Spice Jet vs Kalanithi Maran: Delhi HC directs Spice Jet to deposit Rs.579 crores in the name of HC Registrar [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has directed the Spice Jet and Sun Group to take the necessary steps for the purpose of constitution of Arbitral Tribunal to settle the share transfer disputes between them. The Bench has also directed that Rs.579 crores shall be deposited by the respondents without prejudice in five equal monthly instalments by way of fixed deposit for twelve months in the name of...

All Child Care Institutions must be registered under the Juvenile Justice Act

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015) has come into effect from 15th January, 2016. As per Section 41(1) of JJ Act, 2015 all institutions, whether run by the State Government or by voluntary or non-governmental organisations, which are meant, either wholly or partially, for housing children in need of care and protection and those in conflict with...

Govt’s MoP recommends panel of retd. Judges to deal will complaints against SC and HC Judges

The Government has reportedly recommended setting up of a panel to deal with complaints against Judges in the Supreme Court and in the 24 High Courts of the country.The Government’s version of the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) includes a provision for a Secretariat, which would comprise of retired Judges. The Secretariat would be endowed with the power to evaluate complaints against...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Following are the answers to the various frequently asked questions relating to GST:Question 1.What is GST? How does it work?Answer: GST is one indirect tax for the whole nation, which will make India one unified common market. GST is a single tax on the supply of goods and services, right from the manufacturer to the consumer. Credits of input taxes paid at each stage will be available in...

New IPR Policy

The Government has approved the National IPR Policy on 12th May 2016. The policy lays down the following seven objectives: IPR Awareness: Outreach and Promotion- Generation of IPRs: To create public awareness about the economic, social and cultural benefits of IPRs among all sections of society; Generation of IPRs- To stimulate the generation of IPRs; Legal and Legislative Framework:To...

Final year five-year integrated BA (criminology) LLB students of GLC Ernakulam can enrol: BCI

Their dreams to become eminent lawyers, which suffered a temporary setback due to confusion regarding the approval of BA Criminology Course, has now been rekindled as the Bar Council of India has now agreed to allow the 80 final year students of Government Law College Ernakulam to be enrolled as Advocates.Earlier, Bar Council of India’s show cause to Mahatma Gandhi University stating that that five-year integrated LLB (honors) with BA in Criminology is not recognised by it, had come as a shocker...

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...