Setback for NATCO, Breather for Israeli Pharma Giant Teva, as Division Bench sets aside Single Bench Judgment [Read the Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has set aside the decision of a learned single Judge in the case Teva Pharmaceutical Industries vs.NATCO Pharma Limited and has allowed for Tevato take up relief of permanent injunction restraining the defendant , NATCO Pharmafrom manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, exporting or registering a multiple sclerosis drug. The single judge had rejected the case citing...

Legal Recourse over False Affidavits- Smriti Irani Can be Prosecuted

Human Resources Development Minister, Smriti Irani’s education row continues to create a clamor with two contradicting affidavits coming to the fore. In the affidavit filed by her in 2004, it was claimed that she completed her graduation via correspondence from the Delhi University in 1996 but in the 2014 affidavit to the Election Commission, she claimed to have completed first year of...

Faking News made the Gadkari Lawyer Confused

A spoof news about the Aam Aadmi Party led counsels of Nitin Gagkari to contend on the basis of it in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday. They advocated upon a news story which claimed that one of the AAP leaders said the magistrate who sent Kejriwal to jail needed to be taught law all over again.The BJP leader's counsel stated the news to assert that such statements were contemptuous. But...

SC directs the Delhi Police Commissioner to provide security to a female lawyer

The Supreme Court directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to provide security to a female lawyer, Ambika Das who was allegedly manhandled by policemen and others inside Lajpat Nagar police station.Further the vacation benchconsisting of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice A.K. Sikri has also asked the Joint Commissioner of Police to file an affidavit after considering all aspects of the...

Petition to Increase Retirement money of Lawyers- Delhi High Court issues Notice to the Government

In an appeal to the Delhi High Court to review and increase the sum payable to a lawyer after retirement, a response has been sought from the Ministry of Law and Justice, Delhi Government and Advocates’ Welfare Fund Trustee.The increment has reportedly been sought by petitioner –lawyer O.P. Faizi, asserting that "the amount payable to the advocate members of the fund under the Central Act...

Mukul Rohatgi appointed as 14th Attorney General of India

In tune with earlier speculations, Senior Supreme Court Advocate Mukul Rohatgi has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India. According to an NDTV report, he said that, "My priority would be to streamline the litigation process, to cut down litigation between government departments and PSUs... New government will co-operate in this aspect as this government wants to change...

William S Pinckney, Amway India Chairman and CEO is arrested and remanded in judicial custody in connection with a criminal case registered against the direct-selling company

Amway India Chairman and Chief Executive William S Pinckney was arrested and remanded in judicial custody by Andhra Pradesh Police in connection with a criminal case registered against the direct-selling company. The Kurnool district court today sent him in 14-day judicial custody.The action against him was taken on the basis of a complaint filed by advocate, Jagannath Reddy, in December...

Pendency of Proceedings under Domestic Violence Act, not a ground to deny Appointment; Delhi HC [Read the Judgment]

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has set aside a single bench Judgment regarding the cancellation of the appointment order of a woman who has a Domestic Violence Case pending against her. The High Court in its significant judgment in Nidhi Kaushik v.s Union of India , ruled that Domestic Violence Cases under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act are civil in nature and has also...

Delhi High Court orders Compensation to Nitish Katara’s Family

The Delhi High Court yesterday ordered compensation in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case. A special bench, comprising justices Gita Mittal and J R Midha said that three convicts, including UP politician D P Yadav’s son Vikas, will have to pay compensation to the family of Katara who was murdered in 2002.The Bench provided three weeks extra time to Delhi State Legal Services Authority...

Half-baked PILs cannot be entertained; Delhi HC [Read the Judgment]

Delhi High Court on Tuesday, while dismissing a PIL on the ground that it cannot entertain half-baked petition, observed that a Person who brings a PIL is required to satisfy the Court as to the illegality in the actions of the State affecting the public interest.The PIL was filed by an NGO 'Center for Human Rights' which sought for a direction to the Centre to define its policy on...

Arvind Kejriwal released from Judicial Custody after furnishing Bail Bond

Arvind Kejriwal has released from Judicial Custody after furnishing a Bail Bond before a Metropolitan Magistrate in Delhi Court today.The Court accepted the Bail Bond of Kejriwal filed by his advocate in connection with Nitin Gadkari criminal defamation case and ordered to release him from Tihar jail.Kejriwal was remanded to the Judicial Custody by Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha by...

Ravi Shankar Prasad, assumes office as Minister of Law and Justice, Communications and Information Technology

Ravi Shankar Prasad has assumed the charge of the Ministry of Law & Justice, Communications and Information Technology in Narendra Modi led Cabinet on Tuesday. He is the fifteenth person who holds the office of Ministry of Law & Justice.Prasad, who is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India, has held the position of Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice during...