"Education Should Never Be Compromised": Gujarat High Court Directs Govt. To Ensure That No Child Drops Out Due To Inability To Pay Fees

While noting that Education is something which should never be compromised, the Gujarat High Court recently directed the State Government to ensure that the inability to pay the fees should not compel the parents to stop providing education to their children. It may be noted that the Bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice J. B. Pardiwala had taken up a public interest...

Delhi High Court Directs TRAI To Strictly Enforce Curbs Against Unsolicited Commercial Communications

The Delhi High Court today disposed of a petition by Paytm's holding company One97 Communications Ltd against phishing attacks on various mobile networks, directing telecom regulator TRAI to ensure "complete and strict" implementation of the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preferences Regulations (TCCCPR), 2018. The 2018 regulation seeks to curb unsolicited commercial...

Delhi High Court Seeks RBI, Centre, DHFL Response On Plea Against Rules Allowing NBFCs Resolution Under IBC

The Delhi High Court has sought responses of inter alia, the Centre, the Reserve Bank of India and Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL) on a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings of Financial Service Providers and Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2019, and a notification by the Union...

"Absolutely No Justification For Not Resuming Complete Physical Functioning Of Delhi High Court": Delhi High Court Bar Association Resolves

Urging the Chief Justice and the other judges in the Delhi High Court to issue directions for expeditious resumption of physical hearings in court in the same manner as it was functioning prior to the Covid-19 lockdown, the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has resolved to ensure that the members of the Bar and others visiting the Court complexes, "scrupulously maintain...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On New Plea Against WhatsApp's Privacy Policy Update

WhatsApp's notification of its new privacy policy, which was made mandatory for Indian users and optional for users from the EU, has triggered a host of petitions across the country challenging its application. The Delhi High Court today issued notice on one such plea filed before the bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh, and sought responses of the Centre and WhatsApp on...

Airport Employees Union Challenges Lease Of Mangaluru Airport To Adani Group; Karnataka High Court Issues Notice

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a writ petition which challenges the decision of the Central Government and the Airports Authority of India to hand over the contract for operation and management of Mangaluru International Airport to Adani Enterprises Limited.The petition filed by Airports Authority Employees Union challenges the Centre's decision to privatize of six...

Motor Oil Poured On Kerala HC Judge's Vehicle; Bar Council Of Kerala Condemns Attack As 'Totally Unjustifiable'

A man threw motor oil at the official vehicle in which Kerala High Court judge Justice V Shircy was traveling today morning at the entrance of the High Court.The attacker was identified as Raghunathan Nair of Erumeli, who was reportedly holding a protest near the High Court with a placard against the delay in solving the case of missing of Jasna Maria James,a college student, who went missing...

Mumbai DCP Abhishek Trimukhe Files Criminal Defamation Case Against Arnab Goswami, Wife and Republic TV

Deputy Commissioner of Mumbai Police, Abhishek Trimukhe has filed a criminal defamation complaint against Republic TV's editor- in- chief Arnab Goswami, director Samyabrata Goswami and ARG Outlier Media that runs the channel. The complaint filed in the Sessions Court, Mumbai, through the public prosecutor's office, seeks a "deterrent process of warrant" against the accused...

"Be Cautious In Passing Orders Of Such A Nature" Allahabad High Court Tells UP Govt. As It Decides To Drop 'Exorbitant' Bond Notices To Farmers

The Uttar Pradesh Government on Tuesday (02nd February) informed the Allahabad High Court that it has decided to drop proceedings against farmers with tractors who were earlier issued notices to furnish 'exorbitant personal bonds' (amounts up to ₹10 lakh each) in the wake of farmers protests. The Additional Advocate General for the State of U.P. stated before the Bench of Justice...

Former Principal Secretary of Kerala CM Sivasankar Gets Bail In Dollar Smuggling case

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Economic Offences) has granted Bail to Former Principal Secretary of Kerala Chief Minister M Sivasankar Gets Bail In Dollar Smuggling case.On January 25, the Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to M Sivasankar in the money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate in relation to the gold smuggling case.A single bench of Justice Ashok...

Future Retail v Amazon: Future Moves Delhi High Court Against Interim Order For Status Quo On Stake Sale To Reliance

Future Retail Ltd has today filed an appeal against an order by the Single Judge bench of Justice Midha passed yesterday directing maintenance of status quo, on its Rs. 25,000 cr retail stake sale deal with Reliance. The appeal was brought up in an urgent mentioning today before the bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh and will be heard tomorrow.The appeal which was...

IBC-Writ Jurisdiction Can Be Invoked Despite Availability Of Alternative Remedy If Allegation Pertains To Lack Of Jurisdiction Of NCLT: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a writ petition Article 226 of the Constitution, challenging the jurisdiction of NCLT in a matter, is maintainable despite existence of an alternate remedy in form of appeal before NCLAT. "Although a wrongful exercise of available jurisdiction would not be sufficient to invoke the High Court's jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution,...