Month: January 2021

Sumit P joins HSA Delhi in banking and finance Independent advocate Sumit P has joined HSA Advocates as a partner in Delhi, following two partners in the firm’s regulatory practice having left the firm in the last two months. HSA senior partner Apoorva Misra had left the firm late last year and has set up

A Delhi high court division bench has been hearing L&L Partners’ managing partner Rajiv Luthra’s appeal against the single-judge bench order reinstating the firm’s co-founder and senior partner Mohit Saraf. Both sides seemed to agree that separation was inevitable and Saraf might be paid to start his own firm. The division bench of justices Rajiv

‘Government information obtained that it is not appropriate,’ submitted Additional-Solicitor General SV Raju to the Supreme Court on Friday in a plea requesting an additional opportunity for civil service aspirants to give UPSC examinations because of the difficulties that could have emerged because of the public service test. Pandemic COVID-19.  A bench led by Justice

CASE: Dilip Singh vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr. CITATION: [Criminal Appeal No.53 of 2021]  CORAM: Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Sanjiv Khanna The Supreme Court observed that a criminal court that is exercising jurisdiction to grant bail or anticipatory bail is not expected to act as a recovery agent for the purpose of

A plea, filed by Sujeet Kumar Singh, a resident of Mirzapur has been put forward in the Supreme Court to ban the popular Amazon web series ‘Mirzapur’. The case was presided by CJI Bobde. The petitioner stated that the web series tarnished the historical and cultural image of the city/district. The show also portrayed every

CASE: Akshay Gupta v. Divya & Ors. CORAM: Hon’ble Justice Arun Monga Last week, the Punjab and Haryana High Court made it clear in a significant ruling that even if a minor who is under five years of age does not reside with a mother, his/her custody will be considered to be at the location

Introduction: The ‘Human Rights’ are the inherent and minimal rights that are available to every human being residing in any part of the earth by virtue of birth in the human race without discriminating anyone on the grounds of race, sex, language, nationality, religion, class, etc. To ensure the protection and promotion of ‘Human Rights’

The Bombay High Court, on Wednesday, looked for all the documents required with the death of a prisoner in the Nashik Central jail after the court learned that the family was not informed that an independent inquiry was started into the 32-year-old’s death. A note purportedly accusing jail authorities of extreme torment was discovered flawlessly

There is a common misconception that Social Security Disability benefits last forever. While many individuals can receive these vital benefits as long as they are disabled or until they reach retirement age, there are instances in which disability benefits will be terminated before then. If you or a loved one receives disability benefits, the best

The writ of mandamus can be employed to either direct a body to do something or to refrain from doing something.  Mandamus is only issued by high and apex courts; in India, those are the various state high courts and the supreme court. They have original jurisdiction vis-à-vis issuing writs. As per judicial precedent, it cannot