Delhi HC orders blocking of ‘Pirate’ websites [Read Judgment]

In a landmark order, a Division Bench of High Court has ordered blocking of 73“pirate” websites and directed the Department of Electronics And Information Technology, Government of India, to assist in the enforcement of orders passed by the Court in online piracy issues.This order was issued in a review petition filed by Department of Electronics And Information Technology, Government...

Delhi HC refuses to quash criminal proceedings against Building Contractor who ‘settled’ the matter 'Out of Court' [Read Judgment]

I am of the view that quashing of criminal proceedings in the present case would create and set an unhealthy precedent, and send wrong signals to the society at large, the Court said.In a building collapse case which resulted in death of a labourer, the Delhi High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a building contractor. Justice Vipin Sanghi, refusing to quash the...

Delhi HC agrees to hear the Plea Challenging Senior Designation of Lawyers [Read Petition]

Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a Petition filed by National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms challenging the constitutional validity of the provision of the Advocates Act, which creates a division between junior advocates and senior advocates. It also challenged section 23(5) of the said Act, which allowed senior advocates pre-audience in courts.The Division...

Filing RTI applications with Apex Executive Authorities seeking information about their subordinates, has to be discouraged: CIC [Read Order]

Instead of creating a good governance system, this practice is creating a bad and an aimless exercise burdening public exchequer, the CIC observed.In a significant order, Central Information Commission has held that, the offices of President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Governors, Lt Governors and Chief Ministers are not legally obliged under RTI Act to entertain RTI applications...

Justice Shantanagoudar appointed as Acting Chief Justice of High Court of Kerala [Read Notification]

Justice Shantanagoudar Mohan Mallikarjunagouda, senior most Judge of Kerala High Court, has been appointed as Acting Chief Justice,High Court of Kerala.He was earlier transferred as a Judge from High Court of Karnataka to High Court of Kerala.He assumed the office of the Judge , High Court of Kerala today.Live Law had earlier reported the news on transfer relating to two high court judges,...

Amendments to Factories Act, 1948

The Government introduced the Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014 in the Parliament. The Bill was referred to the Parliament Standing Committee on Labour. The Parliament Standing Committee submitted its report to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha in December, 2014. The major amendments proposed in the Factories Act, 1948, inter-alia, include provisions relating to imposing obligation upon the occupier...

Bar council of Punjab and Haryana launches Mobile App with Lawyers’ details

The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana has reportedly launched a mobile application that will furnish details about the members, including their phone numbers and addresses. The app will also provide the latest updates from the state bar council.The app was launched by Punjab and Haryana High Court’s judge Justice Daya Chaudhary which is available for free on any Android or iOS-based...

CIC upholds denial of information relating to grant of sanction for prosecution: Prof. Sridhar dissents [Read Order]

A Full Bench of Central Information Commission, in a split verdict of two to one, has upheld the decision of a Bank which had denied the information to a person accused of corruption, who had sought information relating to the grant of sanction for his prosecution.The Bank had denied information on the following grounds RTI Act does not apply to the CBI, by virtue of the Second Schedule to...

Challenge against Collegium System: Kerala HC DB remits back the matter to Single Judge to decide afresh on maintainability [Read Order]

A Division Bench of High Court of Kerala, has remitted back a writ petition challenging collegium system of appointment of Judges to be considered afresh by the single bench . The single bench has been directed to consider the writ petition on the issue of maintainability .The registry of the court had earlier raised queries on the maintainability of the writ petition. Upon answering the...

Simultaneous proceedings against Company and persons in charge of it, permissible under Competition Act: CCI [Read Order]

The Competition Commission of India(CCI), in Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare vs. M/s Mahyco Monsanto Biotech, has held that it is permissible for the Commission to issue directions to the Director General to look into the role of the persons in-charge of and responsible for the conduct of business of the companies, before returning the finding of contravention against the...

Patna HC declares election of BJP MP from Bihar null and void for suppression of criminal antecedents [Read Judgment]

A contesting candidate, according to the requirements of law, is mandated to disclose his past criminal antecedents where the possible conviction is two years or more, the Court observed.Election of Chhedi Paswan, a BJP MP from Sasaram (SC) Parliamentary Constituency in Bihar, has been declared null and void by the Patna High Court, for suppressing his past criminal antecedents in his...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtAllahabad High Court has recently examined the issue regarding the maintainability of writ of Habeas corpus when an order of competent court/magistrate court is in existence for giving the minor girl in the custody of father after she was recovered during the investigation upon an FIR lodged under Sections 363 and 366 IPC.Delhi High CourtThe Delhi High Court asked the...