Document Presenter Can't Avoid Stamp Duty By Withdrawing Instrument Before Registration: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that a presenter of a document for registration cannot seek its return without paying the deficit stamp duty decided by the registering authority or the collector. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq noted that, as per the provisions of the Indian Stamp Act and the registration Rules, when a document or instrument...

Delhi High Court Bar Association Objects To Decision Mandating Working Saturdays, Cites Lack Of Consultation With Bar

The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has expressed concern over the decision that every Bench of the Delhi High Court will observe one working Saturday every month in 2025.On October 17, a representation was written by DHCBA, signed by its President, Senior Advocate N Hariharan. The letter states that while the Delhi High Court Bar Association holds the highest regard for the decisions...

Legal Researcher For E-Law Report Works (Under E-Law Reports Cell, RHC, Jodhpur) Vacancy At Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court invites online application for the post of Legal Researcher for e-Law Report Works (under e-Law Reports Cell, RHC, Jodhpur).Name of the Post: Legal Researcher for e-Law Report Works (under e-Law Reports Cell, RHC, Jodhpur) No. of Post: 01 (One) Essential Qualification and Experience • A candidate must be a fresh law graduate or Postgraduate in law from universities/colleges/ Institutions established by law in India. • A candidate must have a basic knowledge of computers....

'Suicide Note' By Deceased Employee Is Untrue: OLA CEO Bhavish Aggarwal, Others Tell Karnataka High Court In Plea To Quash Abetment FIR

Ola Electric Technologies Private Limited CEO Bhavish Aggarwal told the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (October 29) that the suicide note allegedly left behind by the deceased employee K Aravind was not true.The submission was made by Aggarwal and others seeking quashing of an FIR registered against them on charged of abetment to suicide. The FIR was registered on October 6, based on...

DNLU Jabalpur To Host 'Nyayamana': Exploring The Art Of Constitution-Making

Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur, through its Centre for Constitutional Law, is organizing 'Nyayamana: The Art of Constitution-Making', a flagship event that seeks to simulate the spirit and process of constitution framing through deliberative dialogue, debate, and negotiation.A constitution is not merely forged from quill and parchment but constructed from voices, visions, arguments, and dissent. Nyayamana aims to bring this dynamic process to life by creating a platform where...

Delhi High Court Urges Authorities To Improve Digital Access In Higher Education, Minimise Digital Divide

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the authorities to take steps to provide better digital access to the students in higher education in various disciples and to also minimise the “digital divide.”A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was dealing with a PIL filed by one Nora Beniwal, a Class 12th student, seeking better implementation of...

Suspicious Husband Can Turn Matrimonial Life Into Living Hell: Kerala High Court Grants Divorce To Woman Suspected Of Infidelity

While granting divorce to a woman, the Kerala High Court observed that an unfounded suspicion of a husband amounts to a serious form of cruelty.The Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha was delivering the judgment in a matrimonial appeal filed by the wife against the decision of Family Court, Kottayam which declined the relief of divorce sought by...

Compensation for wrongful incarceration| Doctors' insurance| Emirates Airline| Ban on gatherings [VIDEO]

This Courts Today segment covers several significant Supreme Court rulings: the police can now directly file an FIR under IPC Section 195A (threatening a witness) without a court complaint; the Court has sought the AG/SG's help on creating a uniform compensation system for wrongful incarceration; and a judgment on the COVID-19 insurance scheme for doctors is reserved, with the Court...

Ayodhya challenge| CIC appointments| Stray dogs inaction| NLU consortium| CM Himanta Biswa [VIDEO]

Debojeet Das presents today's legal roundup: a Delhi Court heavily fined Mehmood Pracha (₹6 lakh) for challenging the Ayodhya verdict based on an ex-CJI's prayer remark. The Supreme Court sharply criticized the government for the five-year detention of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam under UAPA and also proposed transferring all "digital arrest" scam cases to the CBI due to their...

'Meant For Imparting Education Only': Allahabad High Court Bars Commercial Activities In Premises Of All Educational Institutions In UP

Observing that educational institutions are meant for imparting education only and not for permitting commercial activity, the Allahabad High Court has barred any commercial activities including and not limited to exhibitions, fairs, etc., in the premises of all educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh.The court passed the order in a PIL against use of the premises of a Degree College...

S.25FFF Industrial Disputes Act | Shut Down Of Specific Unit Amounts To Closure, Workers Are Entitled To Compensation: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that even if a part of an industrial unit which has functional integrity with other units is shut down, such action amounts to closure and workmen shall be entitled to compensation as provided under Section 25FFF Industrial Disputes Act. The court said thus while dismissing a workman's plea seeking absorption into other units of a Corporation, after he...

Delhi High Court Deprecates ANI's Conduct In Copyright Infringement Case Against 'Dynamite News'

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed by news agency Asian News International (ANI), challenging a single judge order passed in its copyright infringement suit against news platform Dynamite News.The single judge had on October 14 directed YouTube to unblock the channel of Dynamite News.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla found...