CJI Ramana Calls For Balance In Geography Of International Arbitration Between Developed & Developing Countries

On Tuesday, in his inaugural address delivered at the Annual Meet of Indo-German Chamber of Commerce on "Arbitration in a Globalised World - The Indian Experience" at Dortmund, Germany, the Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana highlighted the significance of balancing the geography of international arbitration, which is at present concentrated around places like Singapore, London, Paris...

CISF Firing In Sitalkuchi : Calcutta High Court Seeks State's Response On CBI's Plea To Take Over Probe From WB CID

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the State government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to place their respective positions on record on the plea moved by the CBI seeking to take over the investigation into the incident of firing by CISF personnel on April 10, 2021, at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district during the West Bengal Assembly polls.Four people were allegedly...

Karnataka High Court Directs State To Consider Plea By Bhovi Community To Continue Traditional Stone Cutting Work On Govt Land Without License

The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to consider the representation to be made by members of the Bhovi Community, who are involved in traditional stone cutting work and take an appropriate decision in accordance with law, in respect of allowing them to continue their work in Meesaganahalli village.A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Ashok S...

Bombay High Court Orders Release Of Pharmacy Student Held For Social Media Post Aimed Against NCP Supremo Sharad Pawar

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to 21-year-old pharmacy student Nikhil Bhamre, who was arrested for defamatory posts allegedly aimed at NCP president Sharad Pawar. The division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and NR Borkar said they were granted interim relief while hearing his quashing petition filed invoking Article 226, section 482 of the CrPC and section 407 of the CrPC. The...

"Not Designated Public Information Officer": Madras High Court Allows Sanitation Inspector's Plea To Quash Penalty For Inadequate RTI Reply

The Madras High Court recently allowed a petition filed by a Sanitation Inspector for quashing an order imposing a penalty of Rs. 25000 (highest under the Right to Information Act) for providing inadequate reply in an RTI Application. The bench of Justice S. Srimathy observed that the petitioner was only providing reply upon the directions of the Municipal Commissioner and was himself not...

"Placement Of Statues & Free Flow Of Traffic Are Matters Looked Into By State": Rajasthan HC Disposes PIL For Removal Of BR Ambedkar Statue

While hearing a PIL for removal of statue of Shri Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar allegedly causing obstruction, the Rajasthan High Court recently observed that the placement of the statue and free flow of the traffic both are matters, which can be looked into by the authorities and not by the court.The court opined that the petitioners have chosen only a particular spot in the city rather...

Prophet Row: Kashmiri Youtuber Accused Of Uploading Video Depicting Beheading Of Nupur Sharma Enlarged On Bail By Srinagar Court

A Srinagar Court has granted bail to a Kashmir-based YouTuber Faisal Wani who had been arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police last week for allegedly uploading a video depicting the beheading of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her remarks on Prophet Muhammad. The accused is said to have posted the video in question on his YouTube channel wherein the bare-bodied...

Anis Khan Death: Calcutta High Court Says SIT's Prima Facie Findings Against Police Officials, Raiding Party Are 'Plausible'

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday held that the prima facie findings of the State government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the death of student activist Anis Khan are plausible and thus refused to transfer investigation of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Anish Khan was found dead at his home in Amta block in Howrah district in the early hours of...

Service Tax Cannot Be Levied On Reimbursement Of Expenses Incurred By The Service Provider: Reiterates CESTAT Delhi

The Delhi Bench of CESTAT has reiterated that service tax cannot be levied on reimbursement of expenses incurred by the service provider. The Bench, consisting of Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member), held that since Rule 5 of the Service Tax (Determination of Value) Rules, 2006 has been held to be ultra vires by the Supreme Court in the case of Union...

Growing Litigious Trend In Country Indicates Lack Of Patience In Political Discourse : Justice Chandrachud

Highlighting that the Courts cannot be a "one stop solution" to resolve complicated issues of society and policy, Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud said that a democratic society must resolve issues through public deliberation, discourse and the engagement of citizens with their representatives and the Constitution"The use of the court as the first line of defence to solve...

State Vigilance Department Can't Be Completely Exempted From Operation Of RTI Act: Orissa High Court

In a significant decision, the Orissa High Court has held that the Vigilance Department of the State cannot be completely exempted from the operation of the Right to Information Act, 2005 ('RTI'). It directed that information pertaining to allegations of corruption and human rights violations and also information pertaining to activities undertaken by the Department, which are not...

Delhi High Court Restrains Youtube Channel "Bear & Bulls Capitals" From Posting Defamatory Material Against "Booming Bulls Academy"

The Delhi High Court has restrained a YouTube channel "Bear & Bulls Capitals" from posting any defamatory or derogatory material against another channel "Booming Bulls Academy", in any manner on any media platform till November 28th, 2022. Justice Amit Bansal was dealing with a suit filed by Anish Singh Thakur, the proprietor of "Booming Bulls Academy" which runs an academy that...