Month: January 2018

Govt confronts missing judges: nearly 6,000 posts for judicial officers and over 400 high court positions are empty

Source:- hindustantimes.com According to statistics provided by the law ministry, the Narendra Modi government has substantially increased the number of posts for judges in the high courts and judicial officers in the districts while failing to fill pre-existing vacancies. The number of unfulfilled judicial posts has skyrocketed. Nearly 40% of judges are missing from the

Venugopal, 86, may replace Rohatgi as attorney general

Source:- timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The government appears to have zeroed in on constitutional expert K K Venugopal as Mukul Rohatgi’s successor for the attorney general’s post. The 86-year-old looks set to return as a law officer after a gap of 40 years. Official sources confirmed that Venugopal has emerged as the front-runner for the AG’s

Chief Justice of India’s promise to make filing appeals in Supreme Court ‘paperless’, will remain a promise

Source:- economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India J S Khehar’s promise a month and a half ago to make filing of appeals in the Supreme Court ā€œpaperlessā€œ from July 3, when the court reopens after the summer break, will remain a promise. On May 10, the CJI, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra

Lawyers refusing legal aid to youth for cheering Pakistan belittles profession, violates code of ethics

Source:- firstpost.com Last week, we learnt that two bar associations have passed resolutions calling upon their members to refuse to appear for people who have been charged with criminal offences as a result of cheering or posting congratulatory messages after the Pakistani cricket team defeated India in the ICC Champions Trophy Final. While the Burhanpur

Rape survivor says was forced into 12 abortions

Source:- dnaindia.com Opposing the bail application filed by an accused in a rape case, the victim told the Sessions Court that she had undergone as many as 12 abortions after the accused had forced himself on her. Taking cognisance of the alleged crime, which began ten years ago and went on till April 2017, the

Supreme Court refuses to pass interim order against Centre’s Aadhaar notification

Source:- indiatoday.intoday.in The Supreme Court today refused to pass any interim order against the Centres notification making Aadhaar mandatory for availing benefits of various social welfare schemes. A vacation bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha said that no interim order can be passed at this stage on the “mere apprehension” of petitioners