Madhya Pradesh HC dismisses PIL praying revocation of Sachin Tendulkar’s Bharat Ratna

The Madhya Pradesh High Court today, dismissed a Public Interest Litigation which prayed for revocation of Sachin Tendulkar's Bharat Ratna. V.K Naswah, the petitioner, in his petition had said that Tendulkar exploited the fame associated with the highest civilian award for earning money by endorsing commercial products and therefore it should be taken away.  However, the Division bench...

Relatives who are not immediate ‘legal heirs’ of the victim can also file appeal against acquittal: Delhi High Court

Answering a reference whether a member of the extended family of a murder victim file an appeal challenging the acquittal of the accused, Full Bench of Delhi High court, has held that the word “Victim” would embrace any person who has suffered any loss or injury caused by reason of the act or omission for which the accused person has been charged. The Full bench, comprising of...

Second wife’s son cannot be appointed on compassionate grounds, when marriage was not in accordance with law: Bombay HC

Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Justice Vasanti A. Naik and Justice A.M. Badar has held that second wife’s child cannot seek Government job on compassionate grounds, when the second marriage was not in accordance with law.The Court also noted that the application for appointment was also made after an inordinate delay of more than 10 years after the death of his father....

Chief Justice L. Narasimha Reddy acted as a ‘Moghal Baadshah’; was acting Arbitrarily and Authoritatively: Justice Dharnidhar Jha

Declining to attend a farewell party hosted by the Bihar State Bar Council for Chief Justice L. Narasimha Reddy, who retired last week, Justice Dharnidhar Jha, saying that Justice Reddy acted as a “Moghal Baadshah” and “smashed the whole administration not only of the High Court but of the sub-ordinate judiciary also”. “In my opinion, Shri Reddy did not deserve my participation in...

Family Court can hear proceedings initiated under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay HC [Read the Judgment]

Justice Mridula Bhatkar of the Bombay High Court has ruled that a Family Court can hear proceedings seeking to annul a marriage alongside grievances raised under the Domestic Violence Act against the husband and his relatives.The Court noted that the intention of the Legislature to allow claiming reliefs which are available under the D.V. Act in the proceedings pending under the Family Courts...

IPL Spot Fixing: SC dismisses plea to hand over Mudgal Committee report to Lodha Committee

A three-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice T.S. Thakur has dismissed petition to disclose the names of 13 individual submitted by Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee. The Court also extended the tenure of Justice Lodha committee till December 31, 2015.The plea filed by the Cricket Association of Bihar sought a direction to the Supreme Court Registry to hand over to Justice...

Lok Sabha passes Negotiable Instruments (amendment) Bill, 2015

Lok Sabha has passed the Negotiable Instruments (amendment) Bill, 2015, which provides for filing of cheque bounce cases at the place where a cheque is presented for clearance and not the place of issue.The Bill seeks to replace an ordinance which was re-promulgated earlier, as the Bill could not be approved by Rajya Sabha. While piloting the Bill, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha...

Cabinet clears amendments to Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Striving to ensure speedy settlement of commercial disputes, the Union Cabinet has cleared a proposal to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The amendments mirror an earlier ordinance which had made arbitration time-bound and fee-bound.Lawyers and Judges had perceived the ordinance to be impractical. The Government had then refused to send the ordinance for the President’s...

Civil Society demands CCI not to participate in ASSOCHAM IP Conference

A group of civil society organisations wrote to Mr. Ashok Chawla, the chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) not to participate in the 3rd International Conference on Intellectual Property Law and competition Law organised by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM).The conference is scheduled to take place on 7th July at Hotel Imperial, New Delhi.  The...

Parliament passes Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2015

Delhi High Court (Amendment) bill, 2015 which aims at reducing the workload of the Delhi High Court by increasing the pecuniary jurisdictions of civil suits from the existing Rs 20 lakhs to Rs 2 crore was passed by parliament on August 5.Having earlier passed by the Upper House, the bill passed in the Lok Sabha was adopted by a voice vote in the absence of most of the members who are...

State should have the final say in whether or not remission should be granted; Tamil Nadu Submits to the Constitution Bench hearing Union of India v. Sriharan [Day-6]

(The Centre on the Death Penalty at National Law University, Delhi will be posting daily reports of the arguments in the Constitution Bench matter in Union of India v. Sriharan)[We would like to thank Dr.Anup Surendranath and Centre on the Death Penalty at National Law University, Delhi for this initiative. We also would like to thank the Law and Other Things Blog where it is...

DIPP proposal: Foreign Law firms to operate in India through Proprietary Concerns, only for Non-litigious services

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) is working on a proposal that would permit foreign legal firms to operate in India through a proprietary concern and only for non-litigious and arbitration services. It is likely to be taken up to the Union Cabinet in a month’s time.DIPP is working with a committee of secretaries that is examining the modalities of the proposal. ...