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"Bail Application Under Stringent Law Like UAPA Should Not Be Dismissed Due To Technical Mistakes": Riots Accused Tells Delhi Court
Seeking bail in the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case, riots accused Gulfisha Fatima has told a Delhi Court that bail application under stringent law like Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act should not be dismissed merely due to some technical mistakes.Advocate Mehmood Pracha told Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat that sec. 16(3) of National Investigation Agency Act gives a hybrid...
Moratorium Ordered U/Sec.14 IBC Does Not Apply To Proceedings In Respect Of Directors/Management Of Corporate Debtor: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the moratorium ordered under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code does not apply in respect of the directors/management of the Corporate Debtor.It applies only in relation to the Corporate Debtor and against its directors/management, proceedings could continue, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli observed.In this case,...
Chairman Of Company In Arbitration Ineligible To Be Arbitrator; Disqualification Conditions Have To Be Read As A Whole : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that nonÂ-independence and non-impartiality of an arbitrator would make him ineligible to conduct arbitration.The bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose observed that the ineligibility of an arbitrator can be removed only by an 'express agreement'.In this case , the distributorship agreement between various firms and Jaipur Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari...
People Who Buy Liquor Should Not Be Treated Like Cattle: Kerala High Court Directs Excise Commissioner To Ensure Proper Infrastructure At Liquor Stores
The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the Excise Commissioner to not default in complying with the instructions passed by the Court regarding appropriate infrastructure being made available at the liquor outlets in the State. Justice Devan Ramachandran also notified the authorities that he had received a letter from a woman dated 7th September concerned about a particular outlet situated...
Supreme Court Permits Immersion Of PoP Ganesh Idols In Hyderabad's Hussain Sagar Lake This Year As 'Last Chance'
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Telangana Government to permit the immersion of Plaster of Paris (POP) idols in Hussain Sagar lake during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations only for this year as 'last chance'. The Bench has directed the State to file an affidavit in course of the day assuring that steps will be taken to minimize pollution in the lake, and High Court's directions...
Justice Manjula Chellur Refuses Rs 10 Lakh Honorarium For Monitoring SIT Probe In WB Post-Poll Violence Cases
Justice (Retired) Manjula Chellur has informed the Calcutta High Court that she does not want to accept the Rs 10 lakh honorarium fixed by the Court for monitoring the SIT probe into West Bengal post-poll violence cases.Taking note of this, the High Court directed that the State Government need not pay the honorarium to Justice Chellur, who was the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court from...
'Attorney General Solved The Problem', Says Supreme Court As Centre Agrees To Reinstate Justice Cheema As NCLAT Chairperson Till Sep 20
The Attorney General on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that the Central Government has agreed to reinstate Justice Ashok Iqbal Singh Cheema as the Acting Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal till September 20 to enable him to pronounce the pending judgments.Justice Cheema had filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court aggrieved by the order issued by the Centre...
'We Will Suo Motu Stay Tribunals Reforms Act' : Supreme Court Tells Centre In NCLAT Member Justice Cheema's Plea
Extremely upset with the manner in which the Central Government terminated the services of Justice Ashok Iqbal Singh Cheema as the Acting Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally said that it will suo motu stay the Tribunals Reforms Act 2021.The Tribunals Reforms Act 2021 has become a point of friction between the Supreme Court and...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice To IRCTC On Plea To Relax License Fee For Catering Services In East & West Zones Amid Covid-19
The Delhi High Court today issued notice to IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) on an appeal seeking relaxation in license fee granted to newly allotted catering units of the East & West Zones, at par with the North & South Zones, amid Covid-19.A Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Amit Bansal denied interim relief and kept the matter for hearing on...
District Courts In West Bengal To Resume Functioning In Hybrid Mode With Immediate Effect
The Calcutta High Court vide a press release informed on Wednesday that all district courts in the State of West Bengal will resume functioning with immediate effect in a hybrid mode i.e. both through physical as well as virtual hearings as per the convenience of the concerned litigants and lawyers. "Physical presence of learned lawyers, their staff and litigants in the court premises shall...