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Karnataka High Court Asks WinZo's Subsidiary To Submit Employee Details To ED On Plea Seeking Account De-Freeze For Paying Salaries
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (January 27) directed Gaming company WinZo's subsidiary Zo Private Limited to submit details of its employees to the Enforcement Directorate while considering the company's interim plea to de-freeze its account to enable payment of salaries to its employees. The court was hearing Zo Private Limited petition against Rs 193 Crore account freeze by ED...
'Sessions Court Can't Impose Life Imprisonment Without Remission': Karnataka High Court Modifies Murder Convict's Sentence
The Karnataka High Court recently modified a sessions court order convicting a man for murder of a child and sentencing him to life imprisonment until his natural death, holding that sessions court have not been conferred with the power to impose punishment of imprisonment for life without remission. The appellant had challenged a trial court order convicting him for murder and sentencing him...
BCI Rule Disqualifying Advocates With Two Or More Pending Criminal Cases From Elections Challenged In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has sought responses from the BCI and the Bar Council of Telangana in a plea challenging the BCI Rule of 2023, which disqualifies advocates from contesting Bar Council Elections if they have two or more serious criminal cases pending against them. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi agreed to consider the matter.The plea challenges the constitutionality...
Kerala High Court Mourns Demise Of Its Former Judge Justice S Siri Jagan
Kerala High Court on Tuesday (January 27) conducted a full court obituary reference to mourn the demise of former judge, Justice S. Siri Jagan, who passed away on Saturday (January 24).Justice Jagan had served the Kerala High Court for a period of 9 years, spanning from 2005 to 2014. He also served as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS),...
SEBI's Merchant Banker Reforms: From Information Disclosure To Ex-Ante Discipline
Merchant Bankers (“MBs”) play a central role in India's capital market as intermediaries between the issuers and the investors. Their primary role and functions include but are not restricted to management of issues, compliance with laws, ensuring due diligence, and providing corporate advisory services, but over time, the absence of clearly demarcated boundaries governing the scope of activities to be undertaken by MBs resulted in a significant expansion of their roles, even in fields that did...
Will Carry Sanatana Dharma In Heart; Hope My Title Won't Be Taken Away Before My Tenure Ends: Justice GR Swaminathan
Speaking at a private award ceremony on Saturday, Madras High Court judge Justice GR Swaminathan said that he would carry Sanatana Dharma close to his heart for the remainder of his term as a High Court judge. The judge was speaking at a “Divine award” ceremony organised by the Dhara foundation. The judge lit a lamp which looked similar to the stone pillar atop Thiruparankundram...
Supreme Court Invokes Article 142 To Reduce Loan Dues Of Widow
The Supreme Court recently invoked its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to reduce a loan sum in a case where the woman was unable to pay the loan amount after her husband died during the COVID-19 pandemic.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order considering the unusual and unfortunate circumstances which prompted the Court...
Departmental Findings Can't Substitute Primary Evidence In Criminal Trial: Delhi High Court Discharges Process Server In Forged Summons Case
The Delhi High Court has discharged a process server who was accused of fabricating a false service report to facilitate an ex parte divorce, holding that the material on record did not disclose "grave suspicion" against him to justify framing of charges.The Court ruled that findings in departmental proceedings cannot be elevated to substantive evidence in a criminal case, nor can prosecution...
Section 372 CrPC | Victim's Appeal For Enhancement Of Sentence Is Not Maintainable: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court held that a victim cannot maintain a criminal appeal solely on the ground that the sentence awarded is inadequate. It clarified that the victim's right of appeal under Section 372 CrPC is limited to only three contingencies: (i) acquittal of the accused, (ii) conviction for a lesser offence, or (iii) imposition of inadequate compensation.A Single Judge Bench of Justice...
