Election Commission Has Power To Decide Disputes Over Symbol In Case Of Party Split: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has upheld the order of the Election Commission of India to allot the party symbol 'two-leaves' to Rajya Sabha MP Jose K Mani-led faction of the Kerala Congress(Mani) party.A single bench of Justice N Nagaresh dismissed the writ petition filed by P J Joseph MLA, the leader of the rival section of KC(M), challenging the ECI order.The High Court dismissed the legal...

Unprofessional Conduct Has To Be Viewed Seriously: Himachal Pradesh HC Reprimands Lawyer For Professional Misconduct

The Himachal Pradesh High Court, on Friday, reprimanded a lawyer for misconduct."The legal profession is a noble profession. A person practising law has to practise in the spirit of honesty and not in the spirit of mischief­ making or money­ getting.", the bench comprising Justices Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Jyotsna Rewal Dua observed. The court said that the attestation of an affidavit is not...

'Frivolous' Plea To Protect Pending Ram Temple Artefacts At Ayodhya:Supreme Court Partially Waives Cost And Closes The Matter

Noting that such pleas "create aspirations" and "disrupt emotions", the Supreme Court on Friday partially waived the costs imposed on the petitioners for two 'frivolous' PILs seeking preservation of artefacts recovered from the Ram Janmabhoomi site at Ayodhya, with the warning that such ventures not be indulged in in the future.On July 20, the writ petitions were dismissed with costs of Rs. ...

SSR Case- Allegations Against Akshay Kumar Were Based On Content Posted By Others; YouTuber Asks Actor To Withdraw 500 Cr Defamation Notice Against Him

Rizwan Siddique, the 25-year-old YouTuber who was served a defamation notice of Rs.500 crore by actor Akshay Kumar for posting content making allegations relating Kumar to the Sushant Singh Rajput death case has replied to the same denying all allegations, asking the actor to withdraw the said notice stating that it is based on a flawed premise.The YouTuber has defended himself and averred...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea For Allowing Relatives To Wash Dead Bodies Of COVID-19 Victims As Per Muslim Rituals For Cremation

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (19th November) refused to issue any direction to the State Government or the Union Government to overlook its Guidelines (COVID Protocol) and to follow the guidelines of the World Health Organization.The Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly was hearing Public Interest Litigations filed by members of Muslim community, basically...

Andhra Pradesh High Court To Examine If There Is "Constitutional Breakdown" In State Of AP

In a peculiar development in the Andhra Pradesh High Court, a division bench has converted the hearing on a batch of habeas corpus petitions and petitions alleging police excesses as a hearing on the issue whether there is a "constitutional breakdown" in the State of Andhra Pradesh.A division bench comprising Justices Rakesh Kumar and Uma Devi has directed the government counsel to...

"Can HC Grant Protection From Arrest To Accused Till Filing Of Chargesheet While Refusing To Quash FIR ?": Supreme Court to Examine

The Supreme Court will examine the issue whether a High Court, while considering a petition to quash FIR, pass an order protecting the accused from arrest until the submission of the charge sheet under Section 173(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure? The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra issued notice in an SLP filed against Allahabad High Court order which granted...

'Criminal History Of Applicant Starts From 2019 Only, 54 Case Registered After Change In Govt.': Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Azam Khan's Aide

"The applicant is in jail since 11.08.2020 and has criminal history of 57 cases. All the cases have been registered after the government has changed and there were only 3 cases registered against him prior to the year 2019 wherein final reports have already been submitted. In most of the cases, anticipatory bail has been granted to the applicant and in most of the other cases, he is on bail."

Allegations Of Merciless Beating Of Lawyers By Police: Allahabad High Court Calls For Proper Inquiry By A Fresh Commission

The Allahabad High Court recently asked the State Government to form a fresh commission to enquire into the allegations of merciless beating of the Lawyers by the Police in a peaceful agitation.It was submitted by the Standing Counsel before the Bench of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Virendra Kumar Srivastava that earlier a Commission of a retired judge was appointed to inquire...

Delhi HC Reserves Order On Maintainability Of Future Group's Plea Seeking Injunction On Amazon's Interference In Deal With Reliance Retail

The Delhi High Court has reserved order on the maintainability of a plea by Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail Ltd (FRL) seeking an ad-interim injunction against Amazon Inc for sending letters to various regulatory authorities writing about an injunction award by an Emergency Arbitrator against Future Retail Ltd's acquisition by Reliance Industries Ltd's entities for about Rs. 24,...

Fresh Plea In Allahabad HC For Use Of A4 Sheets With Double-Sided Printing In Court Filings

A fresh PIL been filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking to implement the use of A4 Sheets with double-sided printing, instead of legal-size paper with one side printing, for filings in all the courts across Uttar Pradesh. The petition has been filed by 7 law students through Advocates Shashwat Anand, Ankur Azad, Rajesh Inamdar and Sarveshwari Prasad. It may be noted that this...

NCLT Has No Jurisdiction To Examine Legality Of Action Taken Under MPID Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the National Company Law Tribunal has no jurisdiction to examine the legality or validity of action taken under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Act and it is only the designated Court constituted under Section 6 of the said act that will have exclusive jurisdiction to deal with the same.Division bench...