The Liver Doctor v. Himalaya Corp : Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips Moves Karnataka High Court Against Suspension Of 'X' Account

Dr Cyriac Abby Philips ('The Liver Doctor') has moved Karnataka High Court challenging the Civil Court's ex-parte interim injunction order to suspend his @X account @theliverdr.The petition was filed on Friday and is likely to be mentioned before a Single judge bench of Justice S G Pandit on Monday for early hearing. A Bengaluru Civil Court had passed an ex-parte interim injunction order to...

Husband Can Seek 'Generic Income Details' Of Estranged Wife Through RTI To Corroborate Evidence In Maintenance Case: CIC

In a recent ruling, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed a Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) to provide a man with the “generic details of the net taxable income/gross income” of his wife for the specified time period as contained in his RTI Application.Information Commissioner Saroj Punhani relied on Rahmat Bano vs Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax whereby a...

Karta Of Hindu Undivided Family Can Alienate HUF Property Even If Minor Has Undivided Interest In It : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a Karta of a Hindu Undivided Family(HUF) has the right to sell/dispose of/alienate an Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) property, even if a minor of the family has undivided interest.The reason is that an HUF is capable of acting through its Karta or an adult member of the family in the management of the HUF property, explained the Court. Reference was made to...

'Contraband Recovered In Violation Of Section 50 NDPS Act Inadmissible' : Supreme Court Summarises Principles For Search Of Persons

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has summarized the principles related to Sections 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, which prescrib the conditions under which search of the persons shall be conducted.A bench comprising Justices MM Sundresh and JB Pardiwala(author of the judgment) summarised the principles as follows :(i) Section 50 provides both a right as well...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Upper Age Limit Relaxation For J&K Civil Judge Examination

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 6) dismissed a petition seeking relaxation of the upper age limit of 35 years for the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Judge(Junior Division) Examination 2023/A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed against the judgment delivered by the High Court of Jammu...

AAP MP Raghav Chadha Has No Vested Right To Occupy Govt Bungalow After Cancellation Of Allotment: Delhi Court

A Delhi Court has said that Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha has no vested right to continue to occupy the government bungalow after its allotment has been canceled and the privilege given to him has been withdrawn. Additional District Judge Sudhanshu Kaushik of Patiala House Courts vacated an interim order passed on April 18 directing the Rajya Sabha Secretariat to not dispossess Chadha from...

Many States Have Not Complied With Tehseen Poonawalla Guidelines on Mob Lynching: Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves Tells Supreme Court

Alleging governmental inaction despite the Tehseen Poonawalla ruling, Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves on Friday urged the Supreme Court to direct state governments to upload compliance data, including those pertaining to the appointment of nodal officers, on their official websites. While deferring the hearing on the request, the court observed that the counter-affidavits filed by some of...

‘OTT Platform Is Not Covered By TRAI’: Telecom Disputes Settlement And Appellate Tribunal

The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has issued a significant interim ruling regarding over the top (OTT) platforms in India, whereby it has declared that OTT platforms like Hotstar fall outside the jurisdiction of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).According to the ruling made on Wednesday, October 4, OTT platforms are governed by the...

Rajasthan Court Rejects Cow Vigilante Monu Manesar's Bail Plea In 2023 Junaid-Nasir Murder Case

Observing that accusations are grave against him, a Rajasthan Court has refused bail to Cow Vigilante Monu Manesar in 2023 Junaid and Nasir murder case.Manesar is accused of conspiring to murder Junaid and Nasir along with a group of cow vigilantes by burning them in a vehicle in Haryana in the name of cow vigilantism. The FIR was lodged at Gopalgarh police station at Rajasthan since the...

CJI DY Chandrachud Lauds 'Trend' Of More Women Getting Appointed In District Judiciary Across Country

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud expressed happiness at the trend of more women getting appointed in district judiciary across the country.Before starting the court proceedings today, CJI said that he has a happy news to announce. Referring to 75 newly recruited civil judges of Maharashtra, who were present in Court No.1 today, CJI said :"We wish to share a happy news. We have a batch of...

West Bengal Universities' Row | Supreme Court Stays Financial Perks of Interim VCs Appointed By Governor When Matter Was Pending Before SC

The Supreme Court on Friday(October 6) stayed the additional financial emoluments of the interim vice-chancellors appointed to state-run universities by West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose during the pendency of a plea by the state government challenging earlier appointments made by him. Noting the increasing friction between the Mamata Banerjee-led government and Governor Bose over the issue...

Defamation Case Against 'The Wire' : No Dossier Calling University 'Den Of Organised Sex Racket' Received, JNU Tells Supreme Court

In relation to the defamation case filed by Professor Amrita Singh against 'The Wire', the Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) informed the Supreme Court on Friday (October 6) that it has not received any dossier which was allegedly prepared by Professor Singh describing the University as a "den of organised sex racket".Ex-JNU Professor Singh has filed a criminal defamation case over a...