Former SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch, Two BSE Officials Approach Bombay High Court Against Special Court's Order To Lodge FIR Against Them

The Bombay High Court on Monday agreed to grant an urgent hearing to former Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Madhabi Puri Buch and also to two officials of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), who have challenged the order of a special PMLA court that on Saturday ordered the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Mumbai to lodge an FIR against them.Single-judge Justice Shivkumar Dighe was moved...

Compassionate Employment Claims Must Be Considered Promptly, Bureaucratic Process Of Pushing Files Is Unacceptable: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that claims of compassionate employment must be dealt with promptly and that the legal right of a litigant who belongs to a socially or economically backward section of society should not be defeated on account of procedural lapses of the litigant in view of glaring breaches by the employer. A division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Uday Kumar allowed the...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 24 - March 2, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 69 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 80 NOMINAL INDEX ST Sivagnanan v The State of Tamil Nadu, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 69Tvl. Chennais Pet v. The State Tax Officer, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 70Y Babu v The Inspector of Police, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 71Poongundran and Others v. The State and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 72ABC v. XYZ, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 73S Gunasekar v. State of Tamil...

Take No Coercive Steps Against Wayanad Landslide Victims Who Defaulted On Loan Till Centre Decides On Waiver: Kerala HC Directs State

The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 3) ordered the State to direct the State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC) not to take any coercive steps against any Wayanad landslide victim who has defaulted on bank loans, till the matter of loan waiver is decided by the Central Government.“.. we deem it appropriate to direct that till such time as the decision of the Central Government on the aspect...

Amritpal Singh Not Served Notice In Dibrugarh Jail In Election Plea Despite Repeated Efforts: P&H High Court Asks Gauhati HC Registrar General To Faciliate

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has asked Gauhati High Court's Registrar General to facilitate the service of notice to NSA detainee MP Amritpal Singh, who is currently lodged in Dibrugarh Jail.The Court noted that as per the office report, repeated efforts to serve the respondent through the Jail Superintendent have not been successful.Justice Anil Kshetarpal said, “Keeping in view...

Complete Ban On Students Using Smartphones In Schools 'Undesirable': Delhi High Court Issues Guidelines For Regulated Use

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that a “complete ban” on use of smartphones by students attending school is both an “undesirable and unworkable” approach.Issuing guidelines on regulated use of smartphones by students in schools, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said that as a matter of policy students should not be barred from carrying smartphones to school but such use must...

Telangana High Court Rescinds Order Restricting Late Night Entry Of Children Into Movie Theatres, Says All Stakeholders Need To Be Consulted

The Telangana High Court has rescinded its order restricting children below the age of 16 years from entering movie theatres after 11pm.  Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy observed that Multiplex operators, whose interest is stated to be adversely affected due to the direction, should be given an opportunity of hearing."It is relevant to note that there is no statutory regulation as of...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Appeal By ADM Naveen Babu's Wife Seeking CBI Probe Into His Death

The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 3) dismissed the writ appeal moved by Manjusha, wife of deceased ADM Naveen Babu, seeking CBI probe into his death.ADM Naveen Babu was found hanging in his official quarters on October 15, 2024. PP Divya, a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) which has currently formed the government in Kerala is accused of abetting Babu's suicide by...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 24 To March 02, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 220 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 253NOMINAL INDEXMohamed Shamiuddeen v. Commissioner Of Customs & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 220 Moonshine Technology Private Limited vs. Ashok Kumar & Ors 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 221 THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA VS. CONTROLLER OF PATENTS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 222 Abdul Rashid Sheikh v. NIA 2025 LiveLaw (Del)...

J&K High Court Introduces Updated Guidelines For Protection Of Vulnerable Witnesses, Emphasises Age-Appropriate Questioning & Video Testimony

The Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court has approved updated guidelines on how the testimony of protected witnesses should be recorded in court. The new rules aim to create a safer environment for witnesses who may feel intimidated while giving evidence in court.According to the notification issued by the Registrar General, these updated guidelines apply to children, people...

Industrial Disputes Act | Gujarat HC Quashes Order Referring Alleged Dispute Between Company & Foreign Personal Assistant To Labour Court

Quashing an order referring to the labour court an alleged dispute between a company and a female foreign national employed as a personal assistant–who had also levelled rape allegations, the Gujarat High Court said that there was no application of mind regarding a "prima facie opinion" on if an industrial dispute existed. Observing that the assistant labour commissioner's order was...

S. 379 BNSS | Court Not Bound To Hold Preliminary Inquiry Before Making Or Refusing To Make Complaint: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that it is not mandatory on the part of Court to hold a preliminary inquiry as provided under Section 379 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) into commission of offences referred to in Section 215, BNSS in order to make or reject to make complaint.While clarifying the procedural provision, the Single Bench of Justice Gourishankar Satapathy...