Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Filed By Priyanka Chopra Against Former Manager Over Objectionable Messages After He Tenders 'Unconditional Apology'

The Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed a 14-year-old case filed by actor Priyanka Chopra against her former manager Prakash Jaju with the actor’s consent following an amicable settlement between the parties. According to the settlement, Jaju tendered an unconditional apology with “folded hands”, adding that he had no intention to hurt or intimidate Chopra, who is now settled in the...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 3 Advocates As Karnataka HC Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 17 January 2023 has approved the proposal for elevation of the following Advocates as Judges in the Karnataka High Court:1. Shri Vijaykumar Adagouda Patil,2. Shri Rajesh Rai Kallangala, and3. Shri Tajali Moulasab NadafClick here to read/download...

Benefit Under SVLDRS Scheme Cant Be Denied Based On Dept. Decision To File Appeal: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that the benefit under the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 (SVLDRS scheme), cannot be denied by the designated committee for the reason that the department has decided to file an appeal against the order.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice Deepak Roshan has observed that the Designated...

'Expression Of Views Will Not Disentitle A Candidate' : Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Proposal To Elevate Somasekhar Sundaresan As Bombay HC Judge

The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated its last year’s recommendation to the Centre to appoint Advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as Judge of the Bombay High Court holding that his views on social media cannot be used to infer he’s highly biased opinionated person. The collegium of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice KM Joseph held....

Onus is On The Customs Department To Prove That The Goods are Smuggled: CESTAT

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the onus is on the Customs Department to lead evidence in support of an allegation as to the smuggled nature of goods.The bench of Anil Choudhary (a judicial member) has directed the department to release the goods within a period of 15 days. The appellant shall not be liable for payment of...

No Requirement Of Birth Certificate To Prove POCSO Victim’s Age, Any School Certificate Sufficient Evidence: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that there is no requirement of a birth certificate to prove the age of the victim and that any school certificate is sufficient evidence to prove the victim’s age. Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation while perusing section 94(2)(i) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of children) Act, 2015 which provides for presumption and determination of...

SC Collegium Recommends Names Of Five Advocates And Three Judicial Officers As Judges Of Madras High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 17th January 2023 has recommended the elevation of five advocates and three judicial officers as Judges in the Madras High Court. The advocates recommended by the Collegium are:1. Shri Venkatachari Lakshminarayanan2. Mrs. Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri3. Shri Pillaipakkam Bahukutumbi Balaji4. Shri Ramaswamy Neelakandan, and 5. Shri...

Saurabh Kirpal's Openness About Sexual Orientation Doesn't Make Him Unsuitable For Judgeship: Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Proposal

The Supreme Court Collegium has expressed its disagreement with the Centre which returned the proposal to appoint gay Advocate Saurabh Kirpal as a Judge of the Delhi High Court, based on his openness about his sexual orientation.The Centre apprehends that given his "attachment" to the cause of gay-rights, it cannot rule out the possibility of Kirpal's bias and prejudice. It had therefore...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Names Of 9 Advocates As Judges Of Allahabad High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 17th January 2023 has approved the proposal for the elevation of the nine Advocates as Judges in the Allahabad High Court.The names are as follows:1. Shri Prashant Kumar, 2. Shri Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi, 3. Shri Manish Kumar Nigam, 4. Shri Manjive Shukla, 5. Shri Anish Kumar Gupta, 6. Ms. Nand Prabha Shukla, 7. Shri Arun Kumar...

COVID First Line Treatment Centre Can Be Termed As Hospital For The Purpose Of Claiming Insurance: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently observed that COVID First Line Treatment Centre can be termed as a Hospital for the purpose of insurance claims.Justice V G Arun said that as per the COVID-19 advisory for patient admission to CFLTCs issued by the Government, the Centre identified as COVID Health Care Centre should treat all mild and moderate symptomatic persons under surveillance and should...

'No Manifest Error In CCI Findings Against Google' : Supreme Court Affirms NCLAT Order Refusing To Stay CCI Order In Android Dominance Matter

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal which refused to stay the order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) which imposed a penalty of Rs 1,338 crore on Google India for abuse of dominance in relation to Android eco-system.However, the Court directed the NCLAT to dispose of the appeal filed by Google by March...

Can Sessions Court Sit Anywhere Else Than Its Court Premises To Conduct Trial? Himachal Pradesh High Court Explains

While answering a reference made by an Additional District & Sessions Judge, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has clarified that a Sessions Judge can sit at any place other than his Court premises, within his Sessions division, to record evidence and conduct a trial. Referring to Section 9(6) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Satyen...