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Calcutta High Court Becomes India's Third HC With Specialised Division To Hear Intellectual Property Cases
The Calcutta High Court has become only the third court in India to house a dedicated bench of judges for hearing Intellectual Property (IP) matters. Other High Courts that have a dedicated roster for IP matters include Madras High Court and Delhi High Court.While the draft IP rules had been notified by the High Court in 2023, after much deliberation and discussion among stakeholders, the...
'Intervening Now Would Lead To Chaos': Supreme Court Refuses To Postpone Telangana State Civil Services Exams
The Supreme Court today (October 21) refused to postpone the conduct of the Telangana Civil Services Exams for the Group-1 category which is scheduled for today. The Court noted that intervening at the present stage would invite 'chaos'. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was informed that the exam is to take place today at 2 PM and...
Rajasthan Civil Judge Exam : Supreme Court Seeks To Know Marks Of Law Papers Of Candidates Who Scored Low In English Essay
In the matter concerning the Rajasthan Civil Judge Exam, the Supreme Court has asked the Rajasthan High Court to furnish a tabulated chart indicating the scores of two Law papers obtained by those candidates who got low scores (0-15) in the English essay paper."We direct that a tabulated statement be placed before this Court indicating the marks which were secured in Law Papers 1 and...
Stockpile Of Evidence Against Malayalam Actor Siddique In Rape Case, Granting Bail Sends Wrong Signal : Kerala Police To Supreme Court
Today, a status report has been filed by the Kerala Police opposing the grant of anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case registered against him based on allegations levelled by a young actress.It is claimed in the report that the petitioner is an extremely influential person in the Malayalam film industry, and the ongoing investigation reveals the "ill-intent" of...
Supreme Court Allows Justice Jayant Nath To Continue As DERC Chairperson Regardless Of Retirement Age
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 21) allowed Justice Jayant Nath to continue as the Chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) regardless of the attainment of the age of retirement (65 years).Justice Nath was appointed by the Supreme Court in August 2023 on a pro-term basis in view of the stalemate between the Delhi Government and the Delhi Lieutenant Governor...
After Blame Game Between Senior Advocate & AoR On False Statement, Supreme Court Mulls Guidelines On Conduct Of Advocates-on-Record
In a case where false statements were found to have been made to seek remission for a client, the Supreme Court on Monday (October 21) decided to lay down guidelines on the conduct of Advocates on Record.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih appointed Dr. S Muralidhar, Senior Advocate, as the amicus curiae in the matter for assistance.Senior Advocate Rishi...
'Nothing Worse For News Agency Being Called Puppet Of Govt': Delhi High Court To Wikipedia In Defamation Battle With ANI
While hearing an ongoing defamation battle between Wikipedia and Asian News International (ANI), the Delhi High Court on Monday told the platform that nothing can be worse for a news agency than to be called a puppet of an Intelligence Agency or a stooge of the Government.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing the appeal filed by...
Secularism Held To Be Always Part Of Constitution, Says Supreme Court While Hearing Plea Against Amendment To Preamble
Secularism has always been held to be a part of the basic structure of the Constitution, orally said the Supreme Court, while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the inclusion of the words "socialist" and "secular" in the Preamble to the Constitution as per the 42nd Amendment.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar was hearing the matter."There are a number of judgments...
Supreme Court Restrains Union & States From Acting On NCPCR Letter To Close Madrassas Not Compliant With RTE Act
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 21) restrained the Union Government and the States from acting upon the communications issued by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to withdraw the recognition of Madrassas which are not compliant with the Right to Education Act 2009 and to conduct an inspection of all Madrassas.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India...
"Judges Can't Hide Behind Curtains": Madras HC Dismisses Savukku Shankar's Contempt Plea Against DMK Leader For Alleged Comments On Sitting Judge
The Madras High Court, on Friday, dismissed a contempt petition filed by YouTuber Savukku Shankar against DMK Organisation Secretary RS Bharathi for the latter's comment against Justice N Anand Venkatesh. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice V Sivagnanam noted that Justice Venkatesh himself had expressed that he did not want to initiate contempt proceedings. The court also...