Law Intern Arrested In Indore Seeks Supreme Court Intervention; Says Local Bar Refused Legal Aid Amid 'Communally Hostile Environment'

The Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice in a plea filed by a lawyer and a young law intern alleging that they have fallen victim to communal frenzy. Both the women belonging to a minority community have approached the Apex Court under Article 32 of the Constitution of India asserting their right to life and liberty. The writ petition alleges that the petitioners - lawyer Noorjahan and...

Supreme Court Informed About Agreement In Defamation Suit Over Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Ex-Judge

While hearing a petition moved by a woman in 2014 seeking transfer of a defamation suit filed by a former judge of the Supreme Court from Delhi High Court pertaining to sexual harassment allegations, the Supreme Court was informed that both the parties have reached an agreement.The former judge had filed the defamation suit against the woman in the Delhi High Court after she alleged that she...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest March 2023 With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise [March 1 – 5, 2023]

SUBJECT WISE INDEXCompany LawAdani-Hindenburg Issue: Supreme Court directs SEBI to conclude investigation in 2 months, constitutes expert committee to review regulatory framework. Vishal Tiwari v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 160Adani-Hindenburg : Know the members of the expert committee constituted by the Supreme Court to review regulatory mechanism. Vishal Tiwari v. Union of India,...

'Advocates Not Above Law': Tripura High Court Refuses Action Against Police For Raiding Lawyer-Couple's House To Search For Accused-Client

The Tripura High Court recently refused action against Police for raiding the house of a lawyer-couple in search of an accused being represented by one of them.The bench of Acting Chief Justice T. Amarnath Goud & Justice T Arindam Lodh observed that search has been conducted following the mandatory provisions of section 47, 165 and 166(1) of CrPC.While Section 47 of the Act empowers a...

Madal Virupakshappa Bribery Case: Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On BJP MLA's Plea For Anticipatory Bail

The Karnataka High Court on Friday reserved its order on the anticipatory bail application filed by BJP Leader Madal Virupakshappa in a bribery case. He was granted granted interim anticipatory bail on March 7.The Karnataka Lok Ayukta had moved the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court's order granting interim anticipatory bail to BJP MLA in a bribery case. The matter was...

'Governments Can’t Shirk From Liability To Abide By Judgments, Decrees & Awards': Delhi High Court Lifts Corporate Veil In DAMEPL-DMRC Dispute

The Delhi High Court on Friday observed that the Union of India and Delhi Government are in complete control of affairs of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and must be commanded to take appropriate steps to enable the corporation to meet the obligation of making payment of dues to Reliance Infra-owned Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) under a 2017 arbitral award.Lifting...

Ernakulam Law College Students To Have Facility To Watch Live Stream Of Supreme Court & High Court Hearings On Campus

Kerala’s oldest institution of legal education which is about to celebrate 150 years of its inception, is paving the path for effectively incorporating technology into the education system. The Government Law College, Ernakulam will be inaugurating a dedicated facility for live streaming of Supreme Court and Kerala High Court proceedings at its campus on Saturday, 18th March, 2023. The...

Advocates' Associations Across Mumbai Abstain From Work After Lawyer Allegedly Assaulted By Police, Demands Passing Of Advocate’s Protection Act

Advocate Associations across Mumbai and Thane district abstained from work and protested between March 16 & 17 in solidarity with a lawyer from the Borivali Bar Association who was allegedly assaulted by a police inspector from Kandivali Police Station in Suburban Mumbai. The associations have sought action against API Hemant Gite who is said to have assaulted Advocate Prithviraj...

Umesh Pal Murder Case : Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure At Adjournment Request In Atiq Ahmad's Plea

On Friday, while adjourning a plea filed by gangster and Samajwadi Party leader Atiq Ahmad, the Supreme Court expressed displeasure that the petitioner's lawyer sought adjournment after getting the case urgently listed after mentioning it before the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud.The petition claimed threat to Atiq’s life pursuant to the murder of Umesh Pal, who was the star witness...

Antrix Devas Deal: Delhi High Court Upholds Single Judge's Decision Of Setting Aside 2015 Arbitral Award, Says Fraud 'Serious And Complex'

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed an appeal against single judge’s order setting aside a 2015 arbitral award by which Antrix Corporation Limited, commercial and marketing arm of ISRO, was required to pay US$ 562.2 million to Devas Multimedia Private Limited over wrongful repudiation of a contract.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish and Justice Subramonium Prasad in its judgment...

Telangana BRS MLAs Poaching Case : Supreme Court Asks State Police Also To Not Continue Investigation Against BJP

A few days after the Supreme Court of India cautioned the Central Bureau of Investigation to not continue an investigation into an alleged conspiracy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to poach Telangana's Bharati Rashtra Samiti legislators, a division bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh on Friday gave the same warning to the Telangana police. The division bench was hearing the...

Senior Citizen Offsprings Of 94-Yr-Old Who Died In Road Accident Entitled To Compensation For 'Loss Of Parental Consortium': Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently considered the issue as to whether the children of a nonagenarian road accident victim, who are themselves senior citizens, would be entitled to compensation for 'Loss of Parental Consortium'. Noting that the Tribunal had awarded an amount of Rs. 40,000/- under the head 'Loss of Love and Affection', which was challenged by the counsels for the Insurance Company...