Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment On Manish Sisodia'a Bail Applications On October 30

The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment on the bail applications filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi liquor policy scam case on October 30.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti heard the bail applications filed by Sisodia in relation to the cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Prevention...

Breaking Barriers : How Justice Ravindra Bhat Expanded Scope Of Disability Rights

Justice S Ravindra Bhat, who retired as a Supreme Court judge on October 20, has made immense contributions to the expansion of disability rights jurisprudence in our country. He has advanced a pragmatic and purposive interpretation of the statutory provisions to further inclusivity and accessibility for persons with disabilities in the public sphere.Even before his elevation to the Supreme Court, as a judge of the Delhi High Court, Justice Bhat had way back in 2016 pointed out certain...

Supreme Court Notifies 5-Judge Bench To Hear Electoral Bonds Case On October 31

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will start hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Electoral Bonds scheme on October 31.The bench consists of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. On October 16, a 3-judge bench comprising CJI, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra had referred the matter to a 5-judge bench "in...

Inapplicability of "Section 11(1) and 11(2) When the Mark Is not an 'Earlier Trademark': Delhi HC Reiterates

Recently, the Delhi High Court in Kia Wang Versus The Registrar Of Trademarks & Anr. reiterated that when the mark in question is not an ‘earlier trade mark’, Sections 11(1) and 11(2) are inapplicable. Facts IN 2014, the Petitioner and his wife established ROCKPAPA, a brand dedicated to designing, manufacturing, and distributing various children's products, such as...

Justice Ravindra Bhat's Scholarly Legacy : A Look At His Important Judgments

“Fraternity is not the assimilation of the minority into the majority. To the contrary, it is the celebration of peaceful coexistence of differences that constitutes our national identity." - Justice Ravindra Bhat at a public lecture.In the world of jurisprudence, there exist those who simply interpret the law, and then there are those exceptional few who redefine it. Justice Ravindra Bhat, who recently retired from the Supreme Court on October 20, 2023, undoubtedly belongs to the latter...

UP Court Finds Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari Guilty In 2010 Gangsters Act Case, Sentenced To 10 Years In Jail; 6th Conviction In 13 Months

An MP/MLA Court in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur District yesterday convicted former MLA Mukhtar Ansari in a Gangster Case registered by the State Police in 2010 after being accused of plotting a conspiracy to kill one Kapil Dev Singh, a teacher by profession, who was murdered in 2009.He has been sentenced to 10 years in jail and a fine of Rs. 5 lakh has also been imposed on him. Ansari, 60,...

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Justice S Ravindra Bhat Appointed As Distinguished Professor at Dr.B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonepat

Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, who retired as a judge of the Supreme Court on October 20, has taken on a new role as a Distinguished Professor at Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonepat.The University announced this development in an official press release."Prof Archana Mishra, Vice Chancellor, expressed her enthusiasm for Justice Bhat's appointment and outlined plans to establish...

Mumbai Court Refuses To Discharge Uddhav Thackeray, MP Sanjay Raut In Defamation Case By Shinde Faction MP Rahul Shewale

A Metropolitan Magistrates Court in Mumbai rejected the discharge applications of Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Uddhav Thackeray and MP Sanjay Raut in a defamation complaint filed by MP Rahul Shewale, their former ally.The complaint was filed over an article published in the Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ on December 29, 2022 pertaining to Shewale’s alleged real estate dealings. While Thackeray is...

'Unjust Enrichment' : Karnataka RERA Directs Developer To Transfer Corpus Fund To Owners' Association, Fulfil Promises In Senior Citizen's Project

The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (KRERA) has directed a private developer engaged in the construction of a senior citizens' project in Mandya District to transfer the entire corpus fund of Rs 62.26 lakh, collected from buyers to the owners' association.“It is also to be noted that common amenities under the project are made available for the common use and enjoyment of...

NCLT Mumbai: Tribunal Is A Judicial Authority With Power To Refer Matter To Arbitration If Dispute Falls Within Scope Of Arbitration Agreement

The National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), Mumbai Bench, comprising of Mr. Kishore Vemulapalli (Judicial Member) and Mr. Prabhat Kumar (Technical Member), dismissed an application and held that the Tribunal is a judicial authority, and has the power to refer the matter to Arbitration if it finds that the dispute is arbitral and falls within the scope of...

Transfer Of Property Act | Rents Receivable Can Be Assigned By Debtor To Creditor As Actionable Claim: Supreme Court

Rents receivable by a borrower can be assigned to a lender as an "actionable claim" as per the Transfer of Property Act,1882(TPA), held the Supreme Court while deciding a dispute between the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd and the HDFC Bank Ltd.The bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta observed that under Section 3 of TPA, actionable claim means (a)...