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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...
PC Act | Mere Recovery Of Currency Notes Insufficient For Conviction Without Proof Of Demand And Acceptance: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 28) acquitted a former Assistant Labor Commissioner booked for allegedly accepting a Rs. 3,000/- bribe, noting that the factum of demand and acceptance of the bribe was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt. A bench of Justices PK Mishra and Joymalya Bagchi set aside the Andhra Pradesh High Court's decision which interfered with the well-reasoned...
“Criminal Process Becomes Tool Of Harassment If Accused's Relatives Are Over-Implicated": P&H High Court Rejects Plea U/S 319 CrPC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has cautioned against the tendency of complainants to over-implicate friends and relatives of the main accused in criminal cases, observing that such practices risk converting the criminal process into a tool of harassment rather than justice.While dismissing a revision plea against rejecting the prosecution's application under Section 319 CrPC seeking to...
'No One Should Suffer Because Of Court': Orissa High Court Judge Admits His 'Mistake Of Fact', Recalls Own Judgment In Review
The Orissa High Court has recalled its judgment dismissing a writ petition without hearing the petitioner on the question of delay and also leaving out a material aspect during the course of hearing.In a rare gesture, Justice Sashikanta Mishra candidly admitted to have fallen prey to a 'mistake of fact' while adjudicating the writ petition and thus, observed –“The doctrine actus...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On PIL Alleging Bias In Distribution Of CM Infrastructure Development Fund To Assembly Constituencies
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a PIL claiming unequal distribution of funds under Chief Ministers Infrastructure Development Program to assembly constituencies represented by ruling party MLAs and constituencies represented by opposition MLAs as violative of Article 14. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha issued notice to the...
Chief Manager (Legal) Vacancy At Central Registry Of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction And Security Interest
Central Registry Of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest invites application for the post of Chief Manager (Legal).Name of the Post: Chief Manager (Legal)No. of Post: 01 (One)Age Limit: 40 YearsPay Scale: Rs. 60,000 - Rs. 1,80,000/-Essential Qualification and Experience• Regular full time Degree in Law (LL.B. - 3 years) with first division or equivalent CGPA with Minimum 50% Marks OR Degree in 5 years integrated course in Law from a recognized University with first division...
Rejecting Physically Disabled Individual's Candidature Citing No Vacancy Defeats RPwD Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that rejecting a physically disabled individual's candidature citing no vacancy for such individuals defeats the provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain dismissed a plea filed by the Delhi Police against CAT's order directing it to reconsider the case of a man, who...
All India Bar Examination XX Registration Date Extended Till October 31
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has extended the registration deadline for the 20th All India Bar Examination (AIBE XX) till October 31, 2025.Candidates can make online payments until November 1, which is also the last date for making corrections in the registration form. The admit cards will be issued on November 15, and the AIBE XX is scheduled to be conducted on November 30, 2025.Final-year...
Supreme Court Expresses Concern Over Delay In Framing Charges In Criminal Trials, Mulls Pan-India Directions
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed grave concern over inordinate delays in the framing of charges in criminal trials, despite the mandate in Section 251(b) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) that charges in cases exclusively triable by a court of sessions, charge must be framed within 60 days of the first hearing.Observing that such delays are among the primary causes...
Delhi High Court Seeks Timelines For Equipping Consumer Forums With Video Conferencing Facilities
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought timelines within which period the consumer forums in the national capital will be equipped fully with video conferencing facilities.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed the counsel appearing for Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to seek instructions on the aspect from the...
Possessing Intermediate Quantity Of Opium Poppy Doesn't Attract Rigors Of S.37 NDPS Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that possession of 7.033 kg of poppy husk is an intermediate quantity and the rigorous conditions for bail under Section 37 of the NDPS Act are not applicable in such cases.Justice Rakesh Kainthla reiterated that: “The Central Government has issued a notification prescribing 1 kg of opium poppy straw as the small quantity, and 50 kg of the poppy straw...