BREAKING| SCBA Drops Move To Pass Resolutions Against Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and NK Kaul

Following the opposition by many lawyers, including several prominent Senior Advocates, the Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association decided to cancel the General Body Meeting which was convened tomorrow to discuss the resolutions proposed against Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and Neeraj Kisan Kaul.The proposed resolutions sought to reprimand Sibal and Kaul for apologising to...

Calcutta High Court Criticizes The Approach Of Finance And Banking Companies Unilaterally Appointing The Arbitrator; Refuses To Enforce ‘Unilateral Appointment Award’

The High Court of Calcutta has deprecated the practice of banking and financial institutions unilaterally appointing the arbitrator. It refused to enforce an award passed by an arbitrator that was unilaterally appointed by the petitioner. The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf has held that an arbitration award passed by a unilaterally appointed arbitration is non-est and...

Though Borrower Can File Civil Suit Despite The Remedy Of Counter Claim In DRT, In Light Of Section 8 Of The A&C Act, Bombay High Court Refers The Parties To Arbitration

The Bombay High Court has reiterated that the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 (RDB Act) bars the jurisdiction of the Civil Court only in respect of the applications filed by banks/ financial institutions for recovery of debt, however, it does not bar the jurisdiction of the Civil Court to try a suit filed by the borrower. The bench of Justice Bharati Dangre remarked...

Air India Urination Case: Accused Moves Delhi High Court For Constitution Of Appellate Committee To Hear His Appeal Against ‘Unruly Passenger’ Tag

Shankar Mishra, accused in the Air India urination case, has approached the Delhi High Court for constitution of an appellate committee to hear his appeal against the order passed by airline’s inquiry committee designating him as an “unruly passenger” and banning him from flying for four months. Mishra, who was granted bail by a trial court in January, is accused of urinating on an...

'FIR Lodged Malafidely': Jharkhand High Court Quashes Case Against MPs Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari In Deoghar Airport Case

The Jharkhand High Court on Monday quashed the FIR lodged last year against MPs Nishikant Dubey, and Manoj Tiwari on the allegations of forcibly entering the Air Traffic Control (ATC) office in Deoghar and pressurizing the personnel to grant clearance to their chartered flight to take off from the airport. Terming the FIR to be ‘Malafide’ and observing that allowing the case...

Can Foreigners Seek Information From Authorities In India Under RTI Act? Explained

Section 3 of the Right To Information Act states all the citizens shall have the right to information. While dealing with a case related to the RTI request of a Tibetan refugee, the Delhi High Court this week considered the question whether a non-citizen or a foreigner can also seek information under the RTI Act.Justice Pratibha M. Singh said that it would be inherently contradictory to hold...

Hyundai Motor India Ltd And Its Service Centre, Liable For Selling Defective Car; NCDRC Affirms

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench comprising President, Justice R.K. Agrawal, and Dr. S.M. Kantikar as the member has dismissed the Revision Petition filed by Hyundai Motor India Ltd. and confirmed the order passed by the State Commission. The Rajasthan State Commission had directed Hyundai Motor India Ltd and its authorized service centre to...

High Court Issues Notice To Punjab Govt On Gurmeet Ram's Plea For Quashing FIR Over Allegedly Hurting Religious Sentiments

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued a notice to the Punjab Government in a plea filed by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh 'Insan' seeking the quashing of FIR lodged against him for his alleged remarks against Guru Ravidas and Saint Kabir.The FIR under Section 295A IPC [Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting...

NI Act | Hardship To Accused No Ground To Not Release Interim Compensation In Favour Of Complainants: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has quashed an order passed by the appellate court refusing to release interim compensation deposited by the accused convicted under Negotiable Instruments Act in favour of complainants.A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan allowed a batch of petitions and directed that 20% of the amount in deposit be released to the petitioners - complainants with...

Supreme Court Issues Notice For Aggravated Contempt To Lawyer For Asking NCLT To Ignore SC Order

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to an advocate for "aggravated contempt of court" for asking the National Company Law Tribunal to ignore an order passed by the Top Court as "nullity". In his application filed in the NCLT, the lawyer had stated that the Supreme Court's order dated 23.09.2022 was a nullity as one of the members of the bench which passed the order was related to the...

Proper System Available To Redress Grievances Of Home Buyer, Not Bank’s Responsibility To Get Project Completed: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that banks cannot be loaded with the responsibility of getting the real estate projects completed and they cannot assume the role of a builder to complete the project.The division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said that banks "can only give a red flag" to the borrower for misutilization of funds by the builder, and it...

Despite Progress Women In India Are Still Facing Domestic Violence Irrespective Of Age, Caste Or Religion: P&H High Court

In a significant observation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently said that despite an increase in educational qualifications and understanding of human relationships, still women in this country are subjected to domestic violence irrespective of age, caste, or religion.The bench of Justice Alok Jain stated thus as it held that a complaint filed by a woman under the Protection of...