Google v CCI | Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Stay Application On Merits Tomorrow

The Supreme Court on Wednesday resumed hearing the tech-giant Google's plea challenging the order of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) which declined to stay the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) decision to impose Rs 1,338 crore penalty on it for unfair and anti-competitive practices in relation to Android phones.The matter was listed before CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice...

Uttarakhand Consumer Forum Refuses Compensation To Couple That Conceived After Free Sterilization Operation At Govt Hospital

The Uttarakhand State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Dehradun has quashed the order of District Consumer forum granting Rs. 6 lakh compensation to a couple that birthed a girl child two years after the woman underwent free sterilisation procedure at a government hospital.A division bench of Justice D.S. Tripathi and Member Udai Singh Tolia referred to several precedents to...

RTI | Personal Info Not Serving Public Interest Can't Be Disclosed: Gujarat HC Tells Judicial Officer Who Sought Transfer Communications Of Other Officers

Allowing a petition preferred by the Gujarat High Court administration, a single bench of Justice Biren Vaishnav quashed the order of the State Information Commission requiring the administration to disclose certain third party, personal information sought by a judicial officer under Right to Information Act.The bench reiterated that information which is “personal" in nature and which does...

'Senior Bar Member Must Be More Responsible' : Justice Dinesh Maheshwari Expresses Displeasure At Sr Adv Vikas Singh

Supreme Court judge Justice Dinesh Maheshwari on Wednesday expressed displeasure at the conduct of Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, in raising an "unnecessary" objection about the order of hearing of cases in the court.The bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela Trivedi, after hearing the fresh matters, straightaway took up one...

CBDT Circulars Can’t Prescribe Limitation To Decide Application For Compounding Of Offence: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that orders, instructions or directions issued by the CBDT under Section 119 or under the Explanation to Section 279 (6) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, cannot put fetters on the power of income tax authorities under Section 279(2) to consider an application for compounding of offence, by prescribing a period of limitation. The bench of Justices Dhiraj...

Conducting Periodic Checks Throughout City To Ensure No Barricade Remains Unmanned: Delhi Police To High Court

The Delhi Police has informed the High Court that it is carrying out periodic checks throughout the national capital to ensure that no barricade remains unmanned and that it will make all possible endeavours to keep all the barricades manned.Taking noting of the submission, a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad disposed of a suo moto...

'Consensual Relationship, Promise To Marry Was Not False': Kerala High Court Quashes Rape Case

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday quashed rape case against a 31-year-old man, observing that he and the complainant were in a consensual relationship and his promise to marry her was not with an intention to deceive her.The accused and the complainant had worked together in the Malayalam Serial, 'Akashadooth'. The case registered in 2017 under Sections 417, 354 A, 354B and 376 of IPC alleged...

Apprehension Of Acid Attack: Karnataka High Court Refuses Bail To A Jilted Lover

The Karnataka High Court refused bail to a jilted lover, accepting the apprehensions raised by the victim that if released on bail the accused would throw acid on her. A single judge bench of Justice M G Uma dismissed the petition filed by one Pavan, who was charged for offences punishable under sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 354(D) (stalking) and 506 (criminal intimidation) IPC...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Notice On Man’s Plea Seeking Permission To Take Surrogate Child To Australia After Visa Denial

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and Punjab government in a case where the petitioner, a commissioning parent, was refused Visa for the surrogate child as Australia's Department of Home Affairs asked him first to get a court order confirming that he has a right to remove the child from India. Justice Sanjay Vashisth listed the matter for consideration...

[Unlawful Assembly] Individual Role Of Each Accused Cannot Be Considered While Deciding Bail Application: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has observed that individual role of accused cannot be considered while deciding on bail application filed by a murder accused who was part of an unlawful assembly and who allegedly committed the offence in pursuance of a common object. A single judge bench of Justice H P Sandesh made the observation while rejecting the successive bail application filed by...

'Prima Facie Case Made Out': Allahabad HC Denies Relief To 5 Women Of 'Nafisa Gang' Allegedly Involved In Filing False Rape Cases

The Allahabad High Court on Monday refused to quash FIR against and stay the arrest of the 5 women members of the alleged 'Nafisa Gang' which is allegedly involved in filing false rape/SC-ST Act cases against innocent persons for the purpose of extracting money.The bench of Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra and Justice Gajendra Kumar observed that a prima facie case is made out against the...

Issue Whether Main Claim Is Time Barred, Is An Issue On Merits; Must Be Decided In Arbitral Proceedings: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that while the limitation period for filing an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act), seeking appointment of arbitrator, is to be examined by the Court, the limitation aspect of the substantive claims is to be looked into only by the arbitral tribunal and not by the Court. The bench of Justice Bharati...