Rao administered the oath of office to Chief Justice Waghela at Raj Bhavan. Present on the ...
Yuti Law advised DogSpot on its fundraising round from Ratan Tata, existing investors and new angels including Unilazer Ventures, K Ganesh and India Quotient. Yuti partner Sarika Raichur and associates Karishma Hans and Shivshankar Swaminathan acted for DogSpot. Unilazer general counsel Archana Raja...
Advocate Vrinda Grover has released a statement on behalf of a second alleged target of sexual harassment by former Teri boss RK Pachauri, noting that at least two women other than the original complainant had come forward to make statements against Pachauri, reported a number of papers.
India isn’t the only country currently wondering about “carnal intercourse against the order of nature”, to quote section 377 of the IPC Apparently, in the US a piece of semi-news has gone viral that Michigan has made oral and anal sex illegal. That’s not quite true - the Michigan legislature when a...
The new Juvenile Justice Act 2015 came into force last month, paving the way for juveniles aged 16 to 18 to be tried under adult laws for heinous crimes. A major challenge now will be to establish the age of juveniles, which will not be easy because no more than 56.2% of India’s births were register...
The colleague who alleged then-director general of The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri), RK Pachauri, has strongly criticised the institute’s decision to create a new job title for Pachauri - executive vice chairman - despite her case remaining pending.
f22j5ow3Karanjawala & Co partner Nandini Gore yesterday became the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association’s (SCAORA) first ever office-bearer who is the member of a law firm. Gore prepares to push for AOR quota in judicial appointments, and for senior AORs to be automatically designated senior advocates, among other privileges part of the association’s agenda.
The government is considering creating a legal framework for making complaints against judges, based on the previously lapsed bill by the UPA regime. “A mandate…To inculcate independence, impartiality and accountability among judges should be considered without delay. This could be done by reintrodu...
Advani & Co partner Kshitij Sancheti has joined Seth Dua & Associates as a corporate partner in its Mumbai office, following two new associate partners having joined the firm last year after four partners left.
Justice Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy of the Andhra Pradesh high court in Hyderabad has been appointed as chief justice of the Gujarat high court, according to the government’s PIB . Three judges have been transferred between high courts, according to the government’s PIB , while 12 additional judges of...
Women can now manage the Hindu Undivided Family’s [HUF] property and affairs if they are the eldest alive member of the HUF, ruled the Delhi high court in a landmark judgement on Monday, reported HuffPost . Justice Najmi Waziri broadened the definition of the “Karta” in the HUF, by applying the year...
165 candidates passed this year’s advocates-on-record (AoR) exam this year - a huge increase compared to the 65 candidates out of 544 who passed a year ago.
The Supreme Court appointed ex-Allahabad high court judge Sanjay Mishra as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh, reported Mint , after the court had ordered ex-judge Virendra Singh to take up the post in December but admitting that the state government had not shared with the about reservations about the inte...
“Bollywood actor Salman Khan filed a caveat petition in the Supreme Court today asking to be heard when the Maharashtra government’s appeal against his acquittal in the 2002 hit-and-run case comes up for hearing,” reported The Indian Express . A caveat would prevent the apex court from making any ex...
The Bar Council of India (BCI) would conduct an inquiry into yesterday’s alleged assaults on journalists and others by lawyers outside the Patiala House district court.
Four journalists, including one from IANS, and some JNU students were assaulted at a court here on Monday by a section of lawyers.
The Supreme Court has rendered Madras high court judge Justice CS Karnan judicially impotent, ordering that he should not be allocated any cases and even if he did pass any orders suo motu, those should be ignored
Advocate Vrinda Grover has released a statement on behalf of a second alleged target of sexual harassment by former Teri boss RK Pachauri, noting that at least two women other than the original complainant had come forward to make statements against Pachauri, reported a number of papers.
Advani & Co partner Kshitij Sancheti has joined Seth Dua & Associates as a corporate partner in its Mumbai office, following two new associate partners having joined the firm last year after four partners left.
165 candidates passed this year’s advocates-on-record (AoR) exam this year - a huge increase compared to the 65 candidates out of 544 who passed a year ago.