Baba Ramdev's Allopathy Remarks: Delhi High Court Not Convinced With Proposed Clarification On Coronil

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to accept the proposed clarification made by Baba Ramdev and other defendants in a suit filed by several doctors' associations against the Yoga guru for allegedly spreading misinformation about COVID-19 cure through his statements against allopathy and in favour of Patanjali's product Coronil.Justice Anup J. Bhambhani was of the view that the...

"He Had No Work In Hathras, Use Of Tainted Money Can't Be Ruled Out": Allahabad High Court While Denying Bail To Sidhique Kappan

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday denied bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan in connection with the 'Hathras Conspiracy Case' as it noted that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the accusations against Kappan are prima facie true.At the outset, the Court noted that during the investigation, it had come on record that Kappan had no work at Hathras when he was...

Breaking: Mumbai Court Extends Sanjay Raut's ED Custody In Patra Chawl Scam Case Till August 8, Rejects Intervention Alleging Threatening Of Witness

A Mumbai Special Court today extended ED custody of Sanjay Raut in Patra Chawl Scam case till August 8. Special Judge MG Deshpande said that the agency has made "remarkable progress" in the investigation."It is a fact that trail of money 1.17 and 1.08 crore was not before the court earlier...some more amounts have been revealed. ED pointed out bank statements and further trail..."The Judge...

Kerala High Court Directs Registry To Accept Counter Affidavit Without Insisting On Its English Translation

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Registry to accept a counter affidavit in a case without insisting on an English translation of the same. This direction assumes significance since less than a month ago, another Bench of the Court had prohibited the Registry from accepting writ petitions with vernacular documents if not accompanied by an English translation.In that order, the...

"One-Sided" Liability Clause Inserted By Developers For Compensating Failure To Deliver Flat Not Bar To Order Refund: Delhi SCDRC

The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission recently directed Parsvnath Developers to refund the entire amount deposited by a homebuyer in lieu of a Flat Purchase Agreement executed back in 2007, awaiting possession till date.The Commission rejected the developer's contention that the complaint is not maintainable in view of Clause 10(c) of the Flat Buyer Agreement which prescribes...

[Illegal Termination] Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows Daily Wagers' Plea Against Closing Of Evidence To Prevent "Irreparable Injury"

Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that if the petitioners, who are daily wagers litigating for their rights, are not allowed to lead their evidence then they would suffer irreparable loss and injury. The petitioners, who are daily wagers and litigating for their rights, would suffer irreparable loss and injury in case they are not allowed to lead their...

Supreme Court Judge Justice MR Shah Castigates Registry For Deleting Cases From List

Supreme Court judge Justice M. R. Shah on Thursday expressed displeasure at the practice of the Supreme Court registry of deleting matters posted for any particular day.Addressing the court-master, Justice Shah commented, "Who is he (the Registrar) to decide? It is none of his business. We will decide! They say, 'Zyada matters hain toh delete kar dete hain'? Yeh nahi chalega! (They say,...

Remedy Under RERA Act Is Not A Bar For Initiation Of Arbitration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the dispute involving refund of payment under the 'Flat Buyer Agreement' from a real estate developer is arbitrable and is not barred by the existence of a concurrent remedy under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA Act). The Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula held that the remedies available under the RERA Act...

Right To Be Forgotten: Karnataka HC Directs 17 Media Outlets To Temporarily Block Articles Displaying Names Of Two Acquitted Of Alleged Crimes

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed 17 media outlets to temporarily block articles, videos and comments displaying names of two Petitioners herein in connection with a criminal case registered against them, for which they stand acquitted. The media outlets include Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google, Yahoo, and Indian Kanoon. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S...

Kerala High Court Prohibits Registry From Accepting Petitions With Vernacular Documents Unless Accompanied By English Translation

The Kerala High Court recently held that advocates filing writ petitions should produce the English translation of documents which are filed in a local or vernacular language while prohibiting its Registry from accepting petitions without such translation.Justice Amit Rawal was adjudicating upon a petition filed with vernacular documents and a note by the advocate saying that the...

Fraudulent Initiation Of CIRP, NCLAT Upholds Issuance Of Show Cause Notice To Related Parties

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy (Judicial Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Zoom Communications Pvt. Ltd. v M/s. Par Excellence Real Estate Pvt. Ltd., has upheld the Adjudicating Authority's order declining...

High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Ensure Strict Compliance Of Senior Citizens Act, Closes Suo Moto Proceedings

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Government to ensure strict compliance of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad also directed the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) to ensure that legal aid is extended to persons covered under the Act...