Section 29A Of The A&C Act Applies Prospectively Does Not Apply To Arbitration That Commenced Before The 2015 Amendment: Bombay High Court

The High Court of Bombay has held that Section 29A of the A&C Act that provides a timeline of 12 months for passing an arbitral award would not apply to arbitration that commenced before the 2015 Amendment to the Act. The Bench of Justice G.S. Kulkarni held that provisions of Section 29A of the A&C Act, which was incorporated into the principal act via the 2015 Amendment...

Right To Protest Can't Be Asserted And Practised In Vacuum; Social Cause Needed, Not Personal Agenda: Calcutta High Court

"Such right (Right to Protest) can neither be asserted nor practiced in the vacuum. There has to be a social cause and not a personal agenda," the Calcutta High Court observed recently.The bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar was hearing the plea of one Vineet Ruia, who is the president of an organization known as Bharat Bachao Sangathan who wished to hold protests against the private unaided...

Just Because Interlocutory Order Of Arbitral Tribunal Is Not Challengeable Under Section 34 Of A&C Act, Remedy Is Not Writ Under Article 226 And 227: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that merely because an interlocutory order passed by the Arbitral Tribunal is not amenable to challenge under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act), the remedy under Article 226 and Article 227 of the Constitution of India would not be available against the said order. The Single Bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar held that...

[2007 Obscenity Case] Allegation of Not Resisting Actor Richard Gere's Kiss Doesn't Make Me A Criminal : Shilpa Shetty To Sessions Court

Responding to the criminal revision application filed in the Session Court against her discharge in a 2007 obscenity case, actor Shilpa Shetty said she is a victim of malicious proceedings and harassment at the hands of the original complainant in the case. Shetty has sought heavy costs to be imposed on the original complainant in the cases for the harassment. In January 2022,...

Money Laundering Offence Attracted By Mere Possession Of Crime Proceeds ; Projection As Untainted Property Not Required : SC Interprets "And" In Sec 3 PMLA As "Or"

By interpreting "and" in Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (PMLA) as "or", the Supreme Court held that mere possession or concealment of the proceeds of the crime is sufficient for the offence of money laundering and that it need not be projected as an untainted property.The Court on Wednesday held that Section 3 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)...

"Consider Relocating Hathras Victim's Family Members Within State, Providing Govt Job To 1 Family Member": Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to consider giving employment of one of the family members of the Hathras Gang rape Victim under the Government or Government Undertaking commensurate with the qualification possessed by them.The bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Jaspreet Singh further directed the government to consider their relocation to any other...

"Money-Laundering A Heinous Crime ; Twin Conditions For Bail Not Unreasonable": Supreme Court Upholds Section 45(1) PMLA

The Supreme Court upheld the Constitutional validity of "twin conditions" for bail under amended Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 Act.Money-laundering is one of the heinous crimes, which not only affects the social and economic fabric of the nation, but also tends to promote other heinous offences, such as terrorism, offences related to NDPS Act, etc., the three...

Allegations Levelled Against Secured Creditors Can Always Be Examined By DRT Headed By Judicial Officer Of Same Level As A District Judge: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that allegations levelled against the secured creditors can be examined by the DRT and where there is an express bar to the jurisdiction of Civil Court, the same cannot be permitted by alleging fraud played by the secured creditors. The allegations levelled against the secured creditors can always be examined by the DRT which is headed by...

Section 226 CrPC - Public Prosecutor Owes A Duty To Give A Fair idea Regarding Prosecution Case To Trial Court: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that before a Trial Court proceeds to frame the charge against the accused, the Public Prosecutor owes a duty to give a fair idea to the Court as regards the case of the prosecution.Section 226 CrPC permits the prosecution to make the first impression regards a case, one which might be difficult to dispel, the bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay S Oka and...

Can't Direct Removal Of Satyendar Jain; It's For Chief Minister To Consider Whether To Allow Persons With Criminal Background To Continue As Minister : Delhi High Court

Dismissing a PIL seeking suspension of Aam Aadmi Party minister Satyendar Jain who is under judicial custody in a money laundering, the Delhi High Court has observed that it is for the Chief Minister to act in the best interest of the State and consider as to whether a person who has criminal background or has been charged with offences involving moral turpitude should be appointed and should...

'Prisoner Can't Be Given Parole To Beget A Child' : Rajasthan Govt Approaches Supreme Court Against HC Order

The State government of Rajasthan has filed a special leave petition before the Supreme Court challenging a Rajasthan High Court judgment which granted parole to a murder convict for 15 days to engage in conjugal relations with his wife.On April 5, 2022, a division bench of Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur observed that denial to the convict-prisoner to perform conjugal relationship with his...

Chief Justice Of India Inaugurates Front Office of Supreme Court Legal Services Committee

Mr. Justice N. V. Ramana, Chief Justice of India and Patron-in-Chief SCLSC inaugurated Front Office of Supreme Court Legal Services Committee today in the presence oMr. Justice A M Khanwilkar, Chairman SCLSC. On the occasion were also present Mr. Justice U U Lalit Chairman NALSA , Mr.Justice Abhay S. Oka, Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, Mr.Justice P.S Narasimha, Mr.Justice J B Pardiwala ...