High Court Of Chhattisgarh Virtually Inaugurates Additional Bar Room In Balodabazar; Foundation Stones Laid For Civil Court Buildings At Bhatapara, Simga & Kasdo

The High Court of Chhattisgarh today virtually inaugurated the Newly Constructed Additional Bar Room at the District & Sessions Court, Balodabazar. The ceremony also included the Virtual Bhoomi Poojan and Laying of Foundation Stone for the upcoming Civil Court Buildings at Bhatapara, Simga, and Kasdol under District Balodabazar–Bhatapara.The virtual ceremony was graced by the...

Kerala Consumer Commission Orders IRCTC, Southern Railway To Pay ₹50K For Deficient Service, Unclean Train During Theerth Yatra Tour

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ernakulam recently ordered the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) and the Southern Railway to pay compensation of ₹50,000 and refund ticket fare of 20,500 to a passenger, who had participated in IRCTC's Aastha Punya Theerth Yatra.The Bench comprising D.B. Binu (President), V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T.N....

WhatsApp Privacy Policy Case: Overlap in Data Privacy–Competition Issues Doesn't Curb CCI's Powers, says NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Delhi on Tuesday reaffirmed that the overlap between privacy and competition issues does not take away the powers of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in investigating and addressing abuse of dominance by firms, even when data protection concerns are also involved. Observing that “Competition law and data protection law operate...

'Such Incident Can Happen Only In Banana Republic' : Kerala Court Slams Police For Arrest Of Man Over 10 Millilitres Liquor

The Manjeri Sessions Court on Saturday (1, November) had granted bail to a person accused of violating the Abkari Act for allegedly storing 10 milliliters of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in his shop.The court questioned the motives of the investigating officer, calling his action “excessive and questionable.”The case was registered in Valanchery Police Station, against the accused...

Country's Richest Civic Body Failed To Protect Citizens: State Human Rights Body Fines BMC ₹12 Lakh After Sweepers Perform ECG On Patients

The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) imposed a hefty fine of Rs 12 lakhs on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after it learnt that the civic body had not recruited 'trained' practitioners to perform Electrocardiogram on patients in one of its hospitals.In doing so the human rights panel said that allowing a ward boy or a sweeper to carry out an Electrocardiogram...

Bengaluru Court Frames Charges Against Actors Darshan, Pavitra Gowda & Others Accused In Renukaswamy Murder Case

City Civil And Session Court in Bengaluru on Monday (November 3) framed murder charges against 17 persons including Actors Darshan and Pavitra Gowda accused in Renukaswamy Murder Case. Session Judge I P Naik framed charges against the accused who were produced in court from the prison. The accused pleaded not guilty, the court has now posted the matter for recording evidence on November 10....

NCLT Mumbai Orders BSE, CDSL To Unfreeze Future Group Company's Demat Account

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai Bench recently directed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. (CDSL) to lift the debit freeze on the demat account of Future Corporate Resources Pvt. Ltd. (FCRL), a company led by Kishore Biyani.The order came after FCRL's Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) sought the removal of the freeze, saying...

Delhi Court Discharges Former Coal Secretary, Others In Coal Block Allocation Case; Says Their Acts Weren't Against Public Interest

A Delhi Court has discharged former coal secretary and various other individuals in the case concerning allocation of the Fatehpur East Coal Block. Special Judge Dheeraj Mor of Rouse Avenue Courts discharged Harish Chandra Gupta, then Secretary of Union Ministry of Coal, as well as four other accused. Upon preliminary inquiry by CBI, the case was registered on the allegations of...

Delhi Court Bars 'Goldey' Brand for Being Deceptively Similar to Goldiee Masale

A Delhi Commercial court has barred a Tripura-based trader from using the brand name “Goldey”, ruling that it is deceptively similar to “Goldiee”, the registered trademark of the well-known Indian spice company Shubham Goldiee Masale Pvt. Ltd. The ruling came on October 25 after the trader failed to appear in court despite receiving summons. The case was heard at the Commercial Court...

Delhi Court Restrains Rampur Restaurant from Using 'Karim's Food', Awards Rs 2 Lakh to City Chain

A commercial court in Delhi recently restrained a Rampur-based restaurant from using the name “Karim's Food”, holding that it was deceptively similar to the iconic Mughlai restaurant chain Karim's in Delhi. The court also awarded Rs 2 lakh as punitive damages to the Delhi-based restaurant group, which has been serving Mughlai cuisine for over a century. In an order passed on October...

High Court Launches Online Complaint System 'SheBox', Accessibility Initiatives To Mark Kerala Piravi Day

On the occasion of Kerala Piravi Day and the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Kerala High Court, the high court's IT directorate has launched a series of major initiatives with an aim to make justice more accessible to all.Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar launched a Legal Glossary containing around 6,375 legal terms prepared by the High Court with the objective of bringing about...

Delhi Court Orders Action Against Cops For Filing False Report Against Accused, Supervisory Lapse In Bullet Firing Case

A Delhi Court has ordered against the Delhi Police officials for supervisory lapse and filing a false report against a man accused of firing bullet shot outside the house of the complainant. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Tushar Gupta of Karkardooma Courts denied bail to the accused- Mustakeem but issued notice to the Joint Commissioner of Police to take appropriate action against the...