Breaking: [Hanuman Chalisa Row] Navneet Rana & Ravi Rana Granted Bail By Mumbai Special Court

The Mumbai Special Court on Monday allowed the bail applications of independent MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana in the sedition FIR over forcibly wanting to chant the hanuman chalisa outside the personal residence of Uddhav Thackarey, Chief Minister of Maharashtra.The bail is subject to execution of personal bonds of Rs. 50,000 each. They have also been directed not to...

Breaking: Bombay High Court Rejects Review Plea Seeking Default Bail To Varavara Rao, Vernon Gonsalves & Arun Ferreira

The Bombay High Court has rejected a review application filed by three accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case seeking bail and factual corrections in the order refusing them default bail. The court disposed of a review application filed by the three, seeking factual corrections in the order refusing them default bail and subsequently release. A division bench led...

Monthly Digest Of IBC Cases: April 2022

Supreme Court Wages/Salaries Of Only Those Workmen/Employees Who Actually Worked During CIRP Are To Be Included In CIRP Costs: Supreme Court Case title: Sunil Kumar Jain v Sundaresh Bhatt, Civil Appeal No. 5910 of 2019. A Supreme Court division bench comprising of Justice M.R. Shah and Justice Aniruddha Bose has held that the dues towards the wages/salaries of only...

Include Meat In Midday Meals For School Children : Supreme Court Passes Interim Direction To Lakshadweep Admin

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the continuation of the interim order passed by the Kerala High Court which directed the Lakshadweep administration to include non-vegetarian food items meat and chicken in the midday meals for school children and to continue the functioning of dairy farms in the region. A bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and AS Bopanna passed the order while...

Nobody Can Be Forced To Get Vaccinated; Vaccine Mandates Not Proportionate : Supreme Court

Review vaccine mandates : Court's suggestion to all authorities, including private organisations and educational institutions.

"Summons To Advocate Representing His Client Impinges Upon The Stature Of An Advocate": Madras High Court

Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court came down heavily on the police officials for having sent a summons to the Counsel representing a party under Section 91 and 160 of the CrPC. The court stated that the order was made without application of mind and such issuance of summons impinges upon the stature of an Advocate. The court took serious note of the attitude and...

When Trial Judges Stood Up Against The State's Might

It is often said that trial courts are the first line of defence of fundamental rights. In order to protect personal liberty from arbitrary and illegal arrests, the Constitution mandates in Article 22(2) that an arrested person should be produced before the nearest Judicial Magistrate within 24 hours of the arrest. Thus, it is the Magistrate who is called upon to protect the most sacrosanct fundamental right by reviewing the police action at the first instance. The remand of an accused is...

Executive's Failure To Perform & Ambiguities In Laws Contribute To Judiciary's Case Load : CJI NV Ramana

"The judiciary would never come in the way of governance, if it is in accordance with law", CJI said.

Supreme Court Directs NMC To Frame Scheme For Foreign Medical Students Affected By Pandemic To Undergo Clinical Training In India

The NMC has been directed to frame such a scheme within 2 months as a one time measure for foreign medical students who could not complete their clinical training.

'Over 40 Million Cases Pending; Something Drastic Has To Be Done' : Attorney General Rings Alarm Bells On Pendency

How will public have confidence in the justice delivery system?, asked the AG.

NCLT Kolkata Invokes Penal Provisions Under IBC Against Tax Haven Based Resolution Applicant

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Kolkata Bench, comprising of Shri Rajasekhar V.K. (Judicial Member) and Shri Balraj Joshi (Technical Member), while adjudicating an interim application filed in Beni Gopal Singhi v EMC Ltd., has proceeded against a tax haven based Successful Resolution Applicant ("SRA") under Section 74(3) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC")...

Supreme Court Orders Release Of 62-Year Old Held In Detention Centre For 7 Years As Pakistani; Asks Centre To Decide On Granting Him Long Term Visa

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the relase of a 62-year old man named Mohammad Qamar, who has been under detention in a Foreigners Detention Centre since 2015 on being adjudged that he belonged to Pakistan and that he was not an Indian citizen.The Court directed the Union Government to take a decision on granting him Long Term Visa. The Union's decision should be placed before the...