Lawyers' Clerks Part And Parcel Of Justice System, Says Delhi HC

Clerks of lawyers are part and parcel of the system involved in dispensation of justice, the Delhi High Court has said while holding that medical and canteen facilities should be extended to them. The observation was made by the court on a petition by the Delhi High Court Bar Clerks Association seeking enforcement of several welfare measures including provident fund, pensions and...

BJP MP Pragya Singh Denies Knowledge Of Malegaon Blasts At NIA Court Hearing

Malegaon 2008 blast accused and BJP's Member of Parliament from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur appeared before the Special NIA Court in Mumbai today at around 12:45 pm. She was absent in the previous court hearings citing health reasons. Special NIA Court is currently recording the testimony of all the witnesses in the case. Judge VS Padalkar called Thakur to the witness stand exercising...

Justice Ravi Shanker Jha Appointed As Acting CJ Of Madhya Pradesh High Court [Read Notification]

The Acting CJ has been notified while the proposal for appointment of Justice Kureshi as CJ is pending with the Centre

Passport Renewal Cannot Be Denied Citing Criminal Case If There Is Permission From Court : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Holding that the rigours of provisions of the Passport Act which restrict from issuance/ renewal of passport to persons facing criminal prosecution stand relaxed by a notification issued by the Centre in 1993, the Delhi High Court has directed the Regional Passport office to renew the passport of Rajiv Chaturvedi, the Chief General Manager of state-run PEC Limited. In so saying,...

Grandchildren From Daughter Cannot Be Denied Benefits Of Welfare Scheme For Family Of Freedom Fighters : Uttarakhand HC [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that grandchildren from a daughter of a freedom fighter cannot be denied the benefits of welfare schemes available to family of a freedom fighter. Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma held that daughter, granddaughter or grandson born to a daughter of a freedom fighter cannot be discriminated against on the basis of gender. The court said so while disposing...

Bombay HC Directs State Govt To Pay Rs.10 Lakh To Parents For Negligent Investigation Into The Death Of Their Daughter [Read Judgment]

In an unprecedented ruling, the Bombay High Court has directed State government to pay Rs.10 lakh to parents of a minor girl for negligent investigation. The girl went missing and subsequently her body was found by the police on January 2, 2012.Division bench of Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice PD Naik partly allowed the appeal filed by accused Nazir Javed Khan who was convicted under...

Immovable Property Can Be Subject Matter Of Offence Of Criminal Breach Of Trust U/s 405 IPC: Kerala HC [Read Order]

"In order to establish "entrustment or dominion" over property to an accused person the mere existence of that person's dominion over property is not enough."

NCDRC Directs Mercedes Benz To Pay Rs 2 Lakh To Customer As Compensation For Defects In Vehicle [Read Order]

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed Mercedes Benz to pay Rs. 2 lakh to its customer as compensation for defects in the Mercedes vehicle he had purchased from them. NCDRC did not interfere with the order of the State Commission which had passed directions on similar lines. Prince Bansal, the purchaser, faced difficulties driving the car right from the time of...

'Zen Not A Generic Word In Relation To Mobiles' ; Delhi HC Restrains Asus From Using 'Zen' 'Zenfone' In Their Products [Read Interim Order]

The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order restraining mobile and laptop manufacturing company Asus Technology from using the mark "ZEN", "ZENFONE" and other similar terms while selling mobile phones and other products. Justice Manmohan passed the order in a suit filed by Telecare Network India Pvt Ltd, which claimed to have been continuously using the mark ZEN and ZEN MOBILE for...

Dr Anup Surendranath Appointed To The Advisory Council Of The Bonavero Institute Of Human Rights, University of Oxford

Dr. Anup Surendranath, Executive Director of Project 39A and Assistant Professor of Law at NLU Delhi, has been appointed to the Advisory Council of the 'Bonavero Institute of Human Rights' at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. He is the only member from Asia to be on this 15-member council, comprising senior judges from the UK and leading human rights lawyers from different parts of...

Use Of Plastic Bottles & Multilayered Plastic Packages (Tetra Packing): NGT Asks FSSAI To Constitute Committee For Determination Of The Subject Of Restriction [Read Order]

To see if any further regulatory provisions are required on the subject of restrictions on the packaging by use of plastic material, after the steps already are taken, and if so to what extent, National Green Tribunal asked for examination by an Expert Committee comprising of the representatives of Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS),...

Will Publication Harming Governor's Reputation By Itself Amount To Offence U/s 124 IPC? Madras HC Stays Criminal Proceedings Against 'Nakeeran' Gopal [Read Order]

"This is the first case after independence wherein the Court has been called upon to consider whether a publication by itself will have the effect of overawing his Excellency the Governor to prevent him from exercising his lawful powers and duties"