Delhi High Court Upholds Liability Of Company To Reimburse Official Liquidator's Security Expenses For Safeguarding Corporate Assets

A division bench of the Delhi High Court, comprising Justice Anil Kshetrapal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, has upheld the liability of a company to reimburse the official liquidator's security expenses for safeguarding corporate assets. Background of the Case The winding-up process of the appellant company (M/s Connoisseur Buildtech Pvt. Ltd.) was going on in the year...

'Private Body': Delhi High Court Restrains All India Carrom Federation From Using 'India', 'Indian' Expression

The Delhi High Court has restrained the All India Carrom Federation (AICF) from using the expression “India” or “Indian” in its name or logo or in the further competitions conducted by it. Justice Mini Pushkarna noted that the Federation is a private body and did not have the renewal of its recognition by the Union Government. It thus directed the AICF to change its name in order...

JJ Act | Child Welfare Committee Has No Power To Direct Police To Register FIR; Can Only Report Violations: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a Child Welfare Committee (CWC) constituted under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 has no power to direct the police to register a First Information Report (FIR). The bench added that the CWC can only forward a report to the Juvenile Justice Board or to the concerned police authority if it finds a violation of...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Extend Deadline For Submission Of Online Applications Under State's Laptop & Braille Kit Scheme

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (October 31) refused to direct the State authorities to extend the last date for submission of online applications for its 'Laptop and Braille Kit Scheme 2025' by another 60 days. The last date for submission of the application is today i.e. October 31. The court passed the order while hearing a PIL seeking a direction for extension of the last date. A...

No One Can Claim Exclusivity Over Name Of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj : Bombay High Court Refuses To Stall Release Of Marathi Film

The Bombay High Court has recently ruled that no one can claim exclusive rights over the name of 'Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj', while rejecting a film producer's plea to stop the release of a Marathi movie using the Maratha ruler's name in its title.A single bench of Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar made the observation while refusing relief in a plea by Everest Entertainment LLP, the producer of...

Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima Bail Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear today the bail petitions of #UmarKhalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Shifa Ur Rehman in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.The Delhi police has opposed the grant of bail, saying petitioners are playing "victim card" after deliberately delaying the trial.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria is hearing...

NCLT Approves Demerger Of Hindustan Unilever's Ice Cream Business Into Kwality Wall's

The National Company Law Tribunal on Thursday approved the demerger of Hindustan Unilever Limited's ice cream business into its wholly owned subsidiary, Kwality Wall's (India) Limited.The scheme will create a separate, independently listed ice cream company and is part of the global restructuring plan of HUL's parent company, Unilever PLC. The scheme was approved by a coram of Judicial...

'Serving Nation, Deserved Better': Delhi High Court Slams Disciplinary Authority Over CRPF Officer's 20-Yr Legal Battle

A CRPF personnel serving the nation deserved better treatment, remarked the Delhi High Court while lamenting the 20 years long battle fought by a sub-inspector to get clearance in disciplinary proceedings.A division bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Saurabh Banerjee observed that the Petitioner, “belonging to the CRPF ought to have been on the field for which he was recruited by...

Tamil Nadu RERA Holds Casa Grande Builders Liable For Collecting Late Fee From Homebuyer, Directs Refund With Interest

Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) bench comprising Dr. L. Subramanian (Member) and M. Krishnamoorthy (Member) held, Casa Grande Homes liable for wrongfully charging late fee from Homebuyer despite timely payments. Authority directed the Builder to refund the charged late fee along with interest and litigation costs to the...

Aadhaar Card Holder Has Fundamental Right To Seek Alteration Of Name, Other Details: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that Aadhaar card holder has the fundamental right to seek alteration of their details in the Aadhar card.Justice GR Swaminathan in his order observed that the Central Government had introduced the Aadhaar regime and the statute confers right on the Aadhaar number holder to seek alteration.Referring to the Aadhaar Act the court said that the law was...

Elections To Bar Councils Of Punjab & Haryana As Well As Uttar Pradesh To Be Notified Soon: BCI Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today recorded the Bar Council of India's (BCI) statement that the election of the Punjab and Haryana State Bar Council will be announced within ten days and efforts will be made to complete the process by December 31, 2025.A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi recorded, “BCI Chairman Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra assured us that election to the Punjab and...

2013 Adhithi Murder Case: Kerala High Court Sentences Father, Step-Mother To Life Imprisonment For 6-Yr-Old's Death

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (October 30) allowed the State's appeal and reversed the Sessions Court decision, which had found the father and step-mother of 5 ½ year old Adhithi Namboothiri to be not guilty of her murder.The Sessions Court had sentenced the two accused persons only for the lesser offences under Sections 323 and 324 r/w Section 34 of the IPC and also under Section 23 of...