Bar Council Of TN & Puducherry Imposes Rs.10,000 On New Lawyers For Putting Up Hoardings

The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has reportedly imposed costs of Rs. 10,000 each on 11 lawyers for erecting huge digital banners and hoardings marking their enrolment, in violation of Bar Council rules.As per a TOI report, the decision was taken by the council's special committee comprising Senior Advocate R. Singaravelan and Advocate N Chandrasekharan."They have affixed big poster...

BCI Calls For Nationwide Lawyers' Agitation On February 12 [Read The Press Release]

The Bar Council of India (BCI) is organising a nationwide lawyers' agitation on Feb 12The press invitation claims that 1.7 million lawyers across the country would take it to the roads on February 12, "to protest against the present Government's inaction towards causes of Lawyers".It then states that the press conference has been scheduled to share the agenda regarding the same with the press,...

Provisions Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace Act Available In Addition To Other Legal Remedies: J&K HC [Read Order]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently clarified that the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 are available in addition to remedies available under other laws.Justice Sanjay Kumar GuptaJustice Sanjay Kumar Gupta ruled, "In this light of the matter, there is no manner of doubt that the said Act is in addition to RPC...

Special Reasons Needed To Pass Preventive Detention Order Against Persons Already Under Custody : MP HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court quashed detention order passed under National Security Act.

Delhi HC Refuses To Restrain India TV Journalist From Joining Rival News Channel

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an injunction application filed by Independent News Service Pvt Ltd (INSPL), to restrain Sucherita Kukreti, its channel India TV's newsreader, from joining any rival television channel till November 30, 2019. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw observed, "Granting any interim injunction would amount to restraining the defendant from doing what she has been doing for...

Revenue Record Entries Can Be Challenged On The Ground That It Was Made Fraudulently Or Surreptitiously: SC [Read Judgment]

"Although correctness of entries in the revenue records cannot be challenged but entries are open to attack on the ground that it was made fraudulently or surreptitiously."

'Centre Making All Efforts To Destroy NRC Process',SC Rejects Centre's Plea To Relieve Forces From Assam NRC Work For Election Duty [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today talked tough to the Centre, by rejecting its prayer to allow withdrawal of combined armed police forces involved in Assam NRC work for election duty during Lok Sabha polls"Is it too much to ask that Lok Sabha polls and NRC work should go on simultaneously and peacefully?", the CJI asked Attorney General K K Venugopal.The Government's request was for suspension of NRC...

Sabarimala : Women Seek To Intervene In Review Petitions In Support Of SC Judgment

As the Supreme Court Constitution Bench is set to hear the review petitions against Sabarimala judgment tomorrow, four women filed applications today, seeking to intervene in support of the judgment.Two of the applicants- Bindu and Kanaka Durga- had entered the temple on January 2. Bindu, who teaches law at Kannur University School of Legal Studies, says that she has intense desire to pay...

Accused Can Challenge DNA Report Only On The Ground Of Tampering Of His Blood Sample: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

“The only challenge for it can be set up that there occurred tampering with the blood sample of the accused at any stage.”

'Revised Plan Is Continuation Of Original Resolution Plan',NCLAT Rejects Tata Steel's Appeal In Bhushan Power CIRP [Read Judgment]

Submission of revised offer is in continuation of the 'Resolution Plan' already submitted and accepted by the 'Resolution Professional'

Delhi HC Seeks ED's Response On Middleman Deepak Talwar's Plea Challenging His Deportation

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate on corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar's plea challenging his detention after being brought here from Dubai.Talwar, in Enforcement Directorate custody after being deported from Dubai on Thursday, has challenged his deportation before the court.Talwar is wanted by the ED and the CBI in a case of misusing over Rs...

Delhi HC Awards Punitive Damages Of 3.85 Crores To UK Firm For Continued Trademark Infringement

The Delhi High Court has awarded 3.85 crores as damages to UK-based Whatman International Ltd for infringement of its trademark, WHATMAN, by various persons. The order was passed by Justice Pratibha M. Singh, who observed, "The Defendants have caused enormous loss to the Plaintiff in the form of not only selling lookalike filter paper under various brands namely ACHME, HIRAL etc. but have...