Allahabad HC: Questions CBI As To Why Only One Advocate Is Assigned By Them To Argue The Entire Case Before The High Court

The Allahabad High Court in the case of Jawahar Lal @ Jawahar Lal Jalaj v. UOI, directed the Deputy Legal Advisor, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Lucknow Zone to file an affidavit explaining why only one Advocate has been assigned to argue all CBI cases filed in the High Court. The High Court was informed

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RBI approves Kamath-led panel’s suggestions on resolving Covid-linked stress on loan restructuring

September 08, 2020 RBI approves Kamath-led panel’s suggestions on resolving Covid-linked stress on loan restructuring [ by Legal Era News Network ] The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the recommendations of the K.V. Kamath-led Expert Committee on Resolution Framework for Covid-19-related stress. The KV Kamath committee has come out with guidelines for 26

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ELP adds to direct tax practice with ex-Dhruva, KPMG, PwC partner Saumil Shah + team

Saumil Shah joins ELP Economic Laws Practice (ELP) has expanded its direct tax practice, hiring chartered accountant and Dhruva Advisors partner Saumil Shah as a director in Mumbai. He has joined with two Dhruva colleagues, Mitesh Chauhan and Juile Suryavanshi. ELP managing partner Suhail Nathani commented: “We welcome Saumil and his team as we continue

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Plea Filed In Allahabad HC Seeking, Stay In Broadcast Of Web Series ‘Virgin Bhaskar Season 2’ For Hurting Religious Sentiments

A PIL has been filed before the Allahabad HC, seeking a stay on the broadcast of Hindi Web Series- ‘Virgin Bhaskar Season 2’, currently streaming on streaming on subscription-based OTT platforms- ALT Balaji and Zee5. The plea has been filed by Krishan Kanhya Pal, alleging that the series is defamatory of Devi/ Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar,

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Litigation against Credit Rating Agencies: Delhi High Court Delineates the Scope

[Kajal Singh and Nikunj Maheshwari are 4th year law students at the Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad.] Credit rating is a mechanism to address the asymmetry of information in the debt investment market, where the independent credit rating agencies (‘CRA’) rate the debt instruments issued by the borrower company (‘client’). Clients, to get their

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4 days to go: NLS exam to offer ltd pvt Rs 350 test centres in 14 cities • IDIA to also host 200+ • Exam now also Android, Mac, Linux, 512KBps

Relaxed technology requirements for NLAT though question marks remain NLSIU Bangalore has relaxed the technical requirements of its National Law Aptitude Test (NLAT) that is happening in four days, to include more operating systems, to require less internet bandwidth and, in seemingly rare cases, allow candidates to take the test in test centres in 14

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