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How to be a constitutionalist: Four lessons from Fali S. Nariman's cases
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How to be a constitutionalist: Four lessons from Fali S. Nariman's cases

Hindustan Times  

Fali S. Nariman, who died on February 21 at the age of 95 once said, a lawyer doesn’t retire, he drops dead. Nariman was a part of landmark cases which shaped constitutional law including Golaknath, which preserved fundamental rights from infringement, Keshavananda Bharti, which laid down the basic structure doctrine, Minerva Mills, which clarified important aspects of the basic structure …

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Cracks on beam of Shree Jagannath Temple’s Nata Mandap must be repaired on priority, Orissa High Court’s Amicus Curiae tells Archaeological Survey of India
1 year, 4 months ago

Cracks on beam of Shree Jagannath Temple’s Nata Mandap must be repaired on priority, Orissa High Court’s Amicus Curiae tells Archaeological Survey of India

The Hindu  

An Amicus Curiae appointed by the Orissa High Court has found evidence of wear and tear in the structures of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, an Archaeological Survey of India–protected monument. Mohanty, the Amicus Curiae, expressed concern over cracks appearing on a beam in the Nata Mandap of the Shree Jagannath Temple complex. According to the Amicus Curiae’s report, …

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Will Take a Call On Compensating Amicus Curiae In Forest Matter, Says Supreme Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Will Take a Call On Compensating Amicus Curiae In Forest Matter, Says Supreme Court

Live Law  

Supreme Court judge BR Gavai on Wednesday revealed that the top court would soon ‘take a call’ on compensating K Parameshwar, advocate and amicus curiae in the omnibus forest protection matter in terms of the payment received by empanelled counsel of the Union of India. In jest, Justice Gavai added, “You would not like CAMPA fund to be used to …

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ED Chief Tenure Hearing Today: Why Amicus Curiae Has Called Extension Illegal
1 year, 9 months ago

ED Chief Tenure Hearing Today: Why Amicus Curiae Has Called Extension Illegal

The Quint  

Speaking to the court in February, Vishwanathan, who is the amicus curiae in the case, had said “My submission is that keeping in line with the long line of judgments from Vineet Narayan and the Common Cause cases. the extensions are illegal and contrary to the line of judgments.” Vineet Narain Case: The top court, in its landmark 1997 verdict …

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ED Director's Term Extension & 2021 CVC Amendment Act Illegal: Amicus KV Viswanathan To Supreme Court
1 year, 10 months ago

ED Director's Term Extension & 2021 CVC Amendment Act Illegal: Amicus KV Viswanathan To Supreme Court

Live Law  

In a significant development in the petitions challenging the third extension given to ED Director SK Mishra, the amicus curiae in the matter, Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan, told the Supreme Court that the extensions are illegal. Not only the extensions, but also the 2021 amendment to the Central Vigilance Commission Act 2003 -which enables Centre to extend the tenure of …

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Supreme Court Appoints Senior Adv Maninder Singh As Amicus Curiae In BCCI Case
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Appoints Senior Adv Maninder Singh As Amicus Curiae In BCCI Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed Senior Advocate and former Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh as amicus curiae in the case relating to the administration of Board of Control of Cricket in India.The bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli appointed Senior Advocate Maninder Singh as the earlier amicus in the matter, Senior …

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Ministry's Website To Track Missing Children Not Working, Amicus Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Ministry's Website To Track Missing Children Not Working, Amicus Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The official website developed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Union of India, to help the tracking of missing children is not accessing, the Supreme Court was told on Monday.Senior Advocate KV Vishwanathan, appointed as amicus curiae in a matter relating to a missing child, informed the Court that the link of the site "www.trackingmissingchild.gov.in" is not working. …

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Supreme Court Gives Last Chance To Vijay Mallya To Appear In Sentence Hearing In Contempt Case
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Gives Last Chance To Vijay Mallya To Appear In Sentence Hearing In Contempt Case

Live Law  

While giving last opportunity to fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to appear, the Supreme Court of India on Thursday expressed a clear intention to go ahead with the sentence hearing in the contempt case against him, and posted the matter for hearing on February 24th, 2022.Vijay Mallya was found guilty of contempt in 2017 for disobeying court's orders in not disclosing …

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Section 498A Not A Remedy Against Marital Rape: Amicus Curiae Rebecca John To Delhi High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Section 498A Not A Remedy Against Marital Rape: Amicus Curiae Rebecca John To Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday continued hearing a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.Senior Advocate Rebecca John appearing as amicus curiae in the matter told a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C …

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Marital rape: Sex worker has right to say no, why not married woman, asks Delhi HC
2 years, 11 months ago

Marital rape: Sex worker has right to say no, why not married woman, asks Delhi HC

Firstpost  

Senior advocate Raj Shekhar Rao, who is appointed as an amicus curiae to assist the court, argued that husband and wife are “two equals before the law” and there is no reason “why husband’s desire to have sex trump the wife’s desire not to” New Delhi: The Centre Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it was considering a “constructive …

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Unsavoury allegations, Salve withdraws as amicus from Covid hearing
3 years, 8 months ago

Unsavoury allegations, Salve withdraws as amicus from Covid hearing

India TV News  

Senior advocate Harish Salve on Friday sought Supreme Court's permission to withdraw as amicus curiae from the suo motu case to distribution of essential supplies and services, including oxygen and drugs, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Salve submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde said it is a "very sensitive" matter and he did not want the case …

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