Jun 25, 2011
Jun 24, 2011
Press Information Bureau English Releases
Press Information Bureau English Releases: "Focus on Human Resource Development such as filling up of vacancy positions in all courts of judges and court staff, strengthening State Judicial Academies, Training of Public Prosecutors and ICT enablement of public prosecutors offices, strengthening National Judicial Academy and Training of mediators."
Jun 23, 2011
Jun 21, 2011
Quote of the Day: I would do anything for love Senate confirmation, but I won’t do that. « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News and Colorful Commentary on Law Firms and the Legal Profession
Quote of the Day: I would do anything for love Senate confirmation, but I won’t do that. « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News and Colorful Commentary on Law Firms and the Legal Profession: "I’ve lived the life I’ve wanted to live. I’ve said the things I’ve wanted to say. If you really want me to say I’m sorry, I’ll say, ‘I’m sorry that my life’s work has been misunderstood.’"
Jun 20, 2011
Jun 19, 2011
Senior Advocate Shanti Bhushan claims his heart is a “Plant” - Delhi HC rejects the claim!
Senior Advocate Shanti Bhushan claims his heart is a “Plant” - Delhi HC rejects the claim!: "Mr. Bhushan claimed waiver under Section 31 of the Income Tax Act (IT Act) which, inter-alia permits deduction of expenditure incurred on current repairs of plant. His stand was that a human heart is in the nature of a ‘plant’ and therefore the expenditure incurred by him on the coronary surgery was akin to expenses incurred on current repairs of a plant."
Jun 17, 2011
JURIST - Paper Chase: Supreme Court rules evidence not excluded when law changes between search and trial
JURIST - Paper Chase: Supreme Court rules evidence not excluded when law changes between search and trial: "The US Supreme Court [official website] on Thursday ruled [opinion, PDF] 7-2 in Davis v. United States [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] that when the law for what constitutes a legal search changes between a search and an accompanying trial, the evidence is not excluded. Justice Samuel Alito's opinion states that because suppression of the evidence would do nothing to deter other officers from committing the same error, there's no reason to enforce the exclusionary rule."
Circular on netas’ calls to cops irks Bombay high court - Mumbai - DNA
Circular on netas’ calls to cops irks Bombay high court - Mumbai - DNA: "state government directing all police stations not to record in the station diary details of calls and conversations made by politicians to investigating officers"
Jun 15, 2011
Quote of the Day: But What’s the Alternative? « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News and Colorful Commentary on Law Firms and the Legal Profession
Quote of the Day: But What’s the Alternative? « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News and Colorful Commentary on Law Firms and the Legal ProfessionI think that it’s probably wrong, in almost all situations, to use a dictionary in the courtroom. Dictionary definitions are written with a lot of things in mind, but rigorously circumscribing the exact meanings and connotations of terms is not usually one of them.
Jun 13, 2011
Jun 1, 2011
JURIST - Paper Chase: China to issue harsher penalties, including death, for food safety violations
JURIST - Paper Chase: China to issue harsher penalties, including death, for food safety violations: "China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) [official website, in Chinese] issued a directive [press release, in Chinese] Friday instituting new harsher penalties under the criminal law for violations of food safety crimes. The penalties raise the prison sentences and eliminate the caps on fines and raises penalties for public officials found to have protected violators or taken bribes from them. The penalties for violators may even include the death penalty if the violation results in the someone's death"
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