Attempt To Take Possession Of Property Which Isn’t Secured Asset Can Be Called In Question In Civil Court: Kerala HC [Read Order]

‘Attempting to take possession of a property which is not a secured asset under the guise of the SARFAESI Act is certainly a fraudulent action which can be called in question in a civil court.’The High Court of Kerala has held that jurisdiction of the civil court is not barred if the plea is that the plaint schedule property is not the secured asset in respect of which a security interest...

Ram Jethmalani & BJP File Joint Application To End Rs. 50 Lakh Suit Against His Expulsion

Rajya Sabha MP and Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), on Thursday, filed a joint application to end the suit filed by the former against his expulsion from the party.The application was filed before the court of additional district court Judge Sumit Dass, Patiala House, New Delhi. The court is expected to consider it and pass its order on Friday.The case pertains...

NCLT Chennai Stresses Need To Set Norms For Evaluation Of Resolution Plans By Committee Of Creditors [Read Order]

Chennai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has called for "Standard Operating Procedures" for managing the affairs of the Committee of Creditors (CoC) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)."…the Head offices of the members of the CoCs are directed to work out a "Standard Operating Procedure" for being followed by the member of the CoCs for determining the suitability...

Wastage Of Food, Water In Marriages In Delhi Under Supreme Court Radar

There is huge wastage of food and water at wedding functions in Delhi even as an "unconfirmed report" has stated that three girls recently starved to death here and people continue to face water shortage, the Supreme Court said Thursday seeking to know the government's plan to deal with the issue.Commercial interest of owners of motels and farmhouses, where marriage ceremonies take place,...

Petition In Bombay HC Seeks 7-Judge Bench Hearing, SIT Probe Into Judge Loya’s Death

A petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court seeking constitution of a seven-judge bench to hear the case and appointment of a Special Investigation Team of three IPS officers from non-BJP ruled states to investigate the death of Judge BH Loya.Sanjay Bhalerao has filed the petition through his advocate Nitin Satpute. Bhalerao had previously filed a petition regarding the violence...

If Law Provides, Public Authority Under Obligation To Get Info From Pvt Body And Share With RTI Applicant: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

If a public authority has a right and is entitled to access information from a private body under any other law, it is “information” as defined in Section 2 (f) of the RTI Act and the public authority is under an obligation to get that information from the private body and furnish the same to the RTI Applicant, the Delhi High Court has held.Justice Suresh Kumar Kait was faced with...

Spl CBI Court Reserves Judgment In Alleged Fake Encounter Cases Of Sohrabuddin, Tulsiram, Kausar Bi; CBI Cites Hostile Witnesses For Shoddy Probe

The Special CBI Court conducting the trial in the alleged fake encounter cases of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his aide Tulsiram Prajapati and his wife Kausar Bi reserved its judgment on Wednesday.Judge SJ Sharma began hearing the final arguments on Monday and once counsels for all 22 accused finished arguing, the judgment was reserved. A total of 210 witnesses have been examined, out of which 92...

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: SC Orders Medical Examination Of Brajesh Kumar Thakur As His Children Allege That He Is Being Tortured In Jail [Read Order]

Taking note of the allegations made by children of Brajesh Thakur that he is being tortured in Patiala Central Jail, the main accused in Muzaffarpur shelter home case, the Supreme Court has ordered his medical examination.Senior Advocate Vikas Singh had mentioned the matter at 12.55 pm before the bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur and handed over a letter written by Brajesh Kumar...

Kedarnath: Vashu Bhagnani Says Police Sitting Over Complaint Against Screwvala, Others, Bombay HC Issues Notice [Read Order]

Spelling more legal tussle over Bollywood film Kedarnath, the Bombay High Court has issued notice to the Police Commissioner, Mumbai, on a petition moved by producer Vashu Bhagnani’s Pooja Film Company and Pooja Entertainment and Films Limited over police inaction on its complaint against producer Ronny Screwvala, director Abhishek Kapoor and others for criminal breach of trust and cheating...

Bombay HC Directs Payment Of Over Rs 4.5 Cr To Family That Lost Sole Earning Member In Road Accident [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has directed New India Assurance (NIA) to pay a sum of Rs 4.56 crore as compensation to the family of deceased Ravindra Kulkarni, who was the CEO of Tata Precision Industries, Singapore.A division bench of Justice RM Savant and Justice NJ Jamdar was hearing the first appeal filed by New India Assurance against an order of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Pune, granting...

Delhi HC Allows Abortion Of 16 YO “Adamant” Rape Survivor Despite Higher Risk [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has allowed a 16-year-old rape survivor, who was 22 weeks pregnant, to terminate her pregnancy, owing to the distress that she was going through because of the same.The order was passed by Justice Vibhu Bakhru on a petition filed by the girl through her father, praying that the respondent authorities be directed to carry out medical termination of her pregnancy.The court...

It Is A Question Of Upholding The Dignity Of Judiciary : Delhi HC In Gurumurthy's Contempt Case

The Delhi High Court Wednesday while hearing the contempt petition filed by the Delhi High Court Bar Association against S. Gurumurthy, editor of a Chennai-based news magazine said that "if he is remorseful about what he said regarding the sitting judge, then he should come forward and record an unconditional, unequivocal and clear apology."A division bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul...