Monday, 31 March 2014

CJI P Sathasivam in Devendar Pal Singh Case citing Shatrughan Chauhan & Anr. vs. Union of India & Ors., 2014 (1) SCALE 437

"In the aforesaid verdict, this Court validated the established principle and held that unexplained/unreasonable/inordinate delay in disposal of mercy petition is one of the supervening circumstances for commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment.."

Friday, 28 March 2014

Kurian Joseoh J. in Sunil Gayakwad vs. Maharashtra

"When there are binding decisions, judicial comity expects and requires the same to be followed"

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Contingent Fees and Ethics - An Article on Legalsutra

"..solid reputation and the need for complete candour between advocate and client is the cornerstone of every advocate’s practice."

Source: http://www.legalsutra.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/13/contingent-fees-and-professional-ethics/Contingent-Fees-ethics.doc.

Delays in Indian Courts, Robert Moong (1992)

"..the justice is not served unless the case is decided on its merits. Of course this ignores the reality that in many cases , the delay are so long that memories fade and the judgments, when finally delivered, may be worthless."

Monday, 24 March 2014

Thakur Prasad vs V.S. Mehta, 1965; Vodafone Case, 2009

"...where a right or liability is created by a statute which gives a special remedy for enforcing it, the remedy provided by that statute only must be availed of."

The Vodafone Case, 2009

As per Effects Doctrine Extra-territorial operation of Section 195 of the I.T Act, it was held, that any state may impose liabilities, even upon persons not within its allegiance, for conduct outside its borders that has consequences within its borders which the State represents. Therefore, when the dominant purpose of entering into agreements between the two foreigners is to acquire the controlling interest which one foreign company held in the Indian company, by other foreign company, the transaction would certainly be subject to municipal laws of India, including the Indian Income Tax Act.

Friday, 21 March 2014

Al Pacino in "And Justice for All"

"Being honest doesn't have much to do with being a lawyer"

During the Witness Examination Scene in "Philadelphia"

"Joe Miller: What do you love about the law, Andrew?
Andrew Beckett: I... many things... uh... uh... What I love the most about the law?
Joe Miller: Yeah.
Andrew Beckett: It's that every now and again - not often, but occasionally - you get to be a part of justice being done. That really is quite a thrill when that happens."

PUCL Vs. UoI (The NOTA Case)

"If the right to vote is a statutory right, then the right to reject candidate is a fundamental right of speech and expression under Constitution"

Thursday, 20 March 2014

"The Jury" by Steve Martini

"The Challenge is to lie to yourself and to do it so convincingly. That is the art of a true believer, who will accept every deciet, even his own, on faith"

Justices G.S. Singhvi and A.K. Ganguly in Delhi Jal Board Case

“If the system can devote hours, days and months to hear the elitist class of eminent advocates engaged by those accused of evading payment of taxes... (or) heinous crimes... (then) some time can always be devoted for hearing the grievance of the vast majority of silent sufferers..”