SC Registry Modifies ‘Proforma Of First Listing’ To Include ‘Period Of Custody Undergone By Accused’ [Read Circular]

The Supreme Court Registry has introduced necessary changes in the Proforma of First Listing complying with the directions issued in State of UP vs Munna @ Deewana.In the said order, the Supreme Court has directed the registry to ensure that all cases filed before it against an acquittal must mention the period of custody undergone by the accused. Read Live Law Story here.Now the column 7(e)...

Rejection Of Security Service Bid At Technical Stage By DU Citing Sexual Harassment Charges Against Company's Director Unwarranted: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Friday, opined that the Delhi University's (DU) rejection of a bid for security services was unjustified, as the University had only considered the fact that the Company's director was accused of sexual harassment without giving him a proper hearing.The Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva Court was hearing a Petition filed by...

Mohalla Assi: Delhi HC Directs Censor Board To Certify Film; Quashes 9 Out Of 10 Cuts [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court, on Monday, directed the Censor Board to award the movie ' Mohalla Assi ' with an 'A' certificate and quashed 9 out of the 10 cuts proposed by the Board.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva was hearing a Petition filed by Crossword Entertainment Private Limited, which had challenged an order passed in November last year by the Film Certificate Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), wherein the...

Provisions Of PC Act Can’t Be Dropped On Mere Filing Of Status Report, Says Delhi HC [Read Order]

Court sets aside bail cancellation order, but finds initial bail order also bad in lawProvisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act cannot be dropped on mere filing of the status report by the probe agency, the Delhi High Court has held, saying that the same has to be decided by the trial court at the time of taking cognizance.Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said so while setting aside the...

SC Dismisses Plea Of Ex-Army Officer To Treat Retirement On Superannuation As Invalided Out From Service

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar on Monday dismissed the appeal filed by retired Indian National Army officer Lt Col PK Kapur, challenging the order dated October 4, 2016, of the Armed Forces Tribunal in New Delhi, refusing to treat him as invalided out from service from the date of his retirement on November 30, 1989, for...

Artificial Over-Invoicing By Power Cos: Delhi HC Notice To Centre On PIL Seeking SIT Probe

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought to know the Centre’s stand on the allegations made in a PIL that Indian power companies are indirectly involved in over-invoicing to the extent of 400 per cent on the import equipment/coal through their foreign intermediaries which has far-reaching effects, including higher power tariffs.A bench of Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva...

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SC Stays Bombay HC Verdict That Held M’rashtra Minister Arjun Khotkar‘s Election ‘Void’ [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court judgment that declared election of Shiv Sena MLA and Maharashtra Minister Arjun Panditrao Khotkar from Jalna Legislative Assembly Constituency ‘void’.The three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, hearing the senior counsel Harish Salve who appeared for Khotkar, listed the case for final disposal in first week of...

Delhi HC Left Aghast At Detention Of 72-Year Old In Violation Of Mental Health Act [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently censured a Magistrate and several mental health professionals for partaking in directing detention of a 72 year old man, Mr. Ram Kumar, by the Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) without complying with provisions of the Mental Health Act, 1987.Mr. Kumar has been defending a claim petition before the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal at Rohini...

Pradyuman Thakur Murder Case: SC Dismisses Plea For Cancellation Of Anticipatory Bail Of Ryan International Group CEO, His Parents [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Justice RK Agrawal and Justice AM Sapre on Monday dismissed the petition for the cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to Ryan International Group CEO Ryan Pinto and his parents Augustine and Grace Pinto, the chairman and managing director respectively of the group, in connection with student Pradyuman Thakur’s...

Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer To Receive Pirappancode Memorial Award For "Outstanding Lawyer With Social Commitment" For 2017

Founder of SpicyIP, Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer, has been awarded the Pirappancode Sreedharan Memorial Award for outstanding lawyer with social commitment for the year 2017.Mr. Basheer is also the Managing Trustee of IDIA (Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education), which has been a pioneer in the struggle for elimination of inequities in education. Since its inception,...

No Ban On Movie "Muzaffarnagar-The Burning Love" In Any UP Districts: State Govt To SC

The Supreme Court today disposed off a plea challenging the ban on screening of movie " Muzaffarnagar  The Burning Love" in 6 districts of UP after the state government denied there was any such ban."The state government counsel says there is no ban. Then what remains? It is an unequivocal statement which we are recording.Now if you face any problem you can come back to us", a bench headed...