Delhi HC Stays Insolvency Proceedings Initiated Against Anil Ambani For Rs 1200 Crores Personal Guarantee To SBI

In a plea moved by Anil Ambani challenging the appointment of a Resolution Professional for a personal guarantee given by him for loans taken by Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) and Reliance Infratel Ltd (RITL) from the State Bank of India, the Delhi High Court has issued notice and stayed the proceedings initiated against him under Part III of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy...

School Of Thought Of "Give Slap, Say Sorry And Forget" Not Endorsed: Gujarat HC Rejects Advocate Yatin Oza's Unconditional Apology [Read Order]

"A clear and loud message is a must to be sent that we are open to every healthy criticism respecting the fundamental right of freedom of expression and at the same time, we are obligated not to permit any attempt to tarnish the image of the Institution and to despise and damage the prestige of the same and to demean the respect it enjoys by one and all." Following the Full...

Allahabad HC Grants Bail To 16 Foreign Members Of Tablighi Jamaat [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday allowed the bail applications of 16 foreign members of the Tablighi Jamaat, accused of violating of the pandemic protocol and hiding in Prayagraj without any information to the administration. The bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery allowed their (two separate) bail pleas noting that the police has already submitted a charge sheet in...

Influential Employees Manage Postings In And Around Urban Areas, Leaving No Room For Others: HP HC Asks State To Break The Cartel [Read Order]

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (26th August) observed that if the employee has been transferred in order to adjust particular persons with no reasonable basis, then such type of transfers can be termed as "mala fide one" and would normally be liable to be quashed.A division bench comprising Justices Tarlok Singh Chauhan & Jyotsna Rewal Dua observed,"Because of the cartel...

Allahabad HC Grants Protection From Arrest To 'The Scroll' Journalist Supriya Sharma In FIR Alleging Misrepresentation Of Facts & Statements [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted protection from arrest to Supriya Sharma, Executive Editor of Scroll.in and also the Editor in Chief of Scroll.in, in connection to an FIR lodged against them by a Varanasi resident for misrepresentation of her statements. The Division Bench comprising Justices Manoj Misra and Anil Kumar-IX observed that Ms. Supriya claimed to be in possession...

Delhi HC Allows Police To Submit Case Diary In Sealed Cover In Bail Plea Of 'Pinjra Tod' Member Natasha Narwal

The Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that it will be submitting the case diary pertaining to the FIR filed against Pinjra Tod member Natasha Narwal in a sealed cover as the content of the same is too sensitive to be revealed at this stage. The request for an 'in chamber' hearing was also made before the Single Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru by arguing that the content of the...

'Domicile Reservation Goes Against Objective Of National Law School': Bar Council Of India Tells Karnataka HC

The Bar Council of India on Wednesday submitted before the Karnataka High Court that the State could not have brought in 25 per cent domicile reservation at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) for students of Karnataka. Advocate Vikramjit Banerjee, appearing for the BCI, said :"The State Government does not have the competence of making reservations, because of the...

Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Names Of Accused Arrested In Bengaluru Riots Case Be Put Up On Website

Observing that "If we direct the city police to put up names of accused on its website people will come here (High Court) and say you are violating our Right to Privacy," the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking to give wide publicity to names of accused arrested in the Bengaluru riots case. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka...

Delhi Court Rejects Brinda Karat's Plea Seeking Action Against Anurag Thakur and Pravesh Verma For Making Hate Speeches

Delhi Court has rejected a petition moved by CPM leader Brinda Karat, under section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking registration of FIR against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Pravesh Verma for allegedly making hate speeches. Earlier, ACMM Vishal Pahuja had reserved the order in the said petition citing the pendency of a writ petition seeking similar relief before...

Karnataka Law University Postpones Law Degree Exams Amid Covid Crisis

The Karnataka State Law University has decided to postpone the exams for all its affiliated law colleges owing to the Covid crisis, reported the Hindu. Earlier, the law degree examinations were scheduled to be held from September 25. However, they have now been postponed pursuant to an official meeting chaired by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister of the Karnataka Government,...

26/11 Survivor Who Was Shot In The Leg By Ajmal Kasab, Approaches Bombay HC Seeking Accomodation Under EWS Quota [Read Petition]

A survivor of the 26/11 terrorist attacks that took place in 2008 at Mumbai, has filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking directions to the State and other respondents to provide an accommodation for the victim and her family under the EWS scheme and to make provision for her education on compassionate grounds. On November 26, 2008, Devika Rotawan along with her...

Karnataka HC Asks Petitioner If He Sent Legal Notice To Discovery Channel To Stop Telecast Of Program On Cauvery Calling Project

The Karnataka High Court was told that the petitioner challenging the Cauvery Calling project sent legal notices to Discovery Channel to stop the telecast of a program on the project. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi of Karnataka High Court has directed Amarnathan to clarify on whether he sent the notices to the channel. Senior advocate...