Delhi High Court Issues Notice On 107-Yr-Old Central Secretariat Club's Plea Against Derecognition, Eviction; No Interim Relief For Now

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea filed by the Central Secretariat Club challenging the Union Government's decision to withdraw its recognition and evict it from its premises.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought response of the Central Government and directed that a short reply be filed in the matter. The Club is represented by Senior Advocate Diya Kapur and Advocate...

BCI Withdraws Direction To State Bar Councils To Prepare Panel Of Women Members For Co-Option

The BCI has now asked the State Bar Councils to not proceed with the meeting on August 6 for women co-option.

Ruling Party Lodging Criminal Cases Against Opposition Leaders A 'Disturbing Feature' Of Indian Politics: AP High Court

The registration of criminal cases against opposition leaders by ruling party governments, and vice versa, has become a disturbing feature of Indian politics, the Andhra Pradesh High Court observed while quashing an FIR against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and former Minister Ponguru Narayana in Amravati Land Pooling case. The court held that the FIR was vitiated by mala fides and...

Gold Coin Not Delivered, Order Cancelled After 23 Days: Kurnool Consumer Commission Holds Myntra Liable

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kurnool, comprising President Sri Karanam Kishore Kumar and Members Sri N. Narayana Reddy and Smt. S. Nazima Kausar, has held Myntra Designs Private Limited liable for deficiency in service and unfair trade practice for failing to deliver a 5-gram gold coin within the promised time and subsequently cancelling the order and refunding...

Tripura High Court Refuses To Quash FIRs Against Content Creator Madhabi Biswas Accused Of Defaming PM Modi

Political criticism part of democracy but posting defamatory language targeting PM illegal, Court said.

'Challenge To Decree As Nullity Due To Abatement Must Be Raised Before Executing Court U/S 47 CPC, Not By Separate Suit': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that an objection to the execution of a decree on the ground that it is a nullity by reason of abatement of the suit has to be adjudicated by the executing Court under Section 47 of the CPC and cannot be raised by way of a separate suit. The Court observed that Section 47 and Order XXI Rules 97 and 101 vest the powers in executing court to decide the question...

Assistant Manager Vacancy At Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP invites online application for the post of Assistant Manager. Name of the Post: Assistant ManagerLocation: Delhi Essential Qualification and Experience Qualified Company Secretary (CS) is mandatory.LL.B. qualification will be an added advantage.Relevant experience in corporate law, FEMA compliances, regulatory advisory, and transactional support.Strong drafting, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.Ability to manage multiple...

NCLT Launches E-Inspection, E-Certified Copy Services

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has launched e-Inspection and e-Certified Copy Services to provide advocates, litigants, and other stakeholders with faster and more convenient access to judicial records and certified copies. NCLT President Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal inaugurated the services through video conferencing on Wednesday. The services are part of the tribunal's...

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear MP's Plea Against Police Use Of Facial Recognition & Biometric Surveillance Tools At Protest Sites

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a writ petition filed by Rajya Sabha CPI(M) MP AA Rahim against the deployment of facial recognition technology(FRT) and allied biometric-surveillance measures by police at protest sites.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana tagged the petition along with the other pending petitions concerning the recent...

Gauhati High Court Upholds Conviction, 15-Year Imprisonment Of Son Found Guilty Of Mother's Rape

The Gauhati High Court has upheld the conviction of a man for rape of his mother, holding that the Supreme Court's observations on incestuous sexual violence requiring an "unsparing judicial response" would apply to the present case.A Division Bench of Justice Michael Zothankhuma and Justice Budi Habung observed, "In the present case, the perpetrator of the crime is the 33 year old son, who...

Empanelment Of Advocates At Employees' State Insurance Corporation [Bihar, Maharashtra, And Rajasthan Regional Offices]

Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) invites for empanelment of Advocates in the Bihar, Maharashtra, And Rajasthan Regional Offices. Name of the Post: Panel Advocates No. of Post: Bihar: 96 (tentative) Maharashtra: 366 (tentative) Rajasthan: 210 (tentative) Essential Qualification and Experience Bihar The Advocate should have a Bachelor Degree in Law from a recognized University in India.The Advocate should be enrolled/ registered as an advocate with a...

'File Petition' : Supreme Court Declines Plea For Suo Motu Case Over BJP MP's Comments On Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a lawyer's plea to take suo motu cognisance of alleged derogatory comments by a BJP legislator against Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, and asked him to file an appropriate petition.A lawyer requested the Chief Justice of India to take a suo motu case over the comments made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha member Nagendra Roy alias...