Breaking: Karnataka High Court Confers Senior Designation On 53 Advocates

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday has conferred senior designation on 53 advocates in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 16(2) of the Advocates' Act, 1961 and Rule 6(9) of the High Court of Karnataka (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2018. Only two of the designees are women. The notification issued by the Registrar General of the High Court lists out the name of...

'This Is Dehumanising, Making Your Own Citizens Carry Headload': Kerala High Court Directs State To Ameliorate Workers' Plight

The Bench added that certain revisions need to be incorporated into the Kerala Headload Workers Act to make it amenable to modern times.

'Will Add To Transparency In The Election Process': Calcutta HC Directs State Election Commission To Install CCTV Cameras In All Polling Booths During Kolkata Municipal Elections

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the West Bengal State Election Commission to install close circuit television (CCTV) cameras in all the main and auxiliary polling booths as also in strong room where EVMs will be kept during the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation Election. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation election is scheduled to be held on December 19. A Bench...

Bombay HC Quashes FIR Over 'Unmindful' Sharing Of Facebook Post; But Directs Accused To Compensate Police For Time Spent On Probe

The Court asked the accused to pay Rupees 20,000 to Police Welfare Fund while quashing the FIR.

Is An Accused's Anticipatory Bail Plea Maintainable If He Is Already In Judicial Custody In Another Crime? –Bombay High Court Rules

The Bombay High Court has held that an accused can be granted anticipatory bail even if he is in prison in connection with another offence, and that every case registered against an accused would have to be decided on its own merits. Adjudicating a petition for anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), the question before the court was "Whether...

'Tendency Of Not Sharing Info Under RTI Act Has To Be Avoided': Delhi High Court While Issuing Notice On Plea Against Redevelopment Project

Petitioner had complained that citizens' efforts to collect information under RTI Act, regarding the project and its impact on surrounding areas have been in vain.

Court Cannot Second Guess Infrastructural Needs Of Armed Forces: SC In 'Char Dham' Highway Case

While allowing the Ministry of Defence's plea to allow the double lane widening of the Char Dham highway due to strategic reasons, the Supreme Court said that it cannot second-guess the infrastructural needs of the Armed Forces.This observation was made by the bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud while allowing an application filed by the Ministry of Defence for the double-lane widening...

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Agatha Christie's Book "And Then There Were None" A Distinctive Mark : Delhi HC Directs Trademark Registration

Justice Harishankar observed at the outset that he heard the matter after disclosing that he was an "avowed aficionado and an admirer of Agatha Christie".

Calcutta High Court Seeks Centre's Response In Plea Challenging Expansion Of BSF Jurisdiction In West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought response from the Central government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the Central government's power to decide the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF). The petition challenges Section 139(1) of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 (BSF Act) for being ultra vires to the Constitution to the extent that it...

NCLT Cannot Direct Parties To Settle A Dispute While Considering A Petition U/Sec 7 IBC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that Adjudicating Authority and Appellate Authority under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code cannot compel a party to the proceedings before it to settle a dispute.While they Adjudicating Authority and Appellate Authority can encourage settlements, they cannot direct them by acting as courts of equity, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna...

"Didn't Collect Money From Bar Owners, Didn't Pay Extortion Money To Deshmukh": Sachin Waze To Chandiwal Commission

Dismissed Mumbai cop Sachin Waze made startling revelations during his cross-examination before the Chandiwal Judicial Commission on Tuesday. Waze denied collecting any money from bar owners or passing on the extortion money to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh or his staff. Waze also did not "recollect" if either Deshmukh or anyone of his staff had asked him to collect...