Amazon-Future Dispute: Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi High Court's Direction For Coercive Steps Against Future Group [Updated With Judgment]

In a major relief to Future group companies, the Supreme Court on Monday set aside the orders of the Delhi High Court which initiated coercive steps against the companies and its promoters Biyanis for alleged violation of the Emergency Award passed by the Singapore Tribunal on the application filed by e-commerce giant Amazon.The Supreme Court has set aside the orders dated 02.02.2021...

Delhi Riots: High Court Grants Bail To Two Accused Of Killing 85 Yrs Old Woman, One Denied Relief

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to two men accused in the murder case of 85 year old woman, Akbari who died of asphyxiation due to inhaling smoke during the North East Delhi riots after her house was set on fire by a riotous mob. One other accused has however been denied relief.Detailed order with reasons is yet to be uploaded.Justice Subramonium Prasad denied bail to Vishal...

Order XXII CPC| Appeal Doesn't Abate As A Whole Merely Due To Non-Substitution Of Some Legal Representatives: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court recently held that non-substitution of some of the legal representatives ("LRs") of the parties under Order XXII, CPC does not amount to abatement of the entire appeal. A Bench comprising of Justice Devashish Baruah held: "…the provisions contained in Order XXII would lend credit and support the view that they are devised to ensure the continuation...

Clarify If Removal Of Upper Age Limit For NEET-UG Is Under Consideration: Supreme Court To NMC

The Supreme Court, on Monday, asked the National Medical Council to clarify if they are considering to remove the upper age limit of 25 years and 30 years for candidates eligible for reservation, for NEET-UG, as was inserted by way of amendment to the Medical Council of India Regulations on Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 1997 vide notification dated 22.01.2018. Petition was...

'Shocking': Bombay HC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Dangerous Boat & Forest Journey For Young Girls Of Maharashtra Village To Reach School

The Bombay High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of a "shocking" news report about the pitiable conditions in which young girls from a village in Satara District in Maharashtra are forced to take the arduous journey to school, in a boat and then through a dense forest. "..the laudable moto 'beti bachao, beti padhao' can be achieved only by providing a safe passage and a...

Delhi Court Seeks Police's Response In Plea Against Sudarshan TV, Suresh Chavhanke For Allegedly Hurting Religious Sentiments In Bindas Bol Show

A Delhi Court has sought action taken report from the Delhi Police in a plea filed against Sudarshan TV news channel and it's Editor-in-Chief Suresh Chavhanke over a news telecast on the show Bindas Bol for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the people from Muslim Community. Metropolitan Magistrate Gopal Krishnan of Rohini Courts has now posted the matter for further hearing on...

Extramarital Affair May Amount To 'Mental Cruelty' U/s 498(A) IPC Depending On Facts & Circumstances Of Case: Madras High Court

In a pertinent judgment, Madras High Court has observed that extramarital affairs can cause grave mental trauma and mental health issues leading to serious consequences in the matrimony, and that in turn, would amount to mental cruelty under Section 498(A) IPC. Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarty however added that when deciding whether a conduct amounted to cruelty, the Court has to look at...

'Prima Facie Input Tax Credit Wrongly Availed Exceeds Five Crores': Chennai Court Dismisses Bail Plea Of Person Accused Of Tax Evasion

The accused have admitted to have committed the offence...The evidentiary value of the statement obtained under Section 70 of TNGST Act has to be dealt with during the course of trial, the court clarified.

Delhi High Court Seeks DMRC's Stand On Making Payment Of Arbitral Award To DAMEPL

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to take instructions as to how it will make the payment of arbitral award to Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL). Justice Suresh Kumar Kait was hearing an early hearing application filed by DAMEPL in it's plea against DMRC, seeking enforcement of the arbitration award dated May 11, 2017."On the next date...

High Courts Should Show Judicial Restraint In Interfering With Tender Process Of Foreign Funded Mega Projects: Supreme Court

On Monday, the Supreme Court held that while entertaining writ petitions challenging the tender process or the award of contract with respect to Mega projects funded by foreign countries, the High Courts ought to bear in mind the principles of judicial restraint laid down by the Apex Court in Tata Cellular v. Union of India, 1994 6 SCC 651. A Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah...

"Sensitive Matter": Delhi High Court Grants Protection To Inter Faith Couple Apprehending Honour Killing

The Delhi High Court has granted police protection to an inter faith couple who was apprehending honour killing at the hands of woman's family members, after observing that their constitutional right to life and liberty was under threat. Noting that the matter was sensitive in nature as the parties belonged to different religious communities, Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said:"There is no...

Proving Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt Does Not Mean To Nitpick To Find Excuse To Obtain Acquittal: Supreme Court

"The test which is applied of proving the case beyond reasonable doubt does not mean that the endeavour should be to nick pick and somehow find some excuse to obtain acquittal.", the Supreme Court remarked in a judgment dismissing appeals filed by murder accused.Pappu Tiwari, Sanjay Ram, Uday Pal, Ajay Pal, Pintu Tiwari and Law Tiwari were convicted by the Trial Court under Section 302 of...