Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has said that it's wrong to say the Supreme Court collegium has no factual data to evaluate judges being considered for appointment adding their aim is to lay down objective parameters for selection.
Several senior advocates including Harish Salve, Fali S Nariman, Kapil Sibal have expressed serious concerns over the media trial in several cases these days. Some of India's finest lawyers and legal minds were speaking during the Ram Jethmalani memorial lecture.
Kunal along with his wife Soha Ali Khan will soon start casting for the film, which will be directed by Hansal Mehta.
Eminent jurist and former Union minister Ram Jethmalani, who defended the accused in some of the most difficult and high-profile cases including the assassinations of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, passed away on Sunday at the age of 95. Jethmalani breathed his last at 7.45 am at his official residence in New Delhi. He was not keeping well for a few months, his son Mahesh Jethmalani told PTI.
Industry leaders have condoled the demise of former Union minister and eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani, calling him a person with sharp instincts, and a great Indian. Jethmalani passed away on Sunday at 7.45 am at his official residence in New Delhi. He died a few days before his 96th birthday on September 14.
As Ram Jethmalani breathed his last on Sunday morning the veteran barrister, according to those present, left this world wishing the best for his country.
Ram Jethmalani breathed his last at 7.45 am at his official residence in New Delhi. Jethmalani had been on round the clock medical help for last two weeks
He was one of the highest-paid lawyers in the Supreme Court of India. He has appeared in many high profile criminal cases, and is widely respected as the doyen of criminal law.
Jethmalani said he has not come before the court in favour or against any party but has been hurt over the unconstitutional decision taken by the Karnataka Governor.
Both Congress and BJP governments have been deliberately apathetic to recovery of black money stashed in "Germany and other countries", Jethmalani said, speaking to reporters here.
Jethmalani was addressing students and faculty of Amity Law School at Amity University's Gurugram campus after inaugurating a three-day National Moot Court Competition.
The AAP leaders in December 2015 had levelled charges of corruption against Jaitley in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).
The development comes in the backdrop of reports that Kejriwal had on Monday told the Delhi High Court that he never asked his counsel to use objectionable words against the Union minister during the hearing of the case in May.
Jaitley, in the second civil defamation suit against Kejriwal, claimed the objectionable words used by senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani caused him 'permanent harm and disrepute'
The development follows an altercation between the Finance minister and Kejriwal’s counsel Ram Jethmalani in the course of a hearing in the defamation case last week
Jethmalani said that the copy was required to study the grounds on which Jadhav has been convicted.
Arvind Kejriwal's government has sought Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's permission to pay Ram Jethmalani's fees of Rs 3,86 crore
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was grilled for the second day today by jurist Ram Jethmalani in the Delhi High Court in connection with a defamation suit the senior BJP leader has filed against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders.
Ram Jethmalani on Monday cross-examined Arun Jaitley who has filed a Rs 10 crore civil defamation suit in the Delhi HC against Kejriwal and five others.
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