Bombay HC Extends Relief For Kapil Sharma And Irfan Khan Against BMC Order

The Bombay High Court has extended it’s relief to comedian Kapil Sharma and actor Irfan Khan. This relief is from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s notice dated April 28, 2016 which had directed demolition of unauthorized structures in their flats at an 18 storey building in Goregaon. Court had earlier granted an interim stay on the BMC’s notice onSharma, who had challenged...

No Over The Counter Exchange Of Old Notes From Tomorrow: Exemptions Will Continue: Govt.

Government of India Today declared that there will be no over the counter exchange of old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes after midnight of 24.11.2016. It is also announced that various exemptions for certain transactions and activities wherein payment could be made through old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes.It has been decided that all these exemptions, with the additions and modifications as...

Individual Flat Owners Have No Right For Separate Water Connections: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

A division bench of High Court of Kerala recently reversed a single bench's ruling that allowed individual flat owners to seek separate water connections.This writ appeal (W.A. No. 1556 of 2016) filed by Kerala Water Authority had come up for admission on 27-10-2016 against the judgment dated 28.3.2016.The division bench of Chief Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar and Justice Sathish Ninan held...

Cabinet Approves Introduction Of New Merchant Shipping Bill 2016 In Parliament

Union Cabinet Today has approved the new Merchant Shipping Bill, 2016 for introducing it in the Parliament.The Bill is a revamped version of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. The Bill will repeal Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 as well as The Coasting Vessels Act, 1838.The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 amended 17 times between 1966 and 2014 resulting in an increase in the number of sections to more...

Bombay HC Summons BMC Commissioner For Non-Compliance Of Orders

The Bombay High Court has directed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Ajoy Mehta to remain present in court in a matter regarding identification of a site for installation of a Doppler Radar System(DRS) in suburban Mumbai.Division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice MS Sonak passed these directions while hearing a PIL filed by Atal Bihari Dubel. His petition was...

Bombay HC Pulls Up SIT, CBI For Slow Progress In Pansare-Dabholkar Murder Probes

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday expressed its dissatisfaction with the progress made in the probe into murder cases of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare.The Central Bureau of Investigation is probing rationalist Dabholkar’s murder and a Special Investigation Team is investigating social activist Govind Pansare’s killing.The court is hearing petitions filed by the...

Prisoners Now Move Gauhati High Court, Seek Parole In Order To Exchange “Demonetised” Notes [Read Petition]

A total of 11 prisoners currently lodged at Gauhati Central Jail, most of whom are undergoing “punishment of rigorous imprisonment for life”, have now approached the Gauhati High Court seeking to be let out on parole so that they can go to their respective banks and exchange their notes that are no longer legal tender.The petition states that a request for parole was made before...

GST Council meet rescheduled for Dec 2, 3

The GST council meeting slated for Friday has been cancelled and rescheduled for 2nd-3rd December. Instead, the meeting of the law sub-committee of officials from both the Centre and states will meet on Friday to finalise the draft GST related laws before placing before the council meet.The two-day officials’ meet that took place on Monday and Tuesday discussed at length three draft...

Passport Can Bear Step-Father’s Name Without Judicial Declaration Of Legal Guardianship: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana has held that a child’s passport can carry the step-father’s name without a declaration by the court appointing him as a legal guardian. The court ordered the authority to issue the passport bearing the step-father’s name within a month.Considering the facts of the case, Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain said: “The step-father of the petitioner is his...

Kerala HC Issues Notice To VS Achuthanandan On Appointment To Administrative Reforms Commission

A division bench of Kerala High Court has issued notice to senior CPM leader and former Chief Minister of Kerala VS Achuthanandan in a public interest litigation challenging his appointment as Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission Chairman.The bench comprising Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan and Justice Devan Ramachandran was hearing the PIL filed by Advocate Arun Thomas against...

Insolvency And Bankruptcy Board Of India Notifies Regulations

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has notified two new regulations that govern the eligibility criteria for becoming a professional member of an Insolvency Professional Agency or for registering with the IBBI as an Insolvency Professional Agency.The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), in exercise of its powers conferred under section 240 of the Insolvency...

Lawyer Charged With Criminal Contempt Can’t Appear In Robes: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

High Court found a lawyer guilty of contempt and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for a term of three months and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000. The High Court of Kerala has held that an advocate who has been charged with criminal contempt of court was not entitled to appear in the robes of a lawyer in the case.A division bench comprising Justice PN Ravindran and Justice Dama...