Kerala HC Passes Strong Strictures Against CBFC For Not Reviewing The Film ‘Ka Bodyscapes’ In Accordance With Its Orders

CBFC is repeatedly invoking the ire of the Kerala High Court for its refusal to review the movie ‘Ka Bodyscapes’ for certification. Though facing the threat of contempt proceedings from the Kerala High Court, the CBFC does not seem to be having the intention to comply with the directions of the Court in full spirit. The Court had earlier directed the Board itself to review the movie,...

NLU Jodhpur Student Found Dead Near Rail Track

A third-year student of National Law University, Jodhpur, was found dead near the rail track opposite the college campus on Monday morning. The body, though intact, bore some injury marks.The deceased, Vikram Nagech from Delhi, had gone out for dinner with his college friends to an eatery right outside the university on Sunday evening. However, he refused to return to the campus with them around 10 pm, stating that he would come back later.Vikram’s friends called him about 50 minutes later and...

Continuous Absence Of A.P Electricity Regulatory Commission Members - Appellate Tribunal Admonishes [Read Orders]

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity headed by Former Supreme Court Judge Justice P. Renjana Desai has expressed its anguish and displeasure at the conduct of Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission for not adhering to the time line prescribed by the Appellate Tribunal in its earlier order for disposing off the Petitions filed by the Generator (Hinduja National Power Corporation)...

Delhi HC Upholds I-T Dept Reassessment, Attachment Notice To NDTV [Read Judgment]

In a major setback to NDTV, the Delhi High Court has upheld the Income Tax department’s notice proposing reassessment proceedings for period from 2008-09 and 2009-10, and provisional attachment of its assets saying there was reasonable apprehension that NDTV may liquidate its assets, thereby, thwarting the recovery of tax liability.“This court is of the view that a reasonable...

Arbitral Tribunal Awards Tata Motors Rs. 326-cr Claim In Dispute With DTC

The Arbitral Tribunal has awarded a claim of nearly Rs. 326 crore to Tata Motors Limited (TML) against the DTC towards illegally recovered liquidated damages regarding delivery of buses in 2010, ahead of the Commonwealth Games.Justice AP Shah and Justice RC Chopra announced the majority award while Justice Rekha Sharma pronounced the minority award, in which she held that TML was not entitled...

Upload Impugned Lower Court Orders Corresponding To Judgments On The Madras HC Website: CIC Recommends [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission has recommended Madras High Court to upload impugned orders of lower courts and tribunals corresponding to the judgments available on its website.Information Commissioner Mr. R.K. Mathur observed that uploading the impugned orders would “help the general public, litigants and all other stake holders in linking the Hon'ble High Court's orders/judgments with...

Hindu College Students Move Delhi HC Against Discriminatory Fee, Rules Of Girls’ Hostel [Read Petition]

Aggrieved with the admission procedure and fee structure of girls’ hostel, five students of Delhi University’s Hindu College have moved the Delhi High Court saying the same are not at par with that for boys’ hostel.In a petition filed through advocate Subhash Chandran KR, the students, one of who is a resident of boys’ hostel, prayed the court to declare the present fee structure as...

IDIA To Hold Annual Award Ceremony, Conference On Sept. 15, 16

The IDIA annual conference will be held on September 16 in New Delhi and the IDIA Annual Awards-2017 will be conferred on September 15 to honour and celebrate individuals and institutions who have contributed in significant ways to the cause of IDIA and inclusive education for the underprivileged.The IDIA project is a nationwide movement in India that trains underprivileged and marginalised students and helps transform them to leading lawyers and community advocates. The IDIA is formally...

Punjab And Haryana HC Issues Notice To State In Civil Services (Judicial Branch) Exam Paper Leak Case [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Haryana’s Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and the Director General of Police (DGP) on a Petition alleging leakage of the question paper of the Haryana Civil Services (Judicial Branch) Preliminary Examination conducted on July 16 this year.Taking serious note of the matter, Justice Kuldeep Singh observed, “There can be...

Senior Designation Can’t Be Claimed As A Matter Of Right: Kerala HC (DB) [Read Judgment]

It is a subjective decision, though based on objective considerations, the bench observed.Affirming the single bench judgment that rejected plea of an advocate challenging the full court decision rejecting his application for designation as senior advocate, the division bench of High Court of Kerala observed that an advocate can neither consider it to be his right to be declared as a...

Kerala HC On NH Liquor Prohibition: Distance From Highway’s Outer Edge To Liquor Outlet Relevant, Not To Its Gate [Read Judgment]

With regard to prohibition of liquor outlets near the national highways, the Kerala High Court has held that the relevant distance is to be measured from the outer edge of the highway to the vending point or the liquor outlet and not to the gate of the property where such outlet is established.The court was examining the state’s contention that for determining the 500-metre distance, a...

MP HC Advises Trial Courts Not To Issue Non-Bailable Warrant At First Instance [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has advised trial courts not to exercise its power to issue non-bailable warrant in a routine and mechanical manner and in the larger interest of justice, try to secure the presence of the accused on the next date of hearing by way of a bailable warrant at the first instance.The petitioner moved the high court for cancellation of the non-bailable warrant...