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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Join LiveLaw Academy in this 18-hour Certificate course to learn the professional advocacy skills in civil and arbitration suits specially curated for litigating lawyers.Faculty: Senior Advocate PVS GiridharFee : 2000 + GSTWho can apply – This course is structured to benefit litigating lawyers and law students to empower them will skills required to excel in civil, and arbitration cases....

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)...

State Amendments Made To VAT Acts After GST Came Into Effect Are Invalid : Supreme Court

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, while deciding the appeals arising from judgments of Telangana, Gujarat and Bombay High Court with respect to the validity of VAT Amendment Act in their respective states, made several significant findings regarding Section 19 of the Constitution (101st Amendment) Act (Amendment), 2016, which allowed the introduction of the Goods and Services...

'Difficult For Courts To Intervene In The Absence Of A Statute' : CJI DY Chandrachud On Marriage Equality Verdict

Speaking of his minority judgment in the recent verdict on the same sex marriage, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that it is sometimes a vote of conscience and a vote of the Constitution and that he stands by what he said."I do believe it's sometimes a vote of conscience and a vote of the Constitution and I stand by what I said" he said at a panel discussion on 'Perspectives...

Delhi Riots: Court Discharges 11 Men In Dilbar Negi Murder Case, Frames Charges Against One

A Delhi Court on Wednesday discharged 11 men in a Delhi riots case alleging that a mob caused vandalism, put on fire a sweet shop as a consequence of which a 22 year old boy namely Dilbar Negi died after after sustaining burn injuries. (FIR 39/2020 PS Gokulpuri)Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts observed that the presence of the 11 accused persons in the...

Panel Discussion On The Marriage Equality Judgement [Video]

Live Law is organising a panel discussion on the Marriage Equality judgement on October 25, 2023 at 5.30 PM, featuring Muskan Tibrewala (Assistant Director, CJLS), Aishwarya Singh (Lecturer and Assistant Dean, JGLS), Karan Tripathi (PhD, University of Cambridge) and Kanmani (Advocate & Trans rights activist). The discussion is moderated by Padmakshi Sharma, Supreme Court correspondent...