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CJI Dipak Misra: Only better Legal education can ensure Justice for all citizens & strengthen democracy

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said that education can better the world & called upon students to acquire knowledge uprightly. “Nelson Mandela once said about education that it’s the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” CJI Misra said at the foundation stone laying ceremony of National Law University in …

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Elderly parents can take back property gifted to son on ill-treatment, says Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court ruled that elderly parents can take back a share in their property given to a son as a gift if he fails to look after them or harasses them owing to the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, …

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“We are not against the SC/ST Act but innocent should not be punished”: SC

Supreme Court: While hearing the review petition filed by the Central Government against the judgement dated 20.03.2018, the Bench of AK Goel and UU Lalit refused to stay the SC/ST Act verdict. The Government has filed the review petition after the Dalit outfits called for a nationwide Bandh on Monday i.e. 02.04.2018 against the verdict of the …

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Maintenance Tribunal Empowered To Order Eviction Of Legal Heir If Parents Are Ill-Treated: Delhi HC

In WP(C)No.347/2018 titled as AARSHYA GULATI (THROUGH: NEXT FRIEND MRS. DIVYA GULATI) AND ORS.  Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. Judgement Delivered on 30.05.2019 The Delhi High Court has held that a Maintenance Tribunal constituted under The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents & Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (Act) has the power to evict legal heirs from self-acquired or …

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#No Coats and Gowns till further orders: BCI relaxes dress code for all lawyers across the country

The Bar Council of India has passed an administrative order informing all the lawyers across the country that wearing of coats, gowns or robes is not required for the time being till further orders, in light of the threat of spread of coronavirus. Shortly after the Supreme Court issued a circular stating that the lawyers …

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@Breaking: Justices Ranjan Gogoi, RF Nariman, Navin Sinha to hear Jaising’s Senior designations challenge

The petition filed by Senior advocate Indira Jaising in the Supreme Court challenging the process of designation of Senior Advocates is listed for final hearing tomorrow. The case has been listed before a Bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Rohinton Fali Nariman and Navin Sinha as item number 301 at 2 pm. The Supreme Court had …

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“BCI Has No Power To Control Bar Associations”: SCBA Rejects BCI Resolution Staying SCBA Resolution To Remove Ashok Arora

The Bar Council of India has no jurisdiction or power to control or govern any Bar Association in the country, the SCBA has said in its letter written to the BCI. The SCBA has returned the BCI’s resolution which “stayed” SCBA’s resolution on suspension of Ashok Arora as SCBA Secretary. After the Bar Council of …

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South East Asia Marine Engineering and Constructions Ltd. Vs. Oil India Limited

1. The present appeal arises out of impugned judgment and order dated 13.12.2007 in Arbitration Appeal No. 11 of 2006 passed by the Gauhati High Court, wherein the High Court allowed the appeal preferred by the Respondent under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter  the “Arbitration Act”), and set aside the …

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