Delhi Court Restrains Law Firm Fox Mandal & Associates From Using 'FoxMandal' Trademark And Website Domain Name

A Delhi Court on Thursday (May 15) restrained Shuvabrata Mandal and Shouryabrata Mandal from offering their legal services under trademark 'FoxMandal', which is owned by their brother Som Mandal.District Judge Vidya Prakash sitting at Patiala House Courts also restrained the duo from using FoxMandal for their website domain name.The interim injunction comes in a suit filed by Som Mandal, who...

Kerala Court Sends Lawyer Accused Of Assaulting Lady Advocate To 14 Days Judicial Custody

A court in Kerala on Friday (May 16) has remanded advocate Beyline Das, who is accused of physically assaulting his female junior advocate and who was arrested today, to 14-day judicial custody till May 30. The accused was remanded by Judicial First Class Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram Revitha K.G.Advocate Dileep Sathyan, who is representing the accused, confirmed that the bail application...

Jharkhand High Court Distributes Tablet Devices To 496 Judicial Officers To Boost Digital Efficiency

In a significant move aimed strengthening the digital infrastructure of the judiciary, the Jharkhand High Court has distributed Samsung Galaxy Tablet devices to 496 judicial officers serving in various civil courts across the state of JharkhandThis initiative was undertaken on the recommendation of the Computer and Digitization Committee of the High Court of Jharkhand and approved by the...

Maharashtra Court Acquits Actor Vijay Raaz From Sexual Harassment & Stalking Case

In a breather for popular actor Vijay Raaz, a Magistrate court in Maharashtra's Gondia district has acquitted him from sexual harassment and stalking case lodged against him in 2020 by an assistant director of the Vidya Balan-starrer film 'Sherni.'Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Mahendra Sorte noted that the victim in the case died and thus could not be examined by the prosecution and...

Former Chief Justice Of India DY Chandrachud Joins NLU Delhi As Distinguished Professor

Former Chief Justice Of India Justice DY Chandrachud has joined National Law University (NLU) Delhi as a Distinguished Professor.“From landmark judgments on privacy, LGBTQ+ rights, and gender justice to his pioneering work on digital freedoms and judicial reforms, his presence will profoundly enrich our academic ecosystem. Now, his wisdom will directly fuel NLU Delhi's mission to build a more just and equitable legal system”, a press release issued by NLU Delhi stated.According to the press...

Kerala Bar Council Bars Lawyer Accused Of Assaulting Lady Advocate From Appearing Before Any Forum Till Disciplinary Case Is Decided

The Bar Council of Kerala in its meeting conducted on Wednesday (May 14) has decided to restrict Advocate Beyline Das from appearing before any court, Tribunal or authority pending disciplinary proceedings against him.The decision comes a day after Das was suspended from the Trivandrum Bar Association for allegedly assaulting his junior lady advocate. The police have registered a case...

Bar Association In Kerala Suspends Member Over Allegedly Assaulting Lady Advocate

Trivandrum Bar Association on Tuesday (13th May) suspended Adv. Bailin Das for assaulting his junior lady advocate. As per reports, the action was taken by the association after getting an oral complaint from the victim. The office bearers of the association informed the media that he was put under suspension pending enquiry. Shyamili, the victim was allegedly slapped on her face and she...

Nanthancode Family Murder: Kerala Court Gives Life Imprisonment To Accused Kedal Jinson

A sessions court in Kerala on Tuesday ( May 13) sentenced Kedal Jinson Raja to life imprisonment who has been convicted for the murder of his family members.Raja, who was a medical graduate is convicted of killing his father, mother, sister and a family relative. The victims were hacked and three of the bodies were set on fire. One body was discovered wrapped in bedsheets inside the home....

Tamil Nadu Court Sentences All Nine Accused In Pollachi Sexual Assault Case To Life Imprisonment

A court in Coimbatore has sentenced all nine accused in the infamous 2019 Pollachi sexual assault case, to life imprisonment for the offences of rape and gang rape under Section 376 of the IPC and its relevant subsections.According to the Indian Express, sessions judge R Nandhini Devi sentenced the accused K Thirunavukkarasu, N Sabarirajan alias Rishwanth, M Sathish, T Vasanthakumar,...

Complaint Filed In UP Court Against Rahul Gandhi For Calling Lord Rama A 'Mythological Figure' During US Visit

A criminal complaint has been filed against Congress Leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his alleged remark on Lord Rama, referring to him as a 'mythological' figure during an interactive session in the US last month The complaint has been moved by Advocate Hari Shankar Pandey before the ACJM (MP/MLA) Court, Varanasi, terming his alleged comment to...

Ex-Promoter Of Bhushan Power Moves NCLT To Enforce Supreme Court's Liquidation Order

Sanjay Singal, the former promoter of Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL), has approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Delhi, urging it to enforce the Supreme Court's recent order which directed liquidation of BPSL. On May 2, the Supreme Court set aside JSW Steel's ₹19,700 crore resolution plan, holding that it failed to comply with Sections 30(2) and 31(2) of the...

Delhi Court Defers Pronouncement Of Verdict After Stenographer Left Threatening Suicide

A Delhi Court recently deferred pronouncement of verdict in a road accident case after the regular stenographer left the court threatening that he will commit suicide. JMFC Neha Garg of Karkardooma Courts recorded in its order that the judgment could not be dictated as the regular stenographer of the court left the court after threatening that he will commit suicide. The Court then relisted...