The Legal Newswire

Justifying the present system of appointment of judges by selection by a collegium of judges, Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan on Thursday made it clear that judiciary was not opposed to any change in the procedure by enactment of law.

The Union government had already submitted documents to say the two cases were different, additional solicitor general Mohan Parasaran told the Supreme Court

The Delhi High Court plans to start e-courts by next month to reduce paperwork and turn eco-friendly.
With this, lawyers and litigants can stop carrying bulky files and start using a pen drive or a compact disc. Court proceedings, from the stage of filing a petition to getting copies of judgments, will be paperless. 

`U.S. was unable to allow Indian investigators access to the arrested LeT operatives because certain aspects of the legal system here protect the rights of the accused'

Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said on Saturday that India has drafted a new bill to check corruption and increase accountability in the judiciary.
Moily said this at a seminar on Judicial and Legal Reforms organised by the Bar Association of India.
Known as the Judges Standard and Accountability Bill, it will be introduced in the parliament soon. 

Janak Dwarkadas, senior counsel and amicus curiae (friend of court), on Thursday told the Bombay high court that all police vehicles reaching the scene of vandalism should have video cameras.

It was one among the several suggestions given to the state government to prevent incidents of political vandalism. 

What connects India, Iran, Turkey, Brazil, China and South Africa? A very unsatisfactory answer would be that they�re emerging powers in highly volatile corners of the globe. Taking India aside, an even more nebulous answer would be that they�re countries which realize their strategic importance in respective regions.