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'Can't Pass Blanket Orders Restraining Protests': Karnataka High Court In Plea To Prevent Observance Of 'Black Day' On Kannada Rajyotsava
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday disposed of a PIL seeking to restrain Maharashtra Ekikarana Samiti (MES) from observing or publicizing 'black day' on Kannada Rajyotsava (November 01) in Belagavi or any other Kannada speaking region.Reportedly, MES is a body which has sought the merger of Belagavi district in Karnataka with Maharashtra.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru...
Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Of Mahesh Raut Till November 26
The Supreme Court today(October 9) extended the interim bail granted to Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case accused Mahesh Sitaram Raut, arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, over alleged Maoist links, till November 26.Raut was granted bail on September 16 for a period of six weeks by a bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Satish Kumar Sharma on...
Simultaneous Voting With Delhi Bar Elections, Use EVM, Increase Term : Suggestions Before Supreme Court On SCBA Electoral Reforms
In the matter pertaining to electoral reforms in the Supreme Court Bar Association, the SCBA recently filed suggestions recommending that its elections should be held simultaneously with the Delhi High Court Bar Association and District Bar Associations.The SCBA also recommended that the term of the Executive Committee should be increased from 1 year to 2 years. It further suggested...
Stamp Act | Stamp Duty Determined By Instruments' Legal Character, Not Its Nomenclature: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that while determining the chargeability of the Stamp Duty, the decisive factor is to ascertain the true legal character of the instrument, not the nomenclature assigned to the instrument. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prashant Kumar Mishra dismissed an appeal filed by a company that attempted to color a mortgage deed like a security bond to attract...
Karisma Kapoor's Children Question Veracity Of Father Sunjay Kapur's Will Before Delhi High Court, Claim It Is Forged
Karisma Kapoor's children told the Delhi High Court on Thursday (October 9) that it was highly suspicious that a well educated man like their father the late Sunjay Kapur would not inform the executor of the purported will that she had been appointed as an executor.This, the plaintiffs said, is an unnatural conduct by their late father, adding that the Will is a forged document indicating...
Bombay High Court Denies Zanmai Labs' Plea Against Arbitral Tribunal's Order To Provide Bank Securities In WazirX Crypto Theft Case
The Bombay High Court has dismissed a challenge by Zanmai Labs, the company that co-operates the WazirX cryptocurrency platform, against interim orders passed by an arbitral tribunal directing it to provide bank securities for investor claims in the aftermath of a cyber attack that led to a Rs 2,000 crore ($234 million) loss.The tribunal's directions required Zanmai to furnish bank guarantees...
Haal Movie: Kerala High Court Seeks Centre's Stand On Producer's Plea Against Cuts To Shane-Nigam Starrer
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (October 9) gave time to the central government counsel to get instructions in a plea preferred by the producer and director of Shane Nigam-starrer Malayalam movie 'Haal' challenging the decision of the censor board that suggested certain modifications in the film.According to the plea, after the movie was viewed by the censor board on 10.09.2025,...
Delhi High Court Restrains Online Wholesaler From Infringing Trademark Of Agro-Chemical Company 'Dhanuka'
The Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction, restraining an online wholesaler from infringing the trademark of agro-chemical company Dhanuka Agritech.Justice Tejas Karia observed that the alleged acts attributed to the Defendants are likely to cause confusion in the course of trade of the Plaintiffs, such that the consumers may associate the Infringing Products with...
S.138 NI Act | Cheque Dishonour Complaint Maintainable Against Trustee Without Arraying Trust As Accused : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 9) observed that a cheque dishonor complaint would be maintainable against a trustee, who has signed a cheque on the Trust's behalf, without arraying the Trust as an accused. The Court reasoned that since a Trust is not a juristic person, and neither sues nor is sued, therefore, trustees responsible for day to day affairs of the Trust would be held...
