Criminal defamation proceedings against Sardesai and other journalists stayed by SC

In what can be called as a respite to senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed criminal defamation proceedings in a case for allegedly making false implication against a senior Hyderabad police officer in connection with the 2007 Sohrabuddin encounter case.A bench of Justices Prafulla C Pant and Amitava Roy heard this petition, filed along with seven...

Lawyers and Law Students demand revocation of IIT- Madras’ decision de-recognizing student group, ‘Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle’

Lawyers practising at the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court staged a protest in Madurai on Tuesday demanding an immediate revocation of the de-recognition of the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (APSC) by IIT Madras.As many as 60 lawyers gathered in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the court premises and raised slogans against the IIT-M management condemning the de-recognition of...

Acquittal of Jayalalithaa – Karnataka Govt decides to Appeal

After a lot of speculations finally Karnataka Government is all set to start a new round of legal battle against the Tamil Nadu Cheif Minister Jayalalithaa by deciding to appeal against her acquittal in the disproportionate asset case. The decision to appeal was mooted by Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, on Monday at the cabinet meeting despite the advice of many MLA's and Cabinet ministers to...

MCA notifies date of commencement of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the date of commencement of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015. "May 29, 2015" has been selected the date of enforcement from which provisions of sections 1 to 12 and 15 to 23 of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 shall come into force.In addition, the Ministry also notified the following new rules, with effect from May 29, 2015.Companies...

Court grants Bail for Under Trial Prisoner to write DU Law Entrance Test

An under trial from Tihar jail has been granted three - day interim bail on an application made before Special CBI Court, Delhi. The order was made on the application by Nirvikar Singh, who wishes to appear for the entrance test of Delhi University, Faculty of law, which is to be held on June 5 to June 7.Gurdeep Singh, the special judge before whom this application came, while acknowledging...

LexisNexis India acquires Universal Law Publishing Titles

In a major move in the publishing industry, LexisNexis, a leading publisher and online solutions provider for legal, tax, academic, and test-prep has announced the acquisition of the Universal Law Publishing titles.Universal Law Publishing has been publishing legal books and legislation for legal professionals, academics and students in the Indian market for five decades.Universal has...

Rajasthan HC dismisses petition regarding relocation of Ranthambore Tiger

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a petition filed regarding relocation of Ranthambore tiger T 24 to Sajjangarh Biological Park after it had reportedly killed its fourth human victim in five years. The petition was filed by Mr. CB Singh, who claims to be a wildlife enthusiast.Questioning the expertise of the petition, the Division Bench consisting of Justices Ajit Singh and Anupinder...

Delhi HC allows Greenpeace to use two bank accounts

The Delhi High Court allowed Greenpeace to use two of its accounts for its day to day functioning. However, Greenpeace can use the accounts for domestic donations only.Justice Rajiv Shakdher also allowed the NGO to liquidate its fixed deposits and observed that government cannot choke the NGO of its funds. The Court observed that the government is free to check the source of the amount in...

Government notifies the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015

The Central government notified the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 on May, 26. By the amendment, requirement of minimum paid up capital is to be done away with. In addition, the aspect of having a common seal has been changed and having a Common Seal is not mandatory.The Amendment Act also omits Section 11 pertaining to Commencement of Business Certificate and also puts a penalty for...

CIC directs Tihar Jail Authorities to disclose details about basic facilities

Upon an application filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005 by Sehjad, a prison inmate who has been experiencing various jail terms since 2004, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Tihar Jail authorities to disclose the details regarding the diet supply mechanism in the largest prison jail in Asia. The Jail authorities must now disclose the diet chart, standard of...

Delhi High Court slams Coal India for cancelling the E-Auction of Coal won by Jindal Power

The Delhi High Court (HC) found Coal India's decision to cancel Jindal Power's successful bid seeking supply of 49,000 million tonnes of non-coking coal through e-auction, to be inappropriate. On Monday, Jindal Power had filed an affidavit against Coal India's decision and it is during the hearing of this matter that the division bench comprising Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev...

AG Noorani gets IOS Lifetime Achievement Award

Constitutional law expert, a well-known author, A G Noorani has been conferred with the Sixth IOS Lifetime Achievement Award.The Institute of Objective Studies had organized a function regarding the same and the award was presented by the ‘Scroll of Honour’ by Lt Gen Zameer Uddin Shah, the vice chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).In addition, Justice A M Ahmadi, former Chief...