Gratuity Can Be Withheld For Recovery Of Dues From Employee: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that gratuity can be withheld for recovery of dues from an employee.In this case, the Jharkhand High Court had rejected the contention raised by Steel Authority Of India Ltd., that the Company was entitled to withhold the gratuity of the employee from its retired employee for non-vacation of the company's accommodation and no interest was payable on the same....

Delhi High Court Issues Summons To Karan Johar's Dharma Productions In Royalty Plea For Song Performances In 'Gunjan Saxena'

Hearing a suit by the Indian Singers Rights Association (ISRA) against film producer Karan Johar's production house Dharma Productions for royalty against 'performance' in the film 'Gunjan Saxena - The Kargil Girl', the Delhi High Court issued notice and summons to the production house.The court, however, deferred passing any order against Dharma on deposit of the royalty amount with the...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-46]

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References Answered And Made By Supreme Court In 2020

In the COVID-19 affected 2020, where the Supreme Court was functioning in virtual mode throughout except for the first three months of the year, several substantial points of law were settled by answering long pending references.Also, some new points of public importance were referred to larger bench. Here is a look at some of such important judgments(in no particular order).1. Judicial...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [Dec 21 – Dec 27]

Summation of important High Court orders this week

Delhi Court Directs Preservation Under Seal Of Entire Video Footage Of Search By Delhi Police At Advocate Mehmood Pracha's Office

A Delhi Court on Sunday directed the the entire video footage of the search carried out two days ago by the Delhi Police at the office of Advocate Mehmood Pracha to be preserved with the seal of the court.The order of Duty MM Udbhav Kumar Jain, Patiala House Court came on an application moved by advocate Mehmood Pracha seeking preservation of copies of the video footage of the raids conducted...

CLAT 2021 To Be Held On May 9 In Offline Mode

The Common Law Admission Test 2021 (CLAT 2021) will be held on May 9, in offline mode, announces a notification issued by the Consortium of National Law Universities.On account of the prevailing COVID situation, the notification, however, adds that the offline conduct of the exam will be "subject to revision in case of necessity".Online applications for the exam will be available from January...

Punjab Lawyer Ends Life In Support Of Farmers Protests

A lawyer from Punjab ended his life on Sunday a few kilometres from the site of a farmers' protest at Tikri border. Advocate Amarjit Singh of Jalalabad Bar Association of Punjab was taken to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) in Rohtak where doctors declared him dead on arrival, reported the PTI.In a suicide note purportedly left by Singh, titled "Letter to...

Office Raid Against Advocates Mehmood Pracha and Javed Ali:BCD Writes To Home Ministry For Immediate Action

The Bar Council of Delhi has written to the Union Home Ministry seeking immediate action in the wake of the cases against advocates Javed Ali and Mehmood Pracha and the search at their offices a few days ago.The lawyer body has sought to bring to the notice of the Ministry two important aspects of the matter in the eyes of the law – firstly, sections 126 to 129 of the Indian Evidence Act,...

"She Has A Choice To Live Life On Own Terms": Allahabad High Court Reunites An Interfaith Couple

She has a choice to live life on her terms and is free to move as per own choice without any restriction: Allahabad HC

Case Against Siddique Kappan & 3 others Transferred To Addl. District & Sessions Judge On UP Police's Application

In an order passed on Tuesday (22nd December), the Mathura District and Sessions Judge has directed to transfer the case of Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan and 3 alleged PFI activists who were held on their way to Hathras, to the court of Additional District and Session Judge from the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate.This order has been passed by District and Sessions Judge,...

In Case Of Breach Of Terms Of One Time Settlement, Bank Becomes Free To Recover Debt Irrespective Of OTS: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday held that once the terms and conditions of the One Time Settlement (OTS) entered with the bank are violated by a borrower and the settled amount is not paid within the agreed time frame, no further orders are required from the Court to extend the period of payment under the OTS. A Division bench of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice...