Advocates, Doctors, CAs Now Covered Under MSME Loan Scheme

The Union Finance Ministry has expanded the scope of the MSME loan scheme announced in the wake of COVID-19 to include professionals like doctors, lawyers, chartered accountants and others, reported the Financial Express.The 3-lakh crore scheme was announced by Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, in May as part of Government's 'Athmanirbhar package' to help the Micro, Small and...

Tablighi Jamaat : Delhi HC Issues Notice In Foreigners' Plea To Quash 'Second FIR' [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has issued notice in plea moved by foreign nationals related to Tablighi Jamaat event who have moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the second FIR registered against them pertaining to the same chain of events for which they have already entered into a plea bargain. The Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani has issued notices to the...

[CA Exams] Alternate Mode Of Exams Must Be Devised For Future: Parents Association Submits Representation To ICAI For Better Conducting Of Exams

The India Wide Parents Association has put forth a representation to the Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) in terms of the conduct of CA examinations amid the pandemic situation.Addressed to the President of the ICAI, the representation comes in light of the hearing before Top Court on July 13 [in Anubha Srivastava Sahai V. Institute of Chartered Accountants of India], wherein...

Justice Nariman To Launch Asia Pacific Centre for Arbitration & Mediation On August 6

Ten arbitration and mediation centers from Asia Pacific countries have come together to launch a one of its kind Asia Pacific Centre for Arbitration & Mediation (APCAM). This is a historic step towards collaborating dispute resolution in the Asia Pacific region into an innovative and unique model. The official Launch of the international ADR centre is scheduled for 4.00 PM IST...

MP HC Asks Person Accused Of Outraging Modesty Of Neighbour To Request Her To Tie The Rakhi With A Promise To Protect Her, as Bail Condition [Read Order]

In a first, the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) on Thursday (30th July) released a person, apprehended for outraging the modesty of a woman, on bail provided that he visits the house of the complainant and requests her to tie the Rakhi band to him "with the promise to protect her to the best of his ability for all times to come." The bench of Justice Rohit Arya was hearing a...

High Courts Weekly Roundup

Week Commencing From July 27, 2020 To August 2, 2020 Allahabad High Court 1) Allahabad HC Directs Petitioners To Approach Registrar General For Use Of A4 Sheets With Double-Sided Printing In Court Filings [Saumitra Anand & Ors. v. Registrar General, HC & Ors.] Observing that the matter required "serious consideration in administrative side," the division bench comprised...

J&K HC Initiates Suo Moto Contempt Against Govt. Departments For Flouting Its 14 Year Old Stay Order And Initiating Parallel Proceedings In A Different Bench

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has initiated suo moto contempt proceedings against Department of Health and Medical Education and the Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission for non-compliance of the interim orders of the Court in a matter pending before it since 2006. The Jammu Bench of the Court on being apprised of the fact that parallel proceedings contrary to its orders...

After HC Nudge, Karnataka Govt Allows 'Emergency Parole Leave' To Prisoners Undergoing Sentence In Default Of Fine Not Preceded With Substantive Sentence [Read Order]

The Karnataka Government told the Karnataka High Court that that clause (n) of sub-rule (3) of Rule 191 of the Karnataka Prison Rules, 1974, has been omitted.Clause (n) is in respect of the cases of prisoners who are undergoing sentence in default of fine not preceded with substantive sentence. The court had earlier directed the state government to reconsider its decision denying...

All Unaided Private Educational Institutions "Establishment" For The Purpose Of ESI Act: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

All private educational institutions will come under the purview of the ESI Act and will be treated as an 'establishment' for all purposes under it, the Madras High Court has ruled.The order was passed by an all-women bench of Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice P T Asha, dismissing petitions moved by educational institutions, seeking to strike down a November...

BCI Asks District Bar Associations To Mandatorily Furnish Details Of Advocates Registered With Them [Read Letter]

The Bar Council of India has requested all the District and Taluka Bar Associations across the country to supply the details of all practising Advocates who are members of their respective Bar Associations, for perusal of the e-Committee of the Supreme Court of India. This exercise has been made mandatory and such Advocates who fail to furnish to the requisite information to...

Poor Farmers Cannot Be Denied Payment Of Insurance Due To Pending Issue Between Insurance Company, State Government And The Bank:Rajasthan HC [Read Order]

The Rajasthan High Court directed Agricultural Insurance Company of India (AIC) to release the amount due to the petitioner farmers of Satalana village under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna within a period of four weeks from the date of order. The order was passed in a Public Interest Litigation filed before the High Court by the Sarpanch of Satlana gram panchayat Bhala Ram Patel...

Allahabad HC Grants Interim Relief From Arrest To Govt Counsel Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Young Lawyer [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Friday restrained the Police from arresting a government counsel in connection to a rape case lodged against him by a young lawyer. While hearing the government counsel's plea for quashing of FIR, the Division Bench of Justices AR Masoodi and Rajeev Singh at Lucknow said, "Looking to the contents of the F.I.R., prima facie, we are satisfied that a...