INDIAN LAW YB

Abhaya Rape Case refers to the rape of a 23 year old IT techie of Madapur, Hyderabad, in a volvo cab, by two men posing as taxi drivers. They drove the victim to an isolated mango grove in kollUr (medak District), where she was raped and threatened with dire consequences. Later, they dropped the bleeding victim at her hostel in Gowlidoddi. This took place on 22nd October 2013. It is heartening to note that Cyberabad Police acted very swiftly and arrested the two accused in a very short time and produced him before Miyapur Court. The Cyberabad police could get two days custody of the rapists. LAWYERS' DECISION NOT TO TAKE UP DEFENCE Deccan Chronicle reported that Rangareddy District Bar Association has resolved to request its advocates not to accept the case for defence. Analysis The resentment of the society and the lawyers to the ghastly series of rapes taking place in Hyderabad, is undestandable. Yet, it it not reasonable NOT to take up the case of the accused for defence...

Indian Express.Com, in its dated 11.11.11, published a news item. Link for reading this News Item: Higher judiciary guilty of 7 sins: ex-SC judge pulls no punches . SEVEN SINS TAKING PLACE IN INDIAN JUDICIARY 1. temporise, stone-wall and prevaricate. 2. Keeping the process of Appointments of High Court and Supreme Court Judges as extreme Secrets. 3. Taking Independence of Judiciary to mean "capable of thinking for oneself," 4. plagiarism and prolixity. --Prolific and often unnecessary use of passages from textbooks and decision of other judges - without acknowledgment of in the first case and with acknowledgment in the latter. Many judgments are, in fact, mere compendia or digests of decisions of decisions on a particular issue with very little original reasoning in support of the conclusion, 5. Judicial arrogance as to one's intellectual ability and status. 6. Intellectual Arrogance, and Intellectual Dishonesty. 7. Nepotism. "What is required of a judge is a...

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1. Indian Constitution Objective Type Question: Art. 226 provides for writ jurisdiction of Supreme Court High Court Trial Court a and b 2.What type of writ petition a person can file, if a relative is missing and there is a suspicion that he is under secret custody of police: Habeas corpus Mandamus Quo Warranto Certiorari 3.Who has the temporary authority to suspend the Fundamental Rights: Parliament President Supreme Court Prime Minister 4.What is the importance of Article 18(4): Right to freedom Right to life Padma Awards are not titles Right to Education 5.Article 300A recognises the Right to Education Life Property Religious freedom 6.Right to Life is inspired by the Constitution of France Japan Britain United States 7.Article 32 helps a citizen whose Fundamental Rights were threatened, to file a writ petition before: District Court High Court Supreme Court b and c 8.Which provisions cannot be enforced through Courts?: Directive Principles Fu...

WHY BLAME A JUNIOR ADVOCATE? NEWS HEADLINE : "SC PULLS UP MAHINDRA SATYAM FOR 'ARROGANCE' " The SC here refers to the Supreme Court of India. Pulling up refers to the Supreme Court censuring the Company "Mahindra Satyam". Brief Details : A dispute between the Company 'Mahindra Satyam' and the Income Tax Authorities regarding the earlier order of the Income Tax Department demanding a tax of Rupees 6170 million (617 crore). The Income Tax Authorities seem to be re-examining their demand of Rs. 6170 million and probably trying to reduce it. A letter addressed by the Company to the Income Tax Authorities asking them to withdraw their demand, has been interprted by the Attorney General Mr. G.E. Vahanavati as highly offensive. A three-judge-bench headed by the Chief Justice of India remarked : "You cannot do this in such manner. Instruct them (Satyam) to withdraw the letter. This is not the way." The Bench seems to...

The Chief Justice of India has summoned Jus. Dinakaran of Madras High Court to meet him. It appears that Jus. Dinakaran is to explain his side about the allegations (in circulation) against him, of accumulating "huge assets". BLOGGER'S VIEWS The CJI has done a good thing by inviting the Justice facing allegations. However, what is not clear is how wealthy lawyers get appointed as judges in High Courts. The process of High Court Judges' selection itself calls for a thorough scruitiny, though there could be, per se, no bar on wealthy persons becoming judges. Sometimes, particularly, in Andhra Pradesh, how is it that most of the candidates recommended for the post of High Court Judges belong to one politically dominant caste?

The District Collectors in India tend to perform multiple roles. The roles can be conflicting with one another. This is like chasing with the hounds and running with the hares. E.g.: On day 1, the District Collector accompanies promoters of an Aluminium smelter to the hills promising them to grant mining rights, land, industrial water and power, etc. On day 2, he chairs a hearing from the affected villagers and N.G.O's on environmental clearances and land acquisition.