Know The Law| Can There Be A Blanket Stay On Money Decree?

In cases where a money decree is being challenged, a common question that often arises is whether a blanket stay, in its execution, can be granted without requiring the judgment debtors (against whose favour the Court has decreed the suit) to deposit a part of the money decree. One such case happened recently where though the Court had decreed the suit in favour of the plaintiff;...

Bibhav Kumar Moves Delhi Court Seeking Bail In Swati Maliwal Assault Case

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bhibhav Kumar has moved a Delhi Court seeking bail in the alleged Swati Maliwal assault case.The matter was mentioned yesterday by Kumar's counsels for urgent hearing after he was remanded to four days of judicial custody. The court has issued notice on Kumar's bail plea and sought a response from the Delhi Police. The matter will now be heard on...

SEBI Mandates Audio-Visual Disclosures For Public Issue Offer Documents

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced audio-visual (AV) presentations of disclosures within public issue offer documents. According to a circular issued by SEBI on May 24, 2024, the AV presentations will cover salient disclosures outlined in the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP), Red Herring Prospectus (RHP), and Price Band Advertisement...

Explainer | What Every Voter Should Know - The Law On Hate Speech By Electoral Candidates

With every polling phase that has passed, the ongoing election season is witnessing increased anticipation - to know who will form the Government and decide the fate of the Country for the next five years. The influence of technology & social media has certainly overpowered the old days when election campaigns were attended physically. What however stays intact is the power of speech....

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking OBC Reservation For Settibalija Community In Telangana

The Supreme Court on May 17 issued notice in a writ petition filed by the Telangana Settibalija Sankshema Sangham (TSSS) against the State of Telangana challenging the denial of reservation and other OBC rights to the marginalized toddy-tapper Settibalija community ever since the reorganization of Andhra Pradesh in 2014.The petition, filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, stated that...

'Psychopathic Killers, Threat To Society': Kerala Court Awards Death Sentence To Three For Robbing And Murdering 71-Yr-Old Woman

A Kerala Court has convicted and sentenced a woman named Rafeeka and two men Al Ameen and Shafeek to death for murdering 71-year-old Santhakumari on January 14, 2022, for committing the robbery of her gold ornaments in Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram District, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Neyyatinkara, A M Basheer found the accused guilty under Sections 120(B) (punishment for...

ICJ Directs Israel To Immediately Halt Military Operations In Rafah; Affirms Directions To Protect Palestinians

The International Court of Justice has directed Israel to immediately stop its military offensive operations in Rafah in Palestine. The Court passed the order in an application filed by the Republic of South Africa.The Court, with a majority of 13:2 votes, directed the following provisional measure :"The State of Israel shall, in conformity with its obligations under the Convention on...

Delhi Court Convicts Medha Patkar In Defamation Case Filed By LG VK Saxena

A Delhi Court on Friday convicted Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar in the criminal defamation case lodged against her by Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2001. VK Saxena is presently Delhi's Lieutenant Governor.Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma of Saket Courts convicted Patkar for the offence of criminal defamation under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Saxena filed...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Contempt Petition Alleging Inaction By Manipur Govt In Protecting Properties Of Displaced Persons

The Supreme Court on Friday (May 24) refused to entertain a contempt petition alleging inaction on part of state of Manipur to protect the properties of displaced persons amidst the ongoing ethnic violence in the state. Considering that the alleged encroachers to the property were not made party in the present contempt proceedings, the Court dismissed the petition and asked the petitioners...

Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Delhi Court Remands Bhibhav Kumar To Four Days Of Judicial Custody

A Delhi Court on Friday remanded Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bhibhav Kumar to four days of judicial custody in the alleged Swati Maliwal assault case. Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Goyal of Tis Hazari Courts passed the order after Kumar was produced in court on the expiry of five days of police remand. Kumar will now be produced in court on May 28. The FIR was registered on the...

Calcutta High Court Temporarily Restrains WB Police From Probing Allegations Of Firearms & Cash Found At BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari's Secy's Premises

The Calcutta High Court has restrained the West Bengal police from investigating complaints of firearms and large sums of cash allegedly found at the residence-cum-office of BJP leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari, which was in the name of his personal secretary.A single bench of Justice Amrita Sinha stayed the police's investigation till 17th June based on a coordinate bench's order which...

Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand High Court's Order For Its Relocation Out Of Nainital

The Supreme Court (today, May 24) stayed the Uttarakhand High Court's order asking the State government to find a suitable place to shift its premises out of Nainital. The High Court, in its order, highlighted that shifting is necessary in the larger public interest. Challenging this order, the High Court Bar Association of Uttarakhand moved the Supreme Court. While issuing notice on...