"If There Is No Field In MCA Portal For Lawyers As Professionals To Register Companies/LLPS It Would Be Discriminatory": Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court has on Monday directed Central Government to file an affidavit in the plea filed challenging the non-providing of a field for Advocates to register companies and LLPs on behalf of their clients in the current Ministry of Corporate Affairs' portal. A single Bench of Justice Pratibha Singh observed that if its true that MCA's portal has no provision made for Advocates...

Franklin Templeton Case: Supreme Court Approves Distribution Mechanism Of SBI Mutual Fund And SBI Funds Management

The Supreme Court on Tuesday approved the application filed by SBI Mutual Fund and SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd, for placing on record the distribution mechanism proposed to be followed while distributing Franklin Templeton's 9122 crores amongst its unit holders, under the six mutual fund schemes. The application has followed the top Court's last order whereby it had directed...

Kerala High Court To Consider Sunny Leone's Anticipatory Bail Application Tomorrow

Bollywood actor Sunny Leone has filed an anticipatory bail application in the Kerala High Court apprehending arrest in a cheating case.A single bench of Justice Ashok Menon will consider the application tomorrow.The Crime Branch police station, Ernakulam, registered the FIR against the actor and two others on August 2, 2019 for offences under Sections 406, 420 read with 34 of the Indian...

Administrative Delays Unacceptable; Concerned Govt. Officials Must Be Prosecuted For Dereliction Of Duty: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently pulled up the Central Government for filing a civil appeal with a delay of 264 days. "There is a general trend that the public authorities are having lack of sincerity and committing dereliction on duty. These negligence and dereliction of duty are serious misconducts and therefore, the higher authorities are bound to ensure that the officials are...

Three Sitting Members Of NCLAT Move Supreme Court Challenging Disparaging Remarks Made Against Them By Five-Judge Bench

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court by three sitting members of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) challenging the derogatory remarks made against them by a 5- member Bench of the NCLAT in an order. The order of the five-member Bench headed by Chairperson Justice Bansi Lal Bhat was passed in a case which was referred by a three-judge Bench comprising...

Bar Under Section 10A IBC Against Initiation Of CIRP Retrospective; Applies To Applications Filed From 25 March 2020

The Supreme Court has held that Section 10A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code barred filing of applications for the commencement of the CIRP in respect of a corporate debtor for a default occurring on or after 25 March 2020, even if such application was filed before 5 June 2020 (the date on which the amendment came into force).The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah...

"We Are Victims of Communally Charged Politics and Propaganda Run by Media": 3 Persons Arrested With Siddique Kappan Tell Allahabad High Court

The Uttar Pradesh Government has filed its counter affidavit before the Allahabad High Court in a Habeas Corpus petition filed by 3 alleged PFI Members, arrested alongside journalist Siddqui Kappan while they were going to Hathras. The development comes after the High Court granted it one last opportunity to file its supplementary counter affidavit, vide order dated February 4....

"Do Not Take Law In To Hands": Delhi HC Directs To Take Disciplinary Action On Safai Karmacharis On Strike Who Are Causing Obstructions In Removal of Garbage

Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Safai Karamcharis of the Delhi Municipal Corporation on strike due to non-payment of salaries, to not to take law into their hands by causing obstruction in removal of garbage or by strewing it on the streets of the city, and not to obstruct or block the ingress and egress into the offices of the Municipal Corporations. The Court has also...

Delhi Riots- "He Is Seen In Aggressive Posture, Shouting & Carrying Palta (Spatula) In His Hands": Delhi Court Denies Bail To Riots Accused

"He is clearly visible in the footage with an aggressive posture and shouting and carrying Palta in his hands. The photographs of accused and of other accused persons are evident of the situation of their role in riots" : Delhi Court

UPSC Prelims Not An Exam Which Requires More Than A Month's Preparation, ASG Submits Opposing Extra Chance

While opposing a plea for an extra chance for last attempt candidates in the civil service exams, the Additional Solicitor General of India SV Raju submitted before the Supreme Court that the UPSC prelims is "not an exam which requires more than one month's preparation".The law officer for the Government of India made this submission in the context of his argument that the demand for extra...

"What Sort Of Peaceful Protest Was Being Carried Out When He Was Photographed Brandishing Sword?": Gauhati HC Denies Bail To 2 Accused Booked Under UAPA Charges

The Gauhati High Court last week dismissed the bail plea of two accused in connection with a case registered against them for alleged disruption of supplies by economic blockade staged at railway track and national highway at Chabua town on 09th December 2019 and attempt to murder government functionaries on duty by throwing stones. The Bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and...

Bombay High Court To Hear Plea Seeking Suspension Of Kangana Ranaut's Twitter Account On March 9

The Bombay High Court has set March 9, 2021, to hear a petition seeking suspension of actor Kangana Ranaut's twitter account following an urgent application moved by the petitioner on her tweets allegedly calling protesting farmers "terrorists". The petitioner, who is an advocate, sought an urgent hearing of his plea, claiming the actor had not stopped her "outrageous conduct" even after...