Actor Dileep Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In New FIR

Malayalam actor Dileep has moved the Kerala High Court with an application for anticipatory bail after a new First Information Report (FIR) was recently registered alleging a conspiracy designed to kill the investigating officers in the sensational 2017 sexual assault case. Dileep is facing trial as the alleged mastermind of the abduction and the sexual assault of a female actress in a moving...

Won't Give Effect To Google Play Billing Policy Clarification Till Oct 31 : Google Tells Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Monday disposed of the petition filed by Google India challenging an order of the Competition Commission of India rejecting its request for access to the identity of app developers/ start-ups allegedly suffering harm on account of Google Play store payments policy 2020. A single-judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit took on record the joint memo filed by...

ICICI-Videocon Scam: Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Plea Against Bombay HC's Order Granting Bail To Deepak Kochhar

The Supreme Court of India on Monday dismissed Enforcement Directorate's plea against Bombay High Court's order granting bail to Deepak Kochhar, husband of ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, an accused in the multi-crore ICICI Bank-Videocon money laundering case.A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli dismissed the special leave petition but kept the...

Rs. 6208.03 Crores Funds Lying In Various Banks: DMRC Tells Delhi High Court

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) has disclosed before the Delhi High Court that is has a total of Rs. 6208.03 Crores funds lying in various banks. The development came after the DMRC filed an additional affidavit in the plea filed by Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) seeking enforcement of the arbitration award dated May 11, 2017.The High Court had last...

Supreme Court Adjourns Pleas Challenging Provisions Of PMLA For January 25

The Supreme Court today adjourned the batch of petitions concerned with the interpretation of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for January 25, 2022.Since the batch of pleas were listed for January 11, 2022 Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal today mentioned the matter before the bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar for adjourning the matter for 4-6 weeks. "The problem is that there is a...

Temporary Shift Of Residence By Itself Not A Valid Ground For Transfer Of Cases: Kerala High Court

While considering a series of transfer petitions moved by a woman, the Kerala High Court ruled that shifting from permanent residence to a temporary residence by itself is not a ground to transfer cases pending within the jurisdiction of the permanent residence of both parties.Justice A. Badharudheen dismissed the transfer petitions observing that allowing such pleas would result in cases...

Activities of Private Detectives Remain Unregulated, Violates Article 21: PIL Filed In Delhi High Court

A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking the regulation of activities of private detectives and their agencies. The petition highlights that the work of the private detectives, investigators, and their agencies remains outside the purview of any existing statutory framework.The matter was listed today before the Division Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti...

Uttarakhand High Court Disposes PIL Against Use of Mandi Site For Assembly Elections; Orders DM To Decide Matter In 10 Days

The Uttarakhand High Court recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction to the State not to acquire or take over the Naveen Mandi Sthal (marketplace) for upcoming Assembly Elections. The plea also sought directions to ensure that no interference is caused in the mandi area's sale and purchase of agricultural produces. Filed through Advocate Prabha Naithani, it was...

Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Provide Requisite Infra At Subordinate Courts

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State government to expeditiously consider and resolve the infrastructure requirements at district courts in Karnataka, for effective implementation of the Live streaming rules of judicial proceedings. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said,"So far as the implementation of Live...

'Being An Advocate, Should Not Have Filed A Frivolous PIL': Uttarakhand HC On Dismissing PIL On UGC Funds Mismanagement

While dismissing public interest litigation, the Uttarakhand High Court has held that being an advocate, the petitioner should not have filed a frivolous PIL on the mismanagement of UGC funds without pointing any specific instances. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice S.K. Mishra and Justice Alok Kumar allowed the petitioner to withdraw the PIL without any liberty to file any...

Private Medical Colleges Collecting Annual Fees In Advance Before Completion Of Current Academic Year 'Profiteering' : Kerala High Court

While restraining private medical colleges in the State from collecting fees for any academic year other than the one currently being taught, the Kerala High Court has held that collecting annual fees from students for the next year in advance when the previous year's studies have not been completed by an institution would amount to "profiteering".A Division Bench of Justice A.K....

Delhi High Court Upholds Interim Injunction Against Cigarette Brand TOPAZ For Using 'Similar Trade Dress' As TOTAL

The Delhi High Court has upheld the ex-parte interim injunction order against TOPAZ, a cigarette brand, allegedly passing off its goods as that of another cigarette brand, TOTAL, by adopting deceptively similar packaging/ trade dress. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait decided not to interfere with the impugned order, stating, "the basic background colour of the packaging / cigarette box...