Conflict Over Titles Of Films: Delhi HC Tells IFTPC, IMPPA To Consider Framing Guidelines [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has asked the Indian Film and Television Producer Council (IFTPC) and the Indian Motion Pictures Producers’ Association (IMPPA) to consider if any guidelines could be framed in regard to competing film titles registered with them to avoid future conflicts between producers over titles of the film.“The sanctity to be given to adoption and registration of titles, by...

Illegal Hoardings/Flex boards: Kerala HC Directs Local Self Government Institutions To Initiate Removal; Issues Guidelines [Read Order]

The High Court of Kerala, through Justice Devan Ramachandran, has directed Local Self Government Institutions to take proactive steps in removing illegal hoardings and flex boards all across the state on a war footing. Justice Ramachandran also formulated certain guidelines to be followed in the installation of hoardings and flex boards in future.The court had, on an earlier occasion,...

Contributions To CM Relief Fund Will Be Solely Used For Flood Relief and Rehabilitation, AG Assures Kerala High Court [Read Order]

"We are reasonably convinced that earnest efforts are being made by the State Government in ensuring timely and equitable distribution of relief material to flood victims across the state", the bench observed The Advocate General of Kerala, C.P Sudhakara Prasad, has informed the High Court of Kerala that contributions received in Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund will be solely used...

President Promulgates Triple Talaq Ordinance[Read Ordinance]

The Ordinance to criminalise the practise of "triple talaq"- Muslim Women(Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance 2018- has been promulgated by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, yesterday.The ordinance move comes after the Triple Talaq bill('Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill) got blocked in the Rajya Sabha in the last monsoon session, though the Lok Sabha had...

Uphaar Tragedy Victims Allege Sushil Ansal Defrauded Law By Getting Passport Renewed Without NOC From Courts, Delhi HC Issues Notice [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre, the Delhi Government, the Chief Passport Officer and Sushil Ansal, a real estate tycoon and a convict in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case, on an petition filed by the Association of the Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) seeking an inquiry into purported connivance between Sushil Ansal and the passport authorities due to which...

Tenant Can’t Be Evicted On The Ground Of ‘Change Of User’ If There Is No Negative Covenant In The Lease Agreement Restricting User Of Premises For Any Other Purpose: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that in the absence of any negative covenant in the lease agreement restricting the tenant to run business only relating to the purpose for which the premises were let out, the use of the lease premises for other purposes does not amount to ‘user for the purpose other than for which the premises was leased’.In this case, Ravi Chand Mangla vs. Dimpal Solania, one...

Delhi HC Upholds Life Imprisonment For Sodomising 6-Year-Old Boy; Awards 5 Lakh Compensation [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld the life imprisonment awarded to a convict for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 6-year-old boy.The Bench comprising Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice Vinod Goel further enhanced the compensation awarded to the minor victim to Rs. 5 lakhs and directed that the additional sum be paid to him under the Victim Compensation Scheme within...

ASG Anil Singh, BLA Prez Abdi Spar Over PIL Challenging Amit Shah’s Discharge In Sohrabuddin Case

A tense exchange took place between Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh and petitioner Ahmad Abdi in courtroom 40 of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday during the hearing of a PIL filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association (BLA) seeking a writ of mandamus directing CBI to challenge BJP president Amit Shah’s discharge in the alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Shaikh.The matter came up in...

NGT Allows Vedanta To Make Representation To Expert Committee To To Enter Tuticorin Plant Amid Heated Exchanges

'Never seen s Senior Lawyer arguing like this': Justice AK Goel, 'Never seen such a Judicial Tribunal function like this': Senior Advocate C.S. Vaidyanathan.The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on Tuesday, allowed Vedanta Limited to make representation to the three-member Expert Committee to enter into its copper smelting unit in Tuticorin.The tribunal passed the order on an application moved...

Karnataka Court Finishes Trial In 22 Days; Hands Down Death Penalty For Attempted Rape & Murder Of 15 Year Old [Read Judgment]

A court in Karnataka on Saturday handed down death penalty to a 25-year old coolie for attempted rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl.The II Additional Sessions Judge Court at Kolar convicted the accused, TN Suresh Babu, and directed that the records be sent to the Karnataka High Court for confirmation of the death sentence. Notably, Judge BS Rekha heard the case and pronounced the judgment...

Bar Bribery Case : Court Rejects Vigilance Clean Chit To Former Kerala Minister K M Mani [Read Order]

The government's response to the Court order will be a litmus test of its commitment to the anti-corruption plank on which it rode to power in 2016'Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau absolves K.M Mani of corruption allegations, but the Court rejects VACB report and orders further probe'. The same story recurred for the third time today, when the Court of Special Judge and Enquiry...

1,000 Farmers Oppose Bullet Train Project In Gujarat HC

As many as 1,000 farmers affected by the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train submitted affidavits in the Gujarat High Court Tuesday, voicing their opposition to the project.A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi is hearing five petitions challenging the land acquisition process for the high-speed rail project.Besides these petitioners, 1,000...