Bombay HC Quashes Rape Case On The Condition That Accused & Alleged Victim Shall Do Social Service For 6 Months

The Bombay High Court recently quashed a rape case on the condition that the accused and the alleged victim shall extend social service for 6 months. The bench of Justice Prasanna B. Varale and Justice S. M. Modak directed the Applicant and the alleged victim (Respondent No. 2) to obtain certificates from the respective institutes [where they have been directed to extend social...

NEET-PG Counselling - Round 2 Seat Will Be Lost Only If Candidate Joins Special Round Seat : Supreme Court Clarifies MCC FAQ

In the NEET-PG Counselling matter, the Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that a candidate will lose the seat allotted in Round-2 of All India Quota Counselling only if she joins a seat allotted in the Special Round for the newly added 146 seats.The Court clarified the Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) list issued by the Medical Counselling Committee for the Special Round. As answer to FAQ...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea For "Uniform Banking Code" To Regulate Foreign Exchange Transactions

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a public interest litigation moved by Advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking implementation of a "Uniform Banking Code" for Foreign Exchange Transaction. The plea states that a uniform Code will help in controlling black money generation and benami transactions. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi...

Applications For Appointment Of Arbitrator Should Be Decided And Disposed At The Earliest:Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on April 1, 2022 expressed concerns at the time taken by the Telangana High Court to dispose of an arbitration application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 after a period of four years. The bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna also observed that arbitration applications for appointment of an Arbitrator are required to be decided...

'Left Remediless': Lawyer Complains To Calcutta High Court CJ As Yet Another Bench Recuses From Group D Recruitment Scam Case

A heated exchange ensued on Tuesday between the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court and one of the counsel representing an appellant in the 'Group-D' (non-teaching staff) recruitment scam case regarding the repeated recusals by several Benches from hearing the appeals. Four members of a State appointed recruitment committee had preferred appeals against a Single Judge Bench order directing...

Reasons Which Weigh With Court In Cancelling Bail To Co Accused Would Also Apply On Other Accused Seeking Bail: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that the reasons which weigh with the Court in cancelling the bail granting to co accused would also apply in case of bail preferred by another accused in relation to the same FIR and incident. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant rendered this observation while considering a criminal appeal assailing Allahabad High Court's...

Whether Use Of A Trademark As A Keyword On Google Ad Program Would Constitute Infringement? Delhi High Court To Consider

The Delhi High Court is set to consider the question as to whether use of a trademark as a keyword on the Google Ad program, would constitute infringement.Justice Pratibha M Singh will be adjudicating the said question while dealing with a suit filed by Upcurve Business Services Pvt. Ltd., a company engaged in the travel business. The plaintiff company operates a one-stop travel website...

NEET PG 2022 : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Extend Internship Deadline Saying It Will Disrupt Academic Schedule

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea by a group of doctors seeking extension of deadline for completion of internship beyond July 31, 2022 to accommodate interns whose internship got delayed due to compulsory Covid duties.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Bela M Trivedi rejected the petitioners' prayer observing that extension of deadline will disrupt the...

Party Applying For Registration Of A Particular Trademark Estopped From Claiming That It Is A 'Descriptive' Mark: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently confirmed the ex-parte injunction granted in favour of "Plant Powered", an entity involved in sale and distribution of baby care and personal care products, in a trademark infringement suit. The Court rejected the contention of the Defendant, also said to be using the name 'Plant Powered' as a trading style for identical goods, that the impugned term is...

'If Not For COVID, Would Have Heard This' : CJI Agrees To Hear Electoral Bonds Matter Urgently

The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Tuesday agreed to hear the plea challenging the Electoral Bonds Scheme on an urgent mentioning made by Advocate Prashant Bhushan."This matter has not been listed for more than a year. Every two months, fresh tranche of electoral bonds are issued. In fact today, there is a report that a Calcutta based company has paid Rs 40 crores through electoral bonds...

Supreme Court Criminal Digest With Subject And Statute Wise Index- March 2022

Anticipatory Bail - SLP Against Madras HC Judgment dismissing anticipatory bail with some observations about requirement of custodial interrogation- Dismissed - High Court, after having found no case for grant of pre-arrest bail, has otherwise not given any such direction of mandatory nature - Observations are essentially of the reasons assigned by the High Court in declining the prayer...

Nun Rape Case: Kerala High Court Admits Appeal Challenging Bishop Franco Mulakkal's Acquittal

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday admitted the appeal filed against the decision of the Additional District and Sessions Court acquitting Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Catholic Church in the nun rape case.A Division Bench of Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran also issued notice to Mulakkal.Franco Mulakkal, the Bishop of Jalandhar, was accused of raping a nun from...