Centre Notifies Rules For Insolvency Resolution Of Financial Service Providers [Read Notification]

The Central Government on Friday notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings of Financial Service Providers and Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2019. These rules fill the legislative lacuna by setting out a special framework for insolvency and liquidation process of Financial Service Providers (FSPs). Considerably, last year,...

Sedition Case: Delhi Court Asks Police to Serve 10 Days Prior Notice To Shehla Rashid If Her Arrest Is Required

The Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora at Patiala House Court on Friday issued a direction to Delhi Police that in case need arises of arresting Shehla Rashid in a sedition case against her, a prior notice of 10 days need to be served to her.The Court issued this order while disposing off an application moved by Shehla Rashid seeking anticipatory bail in a sedition case against...

Bombay HC Allows DHFL To Make Payments To Banks Under Securitization And Assignment Agreements [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed the crisis hit Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) to make payments to banks and lenders modifying its earlier order restraining the housing finance firm from making payments to unsecured creditors. State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, UCO Bank, Canara Bank, Bank of India, DCB Bank,...

SC Refused To Allow Madhu Koda To Contest The Upcoming Assembly Elections

A fortnight ahead of the state to go on polls for 81 Assembly seats, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to allow former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda to contest the upcoming Assembly elections. The court, however, issued notice to Election commission of India (ECI) on Koda's plea challenging his disqualification by the poll panel in 2017. "You yourself is responsible for the...

Bombay HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Gautam Navlakha Till December 2

The Bombay High Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to journalist and activist Gautam Navlakha, accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, who has been seeking anticipatory bail ever since the Supreme Court refused to extend the interim protection from arrest granted to him earlier and asked him to seek relief before the Sessions Court.Sessions Court on Tuesday rejected...

Tis Hazari Clash : Delhi HC Issues Notice To Bar Associations In Plea By Policemen For Protection From Coercive Action

The High Court on Friday issued notices to Bar Associations, Bar Council of India and the central government to a file their replies to an application moved by the police officers who are suspected to have fired gun shots during the Tis Hazari clash. The said police officers have moved an application seeking interim protection from coercive action until the judicial enquiry is completed....

[138 NI Act] Accused Not Competent To Tender Evidence On Affidavit: Reiterates Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an accused facing trial under the provisions of Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be allowed to tender evidence on affidavit. Justice Surinder Gupta said, "the petitioner being an accused, who is facing trial in complaint under the provisions of Negotiable Instruments Act, is not competent to tender his evidence through affidavit...

Share Names of ex-MPs and ex-MLAs Who Are Overstaying In Govt Bungalows : Delhi HC Directs Central Govt.

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the central government to file an affidavit within one week stating names and addresses of all the ex-MLAs, ex-MPs, and other government officials who have been occupying government bungalows in an unauthorised manner. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar also asked the government to mention the amount...

No Need To Seek Sanction For Prosecution For A Retired Public Servant: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court on Monday held that no sanction for prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is necessary after the retirement of Public Servant. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh-I refused the arguments raised by the Petitioner, Shyam Bihari Tiwari, a retired Principal of a government inter college, that he was covered by the definition of public servant and...

Justice Ravi Ranjan Appointed As CJ Of Jharkhand HC [Read Notification]

The Central Government has notified the elevation of Dr. Justice Ravi Ranjan, Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. His appointment will take effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. Jharkhand High Court has been functioning without a Chief Justice ever since the elevation of former CJ Justice Aniruddha Bose as...

Delhi HC Issues Directions In a Suo-Moto Matter On Delhi's Air Pollution

Delhi High Court has issued a series of directions pertaining to forest covers, illegal encroachments and other measures in a suo moto matter concerning the rising problem of air pollution in Delhi. While taking into consideration the various facts presented by Senior Advocate Kailash Vasdev, the Division Bench of Justice Sistani and Justice Bhambhani issued the...

Delhi HC Restrains Media From Publishing 'Unsubstantiated' Information Against NCP MP Praful Patel In Money Laundering Case [Read Order]

A Delhi court has restrained media houses from publishing 'unsubstantiated and uncorroborated' information against former Civil Aviation Minister and NCP MP from Maharashtra, Praful Patel, regarding his alleged involvement in a money laundering case, pending investigation. "As discussed above, investigation is pending in a case which is being conducted by the Enforcement Directorate...