Akshay Kumar Serves 500 Cr Defamation Notice To YouTuber Who Made Allegations Relating Him To The Sushant Singh Rajput Case

Actor Akshay Kumar has served a defamation notice to a 25-year-old YouTuber Al Rashid Siddique for allegedly making "defamatory, libelous and derogatory" against him, linking him to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.In the said notice sent through law firm IC Legal on November 17, Akshay Kumar has sought an unconditional apology from Siddique and also removal of the said...

Madras High Court Permits Private Educational Institutions To Collect Balance 35% Tuition Fee For Current Academic Year

Taking note of the scant possibility of reopening of schools for physical classes during this academic year, the Madras High Court on Wednesday permitted private educational institutions to collect 35% of the balance tuition fee for the academic year 2019-2020. In July, the High Court had allowed all unaided private institutions in the state of Tamil Nadu to collect 40% of the...

'Intention To Protect Politicians', Karnataka High Court Observes On Govt Policy To Not Prosecute Persons For Not Wearing Masks

'A small man, if he forgets to wear a mask, he will be promptly penalized and when politicians come together and if there is a violation, they will be let off!', the HC observed.

Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi Court Dismisses Plea Moved By State Against The Discharge of 44 Foreign Nationals

Delhi Court has dismissed the criminal revision petitions moved by the State against the discharge of 44 foreign nationals related to the Tablighi Jamaat case. While dismissing the said revision petitions, the court of Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav noted that the evidence collected during the investigation is wholly insufficient to frame the charge against...

Calcutta High Court Denies Permission To Perform Chhat Rituals At Subhas Sarobar In Kolkata

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday denied permission to perform Chhath Puja celebrations at Subhas Sarobar, a lake situated in the eastern part of the city, amid the surging COVID-19 cases. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee held that Subhas Sarobar is a large water body and must remain totally out of bounds for Chhat Puja...

Emergency Arbitrator Award is a "Piece of Paper", Future Retail Ltd Argues Before Delhi High Court

Future Retail Ltd today continued to refuse to acknowledge the Emergency Arbitrator's award injuncting its Rs. 24,000-crore deal with subsidiary companies of Reliance Industries before the Delhi High Court. While Sr. Adv. Harish Salve termed the award a "piece of paper and nothing more", Sr. Adv. Darius Khambata argued that in the backdrop of laws as argued by him, the award was a "piece of...

Actor Sexual Assault Case : Kerala High Court To Pronounce Orders Tomorrow On Petitions Of Victim & Prosecution To Change Judge

The Kerala High Court will pronounce orders tomorrow on the applications filed by the prosecution and the victim seeking to change of the judge holding the trial in the actor sexual assault case.A single bench of Justice V G Arun had reserved orders on November 13 after hearing Special Public Prosecutor Suman Chakravarthy and Senior Advocate S Sreekumar, who represented the victim. The HC...

Karnataka High Court Allows A4 Size Paper, Printed On Both Sides For Filing

The Karnataka High Court will now allow use of A4 size paper, printed on both sides for the purposes of presentation of all pleadings and supporting documents in the High Court. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty while disposing off a petition filed by three law students--Akriti Agarwal, Bhavana M and Lakshya Purohit noted that "The Full Court...

'Appeal Disposed In Cryptic Manner': Delhi HC Directs CIC To Pass Reasoned Order

The Delhi High Court recently rapped the Central Information Commission for disposing of a second appeal under the Right to Information Act in a "cryptic manner", without assigning any reasons whatsoever in its order. "The Impugned Order has not discussed the above issue and has, in a cryptic manner, disposed of the Appeal in form of a direction," Justice Navin Chawla...

'Disturbed' Supreme Court Sets Aside Allahabad HC Order 'Casually Releasing' A Rape Accused On Bail

The Supreme Court set aside a bail granted by Allahabad High Court to a rape accused.'We are disturbed to notice the manner in which the High Court has casually released the accused on bail despite having noted that he was involved in other serious offences and had committed offence even while on bail', the bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, BR Gavai and Hrishikesh Roy said while...

Delhi Govt Sanctions Over Rs. 30 Crore As Advance Premium For Advocates' Medical Insurance

The Deli Government has sanctioned more than Rs. 30 crore to New India Assurance Co. Ltd., for providing Group (Medi-claim) Insurance to 29077 eligible Advocates under the Chief Minister Advocate Welfare Scheme. As per a sanction order dated November 18, 2020, the Delhi Government has paid an advance premium amount of Rs. 30,53,08,500/-. The amount shall be subject to Audit...

Supreme Court Permits Death Row Convict To Attend Last Rites & Ceremonies Of His Deceased Mother Under Police Escort

The Supreme Court has permitted a death row convict to to attend the last rites and ceremonies of his deceased mother under police escort.Vikram Singh @ Vicky Walia and Jasvir Singh were convicted and sentenced to death for the offence of kidnapping Abhi Verma alias Harry, a school student, in Hoshiarpur, and killing him with an anesthesia overdose in 2005. The Supreme Court had confirmed...