In Case Of Mohammedans, Caste Claim Can’t Be Decided On Surname Basis: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Quashing and setting aside an order passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee, which invalidated the caste claim of the petitioner, the Bombay High Court has said such claim cannot be decided on the basis of his surname.A division bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Vibha Kankanwadi allowed the writ petition and ordered the Caste Committee to call for a fresh report under Rule 13 and clause (d)...

KHCAA To Observe ‘Lawyers’ Unity Day’ On Thursday

The Kerala High Court Advocate Association (KHCAA) has called upon its member lawyers to observe July 20 (Thursday) as ‘Lawyers’ Unity Day’.The president of the association, in his letter, said it is in remembrance of the “atrocities perpetrated on lawyers and their defiance against brutalities”.“It marks the day when the self-proclaimed apostles of constitutional freedom...

Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Filed 898 Days After Lower Court’s Decree In Cheque Dishonour Case [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea filed by a woman against a lower court’s’ decree in a suit for dishonour of cheque of Rs. 3.96 lakh passed almost three years ago.She urged the court to condone the delay saying she did not contact her advocate all this while, after the latter assured her of the best services.The high court, however, found it tough to believe that a client would...

Are Pulses Food Grains? Delhi HC To The Rescue [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Monday examined whether pulses fall within the scope of the term ‘grains’ for the purpose of exemption from levy of Environment Compensation Charge (ECC).Answering the question in the positive, Justice Vibhu Bakhru ruled, “...there is no reason to limit the scope of the word “grains” to exclude any essential commodity falling within that classification. The...

Delhi HC Turns Down Plea For Video Recording Of Proceedings, Advises Advocate To Be More “Temperate And Civilised” [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reprimanded Advocate Deepak Khosla, advising him to be “more temperate and civilized in his communications, oral as well as written”, while refusing to allow his application for video recording of Court proceedings.The Application under consideration had, alternatively, demanded that the proceedings at least be audio recorded or transcribed by multiple...

Emergency Quota Of Berths In Trains: MP HC Acquits Railway Clerk Of Bribery Charges [Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has acquitted a railway clerk from corruption charges pertaining to allotment of emergency quota of berths in AC class in a train.The high court took note of the fact that in the cross-examination, the complainant stated that he had never disclosed to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) about the appellant railway clerk raising any demand of...

RBI Forms Panel For Referring Accounts For Resolution Under Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code, 2016

The Reserve Bank of India has constituted an Internal Advisory Committee (IAC) for referring accounts for resolution under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).In particular, the IAC recommended for IBC reference all accounts with fund and non-fund based outstanding amount greater than Rs. 5,000 crore, with 60% or more classified as non-performing by banks, as of March...

National Consumer Helpline Disposes Of 1,41,037 Complaints In Five Months

A total of 1,80,920 complaints were received through the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) during the last five months, and out of these 1,41,037 complaints were disposed of.During the period from February to June 2017, the NCH registered 30,587 complaints pertaining to e-commerce, which is the highest number of complaints in a sector, contributing to 17% of total complaints registered in...

Special Fee For Enrolment Of Retired Employees By Bar Council Illegal: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court, in an important judgment which was delivered in November last year (uploaded recently in the website), has held that collection of special fee from those retired employees who seek enrolment as lawyers is unauthorised and illegal. The court directed the State Bar Council to refund such fee collected by it, if such a request is made before it.Thomas Koshy, after...

If Deceased In Motor Accident Was Self-Employed, Best Method For Assessing Loss Of Dependency Is Taking Median Income: Bombay HC [Read JT]

While hearing an insurance company’s first appeal against an order of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), the Bombay High Court has held that in case the deceased was self-employed, appropriate method for calculating loss of dependency would be by taking his median income.Justice GS Patel was hearing the appeal filed by New India Assurance against an order by the MACT awarding Rs. 26...

States Have Been Asked To File FIRs On Violence Over Cow Protection: Centre

Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, the Centre on Monday said that the Union Home Ministry has advised State Governments to compulsorily register FIRs in all “untoward incidents” of cow vigilantism.“(i) Untoward incidents in the country on cattle in the disturbance of law and order by miscreants in the name of protection of Cow and (ii) compulsory registration of FIR for...

PIL Seeks 24-Hr Helpline For Protection Against Cow Vigilantes Ahead Of Bakr-Eid [Read Petition]

A public interest litigation filed in the Bombay High Court has sought 24-hour helpline for the “protection of life of citizens for trade and transport” so that innocent people are not killed in the name of religion by cow vigilantes ahead of Bakr-Eid.The petitioner is Shadaab Patel, a businessman from Bandra.He sought directions to the state and its police to collect all...