CCI Imposes Penalties On Seven Cement Companies For Bid-Rigging [Read Order]

Competition Commission of India on Thursday has imposed penalties on seven cement companies for bid rigging of a tender floated by the Director, Supplies & Disposals, Haryana, in the year 2012, for procurement of cement to be supplied to Government Departments/ Boards/ Corporations in the State of Haryana.A penalty of  Rs. 18.44 crore, Rs. 68.30 crore, Rs. 38.02 crore, Rs. 9.26 crore,...

Trained And Qualified Persons Can Legally Practice Acupuncture Therapy: Kerala HC [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court has ruled that a registered practitioner or an appropriately trained person can practise acupuncture therapy and the same cannot be held to be violation of law.Considering various submissions of the petitioner, Justice Sunil Thomas stated, ‘In the light of the above, there cannot be any dispute that acupuncture is permitted to be practiced, subject to restrictions...

Married Industrial Worker’s Parents Can Get Compensation On His Death: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madurai Bench of High Court of Madras, in Thilagavathi v. Deputy Commissioner of Labour and Ors., has upheld an order awarding a part of compensation paid for the death of an industrial worker to the parents of the deceased.Justice S. Vaidyanathan observed, “The respondent has clearly stated that since the children of the deceased have completed 18 years of age and attained majority, there is...

All-India Bar Examination postponed to 26th March

The latest notification on the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE) website has stated that the examination has been postponed and tentatively rescheduled for 26th March, 2017. It was initially scheduled for 26th February.It is intimated that the online registration for the exam has also begun.As per the notification, ‘The online registration for AIBE-X to be held tentatively on 26th March,...

Madras HC Rejects Cop’s Plea To Engage Lawyer For Departmental Inquiry [Read Order]

The Madras High Court recently rejected the plea of a police inspector who was facing dacoity and robbery charges, and was suspended for the same from department.His plea was to let him present his case for departmental inquiry through an advocate before the inquiry officer.Contending that the inquiry officer was a law graduate, he had approached the Superintendent of Police to permit him...

Kerala HC Expresses Anguish Over Deteriorating Status Of Legal Education [Read Judgment]

“The foundations that we build today in legal education will define the quality of our polity tomorrow,” the court said. A division bench of the High Court of Kerala in a recent judgment expressed deep concern and anguish over the deteriorating status of legal education in the country.Observing that the legal education being imparted across the country is in deep crisis, the court...

Bombay HC Finds POCSO Judge Biased Against Accused, Transfers The Case [Read Judgment]

The single bench of Justice AM Badar of the Bombay High Court has allowed the application filed by an accused under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act(POCSO) to transfer his case before another judge alleging bias on part of the current designated under the said act.Court was hearing the application filed under Section 407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure(CPC) wherein the...

State Bar Council Can’t Summarily Reject Enrollment Application Sans BCI Opinion: Madras HC [Read Order]

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has held that State Bar Council cannot summarily dismiss an enrollment application without referring the application for opinion to the Bar Council of India.The high court was hearing a writ petition challenging the order of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu by which it summarily rejected the application of K. Periyasamy on the ground that he had not disclosed...

Muslim Mother Can Act As Legal Guardian Of Minor Kid’s Gifted Properties: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

The Madras High Court has held that although the principles of Mohammedan law do not expressly confer the right of guardianship to women, mothers can act as legal guardians of properties gifted to their minor children and the acceptance of properties by them would be held as legally valid under specific circumstances.Clarifying the position of Mohammedan law on the issue, Justice RMT Teekaa...

NCLT Dismisses Cyrus Mistry's Contempt Petition Against Ratan Tata

National Company Law Tribunal has dismissed the contempt petition filed by Cyrus Mistry Cyrus Investments Ltd and Sterling Investment against Ratan Tata, N A Soonawala, R K Krishnakumar and R Venkatraman.The division bench of B S V Prasad Kumar and V Nallasenapathy were hearing the contempt petition filed by Mistry on January 11.The bench has asked Mistry's lawyers to file an affidavit to...

Salman Khan Gets Acquittal In 1998 Arms Act Case [Read Judgment]

Bollywood actor Salman Khan was acquitted by the Jodhpur Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Wednesday in an Arms Act case regarding an alleged deer hunt in 1998.The actor was accused of keeping an unlicenced weapon and using it for a deer hunt in 1998. He was also charged under the Arms Act, as part of several cases linked to the poaching of blackbuck.He has been acquitted in the Arms Act case...

CIC Directs CBSE To Allow Inspection Of Smriti Irani’s Class X, XII Records [Read Order]

When a public representative declares his educational qualifications, the voter has a right to check up that declaration, the commission observed.The Central Information Commission has directed the CBSE to allow inspection of Class 10th and 12th school records of Union Minister Smriti Irani within 60 days.Central Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu also directed Minister for...