Supreme Court gives a final chance to Sahara to raise funds

The Supreme Court accepted to give a final chance to Sahara to raise funds in order to comply with its earlier orders regarding reimbursement to investors. If Sahara fails to raise the funds, the Supreme Court would then appoint a receiver and an auction of Sahara’s properties would be held.Meanwhile, Subrata Ray, Chairperson of Sahara India continues to be in Tihar Jail, where he has...

Delhi High Court seeks replies from DU and BCI on lack of infrastructure at Faculty of Law

Hearing a petition alleging lack of adequate infrastructure in Faculty of Law, Delhi University, the Delhi High Court through an order asked Bar Council of India(BCI) and Delhi University(DU) to file their responses.The Division Bench consisting of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Ashutosh Kumar sought answers regarding new proposed law faculty campus and asked about its built up area. In his...

Delhi HC declines to stay ban on ‘India’s Daughter’ says “Media trials do tend to influence Judges”

The Delhi High Court while hearing a petition in relation to the documentary India’s Daughter has reportedly observed,"Media trials do tend to influence judges. Subconsciously a pressure is created and it does have an effect on the sentencing of the accused/convict."Declining to pass interim orders in the BBC Documentary case, the Bench of Justices BD Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva observed,...

National Judicial Appointments Commission: SC restricts all High Courts from hearing Petitions challenging validity of the Acts

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice A.R. Dave, Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice M.B. Lokur has restrained all High Courts from entertaining any petition challenging validity of the 121st Constitutional Amendment Act and the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act brought to replace the collegium system introduced in 1993.The Apex Court, on Tuesday, began heading on...

Is right to eat the meat of one's choice a fundamental right? Bombay HC started hearing PILs against Beef Ban asks Govt. to clarify the date of implementation

A public interest litigation filed before the Bombay High Court has challenged the recent amendments in Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, 1976 by which a punishment has been mandated for possessing and selling beef.The petition, filed by activist Ketan Tirodkar calls the beef ban atrocious and reportedly states that right to eat should not be affected. The petition has claimed that the...

Madras HC strikes down key provisions of IPAB as unconstitutional [Read the Judgment]

A Madras High Court bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishen Kaul has declared the critical provisions of the Trademarks Act providing for the establishment of the IPAB (Intellectual Property Appellate Board) as unconstitutional.According to SpicyIP report, the Court held the section providing for Indian government officers (ILS officers) to be elected as judicial members to the tribunal was...

Madras High Court rejects PIL on establishment of National Court of Appeals

Hearing a PIL filed by Advocate V.Vasanthakumar, the Madras High Court has held that establishment of National Court of Appeals "is a matter of legislation and Constitutional amendment. The representation of the petitioner having been examined and rejected, we are of the view that the petitioner cannot keep on agitating re-consideration of the issue again and again by filing the present...

Hitch for Rahul, Bombay HC dismisses Gandhi's plea in defamation case [Read the Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on tuesday dismissed Rahul Gandhi's to quash a criminal defamation case filed in 2014 against him.It is noteworthy that RSS had indicted Rahul Gandhi of criminal defamation charges following alleged remarks made by him regarding the involvement of "RSS member" in Mahatma Gandhi's assassination in an election speech made in Bhiwandi near Thane in March 2014.With a view...

35 Cases Filed against Companies in Coal Scam : CBI tells SC

The CBI had informed the Supreme Court that so far it had filed 35 cases against the coal companies and investigation was continuing  in respect of over 100 companies in the coal scam.The bench consists of Justices Madan B. Lokur, Kurian Joseph and A.K. Sikri for monitoring the probe in the coal scam cases. Senior Counsel Amarendra Saran, appearing for the CBI, made this submission before...

Delhi HC refuses to grant urgent hearing to PIL on ban on BBC's 'India's Daughter'

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant early hearing to a public interest litigation on the ban on broadcast of BBC's documentary, India's daughter. The petition was mentioned before the Bench of Justices BD Ahmed and Vibhu Bakhru, which said, "It will be listed on Wednesday. Nothing so important, that it needs to be heard today."The PIL has been filed by two law students and...

SC Grants Student With Learning Disability With Provision of a writer

The Supreme Court of India rendered relief to a Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) student, Partha Vidhani, afflicted with learning disability to have the provision of a writer for his last two board examinations.On Monday, the apex court of the nation overruled the verdict given by the Bombay High Court. The HC on 25th February rejected the plea of the ‘slow learner’ from having a writer...

Supreme Court to hear appeal against Delhi High Court’s order regarding recalling of witnesses in the Uber rape case

The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear appeal against Delhi High Court’s order by which the High Court had allowed recall of 13 prosecution witnesses, including the victim. The High Court had also said that the cross examination be carried out on a day-to-day basis.The accused Shivpal Yadav had approached the High Court seeking the same, however, the High Court had said that any...