Tag: Ram Jethmalani
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National Law Universities need structural reform
The government must heed voices seeking to remodel National Law Universities on the lines of IITs and IIMs, says ARPAN BANERJEE.
May 7, 2020 -
A firebrand departs
Few other leading lawyers would accept such briefs, he did so with relifsh: and almost always made a genuine “fight” of it.
September 10, 2019 -
Leaders and lawyers pay tributes to Ram Jethmalani
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of Ram Jethmalani, saying that the country has lost an exceptional lawyer and an iconic figure who made rich contributions in courts and Parliament.
September 8, 2019 -
Veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani dies at 95
He served as law minister and as Minister of Urban Development in former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s cabinet.
September 8, 2019 -
Skewed logic
At no stage have critics questioned any form of monitoring of criminal activity: only the present government is arrogant enough to consider every non-saffronised citizen as suspect.
December 29, 2018 -
Sumeet Vyas to play Ram Jethmalani in ALTBalaji’s ‘The Verdict – State Vs Nanavati’
The show is based on the 1959 Nanavati Case, where Navy Commander Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati was tried for the murder of Prem Ahuja, his wife's lover.
September 19, 2018 -
Jethmalani moves SC against Karnataka governor’s decision inviting BJP to form govt
A day after Karnataka Governor Vajubhai R Vala invited BJP to form the government, senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Thursday moved the Supreme Court in his personal capacity against the Karnataka governor’s decision saying it was a “gross abuse of constitutional power”. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra considered the submission of Jethmalani …
May 17, 2018 -
Want Mamata to lead third front to oust PM Modi: Ram Jethmalani
Former Law Minister and senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Monday called for formation of a third front led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to “oust Prime Minister Narendra Modi” in the next Lok Sabha elections. “I want Mamata Banerjee to lead the third front to oust prime minister Narendra Modi in the next …
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March 19, 2018 -
‘What to leave out’ a challenge in Ram Jethmalani biopic
One of the most challenging aspects of making a biopic on veteran advocate-politician Ram Jethmalani is to choose which parts of his eventful life won’t be a part of the film, says Soha Ali Khan, one of the co-producers of the project. Soha and her actor husband Kunal Kemmu have started a production house Renegade …
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December 25, 2017 -
Politics or law?
Ostensibly their attack was directed at the Aam Aadmi Party, but in reality it was to P Chidambaram that the lesser lights of the Congress party put the embarrassment-laced question asked by the caption to this commentary. For if Kejriwal & Co. had committed a “crime” in engaging the services of the former cabinet minister …
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November 7, 2017 -
HC fines Arvind Kejriwal for ‘foul’ word against Arun Jaitley
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday imposed on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a cost of Rs.10,000 for his failure to file his response with regard to a fresh Rs.10 crore defamation suite filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the use of an objectionable word by Kejriwal’s counsel. While granting him two more weeks …
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July 26, 2017 -
Jaitley files another Rs.10-cr defamation suit against Kejriwal for using word ‘crook’
In another setback to AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday filed another Rs.10 cr defamation case over an objectionable word used in court by Kejriwal's counsel Ram Jethmalani last week. Jaitley filed the case against Kejriwal in Delhi High Court over the word 'crook' used by …
May 22, 2017 -
Jaitley, Jethmalani clash in High Court in defamation case
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and senior advocate Ram Jethmalani on Wednesday clashed in the Delhi High Court with the Minister taking strong objection to the word "crook" used by the lawyer during cross examination in the defamation case filed against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Heated exchanges took place when Jaitley, who was being cross-examined, …
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May 17, 2017 -
Jaitley, Jethmalani spar over word ‘crook’ during libel case hearing
Heated arguments were exchanged as Arvind Kejriwal’s counsel and senior advocate Ram Jethmalani cross-examined Arun Jaitley on Monday in Delhi High Court in connection with a defamation case. The proceedings were interrupted after the Minister objected to the use of the word “crook” against him. Jaitley asked Jethmalani whether the word was used by him in his personal capacity …
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May 17, 2017 -
India must ask for copy of judgement on Jadhav: Jethmalani
India must seek from Pakistan a copy of the judgement awarding death sentence to former navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav so the grounds on which he has been convicted is known, noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani has said. “We want to know whether the sentence is right, and right as in, whether the conviction is right, then …
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April 12, 2017 -
Jaitley defamation case: Can fight free for ‘poor client’ Kejriwal, says Jethmalani
In another development to the Kejriwal-Jaitley legal battle over a defamation case, lawyer and politician Ram Jethmalani on Tuesday said that he is ready to fight the legal battle for free if his `poor client` Arvind Kejriwal can't pay his bills. "Even now if govt (Delhi) doesn't pay or he can't pay will appear for …
April 4, 2017 -
Uphaar cinema fire case: SC refuses relief to Gopal Ansal
In a major development to the Uphaar cinema fire case, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant relief to Gopal Ansal and asked him to surrender and undergo his one-year sentence. Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani had urged the court to give a few more days for Ansal to surrender. The apex court had earlier asked Ansal to …
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March 20, 2017