Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Allahabad High Court's Order For CBI Probe Into A 'Custodial Death' Case

The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with an order of the Allahabad High Court transferring the probe into the alleged custodial death of a 24-year-old man (from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh) to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The Bench of Justice Vineet Saran and Justice Aniruddha Bose dismissed the plea filed by the Uttar Pradesh authorities against the High Court's September...

Allahabad High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To 'The Wire's Siddharth Varadarajan And Ismat Ara In FIR Over Report On Farm Law Protestor's Death

The Allahabad High Court recently granted interim protection from arrest to The Wire's founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and reporter Ismat Ara in connection with a case registered against them for tweeting a report on the death of a protester in New Delhi during the Republic Day incidents as it allegedly "mislead people".The Bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice...

Assurance By Chief Minister, Ruling Party Or Even By The Governor Doesn't Become Law Of The Land: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has recently observed that the assurance given by some Ruling Party or by the Chief Minister or even by His Excellency the Governor does not become the law of the land.The assertion came from the bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice A.Rajasheker Reddy while dismissing a clutch of petitions seeking retrospective implementation of the State...

Allahabad High Court Asks UP Govt To Take Steps For Expeditious Examination Of Viscera Samples To Avoid Delay In Probes

Observing that there is no proper mechanism in place for expeditious examination of viscera samples, the Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to take up the issue for expeditious examination of viscera samples to help the Investigating Agency. Essentially, the Bench of Justice Samit Gopal was hearing a bail application filed by one Tahir Khan of Jhansi district in...

'Arbitrary And Illegal"- Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Challenging Suspension Of Internet Services In Rajasthan

While terming the 'arbitrary practise' of internet shutdown a definite practise of the State of Rajasthan whenever there is a competitive state level examination, a lawyer has moved the Supreme Court against the suspension of Internet services in Jaipur and several other districts to conduct the Rajasthan Administrative Services (Prelims) Examination conducted by the Rajasthan Public...

Bombay High Court Sends Anil Deshmukh Back In ED's Custody

A vacation bench of the Bombay High Court on Sunday set aside a special court's order remanding former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in judicial custody and remanded him back in the Enforcement Directorate's custody in the money laundering case. The ED moved an urgent plea before the vacation bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar against the special court's order from...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up: Nov 1 To Nov 7, 2021

SUPREME COURT JUDGMENTS1. Insurance Claim Liable To Be Rejected If Premium Was Not Paid On Due Date : Supreme CourtCase name: Life Insurance Corporation of India vs Sunita Citation: LL 2021 SC 617The Supreme Court observed that it is not permissible to rewrite the contract while interpreting the terms of the Insurance Policy.The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi said that...

NCB Mumbai Chief Sameer Wankhede's Father Files ₹ 1.25 Cr Defamation Suit In High Court Against Nawab Malik

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede's father has filed a defamation suit in the Bombay High Court against state minorities development minister Nawab Malik seeking Rs. 1.25 crore in damages. Dhyandev Wankhede (72) has sought a declaration that Malik's remarks, in press releases or interviews or social media including but not limited to his Twitter account,...

Court Convicts Former Delhi High Court Bar Association President Rajiv Khosla For Assaulting Woman Lawyer In 1994

After a span of over 27 years, a Delhi Court has convicted former Delhi High Court Bar Association President Rajiv Khosla for assaulting a woman lawyer in the year 1994. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gajender Singh Nagar was of the opinion that the testimony of the woman qua her allegation of being pulled by hair and arm by Khosla and the threat that she will not be allowed to practice from...

Kerala High Court Directs Motor Vehicle Department To Furnish Action Taken On Its Directions On Road Safety

The Kerala High Court recently made an attempt to reinforce the Rules and directions in place for road safety by directing the concerned officers to take necessary steps and ensure that no motor vehicle ply in any public place violating the statutory provisions.Justice Anil K. Narendran accordingly directed the Transport Commissioner, the Deputy Transport Commissioner and the Regional...

'Sachin Waze, Param Bir Singh Have No Honour, Knee Deep In Extortion': Anil Deshmukh's Son Hrishikesh To Mumbai Court

Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshumkh's son, Hrishikesh, has sought anticipatory bail in the money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate, alleging "shocking abuse of power" by the agency.A special court heard Hrishikesh's counsel Senior Advocate Vikram Chaudhri and Aniket Nikam, and ASG Anil Singh for ED, on Saturday, but refused interim relief....

Insolvency Law in Review – September 2021

The enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (Code) has had significant ramifications on the corporate insolvency landscape. Over time, the Code has witnessed a manifold increase in litigation, and consequently in the number of decisions. This has made it difficult for insolvency practitioners to stay updated with developments in the field. This column fills this gap by providing brief summaries of latest decisions from the various fora dealing with Insolvency Law. These...