LIVE NOW- 'REMEMBERING JUSTICE UL BHAT', An Event In The Memory of Justice UL Bhat [Watch Live]

LiveLaw is hosting an event in the memory of Justice UL Bhat who passed away on June 6, 2024.He was selected as Munsif in 1961 by the Kerala Public Service Commission but the State government refused to appoint him in government service for political reasons.In 1968, High Court of Kerala selected him for the post of District and Sessions Judge and was appointed as the District and Sessions...

'BJP's Philosophy Conforms With My Thinking': Ex-MP High Court Judge Justice Rohit Arya Joins BJP

Three months after retiring as a Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge, Justice Rohit Arya joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) this Saturday. He retired as a judge of the MP HC three months ago, on April 27.In an exclusive interview with Live Law, Jutsice Arya shed light on various pertinent issues, ranging from his judicial decisions in certain cases to his motivations for entering the...

Failure To Maintain Registered Office: Registrar Of Companies Imposes Penalty Of Rs. 2 Lakhs On TDMax Manufacturing & Services & Its Directors

The RoC, Uttar Pradesh has imposed a penalty on Rs. 2 Lakhs for failure to maintain a registered office for receiving communications and notices. Section 12(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 mandates that every company, from the date of its incorporation and at all times thereafter, must have a registered office capable of receiving and acknowledging all communications and...

Confession Before Police Cannot Be Included In Charge Sheet: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday said that courts must ignore confessional statements recorded by police officers if they form part of the charge-sheet.Under the section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act and corresponding provision section 23(1) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, confessions made by an accused to police officer are not admissible as evidence.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and...

SEBI Fines Berkeley Securities Ltd Rs. 9 Lakh For Regulatory Violations

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has levied a fine of Rs. 9 lakh on Berkeley Securities Ltd, a SEBI-registered stock broker, for multiple infractions of regulatory norms.Berkeley Securities was found to have misused credit balance client funds on several occasions. This misuse involved utilizing funds meant for credit balance clients to meet obligations of debit balance...

Failure To Contribute CSR Fund: Registrar of Companies Imposes Rs. 1.06 Crore Penalty On Ganesh Green Bharat Limited And Its Director

The Registrar of Companies, Ahmedabad has imposed a penalty of Rs. 1.06 Crore on Ganesh Green Bharat Limited and its director failing to contribute Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds during the financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23. Section 135(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 mandates that every company meeting certain financial thresholds must spend at least two percent of...

CJI DY Chandrachud Bats For Conducting Legal Education & Proceedings In Regional Languages

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud recently spoke at the convocation ceremony of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, on the value of embracing local languages as a way of efficient justice delivery mechanism.In the address, he highlighted the cultural adjustments he faced moving from Mumbai to Allahabad as a High Court Judge and how these experiences shaped his views on the legal...

Supreme Court Directs BMW To Pay Rs 50 Lakhs Compensation To Customer For Defective Car

The Supreme Court recently disposed of a 15-year-old cheating case pending against BMW India Pvt. Ltd. and certain members of its management. The case was instituted by GVR Infra Projects, being aggrieved by BMW's supply of a defective car in 2009.Putting an end to the prolonged legal battle, the bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiawala, Manoj Misra directed payment of Rs.50...

Chief Information Commissioner Has Power To Form Benches & Frame Regulations For Smooth Functioning Of Central Information Commission: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) has the power to form benches and frame regulations for the effective management of the affairs of the Central Information Commission under Section 12(4) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma held –“Crucially, Section 12(4) of the RTI Act...

'What Kind Of Order?' : Supreme Court Questions HC For Deferring Release Of Accused By 6 Months Despite Granting Him Bail

The Supreme Court on Friday (July 12) raised concerns over a "strange" order by the Patna High Court that granted bail to an accused in a murder case but directed his release only after six months, without providing any reason for this condition.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhyan granted interim bail to the accused, one Jitendra Paswan, subject to the conditions outlined in...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Satyendra Jain's Plea Against VIPS Chairman Over Cross-Examination Of A Witness In An Election Matter

The Supreme Court on July 12 issued notice on a plea filed by former Delhi Minister Satyendra Jain against Dr SC Vats, Chairman of the governing council of Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS). The case pertains to a witness sought to be cross-examined by Jain in a 2020 election petition filed by Vats challenging his election from Shakur Basti, Delhi.A bench of Justices Surya...

Should Trial In Predicate Offence Be Concluded Before Trial In Money Laundering Case? Supreme Court To Decide

The Supreme Court (on July 12), while hearing a Special Leave Petition that raised the question of law whether the trial in predicate offence should conclude first before the commencement of trial in a money laundering case, said that the matter needs to be heard. The Bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih was hearing the plea of Santiago Martin, a giant...