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By: Live Law News Network 2019-01-13T20:07:09+05:30 Justice AK Sikri has withdrawn his consent to be appointed to the post of president/member of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal (CSAT), which was offered by Central Government. Reportedly, he was nominated to this post in London based CSAT, by Central Government, last month.This had given rise to a controversy, in the wake of decision of a high power committee, in which the judge was also a member, decided to remove Alok Verma from the post of CBI Director.About CSATCSAT is London based tribunal constituted for resolving disputes involving Commonwealth international or intergovernmental organizations which agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the CSAT. The members to this tribunal are selected by Commonwealth Governments on a regionally representative basis from among persons of high moral character who must hold or have held high judicial office in a Commonwealth country or who are juris consults … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Justice AK Sikri Withdraws Consent To Nominate Him To Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal

By: Live Law News Network 2019-01-13T20:07:09+05:30 Justice AK Sikri has withdrawn his consent to be appointed to the post of president/member of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal (CSAT), which was offered by Central Government. Reportedly, he was offered this post in London based CSAT, by Centre, last month and he was set to join this after his retirement, on 6th March 2019. This had given rise to a controversy, in the wake of decision of a high power committee, in which the judge was also a member, decided to transfer Alok Verma to the post of Director General Fire Services, for his residual term which will end on January 31. The committee consisted of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Justice A K Sikri (CJI nominee) and Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge. The decision was taken with the concurrence of PM Modi and Justice Sikiri, amidst dissent of Kharge. Topics : Justice AK Sikri Related … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Justice AK Sikri Withdraws Consent To Appoint Him As President/Member Of CSAT

By: ashok kini 2019-01-09 06:57:52.0 The Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has nominated senior most SC Judge Justice AK Sikri to be part of the high powered committee under to consider the allegations against CBI Director Alok Verma to avoid the conflict of interest in the Case. Apart from the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition, the committee also includes the Chief Justice of India or Judge of the Supreme Court nominated by him. Since the Judgment re-instating Alok Verma as CBI Director was authored by CJI Gogoi, he nominated another Judge to participate in the proceedings relating to Alok Verma. In the judgment authored by CJI, on behalf of the three judge bench, which quashed the Central Government and CVC orders against Alok Verma, the issue of divestment of power and authority of the Director, CBI was kept open for consideration by the Committee. The bench had required the matter to be considered by the Committee under Section 4A (1) of the Delhi Special Police … [Read more...] about CJI Nominates Justice AK Sikri To The High Powered Committee Considering Allegations Against CBI Director Alok Verma

Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Live Law News Network November 26, 2018 9:18 pm Change Font Size India is described as a young democracy whose Constitution is only 68 years old.  In contrast, there is also a view that 68 years in the life of the Constitution is too a long journey.  Why I say so? Thomas Jefferson in one of his letters to James Madison dated September 6, 1789, stated that constitutions should have a sunset clause providing for its expiration after 19 years and that, “if it is enforced any longer, it would be an act of force and not of right”[1]. 220 years later, a study conducted by scholars at the Chicago Law School under its Comparative Constitutions Project came out with a finding, after studying all the constitutions from 1789 to 2005, that the life expectancy of a national constitution was 19 years[2]. This was calculated from a baseline survival model. Today, we are celebrating the 69th birthday of Indian … [Read more...] about Endurance Of The Indian Constitution: Text Of Justice AK.Sikri’s Speech On 69th Constitution Day