"Reckless Observations": DCPCR Refutes NCPCR's Allegations Against Harsh Mander Associated Children Homes In Delhi HC

"It is unclear from the provision how protesting against the government's policy decision and holding poor and even incorrect opinions about the Government can be termed as illegal. Any conclusion in that direction is the death knell of democracy.", the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has told the Delhi High Court while refuting the allegations made by National...

Breaking: Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2021 Results Declared By Consortium Of NLUs

The Consortium of NLUs has declared the results of CLAT 2021 Today. The same could be checked on the website of the Consortium of National Law Universities. The Candidates who appeared for the exam on July 23, 2021, can check their results on the portal by logging in to their accounts.Candidates can check their scores by logging in here. Minutes after the results were out, the website of...

Bombay High Court Reserves Judgment On Maintainability Of Param Bir Singh's Challenge To Maharashtra Govt Enquiries

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the maintainability of ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh's plea challenging two enquiries initiated against him by the Maharashtra government. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar reserved its order on Singh's plea filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India invoking Article 14 (equality...

BREAKING: SEBI Imposes Rs 3 Lakh Penalty On Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty, Viaan Industries For Violating Insider Trading Norms

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 3 lakhs on Viaan Industries and its promoters Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra for violating SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015.The order was passed based on an investigation into the tradings of the company listed in Bombay Stock Exchange during the period 2013- 2015.On October 29, 2015, VIL...

Is Emergency Arbitration Award Enforceable Under Indian Law? Amazon, Future Retail Argue In Supreme Court

"How do you get over the specific words 'and from no others' in section 37, Arbitration Act?", the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Future Retail on its plea that its appeal before the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court was maintainable.The bench of Justices Rohinton Nariman and B. R. Gavai was hearing Amazon's challenge to an order dated March 22 passed by a Division Bench of the Delhi...

BREAKING: Public Servant Can't Be Distinguished Based On Their Location, State's Consent Not Required For CBI To Investigate Central Govt Officials: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere in the ongoing investigation being conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the cattle and coal smuggling cases against former TMC leader Vinay Mishra. The accused had been charged with offences under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act, 1988) proceedings of which are currently...

No Need To Examine Complainant Before Ordering Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that there is no requirement of examining the complainant on oath under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure(CrPC) before a Judicial Magistrate orders police investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC.Holding so, the Supreme Court set aside an order passed by the Bombay High Court which had granted anticipatory bail on the ground that order of magistrate...

Consortium Of NLUs Constitute Grievance Redressal Committee For CLAT 2021

The Consortium of National Law Universities has passed a resolution for the constitution of a Grievance Redressal Committee comprising of four members. It is headed by Justice Rajendra Babu, former Chief Justice of India. The other members of the Committee are: (a) Professor Shri Krishna Deva Rao, Vice-Chancellor of National Law University, Delhi; (b) Professor Balraj Chauhan,...

Arbitration Award Which Ignores Vital Evidence Or Rewrites The Contract Is Liable To Be Set Aside: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an arbitration award which ignores vital evidence in arriving at its decision or rewrites a contract is liable to be set aside under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act on the ground of patent illegality.The bench comprising Justices RF Nariman and BR Gavai observed that a finding based on no evidence at all or an award which ignores vital...

'A Person Cannot Be Forced To Donate': Calcutta HC On Unilateral Deduction Of University Employees' Salaries For Contribution To CM Relief Fund

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday opined that a University cannot deduct a portion of the salary of its employees, as donation, without obtaining their consent. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea filed by professors of the Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan against the order of the Registrar compelling them to donate a day's salary to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund, West...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea For Publication Of Lakshadweep Draft Regulations In Vernacular Languages

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition seeking directions to the Lakshadweep Administration to publish its draft Regulations in the vernacular languages. The plea was filed by Lakshadweep MP and political leaders.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly while ruling that the reliefs sought in the petition cannot be allowed, granted...

Supreme Court To Hear On 25th Aug BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's Plea Against Delhi High Court's Refusal To Quash Summon Issued In Defamation Case Filed By Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

Supreme Court has on Friday decided to hear on August 25th BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's plea challenging the judgment of the Delhi High Court which refused to quash the summoning order issued by the Magistrate in defamation case filed by Manish Sisodia, Delhi's Deputy CMA bench comprising Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice V Ramasubramanian observed that the matter should be heard on...