Centre Appoints New Members At NCLT Benches [Read Notification]

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the appointment of judicial members and technical members to several benches of National Company Law Tribunal across the country.The newly appointed members have to report to the President, NCLT, New Delhi for joining their posts on or before July 7.Click here to download notificationRead...

The Practice Of Treating Petitions U/S 311 Cr.P.C In A Casual Manner and Recalling Witnesses Time And Again Should Be Stopped [Read Order]

In a recent order the Madras High Court has held that the practice of treating petitions under section 311 of the Cr.P.C in a casual manner and recalling the witnesses time and again for cross examination should be stopped. The Court observed that where Trial Courts due to the High Court's directions are dealing with recall petitions in stricter manner, a casual approached adopted by the...

Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan Appointed Chief Justice Of Telengana High Court [Read Notification]

The Centre has notified the appointment of Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan as the Chief Justice of Telengana High Court.The appointment is to the vacancy which arose due to the transfer of former CJ Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan to Calcutta High Court.Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, the senior most judge of the Telengana High Court, has been functioning as the Acting Chief Justice...

Justice V Ramasubramanian Appointed Chief Justice Of Himachal Pradesh High Court [Read Notification]

The Centre has notified the appointment of Justice V Ramasubramanian as the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.The appointment is made to the vacancy which arose due to the elevation of former CJ Justice Surya Kant to Supreme Court.Justice Ramasubramanian is originally from Madras High Court and was transferred to Telengana High Court. The Collegium had recommended his appointment as...

Bengaluru Court Passes Injunction Against Google In A Case Alleging Diversion Of Site Traffic By Illegal Use Of Keywords [Read Order]

A Bengaluru court has passed an interim order of injunction against Google India, directing it to refrain from diverting the traffic of the official site of crowd funding platform 'Milaap'.'Milaap' had approached the Bengaluru City Civil Court contending that traffic to its site was being diverted to another site 'www.impactguru.com' When a user searches for the plaintiffs' mark...

IDIA Harvest 2019: Nine IDIA Scholars Make It To Leading Law Schools,Support Them [Read Press Release]

If you have not had enough of inspiration lately, meet these young, energetic IDIA(Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to legal education) scholars, who battled heavy odds and made it big. Battling severe challenges to get to where they are, they proved hard work and persistence is unmatched and unparalleled. They hail from diverse backgrounds and yet are united in their avowed aim to change society for the better through their shot at legal education. IDIA's Harvest Arjun...

Madras HC Orders Rescue Of Elephant Used Illegally For Begging And Marriage Parades [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court has directed the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden to take possession of Malachi, a female elephant aged about 34 years, which was being used illegally for begging and marriage parades. A Bench of Justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad observed that the Department of Forests may either keep the elephant in a camp or transport her to...

Delhi HC Expresses Dismay At The Improper Functioning Of CAT; Urges Centre To Take 'Remedial Steps' [Read Judgment]

The Central Administrative Tribunal has once again came under severe criticism from the Delhi High Court for the manner in which it has been conducting proceedings.A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar was dismayed at the manner in which the Tribunal was passing cryptic orders to dispose of applications in a display of "total non-application of mind". Stopping short of...

Dream 11 Is A Game Of Skill, Not Chance; Bombay HC Dismisses PIL Against The Fantasy League [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that Dream 11, a fantasy sports platform is a game of skill and not a game of chance hence does not qualify as gambling. The court dismissed a PIL filed by an advocate Gurdeep Singh Sachar, who sought directions to initiate criminal action against Dream 11 for allegedly conducting illegal operations of gambling/betting/wagering in the guise of Online Fanstasy...

Removal From Voters List Without Hearing The Person Is Arbitrary And Illegal : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Court also held that the ECI cannot raise the defense that the person did not object when draft voters list was published.

Consider Creating Artificial Ponds For Immersion Of Idols And Pooja Materials: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court which has directed the state to appoint NEERI an expert agency to survey and recommend steps to be taken to rejuvenate and restore lakes/tanks in Bengaluru city and also find out disappeared lakes, on Tuesday also directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to install CCTv cameras, around the lakes to prevent miscreants from damaging lakes in any...

Deficiency In Service: NCDRC Directs ICICI Prudential To Pay Over Rs. 5 Lakh To A Consumer [Read Order]

Apex consumer forum National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), while upholding order of District Forum and State Commission, has directed ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited to pay over Rupees 5 lakh to a Maharashtra resident, whose claim for reimbursement of medical expenses was repudiated by the company. Commission was hearing a revision petition of the...