Supreme Court Advocate On Record Examination - 2017 Notified [Read Notification]

The Supreme Court of India invites application from eligible advocates examination for Advocate-on-record to be held on 6th 7th 8th 9th of June 2017.EligibilityAdvocates with minimum 1 year continuous training on or before 30th April 2017 are eligible for taking the exam. However, applications will only be accepted on production of requisite certificate of training from an advocate as...

Res Judicata Bars Further Action On Issues Decided By Consumer Forums: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court, in M/s Kesoram Industries Limited vs Allahabad Bank, has decided that state/ national consumer redressal forums have the trappings of courts and are adjudicatory bodies, and issues in a suit decided by them attract the principles of res judicata. In this instant matter, the plaintiff is a company that carries on business in retail sale of fabrics and other items....

Channel Discussions Are Crossing All Limits: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

“This sort of channel discussions will have to be treated as interference in the process of administration of justice,” Justice Ubaid has said.The Kerala High Court on Tuesday observed that television channel discussions regarding the court’s oral observations have to be treated as interference in the process of administration of justice.Justice P Ubaid was considering a petition...

Harassment of Money Lender Couple Abetted Debtor’s Suicide; Bombay HC Refused To Discharge Couple [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has refused to discharge a money lender couple from a case arising out of an FIR filed against them by one Sunita Bomble, wife of a deceased debtor who committed suicide by hanging himself.Justice AM Badar was hearing a criminal revision application filed Gurunath and Sangita Gawli, who had been booked for offences punishable under sections 306, 323, 504, 506, 427 read...

What’s In A Name? Allahabad HC Dispels Objection To Term ‘Anti-Romeo Squad’ [Read Judgment]

At times, a fascinating and inspiring name is used like an advertisement so that the caption of the words dwells on every tongue, the bench said.The Allahabad High Court has again dismissed a public interest litigation that raised objection to the name ‘Anti-Romeo Squad’, observing that it cannot indulge in argumentative interpretation of a name the government has chosen so as to hold as...

Chhattisgarh HC Asks Govt To Consider Ex Gratia For Kin Of Animal Attack Victims [Read Judgment]

The Chhattisgarh High Court has asked the state to consider why it cannot extend a hand of support to the kith and kin of a person who dies due to attacks by animals.A bench headed by Chief Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan was considering a PIL on a matter related to an incident in which an eight-year-old girl had succumbed to rabies due to dog bite.The court observed that right to...

Civil Court Can Entertain Suit For Compensation For Land Encroached Upon By State: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

No person shall be deprived of the lands belonging to him except in accordance with law and compensation for the loss if any can be had by resort to the civil court, the bench said.The Kerala High Court, in KSHB vs R Omana, has held that there is no bar for the civil court to entertain a suit for compensation by the claimants for lands lost in excess of that acquired under the provisions of...

How A Typographical Error In A Delhi HC Judgment Helped A Murder Convict? [Read Judgment]

A ‘typographical’ error in Judgment of Delhi High Court reportedly helped a double murder convict abscond.On 24th December, 2016, the Bench G.S. Sistani and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, partly allowing the appeal by the convict had said “we modify the order on sentence to the period already undergone by the appellant i.e. 16 years and 10 months”. The Bench had also said:...

Bombay HC Quashes FIR Against Depressed Woman For Attempting To Murder Her Newborn [Read Judgment]

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has quashed an FIR registered against Savita, a 25-year-old woman from Osmanabad who attempted to murder her 3-month-old son in 2015, as she was suffering from postpartum depression.A division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice KK Sonwane was hearing an application filed by Savita under Section 482 of the IPC.According to the...

Division Bench Of Delhi HC Also Denies Swaraj India The Common Symbol [Read Judgment]

The Division Bench of Delhi High Court in Swaraj India vs State Election Commission and Another while deciding an interim application held that “that any interim direction for grant of a common election symbol to the appellant would gravely hinder, impede, and could stall the election process set in motion by issue of Notification dated 22nd March, 2017”The Appellant Swaraj India being...

Companies Balance Sheet Fy 2016-17: Disclose Receipts & Payments In Rs. 1000 & 500 Currency Notes, Says Notification [Read Notifications]

The Central Government through Notification No. 244/ 2017 dated March 30, 2017 amends Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013.Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013 provides for “General instructions for preparation of Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss of a Company”The Amendment to the Schedule III requires a Company to disclose the details of specified bank notes (Rs. 500...

Information Utilities Regulations, 2017 Notified [Read Notification]

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Information Utilities) Regulations, 2017.The object of the Information Utility Regulation is to provide for registration and regulation of information utilities. The Information Utility Regulation will be effective from April 1, 2017.The role of an information utility is to store...