Bombay High Court rules on Vodafone’s petition

Ravishankar Raghavan And Vanessa Abhishek

 

Oct 05, 2010 | Ravishankar Raghavan and Vanessa Abhishek of Majmudar & Co. summarise the recent decision on Vodafone, by the Bombay High Court on the issue pertaining to whether the tax authorities had the jurisdiction under the Indian Income Tax Act, to tax the gains arising from the transfer of shares of a foreign holding company.  comments (1)

 

 

Conversation with Shardul Shroff, Managing Partner, Amarchand Mangaldas (New Delhi)

Bar & Bench News Network

 

Sep 20, 2010 | Shardul Shroff, Managing Partner, Amarchand Mangaldas, comes from a family of lawyers and the 93 year old firm is the most sought after firm today. He talks about his transition from Mumbai to Delhi and completion of 30 years of Amarchand, in the Delhi region along with his interests in astrology and art.  comments (24)

 

 

• Singhvi in a soup: Lawyers to tow political party lines or do they have an independent practice?
• Q2 Report of the Supreme Court: Pending cases increase by 1 percent and Judges vacancies increase by 7 percent
• Luthra beefs up Anti- Piracy & Anti Counterfeiting practice with 6 new recruits: 5 lawyers join from Anand and Anand
• Ayodhya: Live Update - HC website updated - 3 way division says Allahabad HC
• Ayodhya: Allahabad High Court's verdict expected any time; Summary of the case so far

 

 

Vijay Goel of Singhania & Co. awarded Professional of the Year at 10th Asian Achievers’ Awards

 

Oct 08, 2010 | Showing that Indian lawyers are an integral part of the corporate market not just in India but overseas too, Vijay Goel, Senior Partner at the London office of Singhania & Co., has been named the Professional of the Year at the 10th Asian Achievers' Award.  comments (0)

 

Re-upped: Centre to formulate uniform sentencing policy by courts;Justice SU Khan says order to unlock Ayodhya site was given in 'undue haste'

 

Oct 08, 2010 | In the wake of negative reactions being expressed by various members of the public regarding different sentences being handed down for similar cases, the Centre is proposing to formulate a national uniform sentencing policy.  comments (0)

 

ET honours Zia Mody with Bussinesswoman of the Year award

 

Oct 07, 2010 | Founding Partner of AZB & Partners, Zia Mody has been announced as the recipient of the Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence as the Bussinesswoman of the Year. The awards are given out every year and are seen as the foremost authority in recognizing excellence in the Indian corporate market.   comments (3)

 

Judicial Accountability Bill gets cabinet nod: Charges against judges to be taken more seriously?

 

Oct 06, 2010 | With the instances of judicial corruption increasing in recent times, the Union Cabinet has given its nod to the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010.  comments (0)

 

SC gives life imprisonment instead of death to Priyadarshini Mattoo’s killer Santosh Kumar Singh

 

Oct 06, 2010 | A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justices harjit Singh Bedi and Chandramauli Prasad has upheld the conviction of (Advocate) Santosh Kumar Singh who raped and then murdered a 3rd year law student, Priyadarshini Mattoo in 1996. The Court also reduced the death sentence of Santosh kumar to life imprisonment.  comments (0)

 

Singhvi in a soup: Lawyers to tow political party lines or do they have an independent practice?

 

Oct 05, 2010 | Abhishek Manu Singhvi, National Spokesperson of the Congress Party and Senior Advocate has found himself in a soup and is presently juggling dual roles.  comments (8)

 

Q2 Report of the Supreme Court: Pending cases increase by 1 percent and Judges vacancies increase by 7 percent

 

Oct 04, 2010 | The recently released Supreme Court statistics on pending cases and vacancies for Judges at various levels does not indicate any better picture.  comments (0)

 

 

The Official Interpol Unit for India and the Apex Court – Part II

Kartikeya Tanna

 

Oct 04, 2010 | Kartikeya analyses the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Supreme Court of India and the interface between the two through a detailed study of the structure and functioning of the CBI along with its dealing with the Supreme Court.  comments (1)