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How to become a social Lawyer

06/05/2011 23:39
How to become a social lawyer What drives successful lawyers and graduates to forge a career path in civil society despite myriad challenges and the financial hit? And why are there not more of them? We ask them to find out. Srinivasan Gowrishankar is a graduate of NLSIU Bangalore. At a time...

US Supreme Court rules on Class Arbitration

04/05/2011 18:42
On April 27, 2011, the United States Supreme Court issued AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion addressing the enforceability of an arbitration agreement in a consumer contract that prohibited classwide arbitration. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that the agreement was enforceable, reversing...

Summary dismissal of Appeal is not permissible without assigning reasons- Supreme Court rules.

01/05/2011 12:47
2011 STPL(Web) 438 SC SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (R.V. RAVEENDRAN & A.K. PATNAIK, JJ.) U.P. AVAS EVAM VIKAS PARISHAD Appellant VERSUS SHEO NARAIN KUSHWAHA & ORS. Respondents Civil Appeal No. 3615 of 2011 (Arising out of SLP (C) No.5950 of 2006)-Decided on 25-04-2011. Civil Procedure – Order 41...

Circumstances when the Arbitral Award could be set aside- Supreme Court redefines.

29/04/2011 19:25
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO.3349 OF 2005 M/s. J.G.Engineers Pvt. Ltd. … Appellant Vs. Union of India & Anr. … Respondents J U D G M E N T R.V.RAVEENDRAN, J. This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 8.2.2005 of the Guwahati High Court...

Complaint u/s 498A IPC is maintainable even in parental place of the wife-Supreme Court rules.

23/04/2011 19:21
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (P. SATHASIVAM & DR. B.S. CHAUHAN, JJ.) SUNITA KUMARI KASHYAP Appellant(s) VERSUS STATE OF BIHAR & ANR. Respondent(s) Criminal Appeal No. 917 of 2011 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Crl.) No. 8078 of 2010) with Criminal Appeal No. 918 of 2011 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Crl.) No....

Criminal Contempt of Court- SC defines.

21/04/2011 19:49
Criminal Contempt of Court : The Law   The Supreme Court in Muthu Karuppan vs Parithi Ilamvazhuthi & Anr. has discussed the law relating to Criminal Contempt of Court under S. 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. The relevant extracts from the judgment are reproduced...

Sexual Harassment Bill

11/04/2011 19:32
The Sexual Harassment Bill, going forward KUMKUM SEN IN THE BUSINESS STANDARD It’s been more than fifteen years since the Supreme Court passed its judgment in the Vishaka Vs. State of Rajasthan (Vishaka), and...

Applicability of foreign divorce decree in India.

10/04/2011 00:00
PETITIONER: Y. NARASIMHA RAO AND ORS. Vs. RESPONDENT: Y. VENKATA LAKSHMI AND ANR. DATE OF JUDGMENT09/07/1991 BENCH: SAWANT, P.B. BENCH: SAWANT, P.B. MISRA, RANGNATH (CJ) CITATION: 1991 SCR (2) 821 1991 SCC (3) 451 JT 1991 (3) 33 1991 SCALE (2)1 ACT: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: Section 19. Dissolution...

Salient Features of Lokpal Bill

07/04/2011 17:04
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Law Commission also endoreses the change in the current system of appointment of judges.

06/04/2011 22:50
Judiciary, Executive should have equal say in appointments: Law Commission     Supreme Court of India J VENKATESAN IN THE HINDU Even as the Supreme Court indicated on Monday the need for...
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