'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...

"Couldn't Keep Up The Hope & Trust Of Supreme Court": Madras High Court Apologises To Supreme Court For Delay In Deciding A Case

The Madras High Court this week apologized to the Supreme Court for taking more than six years to decide a writ plea filed by an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, who has been accused of extorting Rs 3 crore from a woman involved in an economic offence.Observing that the High Court had not kept up the hope and trust of the Supreme Court in deciding the case expeditiously, the Bench of...

Capturing & Posting Injured Turbanless Man's Image Online Would Amount To Hurting Religious Sentiments: P&H High Court

Stressing that turban is an essential religious symbol, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently observed that photographing an elderly person in an injured condition without the turban and uploading it for public viewing on a social platform would prima facie amount to hurting the religious feelings.This assertion came from the bench of Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal while dealing with...

Can Covid Parole Leave Period Be Considered To Calculate Convict's Actual Period Of Sentence?: Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Govt To Decide

The Supreme Court of India has granted liberty to the State of Maharashtra to take a policy decision as to whether or not the Covid Leave period of parole of a convict can be considered for calculating his period of actual sentence.The State has also been asked to decide whether such a decision is to be applied to all the prisoners or some exceptions are required to be made.A Bench comprising...

'Reinstatement' Of Workman Can Be Done Only To Original Place Of Employment, Transfer Not Legally Sustainable: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has reiterated the principle that a reinstatement order won't be valid if the employee is not reinstated back to his original place of employment."Reinstating the workman by transferring him to some other place, other than his original place of employment, is an illegal action," said Justice M.S. Ramesh.The observation was made while disposing off a plea seeking last...