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Savarkar Defamation Case: Complainant Seeks To Play Allegedly Defamatory Speech Through Pen Drive, Pune Court Seeks Rahul Gandhi's Reply
In the ongoing criminal defamation case pertaining to right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar, a Special Pune Court on Thursday ordered Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to respond to an application filed by complainant Satyaki Savarkar, who has placed on record two pen drives, which comprise of the allegedly defamatory speech delivered by the Leader of Opposition Party (LOP) in London. Notably, a...
Objections To Constitution of CoC Cannot Defeat RP's Plea To Reverse Preferential Deals: NCLT Ahmedabad
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Ahmedabad has held that objections to the constitution of the Committee of Creditors cannot be used to block a Resolution Professional's application under Section 43 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code seeking to avoid and reverse preferential transactions.The tribunal said that avoidance proceedings are meant to protect the corporate debtor's...
Delhi High Court Restrains Online Stores Selling Counterfeit S Chand Books, Orders Flipkart To Remove Listings
The Delhi High Court has restrained four online bookstores from selling counterfeit versions of S Chand and Company Limited's textbooks after finding that pirated copies of the publisher's works were being sold through their storefronts on Flipkart. The Court also directed Flipkart to take down the infringing listings. A single bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the...
2026 CLAT-UG & PG Exam | Provisional Answer Key Released, Last Date For Filing Objections Is December 12
The Consortium of National Law Universities on Wednesday (December 10) issued a notification calling for objections from candidates to CLAT 2026 question paper as well as issuing the provisional answer key to both CLAT-UG and PG examination. The last date for filing objections on the portal is December 12. The notification states:"Candidates who have appeared for the UG and PG CLAT 2026...
SIR Not An Annual Feature, We Can't Interfere Too Much & Keep Suggesting; ECI Doing It After 20 Years, Says Supreme Court During Hearing
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, orally remarked that since the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is not an annual procedural exercise, the Court must be cautious in making interferences. Emphasising that the Election Commission is conducting such an exercise after nearly twenty years, the bench led by the CJI said the Court cannot micro-manage the process.The bench...
SARFAESI Act | Secured Creditors To Get Priority After Enactment Of S.26E: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Observing that post-notification of Section 26E of the SARFAESI Act on 24.01.2020, debts due to secured creditors must be accorded statutory priority over all other dues, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has clarified that in all cases where the charge was created after the said date, secured creditors will rank above State revenue claims. The Court noted that numerous litigations are...
Centre Will Consider Taking Legislative Steps To Protect Women Forced To Consume Acid : Solicitor General Assures Supreme Court
The Solicitor General of India assured the Supreme Court on Thursday that the Union Government will consider making legislative amendments to ensure that women who were forced to drink acid and suffered severe internal injuries are brought within the protection framework of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi...
Filing Entrepreneur Memorandum Not Mandatory Under MSME Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that filing an Entrepreneur Memorandum is not a mandatory requirement for micro and small enterprises under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006.The Court remarked that micro and small enterprises are not bound to file the Entrepreneur Memorandum within 180 days of commencement of the MSMED Act, as the filing was voluntary,...
NDPS | Absence Of Independent Witnesses, S. 52-A Lapses Not Fatal If Recovery & Conscious Possession Established : Supreme Court
Dismissing the appeal of a woman convicted for possessing 23.5 kg of ganja, the Supreme Court on Thursday (December 11) held that the absence of independent witnesses during the seizure is not fatal to the prosecution so long as police witnesses provide consistent and credible evidence of recovery. The Court further clarified that mere procedural lapses in sampling under Section 52-A of the...