Agusta-Westland VVIP Chopper Case: Christian Michel Sent To 5-Day CBI Custody

Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, was Wednesday produced before a Delhi court which allowed his five-day custodial interrogation by the CBI.Michel, who is a citizen of United Kingdom, was brought to India late Tuesday night following his extradition by the UAE in connection with the case.He was produced before Special CBI Judge...

Meghalaya HC Reprieve For Law Student Who Missed Last Date To Apply For 5th Semester Exams [Read Order]

“The typography of Arunachal Pradesh is known, petitioner claims to be residing in the remote area of Arunachal Pradesh, her grandfather was ill, she had to rush and then herself fell ill, under such circumstances, the University authorities are supposed to be a bit lenient so that the career of the petitioner is protected.”The Meghalaya High Court has come to the rescue of a law student,...

Delhi HC Notice To AAP Govt For Not Doing Enough To Enable Consumers Benefit From Consumer Protection Act [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi government to show cause why rule nisi be not issued against it for its failure to take effective steps to fill up vacancies, adopting summary procedures and providing infrastructure in the various consumer forums to ensure speedy disposal of consumer complaints under the Consumer Protection Act, which is a beneficial legislation.A bench of Chief...

Application Under Section 7 Of IBC Cannot Be Admitted After Settlement Between Parties : NCLAT[Read Judgment]

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal headed by Chariman Justice S J Mukhopadhyaya has declared illegal the admission of application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code after settlement between the parties.In this case, after the application for initiation of corporate resolution process was filed under Section 7 of IBC, the parties entered into a settlement. Although...

After 42 Days In Custody, Journalist Abhijit Iyer Mitra Gets Bail As State Drops Charges U/s 295A & 153A IPC

The Orissa High Court has granted bail to Abhijit Iyer Mitra, a journalist and Defense Analyst, who was jailed for his alleged Anti-Odisha remarks in twitter.As per Advocate Nikhil Mehra, Mitra’s lawyer, the state submitted before the High Court that charge sheet has been filed against him dropping 295A and 153A IPC, though certain bailable sections remain.He was in jail for the last...

Chapter XXXII Of Kerala Education Rules Shall Alone Be Applicable While Making Recruitment To Teaching Posts: SC [Read Judgment]

‘The Statutory Scheme as delineated by Chapter XXXII of Kerala Education Rules shall alone be applicable while making recruitment to the teaching posts and Rule 5 Note (3) of Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958 is not attracted.’The Supreme Court has reiterated that the Statutory Scheme as delineated by Chapter XXXII of Kerala Education Rules shall alone be applicable...

"It Is Constitutionally Imperative For Govt To Take Care Of Those In Penury", Kerala HC Observes While Staying SARFAESI Proceedings [Read Order]

Expressing deep empathy with a borrower who got entangled in SARFAESI proceedings upon default of loan availed to meet medical expenses of his children, the High Court of Kerala sought to know from the Government about its schemes to provide relief to persons in distress."I am of the opinion that where people are pushed into deep distress and pathos on account of unbearable medical expenses...

Odisha Govt Decides Not To Prosecute Cases Against Abhijit Iyer Mitra, Accepting His Apology

In what seems to be curtains for the ordeal of Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, the Odisha Government has announced its decision to deny sanction to prosecute him in the criminal cases registered against him.He has been in jail since last September in cases registered for the offence of hurting religious sentiments and promoting communal hatred on the allegations that some of his tweets were derogatory...

Advocate Petitions Delhi HC For Better Management Of Courts’ Websites, Told To Approach HC Bar Ass’n

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday told an advocate seeking better management of its website and that of the district courts to approach the High Court Bar Association for redressal of his grievance.A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V Kameswar Rao asked advocate Amit Sahni to place his grievance before the Delhi High Court Bar Association which will look into the issue of...

Triple Talaq Ordinance: Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Giving Instant Talaq To His Wife

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Intekhab Munshi, the man accused of giving instant talaq or talaq-e-biddat to his wife of 17 years. On September 19, the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage) Ordinance, 2018, was promulgated which criminalised instant talaq.Justice Prakash Deo Naik heard lawyers for both the applicant Munshi as well the...

Dr. Shashi Tharoor MP Urges Parliamentary Committee To Review Internet Shut Down Rules

Dr. Shashi Tharoor MP has urged the Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation to review the merits of "Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services(Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules 2017" ,which enable temporary shutdown of internet and telecom services.In a letter written to Rajya Sabha MP Dilip Kumar Gandhi, the Chairman of the Committee, Dr.Tharoor has flagged several...

Sabarimala: Kerala HC Finds Shobha Surendran's PIL Against Police Measures 'Mischievous'; Imposes ₹ 25000 As Costs [Read Judgment]

A PIL filed by BJP leader Shobha Surendran questioning police measures in Sabarimala was dismissed by the High Court of Kerala  today by imposing cost of ₹ 25,000.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar observed that the petition was filed with mischievous intentions and for cheap publicity."in our perception, this litigation is not a bona...