Parliament Should Consider Amending Arbitration Act To Prescribe Limitation Period To File S.11 Application : Supreme Court

In a recent verdict, the Supreme Court delved into the crucial question of whether the Limitation Act, 1963 is applicable to applications for the appointment of arbitrators under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The court highlighted the absence of a statutory prescription regarding the time limit for such applications and expressed concerns about the unduly...

Defamation Suit: Delhi Court Directs Bloomberg To Take Down Article On Zee

A Delhi Court yesterday directed media platform “The Bloomberg” to take down an allegedly defamatory article on Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited. Additional District Judge Harjyot Singh Bhalla of Saket Courts passed the order in a defamation suit filed by Zee Entertainment against Bloomberg Television Production Services India Private Limited, the company which manages the online...

'Don't Promote Homophobia Or Transphobia' : NBDSA Issues Guidelines To TV Channels On Reporting LGBTQIA+ Issues

The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has issued comprehensive guidelines urging media platforms to broadcast information about the LGBTQIA+ community with accuracy, objectivity, and sensitivity.This move follows a complaint lodged by activist Indrajeet Ghorpad regarding a program aired by India Today titled "Nudity sparks outrage at USA pride parades - How...

Court May Refuse To Appoint Arbitral Tribunal If S.11(6) Petition Is Barred By Limitation Or Claim Is Ex-Facie Time Barred : Supreme Court

In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court held that the Limitation Act, 1963 is applicable to proceedings for appointment of arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ("A&C Act"), and a Court may refuse to make a reference if the claims, on the date of commencement of arbitration proceedings, are ex-facie barred."...there is no doubt as to the applicability...

Assam Passes Law To Curb Non-Scientific Healing Practices, Black Magic Acts

In a recent development, the Assam Assembly has passed the Assam Healing (Prevention of Evil) Practices Bill, 2024.The Bill came to be passed by voice vote on February 26, 2024 within 5 days of its introduction in the 126-member State Assembly. It was tabled by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika on February 21, on behalf of State Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.Statedly,...

Patents Act Prevails Over Competition Act? Supreme Court Issues Notice On CCI's Petition

The Supreme Court today (March 1) issued notice on a petition field by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against the Delhi High Court's decisions holding that the Patents Act, 1970 must prevail over the Competition Act, 2002 on the issue of the exercise of rights by a patentee. The Court will be considering the legal nuances of the Right of the patentee as opposed to the powers of...

NBDSA Penalises Aaj Tak For Sudhir Chaudhary Show Using 'Tukde Tukde Gang', 'Khalistani', 'Pakistani Supporters' Terms In Video On Obama

The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) on February 28, imposed a fine of ₹75,000 on Aaj Tak news channel following a complaint lodged by Utkarsh Mishra regarding the program 'Black and White' aired on June 26, 2023.The complaint was filed against the impugned broadcast for violating the principles of neutrality and objectivity while reporting and analyzing...

'States Have Few Areas Of Taxation, We Must Not Dilute Those' : Supreme Court Expresses Concerns About Diluting States' Tax Powers On Minerals [Day 3]

The 9-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on its third day of hearing on Thursday (February 29) on the issue relating to royalty on minerals, deliberated whether the Parliament can completely denude the States of their power to levy taxes on mineral rights.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Abhay Oka, BV Nagarathna,...

Supreme Court Confirms Interim Anticipatory Bail Granted To 'SHUATS' VC, Director & Others In Mass Religious Conversion Case

The Supreme Court today confirmed the interim protection relief granted to Vice Chancellor Dr. Rajendra Bihari Lal, Director Vinod Bihari Lal and others in the SHUATS (formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute) mass religious conversion case.The Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a batch of pleas in connection with the unlawful conversion allegations against SHUATS...

'Article 142 Doesn't Empower Court To Ignore Substantive Rights Of Litigants' : Supreme Court Issues Guidelines On Exercise Of Inherent Powers

While overturning the 2018 Asian Resurfacing judgment that mandated an automatic vacation of stay orders after six months, the Supreme Court issued crucial guidelines on the exercise of its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution. This latest verdict was issued yesterday by a constitution bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices Abhay S Oka, JB Pardiwala, Pankaj Mithal,...

Waqf Board Case: Delhi Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan In Money Laundering Case

A Delhi Court on Friday denied anticipatory bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering case connected to the alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board recruitment.Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal of Rouse Avenue Courts observed that there appeared to be no reasonable grounds for believing that Khan is not guilty of the alleged offences or that he is...

Muzaffarnagar Student Slapping Case : After Supreme Court Rebuke, Uttar Pradesh Govt Complies With TISS Recommendations On Counselling

In the latest development in the Muzaffarnagar student slapping case, the State of Uttar Pradesh on Friday (March 1) informed the Supreme Court that it has complied with the recommendations made by the Tata Institute of Social Studies (TISS) on counselling the other children involved in the incident.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a public interest litigation...