"Bordering On Break Down Of Rule Of Law": Supreme Court On Madhya Pradesh Not Holding Elections In Over 23,000 Local Bodies

Noting that "the reality in the state of Madhya Pradesh as of now, is that, more than 23, 263 local bodies are functioning without the elected representatives for last over two years and more", the Supreme Court on Tuesday observed, "This is bordering on break down of rule of law and more so, palpable infraction of the constitutional mandate qua the existence and functioning of such...

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Former Religare CFO Krishnan Subramanian In RFL Scam Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Krishnan Subramanian, former CFO of Religare Enterprises Limited, in connection with the Fortis Religare Scam case involving the alleged financial scam of disbursal of loans worth thousands of crores to shell entities having no financial strength.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh granted bail to Subramanian subject to Subramanian furnishing a...

NEET-PG Counselling : Supreme Court Asks 4 States To Furnish Data To MCC On Plea Alleging Violation Of Court Order

In a contempt petition alleging non-compliance of Top Court's order of making the students who participated in State Quota or AIQ round 2 ineligible for AIQ Mop Up round, Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the State of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Telangana. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant asked the states to file an affidavit setting out the...

Delhi High Court Clears Release Of Jayeshbhai Jordaar Film As Makers Assure To Insert Disclaimers Over Criminality Of Pre-Natal Sex Determination

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday cleared the release of Ranveer Singh starrer Yashraj film "Jayeshbhai Jordaar" after it was assured by the producers that relevant disclaimers, to the effect that Pre-natal sex determination is a criminal offence, shall be depicted in relation to an ultrasound scene and another connected scene.A division bench comprising of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice...

Execution Of Document Does Not Stand Admitted Merely Because A Person Admits To Having Signed It: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the execution of a document/deed does not stand admitted merely because a person admits to having signed the document/deed.The "term" execution in Section 35(1)(a) Registration Act means that a person has signed a document after having fully understood it and consented to its terms, the bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, AS Bopanna and Bela M....

Kedar Nath Judgment Confused Between State & Government : Sibal Tells Supreme Court In Challenge Against Sedition Law

The 1962 Constitution Bench judgment in the case Kedar Nath versus State of Bihar which upheld Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code confused between the State and the Government, submitted Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal before the Supreme Court on Tuesday in the cases challenging the constitutional validity of sedition law."Kedar Nath is based on Federal Court judgments, which are...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends To Make 4 Additional Judges Of Kerala High Court Permanent

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of the following Additional Judges of the Kerala High Court as Permanent Judges of that High Court: 1. Justice Murali Purushothaman, 2. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A.,3. Justice Karunakaran Babu, and 4. Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath.Click Here To Read/Download...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends To Make 9 Additional Judges Of Madras High Court Permanent

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of the following Additional Judges of the Madras High Court as Permanent Judges of that High Court:The judges are1. Justice Govindarajulu Chandrasekharan, 2.Justice Veerasamy Sivagnanam, 3. Justice Ganesan Ilangovan, 4. Justice Ananthi Subramanian, 5. Justice Kannammal Shanmuga Sundaram, 6. Justice Sathi Kumar...

Trademark Infringement Suit: Delhi High Court Awards 2 Lakhs Damages & Over 9 Lakhs Cost In Favour Of Starbucks

The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 2 lakhs damages and an amount of Rs. 9,60,100 in favour of Starbucks Corporation in a trademark infringement suit filed by it over the usage of its registered trademark'FRAPPUCCINO'. Justice Jyoti Singh was dealing with the suit filed by the plaintiff, Starbucks Corporation against one Teaquilla A Fashion Cafe, seeking a decree of permanent...

"Mere Recovery Of Phones & SIM Cards Used For Conversing With Pakistani Number Not Sufficient To Prove Conspiracy": Delhi Court Acquits 5 Men Charged With UAPA

A Delhi court recently acquitted five persons accused of having connections with Lashkar-e-Taiba while observing that mere recovery of the mobile phones and sim cards used to converse with a Pakistani number is not sufficient to prove conspiracy of terror plot. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana of the Patiala House Courts acquitted Mohd Shahid, Mohd...

Delhi High Court Seeks Report On Publication Of Names & Particulars Of Proclaimed Offenders In Police & Complaint Cases In Public Domain

The Delhi High Court has recently called for a detailed report suggesting the ways as to how to streamline the system so that the names and particulars of the persons who have been declared as proclaimed offenders or proclaimed persons in police cases as well as in complaint cases are published in public domain so that further steps may be taken to bring such persons before respective Courts...

Enemy Property Case: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Samajwadi Party MLA Azam Khan

The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to Samajwadi Party Leader and UP MLA Azam Khan in an alleged case of grabbing Enemy Property and using it for the construction of the Mohammed Ali Jauhar University. The FIR in the instant case was filed against Azam and others alleging that during the Partition of the Country, one Imamuddin Qureshi went to Pakistan and his land was recorded as...