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Supreme Court Asks D Roopa IPS To Delete Social Media Posts Against Rohini Sindhuri IAS Within 24 Hours
The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 14) asked IPS officer D Roopa to delete her social media posts against IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri by tomorrow. If it is impossible to delete all the posts, she should at least put up a post that she was withdrawing all her comments against Rohini Sindhuri, the Court added.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal made this oral...
CJI DY Chandrachud Explains Why Satyendar Jain's Bail Plea Was Listed Before Justice Bela Trivedi's Bench
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday (December 14) clarified the bail application of Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain was assigned to a bench led by Justice Bela Trivedi since Justice AS Bopanna was not available due to health reasons.Just this morning, Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi raised an objection regarding the listing of Jain's petition, saying that the...
Belagavi Woman Assault| 'Modern World Is Of 'Dushasana', No Krishna Came To Help Her': Karnataka HC Slams State Govt, Seeks CP's Presence
Hearing the suo moto case concerning a woman who was allegedly beaten up and paraded naked after her son eloped with a girl and later tied her to an electricity pole in Belgavi, the Karnataka High Court today came down heavily on the state police over its failure to prevent the incident.Essentially, the girl's engagement was scheduled for December 11, however, she eloped with a boy...
BREAKING | Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute: Allahabad HC Allows Plea To Appoint Commission To Inspect Mathura's Shahi Idagh Mosque
In a significant order likely to affect the fate of the prayers in the pending suits before the Allahabad High Court concerning Mathura's Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute, the HC, on Tuesday, ALLOWED a plea seeking the appointment of a court commissioner to inspect the Idgah Mosque. A bench of Justice Mayank Kumar Jain passed this order on an Order 26 Rule 9...
Senior Advocate AM Singhvi Objects To Listing Of AAP Leader Satyendar Jain's Bail Plea Before Bench Led By Justice Bela Trivedi
Update : CJI DY Chandrachud Explains Why Satyendar Jain's Bail Plea Was Listed Before Justice Bela Trivedi's BenchSenior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Thursday (December 14) raised an objection before the Chief Justice of India regarding the listing of the bail petition of Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain before a bench led by Justice Bela Trivedi. "This case was listed before...
Supreme Court Shocked At Advocate Telling High Court That He Won't Argue Before Particular Bench, Issues Contempt Notice
The Supreme Court (on December 01), while hearing a criminal appeal, expressed its shock at the conduct of an advocate for refusing to argue before the High Court. The matter concerns the conviction of the accused persons/ appellants under several provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Against this conviction, the appellants moved the Allahabad High Court. Therein, the Court had granted...
Sec 240A IBC | Even If MSME Registration Obtained Post Commencement Of CIRP, Promoter Eligible To Submit Resolution Plan: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the Promoter of a Corporate Debtor is eligible to submit a resolution plan in terms of Section 240A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”), even if the Corporate Debtor was registered as Micro Small Medium Enterprise (“MSME”) after commencement of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP”).The Bench comprising Justice Sanjay...
Pregnancy Shouldn't Burden Women's Aspirations; Public Employment Rules Must Address Difficulties Due To Motherhood: Kerala High Court
In a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court addressed the disadvantages that women may face due to their biological differences from men, in the context of getting opportunities in public employment. The Court said that the rules relating to public employment must accommodate the concerns of pregnant women and young mothers, so that they don't face discrimination.The Division Bench...
Delay In Filing FIR Not Satisfactorily Explained Could Be Fatal To Prosecution Case: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted a man convicted by the High Court of Madras under Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the IPC, holding that the prosecution was unable to establish the accusation against him beyond reasonable doubt. The Court said he was entitled to be acquitted as it is what the justice of the case demands.A bench of Justice BR Gavai,...
IBC | Cut-Off Date To Determine Resolution Applicant's Eligibility Under S.240A Is Date Of Submitting Resolution Plan : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that for the purpose of Section 240A of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”), the cut-off date to determine the eligibility of a resolution applicant to submit a resolution plan, is the date on which the resolution plan was submitted and not the date on which Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP”) commenced.The Bench comprising Justice...