15 Jan : Law graduates will have to pass a test before they can become practising lawyers, if a Government proposal on legal reforms is implemented.
According to a Law Ministry blueprint on Legal Reforms approved by the Union Cabinet, “The Advocates Act, 1961, may need to be re-visited in consultation with senior members of the Bar to consider re-introduction of mandatory apprenticeship before admission to the Bar and, possibly, the introduction of a qualifying exam for advocates.”
The Ministry said the qualifying exam for advocates should be similar to that prescribed …

23 Nov : In pursuance of provisions of section 46 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Secretary of the Department of Information Technology of each State and Union Territory have been appointed as Adjudicating Officer to hold an inquiry for civil cyber contraventions.

Further, under the provisions of section 48 of the same act, a Cyber Appellate Tribunal has also been set up to hear appeals arising out of decisions of Adjudicating Officers.
The adjudicating Officers and Cyber Appellate Tribunal have the powers of a civil court for the purposes of discharging …

CHANDIGARH, SEPTEMBER 12: Strongly advocating the need for serious introspection of the underlying causes of environmental degradation, the Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, General (Retd.) Dr. S.F. Rodrigues, PVSM VSM, made a forceful plea for a collective and action-oriented approach as a ‘mission’ for promoting ecological balance and ensuring sustainable & equitable development.  “We have to develop innovative strategies with a proactive role as protectors of the environment and contribute effectively in shaping a better and bright future for the generations to come”.
Inaugurating a two-day “Colloquium – on …

27 Aug : The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgement on the contentious issue whether candidates belonging to reserved categories selected for union civil services on merit should be appointed against reserved posts or under the general quota.
The hearing before a five-judge Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices S H Kapadia, R V Raveendran, P Sudershan Reddy and P Sathasivam, which ended after six days of marathon arguments, assumes significance as it would have bearing upon the procedure for allotment of posts adopted by UPSC …

The government has said it may consider setting up of a Supreme Court bench in South India, provided it receive a recommendation from the Chief Justice of India.Law Minister M Veerappa Moily informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday that so far no proposal has been received from the CJI on the matter.