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Supreme Court To Hear Lakshadweep UT's Challenge To HC Order Suspending Conviction Of MP's Conviction On Feb 13
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the Special Leave Petition filed by the Union Territory of Lakshadweep challenging the order of the Kerala High Court which suspended the conviction and sentence of Member of Parliament Mohammed Faizal in an attempt to murder case, for hearing on 13 February. Solicitor General Senior Tushar Mehta appearing for the Union Territory submitted before the bench...
Man Accused Of Burning Copies Of Ramcharitmanas| 'Follow S. 41A CrPC Mandate, Arnesh Kumar Guidelines': Allahabad HC To Police
While dealing with the writ plea of a man accused of burning the copies of Ramcharitmanas, the Allahabad High Court has directed the police authorities to follow the mandate of Section 41A CrPC and also the directions issued by the Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar.The bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari however denied to quash the FIR...
Sec 34 Petition Is Not Non-Est, Even If Award Is Not Filed In A Separate Folder: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the error committed by the petitioner/award debtor in not filing the documents, including the copy of the Arbitral Award challenged by it, in a separate e-folder, as prescribed in the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018, would not render the petition filed by it under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act)...
Victoria Gowri To Take Oath As Madras HC Judge Tomorrow; Supreme Court Also To Hear Tomorrow Plea Against Her Appointment
Advocate Victoria Gowri, who is in the middle of controversy after complaints regarding her statements about religious minorities, will take oath a judge of the Madras High Court tomorrow at 10.35 AM.A circular issued by the Madras High Court stated that Gowri will take oath along with four others, whose appointments as additional judges were notified by the Central Government...
Assets Of Subsidiary Company Cannot Be Dealt With In CIRP Of Holding Company: NCLAT Delhi
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Dr. Alok Srivastava (Technical Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) v Roma Unicon Designex Consortium, has held that the assets of the Subsidiary Company...
Order Passed Under S. 36 Of Arbitration Act Not Appealable Under S. 13 Of Commercial Courts Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that appeal against the order of the High Court, passed under Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act), is not maintainable under Section 13(1A) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, since it is not one of the orders enumerated under Order XLIII of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), from which an appeal would lie. The...
Shahjahanpur Rape Case 2011| After 'No Objection' From State & Complainant, Allahabad HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Chinmayanand Saraswati
The Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to former Union minister Chinmayanand Saraswati in connection with the Shahjahanpur Rape Case 2011 after the state did not oppose his bail plea. In fact, the Counsel for the complainant filed a counter affidavit stating that the complainant has no objection, whatsoever, if Chinmayanand is enlarged on anticipatory bail.#JustIn...
No Police Mock Drills Depicting Members Of A Particular Community As Terrorists: Bombay High Court
A Public Interest Litigation filed before the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court seeks guidelines for police mock drills citing three mock drills where a police constable playing the role of a terrorist was dressed as a Muslim and was shouting “Nara-E-Takbeer, Allah-u-Akbar” after being arrested during the drill.“The petitioner submits that the conduct of aforesaid mock...
Pay ₹5 Lakhs To Louis Vuitton Or Face Civil Prison: Delhi High Court To Trader Who Continued To Sell Counterfeit Products
The Delhi High Court has directed a Sadar Bazar trader to pay rupees five lakhs to Louis Vuitton within four weeks or face civil prison for a week, after he was held guilty of contempt for violating a restraining order by continuing to sell counterfeit products of famous French luxury brand. Justice C Hari Shankar observed that a counterfeiter abandons any right to equitable consideration by...
Detenu Aggrieved By Non-Supply Of Document Having Only 'Casual Connection' With Preventive Detention Must Explain Its Relevance: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that a detention order can be invalidated on the ground that documents were not supplied to the detenu only if he can prove that prejudice was caused to him due to the non-supply of such documents. It is the obligation of the detenu to explain why such documents are relevant for issuing a detention order, the court observed. A division bench of Justice Anil...
Patna High Court Shuts 49 Brick Kilns Over Failure To Shift To 'Cleaner Technology'
The Patna High Court on Saturday directed the government to close 49 brick kilns that failed to shift to cleaner technology and produce fly ash bricks, despite a cut-off date set by the Bihar State Pollution Control Board.The Board had issued a Notification in December 2018 by which all brick kilns were asked to switch to cleaner technology by September 2019. More than 3,000 brick kilns...
Special Courts To Try Offences Under Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act? Delhi High Court Appoints Sr Adv Hariharan As Amicus Curiae
The Delhi High Court has appointed Senior Advocate N. Hariharan as amicus curiae to assist it in deciding as to how can a special court be constituted to try offences under Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma also sought Hariharan’s assistance on how “speedy and fair trial” for the differently abled persons can be ensured and how “judicial...