CJI Bobde's One Year At Office: A Look At Pending Cases Involving Serious Constitutional Questions

As the Chief Justice of India S A Bobde completes one year at the office on November 18, it is worthwhile to have a look at major cases involving substantial constitutional questions, which are awaiting adjudication by the Supreme Court.The Supreme Court has come under considerable criticism for not showing a sense of urgency in deciding several cases of vital national importance such as the petitions challenging the revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, the...

Laxmi Vilas Bank Placed Under Moratorium, Centre Announces Draft Amalgamation Scheme With DBS Bank India Ltd.

Laxmi Vilas Bank can also make payments towards existing liabilities for call money or inter-bank borrowings including letters of credit, which are falling due during the period of moratorium, and make payments towards trades made before the moratorium which are yet to be settled.

Delhi HC Restraints A Bakery From Using The Mark 'FACEBAKE' In A Trademark Suit Filed By Facebook

Delhi High Court has restrained a bakery from using the mark 'FACEBAKE' in a trademark infringement suit filed by Facebook. While issuing notice to the Defendant bakery, the Single Bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher noted that if interim relief is not granted, Facebook's legal rights and business interests will get impacted. The order has come in a civil suit filed by Facebook against...

'Varavara Rao Not Seen By Experts; His Medical Report Complete Eyewash' : Indira Jaising Tells Bombay High Court

The medical report prepared by the doctors of Nanavati hospital after examining 81-year old undertrial Varavara Rao through video call is a 'complete eyewash', said his lawyer Senior Advocate Indira Jaising in the Bombay High Court on Tuesday.Jaising raised serious objections against the medical report. She submitted before a bench comprising Justices S S Shinde and Madhav Jamdar that a copy...

CBI Books 16 Persons Over Social Media Posts Targeting Judges Of Supreme Court & AP High Court

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked 17 people for allegedly defaming the Indian Judiciary and targeting the judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court as well as the Supreme Court. The development comes in the backdrop of a direction made by a Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, ordering CBI Inquiry into cases registered for defamatory remarks against...

"No Material To Connect Him With Al-Qaeda": Jharkhand High Court Grants Bail To Maulana, Who Was In Jail For More Than A Year Under UAPA Charges

The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday (03rd November) granted bail to one Maulana Kalimuddin Muzahiri, booked under the stringent anti-terror UAP Act, for his alleged involvement in the activities of Al-Qaeda outfit.The Bench of Justice Kailash Prasad Deo, in its order, observed,"No material has been collected with regard to the involvement of the petitioner in any activities of Al-Qaeda outfit...

Actor Sexual Assault Case : Kerala High Court Reserves Orders On Petitions Of Victim & Prosecution To Change Judge

The Kerala High Court on Monday reserved orders on the petitions filed by the prosecution and the victim seeking transfer of the sensational actor sexual assault case to another court.A single bench of Justice V G Arun also extended the stay of the trial proceedings till the pronouncement of orders.The bench took the case for orders after extensively hearing the Special Public Prosecutor...

Rajasthan High Court Calls For Action Against Magistrate Who Issued Arrest Warrants While HC's Anticipatory Bail Order Was In Existence

The Rajasthan High Court on Monday (09th November) directed Registrar (Vigilance) to initiate against a Magistrate who issued Arrest Warrants against accused, despite the fact that High Court had earlier granted them Anticipatory Bail.The Bench of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma also observed,"The action of the learned Magistrate is clearly wanting and shows scant respect to the High Court's...

Man Accused Of Killing Wife Not Entitled To Custody Of Children Until Competent Court Acquits Him: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (10th November) refused to grant the custody of two minor children to their father, who is accused of killing his wife.The Bench of Justice JJ Munir also refused to grant visitation rights to the accused father to meet the children.Facts of the caseOne Awadhesh Gautam (Father/Accused) instituted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, on behalf of his two...

Delhi High Court Orders The Inspection Of A Detention Centre's Living Conditions By A Judicial Officer

The Delhi High Court on Monday (09th November) directed the Principal District & Sessions Judge (HQs.) to depute a Judicial Officer to visit a detention centre located in Delhi and inspect the same with respect to the conditions prevailing there.The Bench of Justice J. R. Midha and Justice Brijesh Sethi was hearing the plea of one Ruma Bibi, whose husband (alleged to be a Pakistani...

Investigating Agency Cannot Retain Username/Password Of Accused Person's Social Media Platform: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an investigating agency cannot retain the username and password of the social media platform of the accused person during the investigation.The Court said that the investigating agency should download and store the data required from the social media platforms and should give back the changed login credentials to the accused."...an investigating...

Why Bail Matters: An Introspection Of Section 7 Of Muslim Women (Protection Of Rights On Marriage) Act 2019

The time has again come to reiterate the famous quote of Justice Felix Frankfurter who through McNabb v. United States stated that "The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards" Infact the recent Bombay HC order rejecting the anticipatory bail in Ebrahim Mohd. Iqbal Lakdawala v. State of Maharastra as per the provisions of Sec 7 (c) of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019 reminds how deliberately the legislature and...