Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Pritinker Diwaker As Acting Chief Justice Of Allahabad High Court

The Central Government today notified the appointment of Justice Pritinker Diwaker, senior most puisne Judge of the Allahabad High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from the date Justice Rajesh Bindal relinquishes the charge as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.Justice Bindal has been elevated as the Judge of the...

Order XXI Rule 84 CPC - Deposit Of 25% Of Amount By Auction Purchaser Mandatory ; Balance Amount To Be Paid Within Fifteen Days : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that, under Order XXI Rule 84 CPC, the deposit of 25% of the amount by the auction purchaser is mandatory.The full amount of the purchase money must be paid within fifteen days from the date of the sale, the bench of Justices M R Shah and CT Ravikumar observedIn this case, the property in question was put to auction on 18.10.2011. The auction purchaser deposited 25%...

A Week After Sending Him To Jail, Karnataka High Court Orders Release Of Advocate In Contempt Case

The Karnataka High Court on Friday accepted the unconditional apology tendered by an advocate who was last week sent to judicial custody for contempt of court.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi said: “ By accepting the apology, the contempt proceedings are closed. Respondent accused be released forthwith.”On February 02, the court had said...

Let Final Year Students Take AIBE, Ensure Enrolment Fee Doesn't Become Oppressive : Supreme Court To Bar Council Of India

Final semester law students, on the production of eligibility proof, should be allowed to take the All-India Bar Examination, although the result would be subject to the student passing all the components of the college examination, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday said, while upholding the power of the Bar Council of India to require law graduates to qualify for...

Professor Dr. Indrajit Dube Appointed First Vice-Chancellor Of NLU Meghalaya

The National Law University Meghalaya has appointed Professor Dr. Indrajit Dube as its first Vice-Chancellor (VC). The NLU Meghalaya is the newest among all the NLUs which was established through National Law University Act 2022 with an intake capacity of 60 students to begin with. The University will function from a temporary campus for initial time. The notice dated 18.01.2023...

MBBS : "4 Attempts Not Good Enough?", Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To NMC Regulation Capping Number Of Attempts For First Year Exam

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a bunch of petitions challenging the regulation introduced by the National Medical Commission in 2019 which limited the number of attempts to clear the first year examination as four. Before the introduction of this regulation, there was no limit.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala heard...

‘Madhu Barrister Would Have Hanged His Head In Shame’: Orissa HC Criticizes Conduct Of Striking Lawyers Of Sambalpur, Grants Bail

The Orissa High Court has heavily criticized the unruly conducts of striking lawyers of Sambalpur while they staged a violent protest in December last year with a demand to establish a permanent Bench of the High Court in the western part of the State. While granting bail to Sureswar Mishra, the President of District Bar Association, Sambalpur and 28 other lawyers, a Single Judge...

NCLT Hyderabad Invokes Rule 153; Permits Filing Of Rejoinder Post Closure Of Opportunity

The National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), Hyderabad Bench, comprising of Dr. Venkata Ramakrishna Badarinath Nandula (Judicial Member) and Dr. Binod Kumar Sinha (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in State Bank of India & Ors. v India Power Corporation Limited, invoked its powers under Rule 153 of the NCLT Rules and permitted the Financial Creditor to file...

“Misconceived, Not Maintainable”: NCLAT Delhi Dismisses Appeal Filed By IBBI

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain (Judicial Member) and Mr. Naresh Salecha (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India v GTL Infrastructure Ltd. & Ors., has dismissed an appeal filed by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India...

‘Complete Breakdown Of Road Safety System’: Kerala High Court Directs Police To Take Action Against Offending Vehicles After Bus Hits Youth

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Kochi City to ensure that all the measures and instructions that have been taken and issued by the police against offending vehicles be put into operation without any reservation. The court today took note of the rash and negligent driving by a private bus near P.V.M. Junction that lead to the death of...

Adani-Hindeburg :'How To Protect Indian Investors?', Supreme Court Seeks Views Of Centre, SEBI On Strengthening Regulatory Framework

In the wake of Adani-Hindenburg issue, the Supreme Court on Friday expressed concerns about protecting Indian investors and sought the views of the Union Government and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on suggestions to improve the regulatory mechanism.The bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud also proposed the constitution of an expert committee to give...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Protection To OREO, Restrains Parle From Using 'FAB!O'

While granting interim protection to 'OREO' in a suit filed by its owner Intercontinental Great Brands, the Delhi High Court has said that the brand names for biscuits and cookies, ending in 'IO' or 'EO' are rare in market and a customer of average intelligence is likely to presume an association between OREO cookies and Parle's 'FAB!O' biscuits.Justice C Hari Shankar said names ending in...