Govt. Must Be Sensitive While Imposing Severe Punishment Of Dismissal Pursuant To Disciplinary Action: Allahabad High Court [Read Order]

While refusing to interfere with the Single Bench Judgment, the Allahabad High Court (Division Bench) on Wednesday (21st October) observed that "the government authorities must be quite sensitive while imposing the severe punishment of dismissal as a consequence of disciplinary action."Notably, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Varma was hearing an...

'Severely Exclusionary' : Queer Feminists & Activists Seek Disbanding Of Criminal Law Reforms Committee [Read Statement]

Thirty queer feminists and activists have called for the disbanding of the Criminal Law Reforms Committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to "recommend reforms in the criminal laws of the country".The activists stated that the composition of the committee lacks diversity in terms of those communities that bear the brunt of criminal law – cisgender women, queer and...

Lawyer Issues Legal Notice to MG Motor Alleging Latent Manufacturing Defects In Newly-Launched MG Hector

A lawyer has issued a legal notice to MG Motors alleging latent manufacturing defects in the newly-launched 'MG Hector.The dispute is regarding a car delivered in September 19.It is alleged that when the car was sent for second servicing, the company first claimed that various parts of the car have totally failed and have become defunct because water from a bottle kept in the car spilled...

Stipend Scheme For Young Advocates: Tamil Nadu Govt. Launches Scheme To Provide Rs. 3,000 Aid Per Month For 2 Years

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday (28th October) at an event, launched the lawyers' stipend scheme for young graduates by presenting nine young lawyers with a stipend of ₹3,000 per month for two years.Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, Law Minister CVe Shanmugam, Chief Secretary K Shanmugam, and senior officials were present on the occasion. The scheme aims...

Financier Can't Claim Status Of 'Secured Creditor' If Hypothecation Charge Is Not Registered Under Companies Act 2013 & IBC: NCLAT [Read Order]

Holding that registration of a vehicle with Motor Vehicle Authority under Section 51 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 does not qualify as registered 'charge' for a valid claim before a liquidator, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed an appeal filed by Volkswagen Finance Pvt Ltd against an order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The order by the...

OP Jindal Global University Signs MoU With Union Ministry of Education; Conferred 'Institution Of Eminence' Status

In a historic achievement, the OP Jindal Global University has signed a MoU with the Union Ministry of Education and has been conferred the status of an Institution of Eminence (IoE). With this, JGU has entered a coveted group of top 10 private institutions in the country to be unshackled from regulatory controls and be given full autonomy. On this occasion, the Founding Chancellor...

TRP Scam Case: Sessions Court Grants Bail To The Owner Of Fakt Marathi Channel

The Mumbai City Civil and Sessions Court on Thursday granted bail to Shirish Pattanshetty, the owner of Fakt Marathi, one of the channels accused in the Television Rating Point (TRP) scam case registered by Mumbai police.Additional Sessions Judge PR Sitre granted bail to Pattanshetty on a PR bond of Rs.50,000. FIR was registered at Kandivali police station against the accused under sections...

Centre Appoints Ex-IFS Officer YK Sinha As New Chief Central Information Commissioner

Former IFS Officer, x-IFS Officer YK Sinha has been appointed as the next Chief Central Information Commissioner. He was sworn in as an Information Commissioner in the CIC on January 1, 2019. Prior to this, he has served as a High Commissioner of India to the UK and Sri Lanka. He was also the Ambassador of India to Venezuela and a Minister at the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi. The...

[Loss of Livelihood Due To COVID] 'If Possible, Provide Financial Aid To Sarala Temple Sevayats/Sevaks', Orissa High Court To State Govt. [Read Order]

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday (28th October) directed the Commissioner of Endowments to consider and dispose of the representation of Sevayats and other similarly situated Sevaks of the Maa Sarala Thakurani Temple and if possible, extend financial assistance.The Bench of Justice S. Panda and Justice S. K. Panigrahi was hearing a plea seeking a direction to the State of Odisha and...

GHCAA Requests Gujarat High Court To Resume Physical Hearing [Read Resolution]

The Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association has passed a resolution urging the Court to resume physical hearing of as soon as possible and preferably, latest by the end of Diwali Break i.e. from November 23, 2020. The resolution was passed in a virtual meeting of the Managing Committee held yesterday, i.e. October 28, 2020. The Association has assured that in case...

All Matters Listed During Diwali Vacation To Be Heard Physically: Bombay High Court [Read Notification]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday notified the sitting list for the upcoming Diwali vacations starting from November 9 and declared that all matters listed during the said vacation will be heard physically.The High Court did not have a summer vacation this year which lasts a month and the upcoming Diwali vacation will be the first this year. On the original side, Chief Justice Dipankar...

Bombay HC Extends All Interim Orders Relating To Eviction, Demolition & Dispossession Passed By Courts In Maharashtra & Goa Till December 22 [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed extension of all interim orders relating to eviction, demolition and dispossession by the High Court as well as subordinate courts in Maharashtra and Goa till December 22.Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice AA Sayed, Justice SS Shinde and Justice KK Tated was hearing a suo motu petition regarding access to justice system for the poor and...