Parliament Clears Bill To Permit Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts [Read Bill]

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill, 2020, with an aim to ensure financial stability and promote competitiveness in Indian financial markets. The Bill provides a legal framework to enable two counterparties in a bilateral financial contract to offset claims against each other to determine a single net payment obligation due from...

Parliament Passes Bill To Regulate Funds Received As Foreign Contributions [Read Bill]

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contributions by individuals, associations and companies. The Bill was passed unopposed as the Opposition Members had staged a walk out, in protest to passing of the Farmers' Bills. It amends the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act,...

The Delhi HC Grants Ad-Interim Injunction To Star India Pvt. Ltd. In Broadcasting Of Dream 11 IPL, 2020

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, granted relief in Interim Applications filed by Star India Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. against Jackstremas.com & Ors. in a suit filed for website blocking for alleged illegal and unlawful activities of the defendant websites. The suit pertains to the communication to the public of Dream 11 India Premiere League, 2020, by the defendants for...

'Interrogation Not Necessary': Kerala HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Christian Preacher Accused Of Promoting Religious Enmity

The Kerala High Court on 22nd September (Tuesday) granted anticipatory bail to Christian preacher who has been accused of promoting religious enmity.The Single Bench of Justice Ashok Menon was hearing the pre-arrest bail plea of an applicant, who has been arrayed as an accused in Crime No.582/2020 of Ernakulam Central Police Station for having allegedly committed offences punishable under...

Madras HC Issues Guidelines For Settlement Of Just Accident Compensation Under MV Act [Read Order]

In order to minimize false claims and illegal practices in the matter of settlement of accident claims, the Madras has on Wednesday issued detailed guidelines for the settlement of just compensation. The guidelines were issued by a Bench compromising Justice SM Subramaniam in an appeal pertaining to false claim. The insurance company had approached the High Court against an order of...

[Sanwer Bye-Election] Plea In MP HC Seeks Deletion Of Name Of Ineligible Voters And Publication Of Draft Electoral Roll [Read Petition]

A Petition has been filed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) seeking directions for the Respondents to delete the name of ineligible voters from the Electoral Roll of Sanwer Constituency.The Plea also seeks directions for the Respondents to initiate the Election Process in accordance with the statutory provisions and publish the Draft Electoral Roll of Sanwer Constituency...

[Udaipur Hotel Case] Rajasthan HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Former Union Minister Arun Shourie [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court (Jodhpur Bench) on Wednesday (23rd September) granted interim order/protection to Former Union Minister Arun Shourie from Arrest in the Laxmi Vilas Hotel, Udaipur case.The Single Bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta allowed the criminal revision petition filed by Arun Shourie, who was the Minister for Disinvestment in the year 2001 – when disinvestment of Laxmi Vilas...

From Evidence Collected, It Is Clear Sushant Was The Only Consumer Of Drugs: Rhea Chakraborty In Bail Plea [Read Application]

While seeking bail before the Bombay High Court in the NDPS case against her, actor Rhea Chakraborty has made fresh allegations against Sushant Sing Rajput's family members and stated that from the evidence collected by the investigating agencies, it is clear that he was the only consumer of drugs and he used others around him to facilitate his drug habit.The 28-year-old actor who was remanded...

Bengaluru Peripheral Ring Road Project : Karnataka HC Stops Appraisal Of EIA Report On Law Students' Plea

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday by way of interim relief, directed that even if a Final Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report is filed by Bengaluru Development Authority for appraisal with respect to the eight-lane peripheral road, no steps shall be taken for appraisal thereof as contemplated under the EIA Notification of 2006. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka...

[Breaking] NLU-O VC Prof. (Dr.) Srikrishna Deva Rao To Be Appointed As New Vice-Chancellor of NLU-Delhi

Former Registrar of NLU-D and current Vice-Chancellor of NLU-Odisha, Prof. (Dr.) Srikrishna Deva Rao, has been elected as the Vice Chancellor of the National Law University, Delhi. The three-member Selection Committee elected Prof. Rao to replace NLU-D's Founding VC, Prof Ranbir Singh. Prof. Singh's second five-year term as the NLU-D VC expired today. Prof. Rao has actively...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 10 Judicial Officers As Judges At Madras HC [Read Statement]

The Supreme Court Collegium has proposed to elevate 10 Judicial Officers, as Judges of the Madras High Court. They are: G. ChandrasekharanAA NakkiranSivagnanam VeerasamyIlangovan GanesanAnanthi SubramanianKannammal Shanmuga SundaramSathikumar Sukumara KurupMurali Shankar KuppurajuManjula Ramaraju NalliahThamilselvi T. Valayapalayam Click Here...

Period Between March 24 2020 To March 31 2021 Will Not Be Counted For Calculating The Grace Period of 2 years For Clearing The All India Bar Exam: BCI Informs Delhi HC [Read Affidavit]

Owing to the ongoing pandemic and lockdown, the Bar Council of India has informed the Delhi High Court that the period between March 24 2020 to March 31 2021 will not be counted for calculating the grace period of 2 years from the date of enrolment for clearing the All India Bar Exam. The Single Bench of Justice Jayant Nath was further informed that the BCI doesn't think that it would...