Legal Immunity

PhysicsWallah rolls out LexGlobal to link legal studies with industry

The flagship certifications will feature the names and logos of PW, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), and top law firms guiding the creation of the courses, it added

India aims to be global arbitration hub with strong legal framework: CJI

Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Thursday said India has continuously aspired to become a hub of international arbitration by building a progressive legislative framework, a pro-enforcement judiciary and robust institutional support. In his keynote address on "Arbitrating Indo-UK Commercial Disputes" as part of the London International Disputes Week, the CJI said India and the United Kingdom shared a rich history, bound by a common legal heritage rooted in the principles of common law. He referred to the July 2018 memorandum of understanding signed between India and the United Kingdom for cooperation in the area of law and justice and said it has enhanced the engagement between the two countries and paved the way for greater collaboration and exchange of expertise across areas including the rule of law, dispute resolution, training and legal services resolution. "Speaking as the Chief Justice of India, I state that India has continuously aspired to become a hub of international .

Justice Surya Kant named executive chairman of Nalsa by Prez Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu has nominated Supreme Court judge Surya Kant as the executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). "As executive chairman, Justice Surya Kant will lead NALSA's mission to provide accessible and free legal aid to all citizens, particularly those from marginalized and economically weaker sections of society pan-India," NALSA said in a press release. It said the nomination was made by the President and a notification was published by the Ministry of Law and Justice on May 9. "Justice B R Gavai, judge, Supreme Court of India, was the previous executive chairman of NALSA. As per convention, the post is occupied by the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court of India," it said. Justice Gavai is set to be sworn in as the 52nd CJI on May 14. Justice Surya Kant is currently the chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee. The NALSA said prior to his nomination as the executive chairman, Justice Surya Kant has played a signifi

As co faces legal challenges, OpenAI chief likely to visit India on Feb 5

OpenAI has said it only uses publicly available data in a manner protected by fair use principles, and has said Indian courts have no jurisdiction to hear the matter

RG Kar case: Legal experts back life sentence, oppose death penalty

Amid the raging debate over a Kolkata court sentencing R G Kar hospital rape-murder convict Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment till death, legal luminaries are unequivocal in their stand against awarding capital punishment to anyone. The Sealdah sessions court had on January 20 held Roy guilty of the rape and murder of an on-duty medic at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and sentenced him to life imprisonment till the end of his natural life. Holding that death penalty is undemocratic and irreversible, former Supreme Court judge Ashok Ganguly said such a punishment should, therefore, not be continued in a free, democratic country. Asserting that the demand for capital punishment to Roy is not just, he said in more than 150 countries across the world, there is no death penalty. He said that in Europe, there is no country where death penalty is allowed, and in America, too, there are various states where capital punishment is not awarded. "We always cry for death pena

SC to examine governor's immunity in molestation case: What is Article 361?

West Bengal molestation row: Raj Bhawan staff member has accused Governor CV Ananda Bose of sexual harassment, filed plea challenging immunity

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to put off hearing case on immunity claim

As per Trump's brief, Smith's desire for expedited treatment was driven by political considerations

Lifting the veil on legal immunity to multilateral institutions

Even if the immunity remains unchallenged in India, the accountability pressure on multilateral institutions will increase, said experts