Justice Sudhir Agarwal Of Allahabad HC Decides A Whopping 1 Lakh Cases In 12 Years

Justice Sudhir Agarwal of the Allahabad High Court has  reportedly accomplished a feat of sorts by deciding one lakh cases since his appointment in October, 2005.Justice Agarwal enrolled as an Advocate on 5 October, 1980. While he began with handling tax matters, he gradually shifted to service and specialized in the branch at the High Court. He also worked as the Standing Counsel for U.P....

Editors’ Guild, Others Condemn FIR Against Journo For Exposing Aadhaar Data Leak, Demand Centre’s Intervention

The Editors’ Guild of India on Sunday condemned the FIR registered against a news journalist who exposed Aadhaar data leak as attempt to “browbeat a journalist whose investigation on the matter was of great public interest” and “a direct attack on the freedom of the press” while demanding the Centre to intervene and withdraw the FIR.The Editors’ Guild expressed concern over the...

Delhi Gymkhana Membership: Delhi HC Upholds Stay On Out-Of Turn Membership To Children Of Current Members [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Thursday, upheld a Trial Court order provisionally restraining Delhi Gymkhana Club from granting out-of-turn permanent memberships to children of existing members.The club provides the children of existing members UCP (User of Club Premises Pending Election) status referred to as Green Card for using the facilities of the club. The Petitions had contended that the...

'Battle Of Banaras': Delhi HC Quashes CBFC's Refusal To Grant Certificate; Directs Fresh Scrutiny [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, quashed a decision of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) which had refused to certify for public viewing a documentary chronicling the 2014 campaign for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat involving Prime Minister Narendra Modi, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and Congress candidate Ajay Rai.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva directed the Film Certification...

Names of 2,26,166 Defunct Companies Struck Down by ROCs in 2017

Minister of State for Corporate Affairs PP Chaudhary has said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha that prior to demonetisation, 16,08,637 number of companies stood registered.He stated that after demonetisation, the Registrars of Companies (ROCs) has identified 2.97 lakh companies during 2017-18, which were not filing their financial statements or annual returns for a continuous...

CCI Slaps Penalty on Chemists and Druggists Assn of Baroda, Federation of Gujarat Chemists and Druggists Assn [Read Order]

The Competition Commission of India has found the Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda and the Federation of Gujarat State Chemists and Druggists’ Association to be in contravention of the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002.One of the stockists based in Vadodara filed an information alleging that despite an earlier order of the commission in the year 2012, CDAB, through...

Admission Notification: NLU Delhi 2018

National Law University Delhi has invited applications for admission to B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), LL.M. and Ph.D. programmes for the Academic Year 2018-19 commencing from August, 2018. Eligibility, total seats and other details for these programmes are asunder:B.A.LL.B. (Hons.): Five-Year Programme Eligibility: Senior Secondary School Examination (10+2 System) or Equivalent Examination with 50% marks. Candidates appearing in the 12th standard examination in March/April, 2018, can also apply. Total...

As 2G Scam Case Concludes, Delhi HC Brings Back To Life Vir Sanghvi’s Defamation Case Against Outlook [Read Judgment]

After remaining stayed for three long years, the defamation case filed by journalist Vir Sanghvi against Outlook Media Pvt Ltd revolving around conversation in the 2G tapes will see light again with the Delhi High Court setting aside the order of a trial court adjourning the proceedings sine die and further directing that the matter be concluded preferably within a period of one...

Lalu Prasad Sentenced To 3.5-Years Imprisonment In Fodder Scam Case [Read Judgment]

Lalu’s lawyer Prabhat Kumar said they would move the high court for bail after getting order of the judgment. The time Lalu spent in jail in connection with fodder scam case would be set off against the prison term. The CBI court on Saturday sentenced RJD supremo Lalu Prasad to three-and- half-year imprisonment each under various sections of Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of...

Delhi HC Junks CBFC’s Plea To Review Its Order Directing Release Of Film ‘Mohalla Assi’ [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has decided not to review its decision directing the release of Bollywood film ‘ Mohalla Assi ’.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva dismissed the review petition moved by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) urging the court to relook into its December 11, 2012, decision by which he had directed the release of the film with appropriate viewer certificate while doing...

Gujarat HC Upholds State’s Power To Check Excessive School Fee; Junks Challenge To Self-Financed School (Regulation Of Fees) Act [Read Judgment]

The Gujarat High Court has upheld the Gujarat Self-Financed Schools (Regulation of Fees) Act, 2017, to check excessive fee and profiteering by schools by fixing the maximum limit for pre­-primary and primary schools, secondary and higher secondary schools (general stream) and higher secondary schools (science stream) at Rs 15,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 27,000, respectively.A bench of Chief Justice...

Consumer Forum Slaps 4 Lakh Fine On Nature Life Hospital For Patient's Death [Read Order]

The Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum at Kozhikode has slapped a fine of Rs. 4 lakh on nature cure activist and anti-vaccine propagator Mr. Jacob Vadakkanchery and Mr. Joshi M. Varghese, for the death of a patient.The patient, Mr. Vinayanandan, was a lawyer from Kozhikode, and was suffering from diabetes, peptic ulcer and kidney stone. He was admitted to the Nature Life Hospital and Remedies...