Petitions Relating To Industrial Disputes Will Not Be Listed If Exceptional Circumstances Are Not Disclosed: Delhi HC Registry [Read Order]

The Registry of the Delhi High Court has issued an office order stating that no petition related to the industrial disputes will be listed if exceptional circumstances under which relief is sought are not disclosed in the petition. The said office order has been issued to give effect to the judicial order passed by the Single Bench of Justice JR Midha onSeptember 20, wherein it...

[IBC] Suspension Of Initiation Of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Further Extended By Three Months [Read Notification

No application for initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process of a corporate debtor can be filed, for any default arising on or after 25th March, 2020 for a period further period of three months from the 25th September, 2020.Notification to this effect has been published in the official Gazette of India on Thursday.Recently, the Parliament had passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy...

SC Sets Aside Kerala HC Judgment Which Directed Conducting Of Load Test Before Demolishing Palarivattom Flyover [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has set aside a Kerala High Court judgment which directed the Government to conduct a load test before demolishing the Palarivattom Flyover on the National Highway in Ernakulam. It is very difficult then to say that the Government, in accepting Expert Committee Report, could be said to have behaved arbitrarily. Justice RF Nariman led bench noted.The Kerala High Court had,...

Subordinate Courts In Tamil Nadu To Take Up Increased No. Of Cases Via Physical Hearings [Read Notice]

The Administrative Committee of the Madras High Court has decided to expand the scope of physical court hearings in Subordinate Courts by enhancing the number of cases being heard, as well as permitting such of those litigants to come to Court, whose cases are listed for hearing. The decision has been taken in consultation with Principal District Judges; City Civil Court, Chennai;...

JGLS Expands Law School Faculty To 425 Nationally & Internationally Qualified Academics With Appointment Of 103 New Full Time Faculty

The Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) has appointed 103 new Full Time Faculty Members in the 2020-21 Academic Year, including 42 Academic Tutors & TRIP Fellows. This is in addition to and independent of the 12 Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court of India and 11 Corporate Law Firms Partners who are offering 21 specialised elective courses to the students of JGLS under the aegis of...

Gujarat HC Imposes Cost On Advocate For Smoking During Virtual Hearing [Read Order]

Taking stern view of the "irresponsible conduct" of an Advocate who was smoking during the course of Court proceedings via video conferencing, the Gujarat High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000 upon him. The Bench of Justice AS Supehia observed that the advocates appearing through video conference are required to maintain "minimum dignified decorum" so that the majesty and dignity of...

"NCB Has No Jurisdiction, Only CBI Can Investigate As Per SC Order"; Rhea Chakraborty's Lawyer Argues, Bombay HC To Hear Bail Pleas Of All Accused Together

The Bombay High Court will be hearing bail applications filed by actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty along with other accused in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case namely Samuel Miranda, Dipesh Sawant and Abdel Parihar on September 29.Justice Sarang Kotwal heard the bail applications filed by Rhea and Showik via video conferencing. At the outset, Narcotic Control...

SC Should Migrate From Vidyo App, E-Filing Mechanism Tedious: Lawyers In Survey On Virtual Systems Adopted By SC [Read Report]

In a survey conducted on the virtual court hearings, a majority of participating Supreme Court lawyers expressed the need to replace the Vidyo App with a more effective one, such as Cisco Webex. The Advocates said that they were routinely either unable to log in or were automatically logged out during Court proceedings. Further, the Vidyo App did not offer an effective screen...

Rajasthan HC Allows Student Who Was Given Two Scores In JEE Mains To Appear For JEE Advance; Result To Be Withheld [Read Order]

In a big relief to an Engineering aspirant who was precluded from appearing in the JEE (Advance) Examination after her Mains result was allegedly fiddled, the Rajasthan High Court directed the National Testing Agency to allow her to take the examination, scheduled to be held this Sunday. The Bench of Justice Vijay Bishnoi further clarified that appearance in the examination shall...

Delhi Riots: Delhi Court Has Remanded Umar Khalid To Judicial Custody Till October 22

Delhi Court has remanded Umar Khalid to judicial custody in relation to allegations against for instigating the riots that took place in the northeast districts of Delhi. The Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat has remanded Khalid to judicial custody till October 22. Today, Khalid was produced before the court after the end of his 10 days of police custody. The police had sought...

"Can't Leave The Demolished Property As It Is, You Need Time Here Otherwise You Are Very Fast"; Bombay HC To BMC In Kangana Ranaut's Case [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court while hearing Kangana Ranaut's plea against MCGM's demolition of her bungalow turned office at Pali Hill, Bandra, observed that the Court cannot leave the partly demolished property as it is and the bench will begin hearing Kangana's case tomorrow.After the counsel for MCGM Officer Bhagyavant Late sought more time to file an affidavit Division bench of Justice SJ...

[Allegation Of Communal Reporting By Republic TV] Delhi HC Directs Ministry of Information & Broadcasting To Decide Complaints Within 4 Weeks [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Government to consider the complaint filed by Youth Congress Secretary Amrish Ranjan Pandey against Republic TV for communal reporting of the 'Palghar mob lynching' incident. The Bench of Justice Navin Chawla has directed the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to consider the petitioner's complaint and take a decision on...