SEBI Concealed 2014 DRI Alert About Adani Group Manipulations, Has Conflict Of Interest : Petitioner Tells Supreme Court

The petitioner said that a member of the SEBI's committee on corporate governance is related to Gautam Adani.

DBS Bank Directors Can't Be Prosecuted For Acts Of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Before Amalgamation : Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case

The Supreme Court today ruled that DBS Bank and its directors, who were appointed after the amalgamation with Lakshmi Vilas Bank(LVB) and had their appointments approved by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), cannot be held criminally liable for actions attributed to erstwhile directors of LVB.The Court held, “In the present context, public confidence in the banking system was at stake when...

Lawyer's Injury Due To Dog Attack Sparks Discussion On Stray Dog Issue In Supreme Court; CJI Urged To Take Suo Motu Cognizance

The Supreme Court today witnessed a courtroom exchange on the growing 'street dog menace' in the country. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud expressed concerns when he noticed an injury on a counsel's arm and inquired about its cause. What began as a simple inquiry quickly evolved into a discussion on the growing menace of street dogs in the country's neighbourhoods.The exchange started...

[Hapur Incident] Lawyers' Strike To Continue For Two Days Starting Today: UP Bar Council

Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday, passed a resolution stating that lawyers will continue to abstain from work on 11th & 12th September as the State Government is not attending to the grievances of the lawyers regarding the Hapur Incident.High Court Bar Association, Allahabad and Oudh Bar Association, Lucknow have passed similar resolutions declaring that lawyers will abstain from...

1.9 Lakh Pending Cases Settled In National Lok Adalat Held In Haryana

On 9th September, 2023, Haryana State Legal Services Authority organized its 3rd National Lok Adalat for the year 2023 across the State of Haryana. The National Lok Adalat was organized in 22 Districts and 34 Sub-Divisions of Haryana. Several cases were taken up pertaining to "Civil, Criminal, Matrimonial, Bank Recovery, MACT, petty offences, summary, traffic challan, NI Act etc."...

Summoning Special Session Of Parliament Without Disclosing Agenda To Members Is Improper : PDT Achary

Summoning a Special Session of the Parliament without revealing the agenda is improper and unprecedented, said Constitutional law expert and former Secretary General of Lok Sabha PDT Achary.He was commenting on the controversy relating to the Union Government not announcing the agenda for the special session convened for the Parliament from September 18 to 22.In an interview with LiveLaw,...

Recent Important Judgments On Service Law - Appointments, Pension, Disciplinary Proceedings

Appointment and RTI mattersSupreme CourtAppointment Can’t Be Denied Citing Suppression of Material Facts When Employer’s Query Was VagueThe Court in State of West Bengal v. Mitul Kumar Jana 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 714, while adjudicating upon the allegations of suppressing information related to a criminal case during the application process, held that “For determining suppression or...

Supreme Court Upholds Centre's Decision To Relax AGR Dues Payment By Telecom Cos; But Says Filing Application To Modify Orders Was More Appropriate

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that challenged the September 2021 Cabinet decision to relax payment terms of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) due from Telecom Service Providers. The PIL also sought the implementation of the judgment of the Supreme Court dated 01.09.2020, which held that the telecom companies who are liable to pay AGR dues shall...

Every Senior Advocate Should Recruit & Mentor At Least One Member From Marginalized Community In Their Chambers: Justice P.S. Narasimha

Justice P.S. Narasimha, judge of the Supreme Cour,t while talking about the efforts required by the legal fraternity to advance marginalized communities, suggested that every senior advocate should recruit and mentor at least one member from marginalized community in their chambers. However, he added a caveat by saying that such mentoring needs to be accompanied by some patience and...

'State Assisted Accused, Failed To Prosecute Fairly': Supreme Court Directs Bihar Govt To Compensate Victims In 1995 Double Murder Case

Last week, the Supreme Court sentenced former Member of Parliament (MP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment in the double murder case of 1995. While pronouncing the sentence, the Apex Court also directed compensation of Rupees 10 lakh each for both the deceased and Rs 5 lakhs each for the injured in the incident, to be paid by the Bihar Government and...

Old Goa Heritage Zone : Supreme Court Says HC Should Have Relegated Matter To ASI Instead Of Quashing Order To Demolish Structure

Recently, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court has issued a notice in a Special Leave Petition filed by the Save Old Goa Action Committee, assailing an order passed by the Bombay High Court. By its impugned order, the High Court(Goa Bench) has set aside an order passed by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to demolish a residential house, in the UNESCO heritage zone in Old Goa city...

No Possibility Of Any Damage To Gyanvapi Structure In Clearing Debris, Garbage From Mosque Premises: ASI Assures Varanasi Court

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) today assured the Court of District Judge, Varanasi that no damage will be caused to the Gyanvapi Mosque structure while clearing the debris and garbage from the mosque complex. The ASI also informed the Court that since garbage and debris in the form of stone slabs, and fallen material have accumulated in and around the Gyanvapi Mosque complex,...