YES Bank Crisis: L&T Moves Bombay HC Against RBI's Decision to Invalidate Additional Tier 1 Bonds

Larsen and Toubro have moved the Bombay High Court against the Reserve Bank of India's decision to invalidate the Additional Tier 1 bond of the crisis-hit YES bank as per a newly proposed reconstruction scheme. L&T's writ petition under the Banking Regulation Act comes after Axis Trustee Services Limited (ATSL), the largest bondholder, already approached the High Court against RBI's...

Plea In Delhi HC Seeks Control on Religious Conversions [Read Petition]

A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking control on religious conversion through inducement or intimidation. Highlighting induced religious conversions as a violation of the fundamental rights of an individual, the plea also demands implementation of the 235th Law Commission Report on Conversions. It is submitted by the Petitioner that...

COVID19: Kerala HC Makes It Clear That No Proposal To Close Courts Or Advance Summer Vacation [Read Official Memorandum]

The Registry of the Kerala High Court has issued an official memorandum, clarifying that there is no proposal to close the working of the courts or to advance the summer vacation, in light of the recent Coronavirus scare. The Registrar General has however instructed all the Principal District and Sessions Judges to not insist on personal appearance of parties unless the same is...

Plea Seeking Evacuation Of Students Stuck In Iran Due To Coronavirus Outbreak: Delhi HC Asks Govt To Contact Students and File Status Report

Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to contact the Indian students who are stuck in Iran due to the coronavirus outbreak and give necessary assurances to them. While highlighting the need for the Indian embassy to reach out to these students, the Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla has directed the Union to submit a status report highlighting the evacuation plan...

Use of Double Sided A4 Papers For Filing: Delhi HC Asks Administrative Side To Take Up The Matter

Delhi High Court has observed that the issue of mandating the use of double-sided A4 pages for filing procedures shall be taken up by the administrative side of the court. While hearing a plea filed by Centre for Accountability and Systematic Change, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar will next take up the matter on April 16. The order has come in...

Delhi HC Directs Police To File Periodic Status Reports On Probe For Missing Man Involved In Gay Dating App [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to submit a status report, at least once every month, before the trial court in a case pertaining to a young man who has been missing since January 2019. The said order has been passed by the Division Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal in a habeas corpus petition. The present habeas corpus petition...

Sec 138 NI Act : Non-Executive Directors Of Company Not Liable Without Specific Allegations: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

In a case regarding the Dishonor of Cheque against a private limited company, the Delhi High Court held that the Non-executive Directors of the company cannot be held liable for the dishonour of cheque without specific allegations against them. The single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri said, "To fasten the criminal liability under The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881,...

COVID 19 : Karnataka HC Exempts Staff From Marking Biometric Attendance [Read Circular]

In wake of instances of Corona Virus cases, the Karnataka High Court has exempted its staff at the Principal bench at Bengaluru and Benches at Dharwad and Kalaburagi, from marking biometric attendance. The circular states that to avoid potential spread of Corona virus (COVID 19), the officers/officials are directed to mark their attendance punctually in the...

Around 800 People Kept In Detention Centres In Assam: Ministry Of Home Affairs [Read Statement]

Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for the Ministry Of Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, disclosed that a total of 802 people have been kept in detention centres in Assam, as of March 6, 2020. Rai was responding to a query raised by SP's Sukhram Singh Yadav. He had asked the government about the number of people in Assam who had failed to prove their citizenship...

No Maternity Benefit For Second Delivery Of Third Child After Twins In First Delivery: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court has held that a woman employee will not be entitled to maternity benefits under the Central Civil Service Rules for the third child in the second delivery after twins in the first delivery.The Rules restricted maternity benefits to those employees with less than two surviving children. The division bench comprising Chief Justice AP Sahi and Justice Subramonium...

Proposal To Include Advocates Under the Consumer Protection Act: DHCBA Passes Resolution Criticising The Move [Read Resolution]

Delhi High Court Bar Association has passed a resolution expressing strong criticism towards Centre's anticipated move of including Advocates under the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act. Passed during the Executive Committee meeting, the resolution states the following: 'Resolved that upon taking notice of reports appearing in the media about the proposed framing of Rules under...

[Pondicherry LG Vs Govt] Government & Lt. Governor Should Work In Unison, Not In Division: Madras HC Sets Aside Single Judge's Order [Read Judgment]

"The popularly elected Government of Puducherry no doubt represents the will of the people, as Edmund Burke said "In all forms of government, people are the true legislators", but on the other hand, the Legislature should remind itself of what Montesquieu said "It is the job of the legislature to follow the spirit of the nation, provided it is not contrary to the principles of government."