Claim For Recovery Of Security Deposit Or Damages Under License Agreement Is Arbitrable & Not Barred By Section 41 Of The Small Cause Courts Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has reiterated that where the parties to a Leave and License Agreement are governed by an Arbitration Agreement, determination of the dispute relating to recovery of the security deposit under the said License Agreement through arbitration is legally permissible. The Single Bench of held that the expression "charges" as provided under Section 41 of the...

"To Grab Land Unlawfully He Ashramite Himself Under Umbrella Of Religion": Allahabad High Court In Azam Khan Bail Order

Granting bail to Samajwadi Party Leader and UP MLA Azam Khan in an alleged case of grabbing Enemy Property and using it for the construction of the Mohammed Ali Jauhar University, the Allahabad High Court today made some stern remarks against the former Cabinet Minister in the UP Government.Perusing the pleadings of the affidavits, submissions advanced and pleadings exchanged, the Bench...

Marital Rape: Delhi High Court To Pronounce Tomorrow Verdict In Pleas Challenging Exception To Sec 375 IPC

The Delhi High Court will tomorrow pronounce it's judgment in a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.A bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C Hari Shankar will be pronouncing the judgment after reserving the orders in the month of...

Supreme Court Asks SAD Leader Bikram Singh Majithia To Approach High Court For Quashing Of FIR & Seeking Bail

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted liberty to SAD Leader Bikram Singh Majithia to approach the Division Bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court against quashing of FIR registered against him in NDPS case and for grant of bail. Majithia had also sought an alternative prayer for entrusting the investigation to the Special Investigation team, but while refusing to grant such relief,...

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Former Religare CFO Krishnan Subramanian In RFL Scam Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Krishnan Subramanian, former CFO of Religare Enterprises Limited, in connection with the Fortis Religare Scam case involving the alleged financial scam of disbursal of loans worth thousands of crores to shell entities having no financial strength.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh granted bail to Subramanian subject to Subramanian furnishing a...

NEET-PG Counselling : Supreme Court Asks 4 States To Furnish Data To MCC On Plea Alleging Violation Of Court Order

In a contempt petition alleging non-compliance of Top Court's order of making the students who participated in State Quota or AIQ round 2 ineligible for AIQ Mop Up round, Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the State of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Telangana. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant asked the states to file an affidavit setting out the...

Delhi High Court Clears Release Of Jayeshbhai Jordaar Film As Makers Assure To Insert Disclaimers Over Criminality Of Pre-Natal Sex Determination

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday cleared the release of Ranveer Singh starrer Yashraj film "Jayeshbhai Jordaar" after it was assured by the producers that relevant disclaimers, to the effect that Pre-natal sex determination is a criminal offence, shall be depicted in relation to an ultrasound scene and another connected scene.A division bench comprising of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends To Make 4 Additional Judges Of Kerala High Court Permanent

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of the following Additional Judges of the Kerala High Court as Permanent Judges of that High Court: 1. Justice Murali Purushothaman, 2. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A.,3. Justice Karunakaran Babu, and 4. Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath.Click Here To Read/Download...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends To Make 9 Additional Judges Of Madras High Court Permanent

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of the following Additional Judges of the Madras High Court as Permanent Judges of that High Court:The judges are1. Justice Govindarajulu Chandrasekharan, 2.Justice Veerasamy Sivagnanam, 3. Justice Ganesan Ilangovan, 4. Justice Ananthi Subramanian, 5. Justice Kannammal Shanmuga Sundaram, 6. Justice Sathi Kumar...

Trademark Infringement Suit: Delhi High Court Awards 2 Lakhs Damages & Over 9 Lakhs Cost In Favour Of Starbucks

The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 2 lakhs damages and an amount of Rs. 9,60,100 in favour of Starbucks Corporation in a trademark infringement suit filed by it over the usage of its registered trademark'FRAPPUCCINO'. Justice Jyoti Singh was dealing with the suit filed by the plaintiff, Starbucks Corporation against one Teaquilla A Fashion Cafe, seeking a decree of permanent...

"Mere Recovery Of Phones & SIM Cards Used For Conversing With Pakistani Number Not Sufficient To Prove Conspiracy": Delhi Court Acquits 5 Men Charged With UAPA

A Delhi court recently acquitted five persons accused of having connections with Lashkar-e-Taiba while observing that mere recovery of the mobile phones and sim cards used to converse with a Pakistani number is not sufficient to prove conspiracy of terror plot. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana of the Patiala House Courts acquitted Mohd Shahid, Mohd...

Delhi High Court Seeks Report On Publication Of Names & Particulars Of Proclaimed Offenders In Police & Complaint Cases In Public Domain

The Delhi High Court has recently called for a detailed report suggesting the ways as to how to streamline the system so that the names and particulars of the persons who have been declared as proclaimed offenders or proclaimed persons in police cases as well as in complaint cases are published in public domain so that further steps may be taken to bring such persons before respective Courts...