India has no quality law journal (A Legal Reporter’s Diary)

NEW DELHI – How come there is no quality Indian law journal like the Harvard Law Review? The reason lies in lawyers being too self-centric and contributing little towards the development of law, or so believes Chief Justice of India (CJI) S.H. Kapadia.

He first aired his displeasure with the ways of senior counsel while he [..] Read the original article: here.

Former Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis calls fraud suit against him “implausible”

Ex Bank of America CEO calls suit “implausible”

NEW YORK – Lawyers for former Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis said in a court filing that a lawsuit accusing him of misleading investors during the company’s 2009 merger with Merrill Lynch was “implausible” and “inconsistent,” and should be tossed out.
The filing was a response to a …. Original source  : Former Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis calls fraud suit against him “implausible”.

Repeal law giving army special powers: Activists

NEW DELHI – Students and civil rights groups Saturday protested in the national capital to demand the repeal of a law that grants the military special powers, including legal immunity, during operations in country’s troubled areas.

A day after Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that changes proposed by his ministry in the Armed Forces (Special …. Original source  : Repeal law giving army special powers: Activists.

Rahul Gandhi in Aligarh, surprises Mayawati, farmers

ALIGARH – Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday took both the Mayawati government and Aligarh farmers by surprise when he reached Tappal village, the epicentre of peasants’ protest demanding enhanced compensation for land acquired for the Yamuna Expressway.

Farmers have been protesting at Tappal for the last three weeks demanding a substantial enhancement in the …. Source article  : Rahul Gandhi in Aligarh, surprises Mayawati, farmers.