'Inappropriate Cremation' Of Ex-VP HCBA-"Shows Real Face Of Law & Order In UP": Letter Plea In Allahabad HC Seeks CBI Probe

A letter petition has been filed before the Allahabad High Court alleging that Allahabad, Allahabad, Mangla Prasad Tripathi was cremated without proper investigation by the police department on January 18, 2022, and further seeking CBI inquiry into the matter.The letter petition has been moved by Advocates, Gaurav Dwivedi, Rajneesh Kumar Singh, O.P. Singh, Saurabh Singh, Rohit Pandey...

Supreme Court Slams UP Police, Magistrate Over Arrest & Remand Of Accused Ignoring SC's Bail Order

While considering an application filed by Vijay Kumar Sharma, accused in Bike Bot Scam, the Supreme Court today deprecated the conduct of Investigating Officer of the Uttar Pradesh Police and expressed serious reservation in the manner in which the Magistrate proceeded to direct remand despite Top Court's order of directing Sharma's release."We deprecate the conduct of the Investigating...

Karnataka High Court Issues Circular Directing Officers To Follow Supreme Court's Limitation Extension Order

Karnataka High Court has issued a circular directing Officers and Officials working on the judicial side at Principal Bench, Bengaluru, Benches at Dharwad and Kalaburagi to follow the directions issued by the Supreme Court, excluding the period from 15.03.2020 till 28.02.2022, for the purposes of limitation. Supreme Court in Miscellaneous Application No.21/2022 in Suo Motu Writ...

Supreme Court Grants Reprieve To A Software Developer Who Was "Hounded" By Her Employer -Read Judgment

The Supreme Court has granted reprieve to a software developer who was "hounded" by her employer which instituted a suit claiming money spent on her "overseas deputation" after she resigned from the company. The Court has affirmed that "a deputation involves a tripartite consensual agreement between the lending employer, borrowing employer and the employee", and "a transient business...

VVIP Chopper Scam: Delhi High Court Seeks Translated Copy Of Dubai SC Order Relating To Christian Michel's Extradition

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday continued hearing the bail application filed by Christian James Michel, accused of bribery in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland Chopper Scam. Advocate Aljo K. Joseph, appearing for Michel, argued that he was exonerated by an Italian court of all charges.He submitted that the Italian Court had only tried Giuseppe Orsi, the head of AgustaWestland's...

Failure To Disburse COVID Death Compensation : Chief Secretaries Of Bihar & AP Appear Before Supreme Court; Assure Compliance

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court lashed out at the States of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh for not complying with its earlier directions in disbursing ex-gratia compensation to the kin/family of the persons who have died due to COVID-19. Satisfied that the States have failed to comply with its previous orders, a bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and Sanjiv Khanna issued show cause notices...

Suo Moto Case Regarding Nehru Place Fire Incident: Manushi Sangathan Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Impleadment

Manushi Sangathan, an organization representing 67 hawkers and vendors, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking impleadment in the suo moto case registered last year following a fire incident at a building in the Nehru Place market. The organization has sought impleadment as a necessary party, claiming that the their vending activities are protected under the order passed by the Supreme...

Protection Petitions: P&H High Court Makes Declaration Regarding Status Of Minor Children From First Marriage Mandatory

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it mandatory for parties moving the High Court with their protection pleas in case of Live-in relationships or second marriage, despite subsisting marriages, to declare the status of the minor children from their first marriage, if any.A notice has been issued in this regard on Tuesday by the HC administration which states thus:"This is for...

Letters Patent Appeal Against Division Bench Order Not Tenable In Law: Delhi High Court Imposes Cost

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal, filed against an order passed by the division bench, with Rs. 5,000 cost.The Bench comprising of Chief Justice D. N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh made it clear that a "LPA against a division bench order is not tenable in law.""File the appropriate remedy. A Special Leave Petition or whatever recourse is permissible in law,"...

Marital Rape| 'Consent' An Implicit Condition In Exceptions To S. 375 IPC: Amicus Curiae Rebecca John To Delhi High Court

On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court continued hearing a batch of petitions challenging the second exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his wife from the offence of rape.Starting her arguments as the second amicus curiae in the case, Senior Advocate Rebecca John emphasized that 'consent' is an underlying condition in...

When Defendant's Trademark Is Identical To Plaintiff's Registered Trademark & Their Goods Or Services Are Identical, Confusion In Public Shall Be Presumed : Supreme Court

"In an infringement action, an injunction would be issued as soon as it is proved that the defendant is improperly using the trade mark of the plaintiff".

Rajasthan HC Issues Notice To State's Chief Secretary In Contempt Plea Over Vacant Posts In State Women Commission

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Chief Secretary, State Of Rajasthan and Principal Secretary Department Of Women And the Child Development State Of Rajasthan on a contempt plea filed regarding vacant posts in Rajasthan State Commission For Women.The bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani was hearing the contempt plea filed by a social worker...