INX Media: Special Judge Remands P Chidambaram To 7 Days Of ED Custody

Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar has sent P Chidambaram to 7 days of police custody in ED's application in INX Media case. SG Tushar Mehta submitted before the court that the application for police custody is being moved now because enough material to interrogate Chidambaram was not available at the time when he had wished to surrender. It was also pointed out by the SG that the...

Collegium Reiterates Elevation Of P. Krishna Bhat As A Judge Of The Karnataka HC

In its meeting held on October 15, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended elevation of P. Krishna Bhat, Judicial Officer, as a Judge of the Karnataka High Court. The Collegium had first recommended his elevation as a judge of the high court in August, 2016. However, the recommendation was stalled in view certain complaints against him by a female judicial officer who had accused him...

SC Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Justice Rakesh Kumar From Patna HC To Andhra Pradesh HC

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Rakesh Kumar, the second senior judge of Patna High Court, to Andhra Pradesh High Court.Justice Kumar had courted controversy last August with his scathing observations about corruption and impropriety in judiciary. Notably, the SC collegium has not stated the reason for recommending his transfer.While ordering CBI...

POCSO: UP Court Convicts Accused Within A Month Of Filing Chargesheet [Read Judgment]

In yet another instance of expeditious trial in a child rape case, the Special Court at Auraiya (Uttar Pradesh) convicted the accused within a month of filing of charge sheet under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. The police had submitted the chargesheet on September 19, ten days from the date of registration of FIR. Wrapping up the trial expediently,...

Breaking : Mahua Moitra's Defamation Case - Delhi HC Quashes Sessions Court's Stay Of Proceedings Against Sudhir Chaudhary

The Delhi High Court on Thursday quashed the order passed by the Sessions Judge staying the defamation proceedings of Mahua Moitra against Zee News Editor Sudhir Choudhary. The bench of Justice Brijesh Sethi passed the order while allowing Moitra's application.Trinamool Congress MP had challenged a Sessions court order staying proceedings in a defamation complaint filed by her against Zee...

Banks Cannot Recover From Customers The Amount Lost By Them Through Online Fraud : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Court said that money lost by loan account holders through online fraud cannot be recovered by invoking powers under SARFAESI Act.

Section 33(2)(b) ID Act- SC Explains Scope Of Enquiry By Labour Court While Granting/Refusing Approval For Discharge/Dismissal Of Workman [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that a Labour Court or Tribunal while holding enquiry under Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act cannot invoke the adjudicatory powers vested in them under Section 10(i)(c) and (d) of the Act. They also cannot dwell upon the proportionality of punishment in the process of formation of their prima facie view under Section 33(2)(b), the bench...

Forensic Lab Overburdened With Work, DNA Test Results Delayed; Bombay HC Postpones Hearing In Binoy Kodiyeri's Case To June 2021

The Bombay High Court has posted the hearing in Binoy Kodiyeri Balakrishnan's plea for quashing of FIR to June 2021 after police informed the Court that the Directorate of Forensic Science Laboritories (DFSL) which is supposed to examine the DNA sample obtained from Binoy, is overburdened.Division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice NJ Jamadar was hearing Binoy's plea for quashing of...

Students Of AIL Mohali Enter Indefinite Protest Against Administrative Inefficiencies And Arbitrary Code of Conduct

Agitating against "administrative inefficiencies" and "draconian" code of conduct, the students of the Army Institute of Law (AIL), Mohali started an indefinite protest last night. The protest is now trending on Twitter with the hashtag "Bahar Aao Baat Karo". "The Institute is run and managed on the basis of a Code of Conduct…which is draconian, infringes upon the basic freedoms...

Mere Suspension Of Sentence Or Grant Of Bail To The Accused Cannot Imply That The Conviction Ceases To Operate : Delhi HC [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has reiterated that suspension of sentence, pending an appeal, doesn't imply a suspension of order of conviction. It is held by Justice Rekha Palli that in a criminal trial, if a convict has been granted bail or suspension of his sentence pending his appeal, that doesn't mean that his conviction ceases to operate. In the present case, the petitioner was convicted...

Lawyers Strike : SC Seeks Report From Orissa HC On Measures To Access CJ Court For Those Willing To Appear [Read Order]

Taking note of the fact that the lawyers at Orissa have been boycotting the court of Chief Justice of the high court, the Supreme Court today issued notices on a transfer petition, calling for a report on the matter from the High Court Registrar on the measures taken to ensure access the court of Chief Justice for advocates willing to appear."We consider it appropriate to call for a report...

Delhi HC Refuses To Grant Ad-Interim Injunction To Saregama For Copyright Infringement [Read Order]

UPDATEThe Copyright infringement suit filed by Saregama India Ltd., against Maddock Films Pvt. Ltd. for the song "Ke Odhni Odhu Odhu Ne Udi Jaye", has been settled after Maddock Films acknowledged the rights of Saregama on the impugned song.The song which features in Maddock film's upcoming film, 'Made in China', was released on September 19, culminating into proceedings before the Delhi...