2G Spectrum Case: Delhi HC Reserves Order In ED, CBI's Applications Seeking Early Hearing In Appeals Filed Against A Raja And Others

Delhi High Court has reserved order in applications moved by Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation seeking early hearing in 2G spectrum appeals. The Single Bench of Justice Brijesh Sethi reserved the order after giving patient hearing to all the parties over the course of two working days. 'We will just do our duty, the outcome is not in our hands', the court...

NIA Officers Of & Above Inspector Rank Invested With Powers To Investigate NDPS Offences [Read Notification]

The officers of and above the rank of inspectors in the National Investigation Agency have been invested with the powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station for the investigation of the offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. A notification to this effect has been published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday.This is in exercise of the Central...

Atleast In My Court, There Will Never Be A Question Of Anything Being Done In A 'Sealed Cover': Justice GS Patel Of Bombay HC [Read Order]

During a hearing via video conferencing last Friday, Justice GS Patel of the Bombay High Court refused to accept additional material submitted by the respondent Anugrah Stock & Brokers Pvt Ltd in a sealed cover and asked them to place all details in the sealed cover on an affidavit and submit the same.Justice Patel expressed sharp disapproval of the practice of submitting material in...

Over 51 Lakh Cases Pending in Indian High Courts; 3.5 Crore In District & Subordinate Courts [Read Statement]

As per the data released by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, over 51 lakh cases (51,52,921) are pending in various High Courts across the country and almost 3.5 crore cases (3,44,73,068) are pending in lower Courts of the country. With over 7 lakh unresolved litigations, the Allahabad High Court tops the list of High Courts Backlogs, followed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court...

[LIVE UPDATES] SC Hearing Plea Against Sudarshan TV's "UPSC Jihad" Show

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[Breaking] SC Quashes NLSIU's Decision To Hold NLAT; Directs It To Admit Students Based On CLAT [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the decision of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru to hold a separate admission test by way of the National Legal Aptitude Test (NLAT).The NLSIU has been directed to admit students for the present academic year (2020-21) based on the scores of the CLAT.The Court directed the Consortium of the National Law Universities to hold...

Arbitration Court Reckoner : August 2020

By way of the present column, an attempt is made to briefly review the salutary judgments pronounced by the Courts in the month of August 2020 under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996. That while as many judgments as possible are sought to be reviewed, owing to the limited column space, some judgments would invariably be left out. That also while an attempt is made to include...

"You Can't Spell Truth Without Ruth" – Remembering RBG

As I woke up this morning, I learnt of the passing of the iconic Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at the ripe age of 87. When I first heard of the Justice back in law school, I wondered what the fuss was all about – after all, she was just another Judge of the American top court. Curiosity made me read about her and watch her speak on YouTube – only then did I learn that she was a giant and an inspiration, which perhaps was the reason for her Rockstar image. Born in a 1933 in a Jewish family in...

Ruth Bader Ginsberg: The Greatest Liberal Judge Of Our Times

As the news broke out across the world, crowds began gathering outside the Supreme Court of United States. This spontaneous burst of emotion is a unprecedented tribute for one of the greatest of the liberal judges of our time – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. It is but a rarity in history, particularly in judicial history, when a judge's passing away evokes so much of choking emotion across the globe. This is because no other judge in recent history has left such an indelible and an...

Petitioner Has Not Even Denied Brazenly Making Illegal Alterations & Additions Against The Sanctioned Plan; BMC Alleges Kangana Ranaut Trying To Mislead With Allegations [Read Affidavit]

An additional affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai by Bhagyavant Late, Designated Officer, H West Ward at Bandra alleging that the illegal alterations and additions made to the bungalow which was turned into her office by actor Kangana Ranaut have not been denied by her and all the allegations against MCGM are being made in order to mislead...

An Analysis Of Recent Judgments On Limitation Under IBC

Prior to the enactment of IBC (Second Amendment) Act, 2018 through which Sec. 238A of the Code was introduced, in a series of judgments, [1] the NCLAT and NCLT considered claims which were otherwise barred by limitation for the purpose of initiating of CIRP under Sections 7 and 9 of the Code. The Supreme Court, in B.K. Educational Services Private Limited v Parag Gupta and Associates,[2] held that S. 238A, being clarificatory and procedural in nature, would be applicable to claims made ...

US Supreme Court Judge Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, popularly known as 'RBG', judge of the Supreme Court of the United States, died at the age of 87, reported the New York Times.She was battling cancer since 1997 and overcame five bouts of the disease, before succumbing to it on the night of September 18(as per US time).She is known to be a liberal-progressive voice of the Supreme Court and has championed the cause...