No black and white photographs in pleadings without prior permission of Court: SC directs Registry
“For a long time, the parties are placing on record black and white photocopies of photographs, mostly which are blurred.”
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SC stays proceedings against Shashi Tharoor over 2018 defamatory statements on PM Narendra Modi
Shashi Tharoor while addressing the audience at the Bangalore Literature Festival in 2018 had quoted lines from the article published by the Caravan magazine and which said that “Mr. Modi is like a scorpion sitting on a Shivling; you cannot remove him with your hand, and you cannot hit it with a chappal either.”
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MP Municipalities Ordinance amending ‘period to move no-confidence motion against Municipal Council Head’ has retroactive operation: MP High Court
The Court criticised the state of uncertainty among various officers due to inconsistent application of the Ordinance and suggested that the State Government should have provided clarity.
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Money advanced for clearing land title is an investment, not financial debt under Section 5(8) of the IBC: NCLAT
The NCLAT reinforced that not all financial transactions qualify as financial debts under the IBC.
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‘Will impose heavy cost, initiate contempt proceedings’; Gauhati HC grants last two months opportunity to State of Mizoram to set up State Human Rights Commission
The present petition is pending since 2021, and the Court observed that the State Government is not willing to set up State Human Rights Commission in State of Mizoram.
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Supreme Court dismisses petitions seeking to stop export of arms & military equipments to Israel in the ongoing Gaza Conflict
Considering the petition seeking directions for the Union Government to cancel existing licenses/permissions and to stop the grant of new licenses to Indian companies, the Court stated that the self-imposed restraint on Courts entering into areas of foreign policy is grounded in sound rationale which has been applied across time.
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Delhi High Court temporarily restrains Star Hospitality from using mark ‘SOCIAL’; grants interim injunction to Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality (P) Ltd.
“An average consumer with an imperfect recollection is likely to be deceived into thinking that the plaintiff has opened a new ‘SOCIAL’ outlet in Vadodara, Gujarat where the defendant is operating its outlet.”
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Insolvency proceeding under Section 95 IBC can’t be continued against legal heirs after personal guarantor’s death: NCLT
“The term “personal guarantor” is defined under Section 5(22) of the IBC as “personal guarantor” means an individual who is the surety in a contract of guarantee to a corporate debtor.”
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Accused in custody can apply for anticipatory bail in connection with a different case: Supreme Court
“When procedural law doesn’t preclude the investigating agency from arresting a person in relation to a different offence while he is already under custody in some previous offence, the accused too cannot be precluded of his statutory right to apply for anticipatory bail only on the ground that he is in custody in relation to a different offence.”
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Gujarat HC transfers minor boy’s sexual assault and murder probe to CBI on no fruitful outcome by police after 9-years
In 2015, the minor left the school but did not reach his house and three days later, his body was found by the police, and it was alleged that he was murdered after being subjected to unnatural sexual intercourse.
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[Kolkata Rape and Murder Case] SC takes note of mass abstentions of Resident doctors; Directs them to report for duty by 5 pm on 10-09-2024
The Court also directed the West Bengal Govt. to take steps to create confidence in the doctors vis-a-vis their safety and emphasised that resident doctors cannot be oblivious of the needs of the general community whom they are intended to serve, and they should return to work within the time indicated.
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Delhi High Court directs BSES to pay Rs. 10,00,000/- as compensation to wife of Sub-Inspector who died due to electrocution
‘If the State fails to adhere to the practical necessity of preserving human life, it leads to a tragic loss of human dignity.’
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West Bengal Coal Scam | SC dismisses Abhishek Banerjee and wife Rujira’s appeal against ED summons
In 2020, a FIR was registered by the CBI, ACB, Kolkata in respect of alleged illegal excavation and theft of Coal taking place in the leasehold areas of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL). Eventually ED issued summons in 2021 to the Appellants seeking their presence and documents pertaining to the matter.
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Effort shall be made by authorities to address grievance of Transgender Community members in respect to their medical needs: Gauhati HC
Petitioner stated that due lack of proper guidelines and clear instructions, neither the Central Government nor the State Government of Assam is coming forward with any concrete step to redress the grievance of the transgender community.
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Delhi High Court upholds Tihar Jail Superintendent’s denial of Rajya Sabha MP’s request for physical interview with Arvind Kejriwal
The petitioner is seeking right of physical interview in terms of Delhi Prison Rules and must therefore, exercise it in accordance thereof. He cannot, on one hand, seek right to physical interview according to Rule 589 DPR and on the other hand, not abide by the conditions contained therein.
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Supreme Court sets aside MP High Court order transferring toddler’s custody from maternal aunts to father; Allows father and grandparents to meet child once a fortnight
Supreme Court said that this is not a case where custody of the child can be disturbed in a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
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When DCDRC took to task a surgeon for conducting delayed Laparotomy based on a 2-day old CT Scan report
The Commission held that reliance on old CT scan report; invalid consent & unjustified delay in conducting Laparotomy, constituted Medical Negligence and directed the surgeon to pay compensation of Rs. 4 Lakhs.
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‘Would like to prevent a situation where lengthy and arduous trial becomes punishment in itself’; P&H HC grants bail to UAPA accused in custody for 3 years and 8 months
The allegations against the accused are that he was allegedly involved in anti-national activities but only a mobile phone was recovered from him containing objectionable photographs of arms and ammunition. There was no other recovery either of firearms or any other incriminating material.
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Supreme Court permits bank employees who secured job under SC/ST category to retain jobs despite caste descheduling by Karnataka Government
Supreme Court reiterated that neither State Government nor Courts have the authority to modify Scheduled Castes list promulgated by Presidential order
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Court of Chief Commissioner for PwD cannot pass binding/adjudicatory orders akin to those issued by court of law; Delhi HC sets aside stay on Employee’s transfer
‘The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 does not envisage the CCPD as an adjudicatory body capable of deciding service-related disputes or issuing enforceable orders.’
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