The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to relax its December 2015 order prohibiting the sale and registration in Delhi of diesel vehicles with engine capacity of 2000cc or above, saying that for now the ban will continue. “This order (banning the registration of diesel vehicles with engine capacity o...

Fresh petitions were filed on Tuesday in the Delhi High Court challenging the Aam Aadmi Party government’s decision to only allow even and odd numbered vehicles to ply in Delhi on alternative dates from 1 January for 15 days. A division bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath would h...

Former Chief Justice if India (CJI) SH Kapadia passed away last night in Mumbai aged 68.

Chief Justice of India (CJI) TS Thakur and Supreme Court Justice AK Sikri are carpooling, reported The Indian Express : The two also finalised their travel itinerary for the next 15 days when the odd-even scheme would be in effect in the capital. The two decided to lead by example and carpool, despi...

Justice RM Lodha Committee appointed by the Supreme Court of India to look into the functionality of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) submitted it’s report today recommending legalisation of betting, among other reforms according to The Hindu . The committee recommended multiple reforms ...

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has sought expressions of interest [ http://www.cci.gov.in/sites/default/files/tender/EOI%2030%2012%2015.pdf(EOI)\ ] from parties for publication of compendium of their orders for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016. The commission has laid down the condition that...

Justice Vikramjit Sen of Supreme Court of India retired on 30 December and Indian Express reported an interview with him where he discussed various contemporary issues. He is known in the legal circle for his exceptional judgments including upholding rights of an unwed mother and reaffirming the rig...

The government wants advocates debarred from practice, for committing “moral turpitude” offences, according to its prayer to the Supreme Court, reported DNA . The Government of India asked the Supreme Court to rule that offence of the nature of moral turpitude by a lawyer will result in debarring of...

China ‘s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has launched an online service platform for lawyers on judicial justice, rule of law and rights, the media reported on Saturday. Through the platform, lawyers will be able to file cases, submit material, follow the progress of cases or contact judges, China Radi...

Senior counsel and Rajya Sabha parliamentarian Ram Jethmalani in an interview in Scroll talks about why he’s representing Arvind Kejriwal pro bono against Arun Jaitley’s defamation actions (“Kejriwal got in touch with me and I promptly said to him, ‘Yes, I will surely represent you.’”): Is it unusua...

The Caravan investigates Indian broadcast censorship via the government’s low-key Electronic Media Monitoring Centre (EMMC), which presides over the suitability of jokes in The Simpsons for kids, criticism of Narendra Modi and other politicians, and the chilling effect on explicit language on channe...

The Bombay high court has issued a criminal contempt notice against author Arundhati Roy on Wednesday commenting that she believed she was “above the law”, reported the Indian Express and others. The contempt notice was issued for her views on the arrest of Delhi University professor G N Saibaba and...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked Reliance Communications, which partnered with Facebook to put their ‘Free Basics’ on hold reported BBC on 23 December. Free basics is pitched as a service which would provide internet accessibility to people who cannot afford high costs of i...

Delhi Public Prosecutors will likely not give up their 24 December to 1 January vacation on the “last minute” order of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal reported The Indian Express . Prosecutors in Delhi have protested the directive in a letter to the director of prosecution. The director of pros...

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday informed the Bombay high court that it will appeal in the Supreme Court against the acquittal of Bollywood star Salman Khan in the 2002 accident case. A special leave petition (SLP) challenging the actor’s acquittal will be filed soon before the apex court, sa...

East Delhi district court Karkardooma was the scene of a shootout about an hour ago, as unidentified persons entered its courtroom 73 and fired several bullet rounds.

Delhi Public Prosecutors will likely not give up their 24 December to 1 January vacation on the “last minute” order of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal reported [ http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/winter-leave-cancelled-due-to-cms-desire-prosecutors-send-protest-letter/\ ]. Prosecuto...

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday took up for discussion the Juvenile Justice amendment bill, a day after members cutting across party lines agreed that the important legislation should be taken up immediately. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill 2014, provides for the trial of thos...

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 ...

The Delhi high court was on Tuesday informed by the TRAI that no coercive steps would be taken against telecom companies till 6 January in connection with call drop compensation norms. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) told the division bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jaya...