DHFL Crisis: Bombay HC Restrains Promoters From Travelling Abroad

The Bombay High Court on Thursday restricted Dheeraj Wadhwan and Kapil Wadhwan, promoters of the crisis-hit Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL) from travelling abroad while hearing an application filed by 63 Moons Technologies Ltd seeking recovery of Rs.200 cr owed by DHFL. Justice SJ Kathawalla refused relief to the brothers and said that the two will have to take permission from Court...

Centre Appoints Bibhu Prasad Routray As Judge Of Orissa HC

The centre has notified the appointment of Bibhu Prasad Routray, Judicial Officer as a Judge of the Orissa High Court. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended his name as such by a resolution dated October 3. The Collegium had also recommended the elevation of Advocate Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi but the centre's notification is silent on that aspect. Through the same...

Centre Notifies Five Advocates As Additional Judges Of Karnataka HC

The Central Government has notified the appointments of five advocates as Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court. They are: Neranahalli Srinivasan Sanjay GowdaJyoti MulimaniNataraj RangaswamyHemant Chandangoudar, Pradeep Singh Yerur They will assume office in the above order of seniority and will hold the position for two years. The SC Collegium...

Sr Adv Sanjay Hegde Serves Legal Notice On Twitter For Restoration Of Account; Seeks Intervention Of Centre [Read Notice]

Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde, whose twitter account was suspended twice last week, has served a legal notice upon Twitter Inc., asking it to restore his account and to provide a public apology for damaging his reputation.The notice sent by Advocate Pranjal Kishore is also addressed to Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Electronics Information and Technology, seeking the intervention of...

UAPA : Kerala Court Denies Bail To Activists Accused Of Maoist Links

The Kozhikode Sessions Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail applications filed by Alan Suhaib and Thaha Fazal who were booked by the Kerala police under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 (UAPA) for alleged links with banned Maoist organization."...the banners, pamphlet notices calling for revolt and books published by the Central Committee of the banned organization produced from...

Bhima Koregaon: Pune Sessions Court Rejects Bail Pleas Of Six Accused In The Case [Read Order]

The Pune Sessions Court on Wednesday rejected bail applications of six accused arrested in the Bhima Koregaon case. The said applications were filed by Surendra Gadling, Sudhir Dhavale, Varavara Rao, Shoma Sen, Mahesh Raut and Rona Wilson. Additional Sessions Judge SR Navandar passed the order and in light of the Bombay High Court's judgement dated October 15 denying bail to three...

Karnataka HC Directs Govt. To Reconsider Decision To Scrap Tipu Jayanti Event

Karnataka High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the order issued by the State Government, cancelling celebrations of Tipu Jayanti, as a state event. However, the court has directed the government to reconsider its decision in a period of two months. Tipu Jayanti is to be celebrated on November 10.A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S R Krishna Kumar gave the directions...

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Reduction Of Qualifying Candidates To 6% In NET by UGC

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea challenging the UGC policy of declaring only 6% of those candidates as NET qualified, who appear in both the papers and obtain minimum qualifying marks in aggregate of both the papers. In his plea, an aggrieved student Kush Kalra, who could not clear the NET Exam 2018, submitted that the aim of conducting NET exam was merely to...

Telangana State Legal Services Authority Secures Rs 75 Lakh Compensation For Dependents Of Deceased Manual Scavengers

In a special program held in the premises of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday, Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan handed over compensation cheques worth Rs. 75 lakhs to bereaved families of nine deceased manual scavengers. The program was held in the presence of Justice MS Ramachandra Rao, Justice A. Abhishek Reddy and Mayor Bonthu Ram Mohan. The move comes in line with...

Seeking Permission To Travel To One Country & Going To Different Countries Instead Is Misconduct: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has held that seeking permission from employer to travel to one country due to medical exigencies but going to different countries instead, amounts to misconduct and disciplinary action may be initiated against such persons. The observation was made Justice Suresh Kumar Kait while deciding the plea of one Anju Bala, whose services as a Manager were terminated...

Karnataka HC Stays Insolvency Proceedings Against Flipkart

[Update] : The High Court of Karnataka has stayed the NCLT proceedings against Flipkart. The Stay Order dated 25th October 2019 was passed by Justice B Veerappa on the strength of submissions advanced by Senior Advocate Dhyan Chinnappa. The Senior Advocate, who appeared for Flipkart, contended that NCLT has travelled beyond its jurisdiction in admitting the company into CIRP. The counsel...

PIL In Karnataka HC Seeking To Stop Construction Of HC Annexe Building, Inside Cubbon Park [Read Petition]

The fight to stop the proposed construction of Karnataka High Court Annexe building has reached the High Court, a public interest litigation has been filed by Cubbon Park Walkers Association, seeking a prayer to quash the government order allowing the construction of the seven storied building inside the park. The petition filed by the association comes after the High Court had on October...