Lawyers, 452 in total and Bombay Bar Association wrote to the Bombay High Court, separately seeking its permission to allow them to choose from either virtual hearings or physical hearings. The request was made to the Hon’ble Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Dipankar Dutta. On Friday, an office order was passed by the
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The Bench of Justice SB Shukre and Justice AG Gharote while passing the order recorded that- “We would have appreciated that the reply filed by the Collector, reflected upon the realisation of the mistake committed by him … This gives an indication that there is no realisation of mistake on the part of the Collector, rather the Collector has
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The Bench of Hon’ble Justice Alka Sarin observed that Freedom of Speech doesn’t allow a person to make derogatory remarks against any gender or community. The matter: An FIR was filed against the petitioner for his alleged derogatory comment on a Facebook post made by the complainant. It was said that the alleged comment intended
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Merely because the police official is a Facebook friend of the complainant, it cannot be presumed that he shall favour him in an illegal manner, observed the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Court made observation while dismissing the petition seeking transfer of the investigation in a case registered at Police Station in Chandigarh, to
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The Supreme Court did not shut down even for a single day during the lockdown period, underscoring the resilience shown by the judiciary in preserving the vibrancy of the Constitution through the pandemic, said Chief Justice of India SA Bobde. On the occasion of 71st Constitution day, CJI Bobde said “During the lockdown, the Supreme
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Topical Highlight A Copyright Reform Agenda from a Group of Like-Minded IP Teachers Image from here In this guest post, Prof. (Dr.) N.S. Gopalakrishnan provides us an overview of the recommendations focussing on desirable public interest oriented amendments to the Copyright Act prepared by a group of ‘like minded IP teachers’. He particularly summarises four
... Continue Reading.[Kartik Adlakha is a 5th year B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at the Jindal Global Law School] On 24 June 2020, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (‘NCLAT’) in the case of Tata Consultancy Services Limited v. Vishal Ghisulal Jain(‘TCS Case’)upheld the National Company Law Tribunal (‘NCLT’) Mumbai bench’s order of stay on termination of a
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On Friday, the Gujarat High Court that imposition of fine on not wearing masks is not acting as a sufficient deterrent amongst the public and the State Government may consider making violators work at Covid-19 centres. The finality of the decision will be discussed by the Court with the State Government on Tuesday December 01. Advocate
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The Supreme Court while dismissing the Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh with a delay of 1006 days remarked that it appears that the cautions extended from time to time are falling on deaf ear. “If the petitioners feel that the period of limitation prescribed by the Legislature is not sufficient, given
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The Supreme Court has acquitted a man who was convicted before the Trial Court and also convicted before the High Court in a ‘Dowry Death’ case. While concerning the matter, the Trial Court and the Chhattisgarh High Court has sentenced the accused for rigorous imprisonment for 10 years. In this instant case, the Accused’s wife had
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