Elghar Parishad Case: Mumbai Special Court Rejects Gautam Navlakha's Plea For Default Bail

In a Sunday hearing, a special court in Mumbai denied default bail to activist Gautam Navlakha who is currently lodged at Taloja jail. Court also allowed NIA's application seeking custody of Navlakha for ten days in order to question him in the Bhima Koregaon case.Judge DE Kothalikar was hearing Navlakha's application seeking default bail under Section 167 of CrPC, as he has been in custody...

SARFAESI, Debt Recovery & Banking Laws : Recent Important Decisions

1. Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Co. Ltd vs M/S Srigdhaa Beverages(Delivered by Supreme Court on 01.06.2020) Brief Facts Respondent – auction purchaser of the property of M/s. SB Beverages Private Limited failed to pay its dues, resulting in the auction by Syndicate Bank (Secured Creditor) under SARFAESI Act Whether the liability...

The Reading List Project : Must-Read Books For Law Students & Lawyers

The Idea Most law students in India find their legal education to be outdated and incomplete. Colleges and universities often teach foundational theories and concepts with a few basic procedural and substantive laws. While this helps in creating a basic understanding, it is in no way enough. To fill this void of knowledge, most law students take to reading — only to realize that they do not know what they should or shouldn't read. Also, while a number of reading lists are already ...

Justice YV Chandrachud: A Gentle Colossus-A Centennial Tribute

A hundred years since he was born and thirty five years after he retired, it is appropriate to remember and pay tribute to Justice Y. V. Chandrachud, the 16th Chief Justice of India. He has the unique distinction of having had the longest tenure of about seven and half years as Chief Justice of India which would in all probability remain unparalleled. He was indeed a great judge, one who could hold his own among the great of all time anywhere, and a gracious human being. To borrow what was...

Women In Constituent Assembly : Engaging With The Role Of Hansa Mehta

('Women In Constituent Assembly' series will discuss the role played by women in the Constituent Assembly of India. This is the second article of the series. The first one was about Dakshayani Velayudhan)Constitutions impact women. Even when constitutional provisions appear to be neutral, they impact lives of women differently. From distribution of power amongst Union and States to rights provisions in Constitutions, women are important stakeholders in constitution making processes.[1] ...

Under What Law Is 'Unilateral' Notice Issued?: Allahabad Asks UP Govt In Ex-IPS Darapuri's Plea For Quashing Notice To Recover Public Loss From Anti-CAA Protest [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Friday asked the UP Government to explain under what law it had issued a "unilateral" notice to former IPS officer SR Darapuri, seeking to recover damage caused to public and private property during anti-CAA protests last year. The single bench of Justice Rajan Roy has asked the Yogi-Adityanath led Government in the state to "satisfy" the court as to...

UP Govt. Appoints SIT Headed By IAS Sanjay Bhoosreddy To Probe Police's 'Connivance' with Vikas Dubey

The Uttar Pradesh Government has constituted a Special Investigation Team, lead by Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay Bhoosreddy, to investigate the criminal activities carried out by gangster Vikas Dubey and the steps taken by the authorities to bring him to books in accordance with law. The SIT, also comprised by Additional Director General of Police, Hariram Sharma and DIG...

Disburse Crop Loan To Farmers Immediately Without Insisting On Payment Of Interest; Bombay HC Directs District Central Co-operative Bank [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Aurangabad District Central Co-operative Bank to disburse crop loans to farmers immediately without insisting on payment of interest which has been waived off by the government. Division bench of Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice RG Avachat of the Aurangabad bench was hearing a public interest litigation filed by RTI activist Kishor...

[Full Video] [Download Notes] "Prosecution For Offences Including "Perjury" Under Section 195 Cr.PC By Justice V Ramkumar"

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar under its "LiveLaw Practitioner Series" tomorrow 11 am.Justice V Ramkumar (Former Judge, High Court of Kerala) will speak on the topic "Prosecution For Offences Including "Perjury" Covered By Section 195 Cr.PC"."Prosecution for contempt of the lawful authority of "public servants" and for offences such as perjury, forgery etc committed in relation...

[WATCH FULL VIDEO]Patriarchy, Misogyny & Sexual Assault : Women and the Courts [Navroz Seervai, Senior Advocate And Gulnar Mistry, Advocate]

Senior Advocate Narvoz Seervai, Bombay High Court will speak on the issue "Patriarchy, Misogyny & Sexual Assault: Women And The Courts ". followed by a Q& A Session.The session would be moderated by Advocate Gulnar Mistry.Navroz Seervai is a Senior Advocate at the Bombay High Court. Seervai has been a lawyer for 40 years, and active in the fields of environment and civil...

RBI Must Monitor Implementation Of Loan Moratorium Circular; Borrower Entitled To Seek Moratorium As A Matter Of Right For Continuity Of Business : Karnataka HC

The High Court of Karnataka has held that a borrower is entitled to seek loan moratorium on the basis of the Reserve Bank of India's March 27 circular, on the ground that the non-grant of it would affect the continuity of buisness.While acknowledging that the grant of moratorium as per the RBI circular is the discretion of the bank, the Court stated that it is "mandatory" for the banks to...

Kerala Gold Smuggling Case : Swapna Suresh's Conduct Suspicious; FIR Under UAPA Registered, Centre Tells Kerala HC

The application filed by Swapna Suresh seeking anticipatory bail in the Kerala gold smuggling case is not maintainable, in view of the fact that the National Investigation Agency(NIA) has taken over the probe, submitted the Central Government before the High Court of Kerala on Friday.Pointing out Section 21 of the NIA Act, Mr. Ravi Prakash, Central Government Counsel, submitted that the...