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MP High Court Directs State Bar Council To Provisionally Register Advocate Questioning Exorbitant Fee To Transfer Enrolment From Delhi
The Madhya Pradesh High Court in an interim order directed the State Bar Council to provisionally register the name of an advocate on its rolls–who had sought transfer of enrolment from Bar Council to Delhi to Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh–without charging any fees for the time being. These directions were passed in a writ petition filed by the petitioner advocate Rohit Pathak, who...
Karnataka High Court Quashes RERA Circular Imposing Fees On Delayed Submission Of Updates, Audit Reports By Promoters
The Karnataka High Court recently set aside a Circular dated 03-09-2020, issued by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Karnataka (KRERA), which mandated the levy of “delay fee” for belated submission of quarterly updates and annual audit statements by promoters, without distinction to scale of the project, the stage of development, or the peculiar circumstances surrounding it. Justice...
P&H High Court Declines Minor Rape Survivor's Plea To Terminate Pregnancy Citing Medical Grounds But Grants ₹4 Lakh Interim Compensation
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana government to pay ₹4 lakh minimum interim compensation to a 14-year-old rape survivor but declined her plea to terminate 29 weeks pregnancy, citing the advise of medical board.Justice Suvir Sehgal said, "Haryana State Legal Services Authority is also directed to consider petitioner's case for grant of compensation under Section 396...
Manipur High Court Seeks Response From State, Centre In Plea For Compensation To Kuki Women Injured By Paramilitary Forces During Protest
The Manipur High Court recently asked the Central Government as well as the State Government to file counter-affidavits in a petition seeking compensation to Kuki women who were allegedly injured by the para-military forces during a protest in Saibol village in Manipur's Kangpokpi district. The petitioner organisation approached the Court with multiple prayers for registration of FIR, grant...
Delhi High Court Closes Patanjali's Appeal In Dabur Chyawanprash Disparaging Ad Case, Asks It To Delete '40 Herbs' Reference
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (September 23) disposed of Patanjali Ayurved's appeal against single judge's order restraining it from running advertisements allegedly disparaging to Dabur's Chyawanprash product, while directing Patanjali to remove reference to Chyawanprash "made with 40 herbs". For context, the single judge had in its July order allowed the interim applications filed by...
No Maintenance Without Evidence Of Valid Marriage, Testimony Of Unreliable Witnesses Cannot Be Considered: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently set aside an order of the Family Court at Dindigul, which had directed a man to pay monthly maintenance to his wife, after noting that there was no evidence to prove the marriage between the parties. “The points framed for determination are, therefore, answered that there is no evidence before the Court to establish that the plaintiff was the...
Corrections Made In Basic Tax Register After Re-Survey Prior To Enactment Of Paddy Land & Wetland Act Are Valid: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court held that corrections made in the Basic Tax Register (BTR) pursuant to re-surveys conducted prior to the enactment of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008, are valid and do not require compliance with Section 27 A of the Act.For context, Section 27 A of the Act prescribes that if any owner of an unnotified land desires to utilise such land...
Resolution Professional Can Terminate Leave & Licence Agreements Even In Absence Of RERA Proceedings: NCLAT New Delhi
The NCLAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi, comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Barun Mitra (Member-Technical), has upheld the termination of the leave and license agreement by the resolution professional (RP) in the absence of RERA proceedings. The corporate debtor executed three separate leave and license agreements with the appellants pertaining to the use of the fourth...
SARFAESI | Supreme Court Explains "Publication Of Notice" Which Extinguishes Borrower's Redemption Right Under Section 13(8)
The Supreme Court held that the publication of notice, which will extinguish a borrower's right to redeem the mortgage as per Section 13(8) of the SARFAESI Act, is not confined to newspaper publication alone. For the purpose of the amended Section 13(8) of the SARFAESI Act, the expression “before the date of publication” used, has to be construed to refer and mean the publication of a...
Gaurav Bhatia Moves Delhi High Court Against 'Derogatory' Social Media Posts Over Viral TV Debate Video, Interim Order Likely On Thursday
Senior Advocate and BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia moved the Delhi High Court on Tuesday seeking take down of allegedly defamatory social media posts over a video of his recent appearance on a TV debate, which went viral on social media.Justice Amit Bansal said that he will pass an order on Bhatia's application seeking interim relief on Thursday, after going through the impugned URLs of the...
Mandate On Securing 50% Marks To Qualify Superior Judicial Services Exam Not Arbitrary: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the validity of the rule mandating a minimum of 50% aggregate marks for qualification in the Superior Judiciary Examination of both the states.A candidate who appeared for Additional District and Sessions Judge in Punjab and Haryana challenged the Rules which required for minimum 40% marks out of total 750 marks of the written examination and 50%...
