Succession Certificates Under Indian Succession Act 1925 Do Not Confer Any Titles: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Explains

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently ruled that the proceedings for grant of a succession certificate under the Indian Succession Act 1925 are of summary nature and do not confer any title to the amount in favour of the certificate holder.The observations to this effect were made by Justice Javed Iqbal Wani while hearing an appeal filed in terms of section 384 of the...

Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Rajasthan-Based Restaurant From Using 'Sadda Pind' Mark, Asks It To Pay ₹2 Lakh Costs To NGO

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained a Rajasthan-based restaurant from using the mark “Sadda Pind”, which is registered in favour of a famous tourist place in Punjab.Justice C Hari Shankar decreed the suit filed by JDM Heritage Lawns Heritage Private Limited after the defendant, Ankit Chawla, undertook not to use “SADDA PIND” mark for his restaurant. It was the case of...

Shouldn't Seem That Government Is Preferring One Newspaper Over Other: Supreme Court In 'Eenadu' Plea Against AP Govt Order

While hearing a plea filed by the management of Telugu daily "Eanadu" against a scheme of the Andhra Pradesh Government which allegedly promotes the "Sakshi" daily controlled by the Chief Minister, the Supreme Court on Monday orally remarked, "it should not really appear that the government is making one newspaper a preferred newspaper".The Government Order in question sanctioned Rs.200/-...

Gujarat High Court Opens 'Sealed Cover' Results Of Two Public Service Aspirants After 25 Yrs, Finds Them Successful

About 25 years after two public service aspirants challenged the eligibility criteria for recruitment as Agricultural Officers through State Public Service Commission, the Gujarat High Court opened their sealed cover results on Thursday and found them successful.The merit was declared in December 1998 but results of the four petitioners were withheld.They had challenged the Deputy Director...

Kerala High Court Asks Centre To Submit Data On Number Of Persons Suffering From Breast Cancer

The Kerala High Court recently directed the Union of India to collect data regarding persons suffering from different types of Breast Cancer from the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.Justice Shaji P. Chaly was dealing with the petition wherein it had taken suo motu cognizance of the unaffordability of patented life-saving medicines, in light of the death of the erstwhile...

Lawyer’s Complaint Alleging Injury Can’t Be Disregarded Merely Because He Knows How To Draft It: Delhi High Court

Denying anticipatory bail to a man accused of causing hurt to an individual by hitting his head with an iron rod, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that merely because the complainant is a lawyer by profession, his complaint cannot be disregarded merely on the ground that he knows how to draft it. “The same would imply that an injured person who has his or her complaint prepared by...

Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh Appointed As The Chief Justice Of Tripura High Court

The President of India today appointed Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Judge of Jharkhand High Court as the Chief Justice of Tripura High Court. A notification released in this regard reads thus:"In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Judge of the Jharkhand High Court, to...

Cheque Must Reach Payee Bank Within 6 Months To Attract Criminal Liability For Dishonour U/S 138 NI Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently ruled that in order to attract criminal liability under the provisions of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act it is necessary that the cheque has to be presented at the bank on which it is drawn within six months as from the date of its issuance.The observations were made by Justice Ajay Mohan Goel while hearing an appeal in terms of...

Data Protection Bill Ready; Will Be Introduced In Parliament In Monsoon Session : AG Tells Supreme Court In WhatsApp Case

During the course of the hearing in pleas challenging the latest privacy policy of WhatsApp, on Tuesday, the Attorney General for India, Mr. R. Venkataramani, informed a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court that the new Data Protection Bill is ready and would be introduced in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament that is to commence in July, 2023. A 5-Judge Bench comprising Justices KM...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Upholds Labour Court's Decision To Reinstate Terminated Workman For Violation Of Principles Of Natural Justice

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the decision of the Labour Court to reinstate a workman, who was terminated by a private company for not joining the service on the notified date, without holding the enquiry and following the principle of natural justice.The court was hearing the writ petition filed by the company against the Labour’s Court decision of reinstatement.The bench...

Kunal Kamra Moves Bombay High Court Against IT Rules Amendment That Allows Centre To "Fact Check" Social Media Posts About Itself

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the new amendment to Information Technology Rules that empower the Central Government to identify 'Fake News' about itself in the social media."In effect, the Rules require social media intermediaries to censor or otherwise modify content that relates to the Central Government, if a government-mandated...

Supreme Court Expresses Disapproval Of NGT Principal Bench Hearing Cases From Western Zone; Warns Of Contempt Action

The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal should know its limitations, said the Supreme Court on Monday. While expressing disapproval over the principal bench of the tribunal allegedly continuing to hear cases arising from the western zone in which they had taken suo motu cognisance, despite the top court’s strictures, Justice BR Gavai said: “There is a specific mandamus...