Status Quo In Religious Demography Has To Be Maintained; Religious Conversion Can't Be A Group Agenda : Madras High Court

"...the status quo that obtains in the year 2022 as regards religious demographic profile may have to be maintained", Justice G.R Swaminathan noted in the Order.

Frivolous Cases Against Azim Premji: Karnataka HC Reserves Order In Contempt Case Against Advocates Of 'India Awake For Transparency'

The Karnataka High Court on Friday reserved its order in the suo-motu criminal contempt case initiated against Advocate R Subrmanian and P Sadanand, who represented India Awake For Transparency in the multiple petitions filed on the same cause of action against Wipro founder Azim Premji. A division bench of Justice B. Veerappa and Justice K S Hemalekha after hearing the parties reserved...

Arbitrator Can Grant Post-Award Interest On The Interest Amount Awarded: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that post-award interest can be granted by an Arbitrator on the interest amount awarded.In this case, in terms of the award dated 05th June, 2005, the Sole Arbitrator had awarded a sum of ₹26,08,89,107.35 in favour of UHL Power Company Limited towards expenses claimed along with pre-claim interest capitalized annually, on the expenses so incurred. Further,...

IBC & Admiralty Act Interplay - Insolvency Proceedings Against Shipping Company Won't Bar Suit Against Vessel : Bombay High Court

In a significant judgment, the Bombay High Court has held that a Shipping Company slipping into liquidation under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code will not impact an ongoing Admiralty Suit against its Vessel as the two are separate entities. The judgement authored by Justice BP Colabawalla explains the interplay between the bar against further suits and proceedings under S.33 (5) of...

'Private Interest Subservient To Larger Public Interest Even If There Are Some Discrepancies': Allahabad HC In Land Acquisition Matter

The Allahabad High Court has recently held in a case challenging land acquisition proceedings that private interest has to give way to the larger public interest. Upholding the proceedings for construction of a railway over-bridge, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Piyush Agarwal observed,"Private interest has to give way to the larger public interest. Even if there...

Supreme Court Transfers Petitions Challenging National Minority Commission Act From HCs To Itself

On Friday, the Supreme Court allowed petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the National Minority Commission Act, 1992 ("NMCA") to be transferred from the Gauhati, Meghalaya and Delhi High Courts to itself. A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh was also hearing a connected matter, wherein the provisions of National Commission for Minority...

'Marital Rape Biggest Form Of Sexual Violence Against Women In Matrimonial Home, Goes Unreported": Sr Adv Colin Gonsalves Argues In Delhi HC

In a bunch of pleas seeking criminalization of marital rape in India, one of the petitioners today told the Delhi High Court that marital rape is the biggest form of sexual violence against women which is never reported, analyzed or studied. Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves appearing for petitioner submitted before a bench comprising of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C Hari Shankar...

NEET UG 2021 : Supreme Court To Hear Plea Alleging Rigging Of OMR Sheets, Discrepancy In Final Results On Jan 10

The Supreme Court today adjourned for Monday(January 10) a petition preferred by 6 aspirants who appeared in NEET UG 2021 challenging their marks and ranks secured in the test which was conducted on September 12, 2021 by the National Testing Agency.The matter was listed before the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna.When the matter was called for hearing, Justice DY Chandrachud...

Gurugram Namaz Issue : Hindu Sena Leader Seeks To Intervene In Contempt Plea Before Supreme Court

Surjit Singh Yadav, Vice President of Hindu Sena, has approached the Supreme Court seeking intervention to oppose the petition seeking contempt action against officers of State of Haryana for their alleged inaction against the disruptions of namaz prayers in plots in Gurugram.Yadav who also claims to be a farmer and social worker has also sought relief for directing the petitioners to...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-97]

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[Actor Sexual Assault Case] Sufficient Reasons Required To Recall Witnesses : Kerala High Court

Further developments ensued in the sensational actress sexual case that involves Malayalam actor Dileep, as the Kerala High Court on Friday observed that the prosecution should produce adequate justification for seeking to recall the witnesses in the case.Justice Kauser Edappagath reserved orders in the Criminal Miscellaneous case filed by the State against the trial court approving to collect...

'God Cannot Be Summoned': Madras High Court Overturns Order To Produce Idol

Overturning a lower court's decision, the Madras High Court has observed that an idol is believed to be a God by the devotees cannot be summoned by the Court. While hearing a challenge to the order of the lower Court in an idol theft case, where the idol was called to be produced in the Court to enquire its condition, Justice R. Suresh Kumar observed that,"The God cannot be summoned by the...