Fundamental Duty Of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal To Arrive At A Conclusion And Award Just Compensation: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently observed that it is the fundamental duty of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) to arrive at a proper conclusion and award just compensation. The court concluded that a 'cryptic judgment' passed by MACT deserves remand and allowed an appeal filed by the Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.Justice Vibha Kankanwadi of Aurangabad bench set aside a judgment of MACT...

Journalists Don't Have Any Special Privilege To Make Allegations Ruining Reputation Of Citizens: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

"They are in no better position than any other person."

Married Couple Cannot Be Deprived From Seeking Protection Merely Because Marriage Is Void Or Invalid: P&H HC [Read Order]

Right to human life is to be treated on much higher pedestal, regardless of a citizen being minor or a major.

DHFL Crisis: Bombay HC Allows Edelweiss AMC's Plea For Disclosure Of All Assets As DHFL Defaults On Payments [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday restrained the crisis hit Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) from making any payments or disbursements to unsecured creditors. The court allowed Edelweiss AMC's plea seeking disclosure of all assets of DHFL as the housing finance company defaulted in payments.Justice AK Menon was hearing an application in a commercial suit filed by Edelweiss...

No Adverse Impact On Environment From Temporary Beach Shacks; Bombay HC Stays NGT Order, Permits State To Implement Shack Policy [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court at Goa held that there no evidence of any adverse impact on the environment on account of erection of beach shacks for a temporary duration. The court stayed the operation of a judgment of the National Green Tribunal wherein the implementation of state's shack policy was prohibited. A division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice MS Sonak was...

Pendency Of Suit Against Financial Creditor No Bar For Initiating Insolvency Proceedings Under Sec 7 IBC, Holds NCLAT

The NCLAT has held that the pendency of a suit filed by the corporate debtor against a financial creditor, cannot bar it from initiating insolvency proceedings under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). The Appellate Tribunal headed by Justice S J Mukhopadhyay also reiterated that pre-existing dispute cannot be a subject matter of Section 7, although it may...

Delhi HC Grants Relief To Doctors Who Were Denied Admission in PG Courses For Not Producing Original MBBS Degree During Counseling [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has granted relief to two doctors who were denied admissions by NBE on the account of not producing the original copy of their MBBS degree at the time of counselling. The present writ petition arises from the decision of the National Board of Examination (NBE) denying seats to two candidates in postgraduate DNB course for not producing their original MBBS degree...

Ensuring Central Schools In Each District, Common Syllabus Is A Policy Decision Which The Court Can't Take: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has held that ensuring at least one Central School in each Taluka and having common syllabus for all schools is a policy decision that needs to be addressed by the government and not by the court. Filed by BJP leader Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, the petition had sought the following directions from the court: Direct the Ministry of Human...

Delhi HC Reserves Order In Malvinder Singh's Plea Challenging Parallel Investigation By Economic Offences Wing

Delhi High Court has reserved order on issuance of notice to Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) in an application filed by former Fortis promoter Malvinder Mohan Singh seeking quashing of the FIR lodged by EOW. Malvinder Singh had filed a criminal writ petition on the ground that when an investigation on offences under the Companies Act is already...

INX Media Case : CBI Court Seeks Chidambaram's Production In ED's Plea For Custody [Read Order]

Special CBI Court on Monday issued a production warrant against P Chidambaram in an application filed by Enforcement Directorate seeking his custody in the INX Media case. Issuing the production warrant against the former Union Minister, Special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar asked the Tihar jail authorities to produce him before it at 3 pm on October 14. Chidambaram is currently in Tihar jail...

Rahul Gandhi Pleads Not Guilty In Criminal Defamation Case For Calling Amit Shah 'Murder Accused'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday pleaded `not guilty' and was granted bail in a criminal defamation case filed against him here for calling Union Home Minister Amit Shah a "murder accused". Gandhi also appeared before a second court here where he is facing another defamation case, for claiming that Ahmedabad District Cooperative (ADC) Bank was involved in a currency swapping scam...

Bombay HC Asks Police To Probe Alleged Scam By Sitting Minister In Farmer Loan Waiver Scheme [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad bench) has asked the police to register a case and investigate allegations against the management of a sugar factory in Ahmednagar, which is run by Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, state cabinet minister for housing, for allegedly diverting funds procured as a result of a farmer loan waiver scheme floated by the state government. The sugar factory under scanner...