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By: Jhuma Sen 8 March 2019 1:55 PM GMT Sudhanshubala Hazra. Credit: Author provided The 1923 Act allowing women to practice lawThe 1923 Act allowing women to practice lawIndia, a newspaper published by the Indian News Agency from London, Bombay and Poona city, reported on September 1, 1916, that the "latest attempt on the part of a woman to break her birth's invidious bar and get within the defences of a strictly guarded profession was made by a Bengali lady at the end of July". The citadel that was sought to be breached was the impenetrable legal profession, and the 'Bengali lady' was Regina Guha, of Jewish Bengali ancestry, who after completing her MA in 1913 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1916 from Calcutta University, submitted an application to be enrolled as a pleader of the Court of the District Judge of Alipore. The newspaper's characterisation of Guha's application as the 'latest attempt' was perhaps an allusion to the currents of transnational struggles by women to … [Read more...] about The Indian Women Who Fought Their Way Into the Legal Profession

Energy and Climate DebateAs the blame game over high gasoline prices continues, President Obama continued his “all of the above” energy policy tour last week with visits to New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, and Oklahoma. Congress has a busy week, with hearings on energy and environmental protection as well as consideration of several large energy bills, before both Houses leave for the two-week Easter recess on Friday.On March 21, President Obama renewed his commitment to a clean energy economy while at the Copper Mountain Solar 1 facility in Boulder City, Nevada. The solar project is the largest photovoltaic plant in the nation, including a million solar panels powering 17,000 homes; two more plants nearby are expected to supply an additional 111,000 homes in the future. Later that day, he visited an active oil and gas field on federal lands in Maljamar, New Mexico.Despite criticism from both sides of the aisle, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 22, the president announced an executive … [Read more...] about Energy and Environment Legislative and Regulatory Update – March 26, 2012

The petition filed by BJP leader Ajay Agrawal and the CBI’s appeal in the Supreme Court against discharged all accused including Europe-based industrialists Hinduja brothers in the Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case will be heard by a new bench after Justice A M Khanwilkar who is sitting with Chief Justice Dipak Misra recused from the matter.Chief Justice Misra said the matter will be listed before a new bench on March 28.Justice Khanwilkar did not specify reason for the recusal.Mewnwhile the CBI informed the court that it has also filed an appeal against the high court order on February 2.The bench was to hear the petition of Agrawal on his locus of filing the appeal as a third party in the matter.Agrawal, who had contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Rae Bareli against then Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been pursuing the case for over a decade in the apex court.In its appeal, the CBI cited a new evidence and  referred to the October 2017 … [Read more...] about New SC Bench To Hear Bofors Case On March 28 After Justice Khanwilkar Recuses

A Supreme Court, which is conscious of the erosion of its authority, will surely ask the Attorney General on Monday (October 30) when he comes back to it with instructions from the government to inform the court as to why it has not complied with the court’s direction that “the Union of India shall give wide publicity in the electronic and print media, including radio and television networks, that it is not mandatory for a citizen to obtain an Aadhaar card. The production of an Aadhaar card will not be condition for obtaining any benefits otherwise due to a citizen”. This order is the law of the land and under Article 144 of the Constitution of India, the Attorney General and “all authorities, civil and judicial, in the territory of India shall act in aid of the Supreme Court”. It seems the Chief Minister of West Bengal has acted in an exemplary manner by complying with this order of the Court after the unanimous resolution of West Bengal Assembly. … [Read more...] about Aadhaar Is Adharma, It Is Against Geeta And Constitution

World MH370 Shipwrecks Indian Ocean Australia The two 19th century shipwrecks discovered in the hunt for the missing MH370 passenger jet are among the deepest and most remote ever found, an Australian scientist has told the Associated Press. The coal merchant ships—one wooden and one iron—were found around 21 miles apart and more than 2 miles below the surface of the Indian Ocean in 2015. Search teams initially hoped one of the wrecks marked the final resting place of the airliner that disappeared with 239 people aboard in March 2014. Recent analysis by experts at the Western Australian Museum may have dashed these hopes, but has shed light on two other long-forgotten tragedies. An image of the iron shipwreck discovered in the Indian Ocean during the search for MH370. Scientists believe it could be the West Ridge that was lost in 1883. Australian Transport Safety Bureau Recommended Slideshows 44 In Pictures: Every U.S. President Ranked From Best to … [Read more...] about MH370 Shipwrecks Among Deepest Ever Discovered