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Criminal Contempt Action Sought Against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey For Remarks Against Supreme Court & CJI
A letter has been sent to the Attorney General for India seeking sanction to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his remarks against the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna.As per the letter sent by an Advocate-on-Record, Dubey said that the "Supreme Court is taking the country towards anarchy" and that "Chief Justice of India Sanijv...
Arbitral Tribunal Can Proceed Against Party Though They Weren't Served With S.21 Notice Or Made Party In S.11 Application : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that not being served with the notice invoking arbitration under Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, and not being made a party in the Section 11 application (for appointment of arbitrator), are not sufficient grounds to hold that a person cannot be made party to arbitral proceedings. "A notice invoking arbitration under Section 21 of the ACA...
Lowest Vacancies, Highest Disposal Rates: Kerala Ranked Number 1 In Judiciary By India Justice Report 2025
India Justice Report (IJR) which is a collaborative effort of DAKSH, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Common Cause, Centre For Social Justice, Vidhi Centre For Legal Policy and TISS-Prayas has ranked Kerala at No. 1 in Judiciary among the large and mid-sized states. The report aims to rank the capacity of formal justice system operating in the states using the government's own...
India Must Evolve Judicial Independence Standards In Line With International Norms : Justice Madan B Lokur
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur has called for the evolution of standards for judicial independence in India that align with international norms. Speaking at the launch of a report titled “Judicial Independence in India: Tipping the Scale” by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Justice Lokur stressed the need for open, free and frank discussions on...
Delivery Fees, Food Charges And Platform Fees Charged By Zomato Are Not Unfair Or Discriminatory: CCI
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) bench of Ms. Ravneet Kaur (Chairperson), Mr. Anil Aggarwal (Member), Ms. Sweta Kakkad (Member) and Mr. Deepak Anurag (Member) held that levying of various kinds of charges i.e., platform fees, food charges and delivery fees by Zomato is not unfair or discriminatory in nature and does not amount to abuse of dominant position as per Section 4 of...
Reel Of Hanumangarh DLSA Of Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority Bags First Prize For West Zone In NALSA's Competition
In an inspiring demonstration of creativity and commitment to public legal education, law students from Nehru Memorial Law College, situated within the jurisdiction of the Hanumangarh District Legal Services Authority, operating under the Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority, have brought pride to Rajasthan by winning the first prize in the Reel Category for the West Zone in the...
Supreme Court Asks Bombay HC If Plea Against Demolition Of Dargah Was Refused Urgent Listing
In an extraordinary move, the Supreme Court recently sought an explanation from the Registrar General of the Bombay High Court on an allegation that a petition, which was filed challenging the demolition notice issued by the Nashik Municipal Corporation against Hazrat Satpeer Sayed Baba Dargah, was refused urgent listing.The Dargah management had filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court...
Senior Advocate Attacked In Bengaluru: Bar Council Of India Demands Urgent Protection For Lawyers
The Bar Council of India has criticised the recent attack on Senior Advocate Y.R. Sadashiva Reddy in Bengaluru calling it 'an alarming symptom of a deeper sickness now infecting the space in which legal professionals are meant to operate safely and independently'. Reddy, who is the Co Chairman of the Bar Council of India, and also serves as a member of the Karnataka State Bar Council...
Forensic Report On Alleged Audio Tapes Of Ex-Manipur CM Biren Singh Ready, Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Central Government on Thursday (April 17) informed the Supreme Court that the forensic report on the authenticity of audio clips allegedly incriminating former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh for the role in the ethnic violence in the State was ready and would be filed before the Court in a sealed cover.Taking note of the submission, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India...