Justice Madan B Lokur Appointed Judge Of Supreme Court of Fiji

Justice (retired) Madan B Lokur has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji as a judge of its non-resident panel, according to sources.Justice Lokur, who demitted office as a Supreme Court justice on December 31 2018, has been appointed in the new role for a period of three years.The sources close to the former judge said that he received the offer from the Chief Justice of the Fiji...

Delhi HC Restrains Hyd-Based Natco Pharma From Making Cancer Drug Ceritinib Claimed To Be Patented By Novartis [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has restrained Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma from manufacturing fresh stock of drugs comprising of compound named 'Ceritinib' meant for treatment of non small cell lung cancer but allowed it to sell the existing stock keeping in the interest of the patient community. Justice Pratibha M Singh passed the order while directing Natco to file response to the...

Bombay HC Sets Aside Rape Conviction Of 19 yr Old boy, Says Possibility Of false Implication Cannot Be Ruled Out [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently quashed and set aside the conviction of a 19-year-old in a rape case. Court gave the benefit of doubt of the accused and concluded that the sole testimony of the victim cannot be relied upon as there were talks of marriage between the victim and the accused before the incident. Justice Revati Mohite Dere was hearing the criminal appeal filed by Sunil Shelke...

BCI Calls Comments From State Bar Councils On Bill To Extend Disqualification From Enrollment To Convicted Persons [Read Circular]

The Bar Council of India has called comments/ views of the State Bar Council on "The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2019 introduced by Member of Parliament Rabindra Kumar Jena proposing amendment to provisions of Advocates Act for disqualification for enrolment of any advocate who has been convicted of contempt of court or removed from Centre or State service and removal of name from the State...

Additional Solicitor of India Atma Ram Nadkarni's Term Extended

Government has re-appointed Atma Ram Nadkarni, Senior Advocate as Additional Solicitor General of India with effect from 10.05.2019 till 30.06.2020He was first appointed as ASG in 2016. He also worked as the Advocate General of Goa. "The President is pleased to re-appoint Shri Atma Ram Nadkarni, Senior Advocate as Additional Solicitor General of India in the Supreme Court of India with...

Delhi HC Rejects PIL Seeking Steps To Restrict Misuse Of Religion By Political Leaders

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a PIL which referred to actor-politician Kamal Haasan's remark about Mahatma Gandhi's assassin being a Hindu terrorist and had sought directions to the Election Commission (EC) to "restrict" misuse of religion for poll gains. A bench of Justices G S Sistani and Jyoti Singh said the cause of action for the PIL by BJP leader Ashwini...

Designation As Senior Advocate: Delhi HC Stays Rule Of Recommendation Of 3 Senior Advocates

The Delhi High Court today stayed in the interim Rule 7 of the amended 'The High Court of Delhi Designation of Senior Advocate Rules, 2018' which provides that an advocate may be considered by the High Court for being designated as Senior Advocate on a Joint Proposal by three Senior Advocates. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Anup J Bhambhani stayed the operation of...

Express Public Regret For Your Irresponsible, Retrograde Statements: Women Lawyers Write Open Letter To BCI Chairman

15th May, 2019 To: Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra, Chairman, Bar Council of India, New Delhi. Mr. Mishra, We are members of the Bar and the legal profession. As Chairman of the Bar Council of India, we believe that you ought to demonstrate a commitment to Constitutional values including in particular that of gender equality and non-discrimination. In the circumstances, we have lately...

Complaints Against Illegal Deductions By Mobile Operators Can Be Filed In Consumer Forums: HP SCDRC [Read Order]

The Himachal Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has upheld an order of District Consumer Forum that had allowed a customer's complaint against 'illegal deduction' by Airtel.Rohit Sharma complained before the District Forum that the Airtel deducted an amount of Rs.200 in an illegal manner from his main account. It was alleged that, thereafter an amount to the tune of Rs.148...

Bombay HC Directs Maharashtra DGP To Set Up SIT To Conduct A Fresh Investigation In Alleged Fake Encounter Case [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has directed the Director General of Police, Maharashtra to set up a Special Investigation Team in order to conduct a fresh probe into the death of one Sham Athwale who suffered from 40% disability and was killed in an alleged fake encounter.Police claimed that Athwale opened fire at them and so they had to fire back killing him in the process.A division bench of Justice...

Once Occupation Certificate Is Received, Developer Has No Justifiable Cause To Delay Conveyance In Favour Of Flat Buyers, Says Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant decision which could pave way for many homebuyers awaiting conveyance, the Bombay High Court has held that once full occupation certificate has been received by the developer, there was no justifiable cause for it not issuing any conveyance deed in favour of the purchasers of flats. The order has been passed by a bench of Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice A M Badar...

Delhi HC Paves Way For Aspiring Engineer Who Cleared Class XII In 2017 To Take JEE Advanced Exams [Read Judgment]

Criterion 4 stipulates that the candidate ought to have appeared, for the first time, in her, or his, XII Class Examination, in 2018 or 2019 whereas the petitioner had appeared in his Class XII exams in the year 2017.