'Google Charging 4 To 5 Times Of Its Cost To App Developers' : CCI Finds Google Play Billing System To Be Prima Facie Anti-Competitive

In tech companies' challenge to Google's Play Store Billing policy in relation to in-app purchases and paid apps, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has prima facie found a violation of Section 4 of the Competition Act and directed an investigation by the Director General under Section 26(1) of the Act.The order passed by CCI Chairperson Ravneet Kaur alongwith Members Anil Agrawal,...

'Union Itself Aware That There's No Urgency To Enforce CAA' : Kerala Moves Supreme Court For Stay Of Citizenship Amendment Act

The State of Kerala has approached the Supreme Court seeking an interim injunction restraining the Union from implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and its recently notified Rules. The Centre notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules to enforce the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, which is the subject of numerous ongoing litigations. This is not the first...

AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi Moves Supreme Court Seeking To Stay Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024

In a batch of petitions seeking to stay the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules 2024, the leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), Asaduddin Owaisi, has filed another application. Several petitioners moved to the apex court after the union government notified the rules by filing interlocutory stay applications in their pending writ petitions. The...

Bhima Koregaon Case | 'Don't Need Shoma Sen In Custody Anymore': NIA Tells Supreme Court; Oral Arguments In Bail Plea Concluded

In a significant development, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) made a surprising admission in the Supreme Court this week regarding former Nagpur University professor and Bhima Koregaon-accused Shoma Sen.Represented by Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj, the agency admitted that they no longer require Sen's custody, after a bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Augustine George...

Can Writ Under Article 32 Be Issued Against A Private Individual? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court is set to examine a crucial point for its adjudication: "whether a writ under Article 32 of the Constitution of India can be issued against a private individual and if so under what circumstances an appropriate writ can be issued.?” The Division bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and K.V. Vishwanathan posed this question while hearing a writ petition against...

States Are In Prima Facie Violation Of Directions Issued For Exepditing Adoption Process : Supreme Court Gives Last Chance To Comply

The Supreme Court (on March 15), while hearing a PIL to simplify adoption procedures, observed that the States are prima facie in breach of the previous directions to expedite the adoption process. In view of this, the Court gave the States one last opportunity to comply with the directions, failing which the Court may resort to coercive proceedings. The bench, led by Chief Justice of...

Arvind Kejriwal Gets Bail In ED's Complaints Alleging Non-Compliance Of Summons In Liquor Policy Case

A Delhi Court on Saturday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the complaints moved by Enforcement Directorate (ED) for not complying with the summons issued to him in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra of Rouse Avenue Courts granted bail to Kejriwal subjecting to him furnishing bail...

The Basics Of “Criminal Trial” For The Novices In The Bench And The Bar [Q and A-Part-I]

Q.1 What is a “cognizable offence” and a “cognizable case”? Ans. Section 2 (c) Cr.P.C defines both the above expressions as follows:- “2 (c) – “cognizable offence” means an offence for which, and “cognizable case” means a case in which, a police officer may, in accordance with the First Schedule or under any other law for the time being in...

Primary Teachers | Any Bridge Course To Put B.Ed. Holders At Par With D.El.Ed. Candidates? Supreme Court Asks Union

In a service-related matter, the Supreme Court has asked the Union of India to apprise if there is any bridge course in operation that teachers with Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) qualification, who were appointed prior to its judgment in 2023, can take to train themselves to be at par with D.El.Ed candidates.The direction has come in an order passed by the Bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose...

Uniform Code For Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices, 2024, Puts Bar On Gifts To Doctors, Refrains Usage Of "Safe" And "New"

In a recent development, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers notified (on March 12) the Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP). This uniform code aims to establish ethical marketing practices for pharmaceutical companies. Right at the outset, the code outlines that no pharmaceutical company or its agent should provide a gift for the personal benefit of...

Justice Gavai-led Bench Says Aravalli Batch Matters Ought To Be Listed Before It; Asks Registry To Take Instructions From CJI

The Supreme Court's Green Bench (on March 14) has directed the registry to obtain CJI's order on whether all the matters pertaining to Aravalli Range can be heard together by the same Bench. The Bench, which comprised Justices B.R. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, based its reasoning on the fact that it has been monitoring this issue and has also appointed certain committees in this...

Supreme Court Posts BRS Leader K Kavitha's Plea Against ED Summons To March 19

The Supreme Court on Friday (March 15) adjourned the hearing of the plea by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former Telangana CM's daughter K. Kavitha challenging ED summons in relation to the Delhi Excise Policy case till March 19 A Bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal adjourned the matter noting that the connected cases (which raise the legal point whether a woman can...