Kerala HC DB stayed 2 Sentences containing remarks against Chief Minister, from 135 Pages Single Judge Order for CBI Investigation against CM's Ex-Gunman. [Read the Single Bench order]

A Division Bench of Kerala High Court consisting of Justice K M Joseph and Justice Jayshankaran Nambiar stayed two sentences from a single Bench order which contains some observations against the Chief Minister of Kerala Mr.Oomman Chandy and his office. Justice Harun Al Rashid while ordering CBI investigation into two land-grabbing cases against accused, including Chief Minister's former...

Order to appoint Australian arbitrator in RIL case recalled by Supreme Court

After the government cited that the former Chief Justice and Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales was part of the initial list suggested by RIL, Justice S S Nijjar recalled its order appointing Australian judge James Jacob Spigelman as a foreign arbitrator to head a three-member arbitration panel in the Reliance Industries KG-D6 gas case against the government. The arbitration process was...

Degree obtained through Distance Education cannot be considered as an eligible qualification for LLB Course; Kerala HC

In Bridgit Megha P.S. V. Commissioner of Entrance Examination the High Court of Kerala ruled that the graduate degree obtained by the petitioners, through the Distance Education Programme, could not be considered as an eligible qualification for admission to the Government Law College, affiliated to the University of Kerala to its Three Year LL.B Course. Justice Vinod Chandran also held that...

New Companies Act comes into force

The new Companies Act, 2013 that will come into force from today have many sections which are yet to be notified, which include setting up of a National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), a National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), winding-up of sick companies and special courts. Some of the left out sections also related to the Investor and Education Protection Fund, compromise and...

Supreme Court issues notice to Union on reservation to Jats

Taking a serious note against the inclusion of Jat Community in the list of OBC category, the Supreme Court, today, issued notice to the Centre, directing it to file reply by April 9.  According to UPA government’s March 3rd  decision, the Jat community to be included in central list of OBCs in nine states that will benefit around nine crore people. The Jat community will be included in...

Compulsory Licencing: Delhi High Court orders to restrain NATCO from exporting generic version of Bayer's Nexavar [Read Order]

In Bayer Corporation v. Union of India, the Delhi High Court orders to restrain exporting generic version of Bayer's Nexavar. Justice Manmohan issued the injunction order restraining NATCO from exporting generic version of Bayer's Nexavar under Compulsory Licence.Section 90 of the Patents Act, 1970 deals with the terms and conditions of Compulsory Licence, as follows:Terms and conditions...

International arbitrator appointed by Supreme Court for Reliance-government dispute [Read Judgment]

Clearing the levels for settlement of dispute between Reliance Industries Ltd and the Government over recovery of cost for developing the country's key natural gas field in KG basin, Justice SS Nijjar of Supreme Court appointed a former Chief Justice of New South Wales in Australia as the third and final Arbitrator for resolution of dispute as per the arbitration agreement between the two...

SC Vacation Bench to hear regular pending cases, lawyers can request for inclusion of old cases. [Read the Notification]

The Supreme Court which closes for summer vacations from May 12 to June 29 has notified that vacation bench would now be hearing the pending regular cases to clear the backlog of cases.According to the notification the vacation bench will hear the cases on all days from Tuesday to Friday. All litigants and lawyers can approach the registry before 2nd May if required to get their regular...

Supreme Court issues fresh guidelines on quashing of proceedings of a non-compoundable offence on the basis of settlement between the parties. [Read the Judgment]

A Supreme Court bench of Justice K.S.Radhakrishnan and Justice A.K.Sikri has issued fresh guidelines on quashing of criminal proceeding of a non-compoundable offence by using the inherent powers of High Court under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, on the basis of a settlement between the parties. Supreme Court was considering the question whether a serious offence like S.307 of...

SC comes heavily on High Court and Trial Court's reasoning for convicting the accused U/S 306 and 498A IPC

A Supreme Court Bench consisting of Justice Radhakrishnan and Vikramjit Singh comes heavily on High Court and trial Court's reason for convicting an accused for the offences U/S 306 and 498A IPC.Facts of the Case;The Accused Mangat Ram, a member of SC community, married the deceased Seema, a member of the Aggarwal community on 13.7.1993 at Ambala. Few months after the marriage, on...

Justice R.M. Lodha to be next Chief Justice of India

Senior most judge of the Supreme Court, Justice R.M. Lodha, has been recommended to be the 41st Chief Justice of India. Lodha will succeed Justice P. Sathasivam, who retires on April 26.CJI has sent the communication recommending Justice Lodha’s name to the Union Law Ministry. The Hindu reports that the recommendation would be processed and the notification for appointment would  be...

Lisa Gill as 47th judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, 5 names impending with Supreme Court

The final clearance of advocate Lisa Gill’s name for judgeship by the President of India has been communicated to the Punjab and Haryana High Court and by March 31 the chief justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul will probably administer oath of office and secrecy. Out of the total strength of 46, currently there are six lady judges in Punjab and Haryana high court. These are justices Daya...