Vendor Cannot Execute Second Sale Deed While First Sale Deed Executed Over Same Plot Is Pending Registration: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that a vendor who has executed a sale deed cannot execute another deed with respect to the same plot just because the first sale deed is pending registration. The moment a deed is executed, the vendor loses all rights over the property and he cannot claim any right just because the deed has not been registered, it further stated.The Court also opined that the...

Senior Lawyer Pitambar Acharya Appointed As New Advocate General Of Odisha

The Odisha Government, on Friday, appointed Senior Advocate and BJP leader Pitambar Acharya as the new Advocate General for the State of Odisha. The constitutional post of the top law officer of the State was lying vacant after the resignation of previous Advocate General Ashok Parija in June after the then ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) lost Assembly election in the State....

“No Red Beacons Or Multi-Toned Sirens”: Kashmir Court Directs Police To Clamp Down On Violators Breaching Motor Vehicle Rules

In an effort to end the misuse of red beacons and multi-toned sirens, the Court of District Mobile Magistrate (Traffic) Sopore in Kashmir has directed the Inspector General (IG) of Traffic Kashmir to form special teams to clamp down on violators.The directions to this effect were passed by District Mobile Magistrate Sopore Javaid Ahmad Parray by taking suo motu cognisance of the blatant...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Kaumi Insaf Morcha's Plea Challenging HC Order Against Mohali-Chandigarh Protests

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by Kaumi Insaf Morcha against an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court relating to the blocking of roads at Mohali-Chandigarh border by protestors seeking release of Sikh prisoners.The matter was before a bench of Justices BR Gavai, KV Viswanathan and N Kotiswar Singh, which tagged it with a pending case of similar nature.To...

Mumbai Court Permits Indrani Mukherjea To Travel To UK & Spain, Remove Ex-Husband Peter's Name From Her Will

A special court in Mumbai on Friday permitted Indrani Mukherjea, the prime accused in the high-profile Sheena Bora murder case, to travel to Spain and the United Kingdom for her personal work.Special Judge SP Naik-Nimbalkar presiding over the special CBI court has ordered Mukherjea to make a security deposit of Rs 2 lakh with the Registrar of the Sessions Court. In her plea, Mukherjea has...

SEBI Enables ESG And Credit Rating Activities In IFSC-GIFT City

To bolster the financial ecosystem at the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Gujarat International Finance Tech-City (GIFT City), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has granted permission to credit rating agencies (CRAs) and ESG rating providers (ERPs) to operate under the jurisdiction of the International Financial Services Centres...

Illegal Financial Advisory: SEBI Officials Collects Proof From Deleted Website Archives, Imposes Penalty Of Rs. 6 Lakh

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) imposed a penalty of Rs. 6 lakh on Shashikant Kumar, owner of SM Global Research, for operating an illegal investment advisory service without the requisite registration. Kumar tried to elude regulatory action by deleting the website from which he was running an illegal advisory. But, SEBI traced the website and its contents,...

Israel's Continued Presence In Occupied Palestinian Territory Unlawful: International Court Of Justice

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has opined that Israel's continued occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory is illegal, and Israel is obligated to end its occupation and make reparations to all affected persons.The Court arrived at this conclusion in its Advisory Opinion on the “Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petition Challenging TN Hindu Religious And Charitable Endowments Act

The Supreme Court today (July 19) refused to entertain a petition challenging the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act of 1959 (HRCEA). The Court while dismissing the petition granted liberty to the petitioner to move the High Court. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud opined that the petitioners approach the High Court instead. The CJI stated that the High Court is...

Lok Pal Refuses To Investigate PM Modi's Claim On Congress Getting Black Money From Adani, Ambani; Says It Was 'Election Propaganda'

The Lok Pal of India has rejected a petition seeking an investigation against Prime Minister Modi over a speech made by him during the recent Lok Sabha election campaign that industrialists Adani and Ambani were giving black money to the Congress party.The anti-corruption body termed that the Prime Minister's speech “borders on surmising and conjecturing” and was an...

Manipur Violence : Judges' Panel Constituted By Supreme Court Seeks Extension Of Term

Senior Advocate Vibha Makhija today (July 19) requested the Supreme Court to grant an extension for the term of the Committee headed by Justice Gita Mittal which is overseeing the humanitarian aspects of the ethnic violence in Manipur. Makhija, who had been appointed as the amicus to represent the committee mentioned before the bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud that the committee's term came to...

Specific Relief Act | Supreme Court Reiterates Mandatory Requirement Of Direct And Specific Pleadings In Suit For Specific Performance

The Supreme Court recently reiterated that the plaintiff in a suit for specific performance of a contract must provide direct, specific, and accurate pleadings that he is willing and ready to perform his obligations in the contract and such pleadings must be proved with evidence.“The pleadings in a suit for specific performance have to be very direct, specific and accurate. A suit for...