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...

Calcutta HC upholds NUJS Registrar’s dismissal for financial mismanagement [Read Judgment]

Calcutta High Court, on July 26, dismissed an appeal filed by Mr. Surajit Mukhopadhyay, the Registrar of The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, against his dismissal from the post.Mr. Mukhopadhyay was dismissed in 2014 by the Vice Chancellor (V.C.) Mr. Ishwara Bhatt, who was authorized by an Executive Committee (E.C.) to take appropriate action following a...

Delhi HC dismisses Vijay Mallya’s petitions to quash summons in cheque bounce cases [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has dismissed petitions by Vijay Mallya challenging the summons issued to him in cheque bounce cases in the complaint lodged by Delhi International Airport Private Limited.An application under Section 319 CrPC.filed by the complainant for summoning Vijay Mallya as an accused, was allowed by the Magistrate and he was summoned as accused. Mallya approached the High...

Lawyer seeks apology from Mathrubhumi Daily for publishing Defamatory Cartoon on Lawyers [Read Notice]

A Lawyer Notice has been served on Mathrubhumi, a vernacular National daily of Kerala, for publishing a cartoon on 22-7-16 showing the lawyers band in an insulting and improper manner. The cartoon titled ‘Government pleadanam’ shows that the two oblong pieces of the band ,  one of them being shown as lawyer and other  shown as a lady. The lawyer is depicted as  trying to attack/grab ...

CIC directs Tihar Jail Authorities to declare policy about prisoner’s remission and wrongful extra detention [Read Order]

The Central Information commission has directed the Jail authorities and the Government of National capital Territory of Delhi to declare their policy in the form of citizen charter under Section 4(1)(b), (c) and (d) of Right to Information Act, 2005 explaining rights of prisoner in the jail especially with regard to remission and remedy for wrongful extra detention. The policy must elucidate...

There is no ban for Journalists in attending and reporting Court Proceedings: Kerala HC [Read Press Note]

After a joint meeting chaired by Acting Chief Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan and Committee constituted to formulate a Code for Court reporting by the Press and electronic media, the High Court of Kerala has issued a press release stating that there is no ban imposed on the Journalists from attending court room proceedings. The meeting has also decided to formulate a Code of Conduct which...

BJP fined Rs. 25,000 in Ram Jethmalani expulsion case

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday was directed to pay Rs. 25,000 as costs after its MP Bhupender Yadav expressed his inability to appear as a witness on Saturday in a Civil Suit filed by Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani challenging his expulsion from the party.Additional District Judge Vineeta Goyal however exempted the MP from appearing, providing him another opportunity to be...