Centre Clears Appointments Of Chairpersons In All Five 'Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals' (DRATs)

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of Financial Services for the appointment of Chairpersons in all the Fiver DRATs [Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals].The following persons have been appointed as chairpersons in the salary of Rs.2,50,000/- (fixed) p.m., for a period of 04 years, or till attaining the age of 70 years, or until further...

Delhi HC To Hear Tomorrow Vikram Sampath's Defamation Suit Against Audrey Truschke & Others Over Plagiarism Allegations

The Delhi High Court will tomorrow hear the suit filed by historian Dr. Vikram Sampath against historian Audrey Truschke and other persons over a letter sent to Royal Historical Society raising allegations of plagiarism against him with respect to a journal publication and his two-volume biography of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and some alleged defamatory tweets made pursuant thereto. Justice...

Calcutta HC Raps Police Authorities For Non-Registration Of FIR In Case Of Non-Payment Of Compensation Under Land Acquisition Act

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure at the conduct of the police authorities of Alipurduar Police Station in not registering an FIR despite receipt of complaint with regards to non-payment of compensation under Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha observed, "This Court, therefore, takes exception to the conduct of the Alipurduar Police Station in...

'Remote Chances Of Child Surviving Or Leading A Normal Life': Calcutta HC Allows Medical Termination Of Approx 35 Weeks Old Foetus

In a significant development, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed termination of 34 weeks 6 days old foetus of a woman after taking into consideration that there are remote chances of the child surviving or leading a normal life. The Court also underscored that there are risks to the health of both the mother and the child if medical termination of the pregnancy is not permitted....

Delhi Riots: Court Issues Notice To DGP Prisons On Umar Khalid's Plea Against His Production In Handcuffs Despite Judicial Orders

A Delhi Court on Thursday issued notice to DGP, Prisons on a plea moved by Umar Khalid, accused in connection with Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, seeking a departmental enquiry into his illegal production in handcuffs earlier today despite judicial orders directing the jail authorities to produce him in a routine manner, without any fetters. "It needs no reiteration that an...

Madras High Court Seeks State's Response On Legality Of Liquor Consumption In Club Premises Without FL2 License

Madras High Court has started hearing a writ appeal against the insistence by the single bench on the possession of FL2 License for the consumption of Liquor inside Club Premises registered under Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act.The writ appeal has been preferred by Kancheepuram Reading Club and Tennis Association against the single bench order that rejected their plea for an...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Makes Exception For ST Candidate Who Inadvertently Selected Wrong Category For NEET Counselling

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench recently took a sympathetic view towards the situation of a NEET aspirant belonging to ST community, who inadvertently registered herself under the UR/ NRI quota. It allowed her to re-register herself in the last round of counselling. Ordinarily, the Courts are reluctant in allowing such pleas. However, in the present case, the division...

Allahabad HC Issues Notice On PIL Against UP Govt's Decision To 'Dis-Identify' Certain Posts For Blind Persons

The Allahabad High Court today issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government and its prompt counter-affidavit on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed challenging the government's decision to make blind persons ineligible to apply for several government posts.The Plea has been moved by All India Confederation of the Blind and National Association of the Visually Handicap...

PMLA | Offence Of Money Laundering Layered, Includes Stages Preceding & Succeeding The Offence But Mere Suspicion Not Prima Facie Proof: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Thursday held that the offence of money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 is layered and multi-fold which includes the stages preceding and succeeding the offence.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh added that the PMLA is a special enactment to combat the menace of money laundering, keeping in view the illegal practices that have been surfacing...

Kerala High Court Lawyers Stage Protest Against Proposal To Amend Civil Rules Of Practice, Limit Advocates' Fees

In a major setback for the legal fraternity in Kerala, the Additional Chief Secretary to Government has recently addressed a letter to the Chairman of Bar Council of Kerala with a proposal to amend the Rules regarding fees payable to Advocates in the State. Appendix VII of the Kerala Civil Rules of Practice, 1971 promulgated by the High Court provides for several rules, regarding fees payable...

'Take Recourse To CrPC': Calcutta High Court Dismisses Writ Petition U/A 226 Seeking Directions For Registration Of FIR

Opining on the established principle of availability of alternate remedy, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday observed that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot be filed for adjudicating upon a grievance pertaining to the non-registration of FIR by police authorities on the basis of a complaint made. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice...

Participation In Arbitral Proceedings Does Not Constitute Waiver Of Right To Challenge Appointment Of Ineligible Arbitrator: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently terminated the mandate of a sole arbitrator appointed unilaterally at the instance of one of the contracting parties. Justice Vikram Bakhru held that the mere fact that the petitioner did not object to the appointment at the material time and participated in the arbitral proceedings, would not stand in the way of terminating the mandate of such an arbitrator, for...