Madras HC Judge SM Subramaniam Directs Installation Of CCTV Cameras In His Chambers: Read On To Find Out Why

Justice SM Subramaniam on Thursday directed the Registrar (Administration), High Court of Madras to install CCTV cameras in his chambers.The direction was issued in a bid to follow his own advice to the Chief Secretary to the State government to install CCTV cameras inside official chambers and office rooms of all higher officials, "in order to avoid all such allegations/complaints against...

PIL In Gujarat HC Against Restriction On Cinemagoers Taking Outside Food [Read Petition]

In yet another challenge to multiplexes prohibiting cinemagoers from bringing along their own food and water and virtually forcing them to buy junk food at exorbitant prices from stalls erected inside the cinema halls, two social activists from Surat have moved the Gujarat High Court praying against what they called a violation of right to life of citizens and also a fire safety...

Is Amendment Of Pleadings Allowed After Commencement Of Trial? SC Explains [Read Judgment]

"Though normally amendments are allowed in the pleadings to avoid multiplicity of litigation, the Court needs to take into consideration whether the application for amendment is bona fide or mala fide and whether the amendment causes such prejudice to the other side which cannot be compensated adequately in terms of money."

Insolvency Proceedings Can Be Closed Based On Settlement Prior To CoC Formation : NCLAT [Read Judgment]

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has asked the Kolkata Bench of National Company Law Tribunal to close an insolvency proceeding by accepting the settlement arrived at between the Corporate Debtor and the Operational Creditor before the Constitution of the Committee of Creditors.The Appellate Tribunal also found that there was a "pre-existing dispute" between the parties, and hence...

VVIP Chopper Case:Delhi Court Grants 7-Day Interim Bail To Rajiv Saxena

A Delhi court Thursday granted seven days interim bail to Rajiv Saxena, who was arrested in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland money-laundering case, on two sureties of Rs 5 lakh each. Special Judge Arvind Kumar, while granting Saxena bail, asked AIIMS to file a detailed medical report on his health and posted the matter for February 22 when the case would be next heard. The...

Stale Claim By Employee Doesn't Become 'Live Claim' Merely By Filing Belated Representation: SC [Read Judgment]

“The claim of inclusion in the panel had become stale by that time and filing of representation will not give any fresh cause of action”

DU Professor Nandini Sundar, 5 Others Cleared Of Murder Charges By Chattisgarh Police

The names of Delhi University professor Nandini Sundar, and five others have been dropped by the Chattisgarh police from a murder case registered against them in 2016, for lack of direct evidence."The statements of the villagers were taken which suggests that they were not present at the time of the murder. Hence, we have taken back the cases against them", Jitendra Shukhla, Superintendent...

Citizenship Bill Protests: Gauhati HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Dr. Hiren Gohain And Akhil Gogoi In 'Sedition' Case

“It does not appear to this Court that any such statement was made by them, in their speeches, in the meeting involved in this case, requiring their custodial interrogation.”

Centre Asks LG-Delhi To Withdraw Notification Constituting A Nodal Agency Pursuant To Uphaar Judgment

In a move which will set the clock back to 22 years upsetting a lot of efforts made by the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT), the central government has filed an affidavit before the Delhi High Court placing on record the correspondence requesting the administrative head of the Delhi Govt.- the Lieutenant General to withdraw a January 2015 notification by which it was...

TMC MLA Murder Case: Calcutta HC Grants Interim Protection To BJP Leader Mukul Roy Till 5th March

“Vague and/or nebulous suspicion arising from statements of political opponents ought not to jeopardize the fundamental right of liberty of a citizen.”

Triple Talaq, Citizenship, Aadhaar Bills Lapse As Rajya Sabha Adjourns Sine Die

The dissolution of House before general elections will lead to the lapse of bills pending in RS, which were cleared by LS

Members Of Limboo-Tamang Tribes From Sikkim Move SC Seeking Proportional Representation In Legislative Assembly

Two members of the Limboo and Tamang Scheduled Tribes of Sikkim on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking proportional representation of the tribes in the Legislative Assembly as is guaranteed in the Constitution. The petition has been moved by Yehang Subba and Sancha Raj Limboo In their petition filed by Cornellia Chambers through advocate Astha Sharma, the petitioners say that...