Bihar State Legal Services Authority Achieves Landmark Milestone: Entire Office To Be Led by Female Judicial Officers

In a groundbreaking move towards gender inclusivity, the Patna High Court has taken a historic step by appointing an entire team of female judicial officers to key administrative positions in Bihar State Legal Services Authority. This significant development marks the first time in the BSLSA's history that its office will be fully operated and completely led by female judicial...

Our Constitutional Ideals Are Not Some Colonial Vestige, Can't Say Constitution Is Un-Indian : Justice S Ravindra Bhat

Former Supreme Court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat said that the Constitution cannot be termed as a colonial document merely because it was a modification of the Government of India Act 1935 and emphasised that the Constitutional ideals cannot be discarded as some colonial vestige.He was delivering a lecture on 'Shedding the Colonial Hangover-Perspectives on Indianizing the Legal...

Delhi Riots: Court Summons ED Special Director Over Non-Appearance Of Prosecution In PMLA Case Against Tahir Hussain

A Delhi Court yesterday summoned the Special Director of the Enforcement Directorate over non-appearance of the prosecution in a money laundering case registered against Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain in connection with the North-East Delhi riots of 2020.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said there was non-appearance on behalf of the prosecution in the court for filing reply...

CCI Closes Complaint Against Indian Bank: No Dominant Act In The Fixed Deposit Market In India

The Competition Commission of India ('CCI') comprising Ms. Ravneet Kaur (Chairperson), Mr. Anil Agrawal (Member), Ms. Sweta Kakkad (Member) and Mr. Deepak Anurag (Member) closed the complaint filed by Mr. A. Ram Babu ('Informant') against Indian Bank ('OP-1') alleging violation of the provisions of Section 4(2)(a) and Section 4(2)(b) of the Competition Act, 2002 ('Act'). The CCI...

Companies Act | NCLT Permits 'Change' In Utilization Of Share Capital Reduction Amount By Invoking Powers Under Rule 11 Of NCLT Rules

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai Bench, comprising of Shri Sanjiv Jain (Judicial Member) and Shri Ravichandran Ramasamy (Technical Member), while invoking its powers under Rule 11 of the NCLT Rules, 2016 has permitted a company to 'change' the utilization of its reduced share capital amount by altering the amounts to be adjusted towards Negative Capital Reserves and...

SAT Criticizes SEBI For Negligence in Unfreezing Kirloskar Family Demat Accounts Despite Orders; Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs

On Monday, the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) strongly criticized the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its failure to unfreeze the demat accounts of five Kirloskar family members, despite a previous order to do so last year.Presiding Officer Justice Tarun Agarwala and Technical Member Meera Swarup, constituting the Coram, instructed SEBI to pay a penalty of ₹5 lakh to...

Lok Sabha Passes Advocates (Amendment) Bill 2023

The Lok Sabha today passed the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023. It was introduced in Rajyasabha on August 1 and was passed in the upper house on August 3.The bill, which seeks to amend the Advocates Act, 1961, has made the act of 'Tout' punishable and repealed certain provisions of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 which have become obsolete.According to the statement of object and reasons...

Issuance Of Poorly Printed Bills On Low-Quality Paper With Inferior Ink Is 'Unfair Trade Practice': Ernakulam District Commission

The Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Ernakulam recently held that the issuance of poorly printed bills on low-quality paper or with inferior ink amounts to 'deficiency of service' or 'unfair trade practice'. The Bench comprising President D.B. Binu, and Members V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T.N. relied upon the decision in Tata Chemicals Ltd. vs Skypak Couriers Pvt. Ltd. (2001),...

Nobody Above Law: CAT Srinagar Summons Addl. Secretary to Govt. Home, Takes Exception To Non-Compliance With Its Orders, 'Casual Approach'

Summoning the Additional Secretary to Govt. Home in connection with a contempt petition, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in Srinagar has observed that the court orders are to be complied with grace as law always commands grace and coercive measure is adopted only when the orders of the courts are not complied with in its letter and spirit.Expressing concern over the casual...

Never Try To Mislead Judges, Better To Be Frank : Supreme Court Judge Justice AG Masih Advises Lawyers

Justice Augustine George Masih, judge of the Supreme Court, speaking at an event at the Punjab & Haryana High Court, said that lawyers should not try to mislead judges and if they do so, they will risk losing their credibility.“Please don't ever think judges do not know anything or what you are saying we don't understand. Don't try to be smart because most of us come from you only,...

Sandra Day O'Connor, First Female Judge Of US Supreme Court, Passes Away At 93

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to be appointed as a Justice to the US Supreme Court, passed away yesterday of complications related to dementia and respiratory illness. In a press release by the US Supreme Court, Chief Justice John G Roberts Jr. remembered Justice O'Connor as an “eloquent advocate of civic education”, saying that she blazed a historic trail as...

Supreme Court Rejects Suggestions Presented To Reform Advocates-on-Record System, Calls For New Suggestions

Today (on December 01), the Supreme Court perused the suggestions put forward by Advocate Gaurav Agrawal for reforming the Advocates-on-Record (AoR) system. However, the bench, comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia, made it clear that the suggestions do not address the Court's concerns. While expressing its reservations in the report, the Court stated its primary...