Newsletter : Week 4 : Turbulent Times

The last fortnight has seen drama and scandal unfold in the legal world. While the media was called up to do some soul searching in the wake of the Radia-Gate controversy, the judges of the Allahabad High Court picked up a fight with their counterparts sitting in the Apex Court.

The Delhi High Court saw the appointment of 2 new Judges, who were elevated from the Delhi Higher Judicial Services. Justice(s) G.P. Mittal and M.L. Mehta have had distinguished careers as judges in the District Courts in Delhi and have been rewarded by the promotion as Additional Judges of the Delhi High Court. At the same time, Justice V.B. Gupta of the Delhi High Court retired from judicial services upon attaining the age of retirement. The Legal Blog wishes all of them the best.

The last month has been a turbulent time as far as legal education is concerned. With the postponement of the Bar Council exam, the future of fresh graduates was put in doubt. Accusations against the Chairman of the Bar Council of India, Gopal Subramanium surfaced and there was speculation that he might be asked to step down from his post. This and more made the news this fortnight;

Legal News

Allahabad High Court vs. Supreme Court

M.L. Mehta to be Sworn in as Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court

Parliament passes Railway Appropriation Bills

Supreme Court Issues Notice in Tata's Right to Privacy Plea

Right to Privacy : Tata moves Supreme Court

Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium to Quit Bar Council Post?

Right to Information on Judges Appointment : Referred to Constitutional Bench

Maintain Judicial Discipline : Supreme Court to High Courts

Supreme Court : Illicit relationship of married man is cruelty to his wife

Katju Slams Allahabad HC Judges for Nepotism & Corruption

Justice V.B. Gupta Retires

Supreme Court on 2G Scam : 'Why has A. Raja not been questioned'

Judges Appointed : Rajasthan gets new Chief Justice

No Change in Judicial Appointment System : Moily to Rajya Sabha

No Benches of Supreme Court : Moily

Add Section 302 IPC in case of Dowry Death : Supreme Court

Articles

Declaration & Cancellation of Document : The LawCompliance of Order 39 Rule 3 : Mandatory or Directory

Competition Laws : Powers and Functions of the Competition Commission of India : The Law

Precedentiary Value of Judgments : The Law

Jurisdiction of Courts in Passing Off Actions : The LawCBFC Certification Mandatory : Delhi High Court

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Week 3 : 'Action Packed'

We have seen tremendous amounts of action this week in the legal fraternity. Be it the 'drama' in court by Sr. Advocate Shanti Bhushan to the guilty verdict against Justice Soumitra Sen. The last week (rather fortnight) saw the release of SPS Rathore from jail after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the Ruchika Girhotra case.

In other news, the week was dominated by the 2G scam and the antics of A.Raja and the DMK. Raja finally resigned, very reluctantly though, and Kapil Sibal has taken his place as the new Telecom Minister.

The Top News of the Week is as under;

Naik Paranjpe secures relief for Big Boss

Delhi HC issues notices to Centre and Delhi Government to prosecute Arundhati Roy

2G Spectrum Scam : SC directs Union Government to file affidavit

Government may introduce Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010

Supreme Court asks Vodafone to deposit Rs.2,500 crore

Set up Armed Forces Grievances Redressal Commission : Supreme Court

Government introduces another version of Enemy Property Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha

Delhi HC seeks reponse from the Centre on appointment of CMDs of BSNL and MTNL

Delhi High Court directs government to consult with DLSA to consider release of inmates unable to pay surety amount despite bail being granted 

SPS Rathore gets Bail from Supreme Court

Won't Say Sorry : Shanti Bhushan to Supreme Court

Ramalinga Raju & 5 others Surrender before Trial Court

Justice Soumitra Sen Guilty : Rajya Sabha Inquiry Committee

Supreme Court upholds conviction of Monica Bedi in a fake passport case

The Top Articles of the Week

Effect of Sub-Letting : Relevant Rate of Rent under Delhi Rent Control Act: The Law

Doctrine of Non Traverse : The Concept Explained

Trustworthy Evidence : The Doctrine of Falsus in Uno, Falsus in Omnibus

Tenant by 'Holding Over' and 'Sufferance' : The Law explained

Trademarks and Domain Names : The Law

Descriptiveness & Registration of Trademark : The Law

New Feature

Guest Post

Foreign Direct Investment : A Comparison of the Consolidated Policies of 2010

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Week 2 : Back to Work

Dear Readers,

As the Diwali hype ends all of us are slowly getting back to the daily grind of work. We at Legal Blog.in, though were working through the festive week and are proud to present the 2nd newsletter. 

The Supreme Court created quite a buzz this Week with a welcome decision on Dowry deaths, declaring that such cases fall under 'rarest of rare' and thus would or rather should attract the death penalty. In other news, the Supreme Court took a serious view against wastage of food grains and took the Food Corporation of India to task.

Top News of the Week:

Bride Burning falls under 'Rarest of Rare' cases : Supreme Court 

Gujarat Government moves Supreme Court against the Gujarat HC order in the Ishrat Jahan Encounter Case 

Supreme Court takes Serious view of Huge Wastage of Food Grains

Law Ministry gives Show Cause Notice to ASG A.S. Chandiok

Cabinet clears Sexual Harassment Bill

Fix Age Limit for Heads of Sports Bodies: Delhi High Court to Centre

Conservation of Forests should be left to Government : Amicus Curiae Harish Salve

Top Articles of the Week:

Interpretation of Will : Contradictory Stipulations

Arbitration Agreement - Can be only enforced against the Parties thereto

Disparaging Advertisements : The Law

Jurisdiction and Ouster Clauses in Agreements : The Law

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The Legal Blog.in : Poll of the Week

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We started off this feature with a Poll : Who, amongst the following Sr. Advocates, is the Best lawyer practicing in the Delhi High Court.

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Week 1 The Legal Blog.in : 'The Precursor'

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We at the Legal Blog.in have spent considerable time and energy to put the site together and provide contents based articles for our readers. It gives us immense pleasure to publish our first ever newsletter.

Like most other sites, we propose to send a weekly (or maybe fortnightly) newsletter to our readers, keeping them abreast with all the legal news, action, articles and latest judgment from the Supreme Court and High Courts around the country. We soon propose to divulge into relevant International topics, news and articles.

The main aim of the site is to provide research based content to lawyers, student and the layman but we shall soon be expanding our horizons by venturing into other areas such as Legal Jobs, Premium Content and Query solving et al. 

The pre-Diwali week created numerous headlines, be it the Supreme Court in cancelling Ramalinga Raju's Bail or the Elevation / Transfer of Judges in the Delhi High Court.

Top News of the Week:

Justice Gian Parkash Mittal appointed as Delhi HC Additional Judge

Godhra Trial : Stay Vacated by Supreme Court

Raju's Bail Cancelled : Trial Expedited : Supreme Court

You can find all these news snippets here.

Top Articles of the Week:

Doctrine of Lis Pendens : Effective Date?

Exemption from Filing Original Documents in Suits

Power of Attorney Evidence : The Law

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