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CCI - No Evidence Of P&G Using The Informant's Patented Green Technology In Whisper Ultra Clean
The Competition Commission of India (Commission) bench, comprising Ms. Ravneet Kaur (Chairperson), Mr. Anil Agrawal (Member), Ms. Sweta Kakkad (Member), and Mr. Deepak Anurag (Member), has dismissed the complaint against Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Limited (P&G). The bench found that there is no evidence that P&G used the Informant's patented green technology,...
In Independence Day Speech, CJI DY Chandrachud Emphasises Role Of A Principled Bar In Keeping Judiciary Alert
During his Independence Day address, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud commended the role played by the Bar in acting as a vital bridge between the Courts and the people.He reminded that during the freedom struggle, many lawyers gave up their lucrative legal practices and dedicated themselves to the cause of the nation. They were instrumental, not only in achieving freedom for India, but...
CCI - No Evidence Of Cartel Among Certain Individuals Of Pharma Companies And Officials Of ESIC In Procurement Of Medicines And Healthcare Products
The Competition Commission of India (Commission) bench, comprising Ms. Ravneet Kaur (Chairperson), Mr. Anil Agrawal (Member), Ms. Sweta Kakkad (Member), and Mr. Deepak Anurag (Member), has held that there is no evidence to conclude that a cartel arrangement exists among certain individuals from pharma companies and officials of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in...
Freedom From Illegal Arrest & Prolonged Pre-Trial Custody : Supreme Court's Recent Pro-Liberty Judgments Rein In PMLA, UAPA
Although the Supreme Court has been an avid advocate and upholder of an individual's right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution, some of its decisions in the past few years ended up garnering public attention as being opposed to the well-settled "bail is the rule, jail an exception" jurisprudence.From outright denial of bail in some cases, to delays in hearing and listing of others, the court's manner of functioning attracted criticism from various fields. This...
'Nationalism Wasn't Sole Preserve of Men' : Justice Nagarathna Highlights Women's Role In Constituent Assembly
Justice BV Nagarathna of the Supreme Court recently highlighted the pivotal role played by women in the framing of the Constitution of India, focusing on the contributions of the fifteen women members of the Constituent Assembly in shaping an inclusive and transformative Constitution.Justice Nagarathna emphasized that the Indian women's constitutional imagination was not limited to...
Motor Accident Claims | Supreme Court To Examine If Appeal Pre-Deposit Conditions Can Be Higher Than Limit Prescribed Under MV Act
The Supreme Court is set to consider the legal issue whether the Courts could demand a deposit amount beyond the statutory limit for entertaining appeals against claims awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol was hearing a challenge to the order of the Delhi High Court which imposed a condition of 50% of the compensation award as a...
Foreign Judgment Violative Of Indian Law Not Binding On Indian Courts : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court in a recent order has held that a foreign judgment that goes against Indian law is not conclusive between parties involved and not binding on the Indian Courts. The bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a challenge against the order of the Gujarat High Court which dismissed the petitioner's writ of Habeas Corpus seeking repatriation of the minor daughter...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To ED In Abbas Ansari's Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court today (August 14) issued notice in the special leave petition filed by Abbas Ansari, MLA from Mau from Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, against the order of the Allahabad High Court denying bail to him in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 case.On May 9, the Allahabad High Court denied bail to Abbas, categorically noting that it could not persuade itself to form a...
Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association For Abstaining From Court Work
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 14) issued a notice to the Secretary of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, asking for an explanation as to why contempt action should not be initiated for lawyers abstaining from work in July 2024.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih while dealing with an appeal noted that the impugned order passed by the High...
BREAKING | Court Of Arbitration For Sport Dismisses Vinesh Phogat's Plea For Joint-Silver Medal At Paris Olympics
In a breaking development, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed a plea by wrestler Vinesh Phogat challenging her disqualification at the Paris Olympics 2024, and seeking a joint-silver medal after she was disqualified from competing in the final for being 100 grams over the permissible weight in her sub-50 kg category.The CAS had registered her plea, and while a verdict...
No Assertion In ED Complaint That Scheduled Offences Generated Proceeds Of Crime : Supreme Court Grants Bail In PMLA Case
The Supreme Court recently granted bail in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after noting that the prosecution complaint did not have any assertion that the scheduled offence generated proceeds of crime directly or indirectly..“Prima facie, there must be factual assertions in the complaints to show that the offences which are named as scheduled offences on the basis...