LIVELAW Wins The IDEX LEGAL AWARD For ‘LEGAL JOURNAL OF THE YEAR’ : Read The Full List Of Winners

IDEX Legal announced the winners and runners-up of the seventh annual IDEX Legal Awards held in Mumbai on 13 April at The St. Regis Hotel. The day also witnessed the launching of their 4th General Counsel (GC) Benchmarking Report, during The Legal Counsel Congress.The GC Report was created in association with Thomson Reuters, and it focuses on the challenges faced by GCs and their responses...

Act Of Recovering Credit Card Dues On Behalf Of Bank Doesn’t Constitute An Act Of Abetment: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has held that the act of recovering credit card dues does not constitute an act of abetment.Justice PD Naik set aside an order of Sessions Court, Raigad, rejecting the application for discharge filed by the accused and allowed an application for discharge filed by accused AR Satish, a bank employee in a case registered under Section 306 read with Section 511 of the...

In A Landmark Verdict, Delhi HC Asks Parents To Compensate Daughter For Violating Her Right To Choice, Detaining Her In Mental Hospital [Read Judgment]

HC says obligation to respect one‘s rights is placed both on state and non-state actors.In a rather unusual judgement coming on the heels of Supreme Court’s Hadiya verdict, the Delhi High Court has recognised that threat to the right of choice of a person and thereby right to life, liberty, privacy and dignity can very well come from the person‘s own parents and has directed the parents...

Lok Adalat Award Not Appealable, Writ Petition Maintainable Only On Very Limited Grounds: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Lok Adalat can be challenged only in writ jurisdiction under Article 226 and/or 227 of the Constitution of India, and that too on very limited grounds, the Bench observed.The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court has held that the award rendered by the Lok Adalat is not appealable and writ petition under Article 226 and/or 227 of the Constitution of India, against the award is maintainable...

Mere Admission Of 2nd Marriage By Accused Isn’t Evidence Of It For Purpose Of Proving Marriage In Bigamy Case: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Mere going through certain ceremonies with intention to marriage will not make the ceremonies prescribed by law or approved by customs, the court said. The Bombay High Court has held that admission of marriage by the accused is not evidence of it for the purpose of proving a marriage in a bigamy case.Allowing the appeal of a man convicted of bigamy (Section 494 IPC), Justice AS Gadkari said...

Resignation Of Special Judge Who Acquitted 5 In 2007 Mecca Masjid Blast Rejected

The resignation of Special NIA Judge K. Ravinder Reddy, who acquitted Godman Aseemanand and four others in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, has reportedly been rejected.The Judge had submitted his resignation to Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday citing personal reasons.Curiously, the Judge's resignation closely followed the verdict delivered by him the same day, when...

Mandatory Requirement Of Experience With Govt. For PSU Law Officer Job Not Arbitrary: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court last week ruled that the mandatory requirement of one year experience as Law Officer with Government / Semi Government/ Public Sector Undertaking/ Nationalized Banks/ Listed Companies on NSE/BSE cannot be considered the arbitrary denial of equal opportunity.Justice Sunil Gaur explained, "...experience in the above-said Forums facilitates the effective functioning of...

Deepika Singh, Lawyer For Kathua Victim’s Family, Sends Legal Notice To Zee Hindi News For Alleged False News Vilifying Her

Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat, counsel representing the family of victim in Kathua rape-murder case, has served a legal notice upon Zee Hindi News, allegedly for broadcasting a false news report tarnishing her image.In the legal notice, Deepika Singh took strong objection to the program run by Zee Hindi News on 17.04.2018, in which it was hinted that Deepika Singh Rajawat had stayed...

Granting Bail To Rape Accused Solely On Plea Of Community Service Completely Unwarranted: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

HC quashes trial court order of anticipatory bail to MBA student accused of rape on offer of community serviceThe Delhi High Court has quashed the order of a trial court granting anticipatory bail to a 26-year-old MBA student accused of rape after he offered to do community service by teaching underprivileged children to show his bonafide towards the society.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva set aside...

Ex Post Facto Notice Is Not Contemplated Under Provisions Of Sec. 6(2) Of Competition Act: SC [Read Judgment]

The factum of the approval of the combination subsequently by the Commission is not going to provide insulation when the provisions of the Act have been violated and prior notice had not been given under section 6(2), said the bench.The Supreme Court, in SCM Solifert Limited vs. Competition Commission of India, has observed that ex post facto notice is not contemplated under the provisions...

No Requirement Of Mens Rea Or Intentional Breach As An Essential Element For Levy Of Penalty Under Sec. 43A Competition Act: SC [Read Judgment]

The imposition of penalty under section 43A is on account of breach of a civil obligation, and the proceedings are neither criminal nor quasi-criminal; the penalty has to follow. Only discretion in the provision under section 43A is with respect to quantum of penalty, the bench said.The Supreme Court, in Competition Commission of India vs. Thomas Cook (India) Ltd., has observed that...

Classes For Std XI To XII During Summer Vacations: Kerala HC Stays Child Rights Commission Order Restraining Vacation Classes

HC has asked CBSE to fix not more than 20 days for vacation classesWith government holidays and strikes taking away a fair share of instructional days from schools pressed hard to complete syllabus of Classes XI to XII, the Kerala High Court has stayed the orders of the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and the government restraining schools from conducting classes during...