SSR Case- Allegations Against Akshay Kumar Were Based On Content Posted By Others; YouTuber Asks Actor To Withdraw 500 Cr Defamation Notice Against Him

Rizwan Siddique, the 25-year-old YouTuber who was served a defamation notice of Rs.500 crore by actor Akshay Kumar for posting content making allegations relating Kumar to the Sushant Singh Rajput death case has replied to the same denying all allegations, asking the actor to withdraw the said notice stating that it is based on a flawed premise.The YouTuber has defended himself and averred...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea For Allowing Relatives To Wash Dead Bodies Of COVID-19 Victims As Per Muslim Rituals For Cremation

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (19th November) refused to issue any direction to the State Government or the Union Government to overlook its Guidelines (COVID Protocol) and to follow the guidelines of the World Health Organization.The Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly was hearing Public Interest Litigations filed by members of Muslim community, basically...

Andhra Pradesh High Court To Examine If There Is "Constitutional Breakdown" In State Of AP

In a peculiar development in the Andhra Pradesh High Court, a division bench has converted the hearing on a batch of habeas corpus petitions and petitions alleging police excesses as a hearing on the issue whether there is a "constitutional breakdown" in the State of Andhra Pradesh.A division bench comprising Justices Rakesh Kumar and Uma Devi has directed the government counsel to...

'Criminal History Of Applicant Starts From 2019 Only, 54 Case Registered After Change In Govt.': Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Azam Khan's Aide

"The applicant is in jail since 11.08.2020 and has criminal history of 57 cases. All the cases have been registered after the government has changed and there were only 3 cases registered against him prior to the year 2019 wherein final reports have already been submitted. In most of the cases, anticipatory bail has been granted to the applicant and in most of the other cases, he is on bail."

Allegations Of Merciless Beating Of Lawyers By Police: Allahabad High Court Calls For Proper Inquiry By A Fresh Commission

The Allahabad High Court recently asked the State Government to form a fresh commission to enquire into the allegations of merciless beating of the Lawyers by the Police in a peaceful agitation.It was submitted by the Standing Counsel before the Bench of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Virendra Kumar Srivastava that earlier a Commission of a retired judge was appointed to inquire...

Delhi HC Reserves Order On Maintainability Of Future Group's Plea Seeking Injunction On Amazon's Interference In Deal With Reliance Retail

The Delhi High Court has reserved order on the maintainability of a plea by Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail Ltd (FRL) seeking an ad-interim injunction against Amazon Inc for sending letters to various regulatory authorities writing about an injunction award by an Emergency Arbitrator against Future Retail Ltd's acquisition by Reliance Industries Ltd's entities for about Rs. 24,...

Fresh Plea In Allahabad HC For Use Of A4 Sheets With Double-Sided Printing In Court Filings

A fresh PIL been filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking to implement the use of A4 Sheets with double-sided printing, instead of legal-size paper with one side printing, for filings in all the courts across Uttar Pradesh. The petition has been filed by 7 law students through Advocates Shashwat Anand, Ankur Azad, Rajesh Inamdar and Sarveshwari Prasad. It may be noted that this...

NCLT Has No Jurisdiction To Examine Legality Of Action Taken Under MPID Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the National Company Law Tribunal has no jurisdiction to examine the legality or validity of action taken under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Act and it is only the designated Court constituted under Section 6 of the said act that will have exclusive jurisdiction to deal with the same.Division bench...

No Limitation Period For Filing Motor Accident Claim Petition; Amendment Introducing Six Months Cap Yet To Be Notified, Clarifies Allahabad High Court

"The provisions of section 166 of the 2019 Act has several implications which can be flagged, namely, limitation, which was not there, has been introduced. It appears that the Central Government with a purpose not decided the date for bringing in, has not brought the provisions of amended Sections 52 to 57 which relates to complete change to Chapter X, XI & XII and, therefore,...

Delhi High Court Seeks CBI's Response On Special Court Order For Further Investigation In A Corruption Case Against Maneka Gandhi

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the CBI on BJP MP Maneka Gandhi's plea challenging a trial court order rejecting its closure report in a graft case against her and two others and directing further investigation in the matter.Justice Yogesh Khanna also stayed the special court's February 4 order to the extent it directs the agency to place the material it has before the...

Marriage/Live-in Relationship Between First Cousins Illegal? Punjab & Haryana High Court To Examine

"Whether the marriage or live-in relationships between first cousins illegal?", Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the petitioners in a plea for anticipatory bail to argue on this point.The Bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan was hearing a petition for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner who was booked under Sections 363 (kidnapping), 366A (Procuration of minor girl) of...

Competition Commission of India Approves Reliance-Future Group Deal

The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of retail, wholesale, logistics & warehousing businesses of Future Group by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited and Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle Limited.The move comes amidst the objections raised by US-giant Amazon, which has invested in one of the Future group's holding companies.Commission approves acquisition...