Tilak Marg

[...] there is no restriction in the Constitution of India for appointing a retired judge of the Supreme Court to a constitutional post such as Governor of a State. The only restriction placed on a retired [...]

[...] delay in deciding this petition itself. Moreover, when a 5-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has already settled this legal issue as to how a petition challenging delay in deciding a [...]

[...] weapon was to defend his family from a mob attack, as both the designated court and the Supreme Court clearly found on the evidence recorded. This act of acquiring the possession of the automatic [...]

[...] By Dr. Ashok Dhamija All three wings of the State (including Parliament and Supreme Court), and all political parties (including Congress and BJP) should share some blame for CBI not [...]

[...] chairperson, and two other members of the Commission will be members). Two members from the Central Government (Home Secretary and the Secretary DoPT). One member from CBI (Director CBI). Thus, the [...]

[...] humiliation of rapes again and again. After the 16 December 2012 Delhi gang rape case, the Central Government setup a three-member committee under the chairmanship of late Justice JS Verma. The [...]

[...] working days of the judiciary with that of other government servants. For example, in the Central Government, out of the 365 days in a year, 104 days are taken up by Sundays and Saturdays which are [...]

[...] need of any of the Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).” We, therefore, direct the Central Government to progressively reduce the amount of subsidy so as to completely eliminate it within a [...]

[...] , and the opposition parties have been taking the Government to task on this issue. Now, if the Chief Justice of India, expresses his views in the presence of the Prime Minister, which tend to suggest [...]

[...] ), the Supreme Court of India had directed the Government of India, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, to set up a Special Court to try the case against the said two Italian marines. On [...]

[...] one year from the date of framing of charge(s), such court would submit the report to the Chief Justice of the respective High Court indicating special reasons for not adhering to the above time [...]

[...] Commissioner at the Centre or State level shall only be a person who is or has been a Chief Justice of a High Court or a Judge of the Supreme Court of India. Thus, new post-retirement [...]

[...] the Government has been sincere in its efforts to make CBI independent. (1) Selection of Director CBI: Government proposes to amend Section 4A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 ( [...]

[...] By Dr. Ashok Dhamija It is Black Saturday on 29th December 2012. The victim in the Delhi gang-rape case of 16th [...]

[...] By Dr. Ashok Dhamija At one point of time, the 26.11.2008 Mumbai terror attack accused, Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani [...]

[...] By Dr. Ashok Dhamija Will there be expeditions criminal prosecution of sitting MPs and MLAs? Unfortunately, the [...]

[...] By Dr. Ashok Dhamija It is disappointing to note that Mr. Shanti Bhushan, an eminent lawyer and a former Law [...]

[...] ”, “Padma Vibhushan”, etc., are not "titles" within the meaning of the aforesaid Article 18(2). These are awards given to the citizens for exceptional and distinguished [...]

[...] that “a lot of criticism …appeared on net…”, which is an apparent reference to my aforesaid article, though it is not mentioned directly). Unfortunately, Justice Katju has not come [...]

[...] , if needed for doing justice to Sanjay Dutt. I have quoted detailed extracts from the aforesaid article of Mr. Shanti Bhushan in order to narrate his whole reasoning for arguing that Sanjay Dutt [...]

[...] such cases, as far as possible, the trial shall be conducted on a day-to-day basis. In the aforesaid article, I had also referred to the election speeches of the new Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi [...]

By Dr. Ashok Dhamija “The judiciary, …, has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth [...]

[...] By Dr. Ashok Dhamija CBI is a “caged parrot”. So said the Supreme Court on 8th May 2013 while hearing the PILs [...]