SC Grants Bail To Murder Convict After 26 Years In Jail [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has released a murder convict on bail, after he spent 26 years in jail, subject to the condition that he will not enter Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh.In April 1980, Bharat was convicted under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life. In 2000, in view of a government order, all the lifers were released. The said order was later set aside by...

Yahoo! Inc Wins Trademark Lawsuit Against Indian Firm AFPL

The Delhi High Court has issued orders restraining Indian firm M/s Apricot Foods Pvt. Ltd (AFPL) an, from using the YAHOO! trademark or any other deceptively similar mark as part of their product name. The court held that the said infringement has the potential of diluting the YAHOO! trademark and tarnishing the reputation attached to it.The US-based Yahoo! Inc. had filed a suit against...

Allahabad HC Commutes Death Penalty In Rape-Cum-Murder Case [Read Judgment]

The State has failed to show that the appellant is a continuing threat to the society or he is beyond reform or rehabilitation, the Bench observed.The Allahabad High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded by a trial court for a man accused of raping and murdering a 4-year-old girl, to life imprisonment.Upholding the conviction recorded by the trial court, the Bench comprising...

26 Retired HC Judges Designated As Senior Advocates

In a full court meeting held last month, the Supreme Court designated 26 retired judges of various high courts as senior advocates.Following are the retired judges of various high courts across the country who have been made senior advocates with effect from August 31, 2016: Uma Nath Singh, Satish Chandra, Ashim Kumar Banerjee, K.C. Bhanu, Ravindra Singh, B. Chandra Kumar, Anil Kumar,...

Family Court order setting aside ex-parte judgment is appealable: Orissa HC [Read Judgment]

An application to set aside an ex-parte decree is an ‘interlocutory judgment’, which finally determines the right of the parties in the said proceeding, the Bench observed.The Orissa High Court in Gyanasis Jena vs. Rekha Swain, has held that a family court order allowing an application to set aside an ex-parte judgment is appealable under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984.A...

As Registration Of Cases u/s 66A Continues Despite SC Verdict, MP Asks PM to Intervene [Read Letter]

The NCRB data has revealed that 4,154 cases were registered under Section 66A, that tramples upon the Fundamental Right to freedom of speech and expression and has already been struck down by the Supreme Court, in 2015.In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar has demanded that the Home Ministry and Law Ministry be directed to cancel...

SC Reserves Judgment In Soumya Murder Case

The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment in Soumya murder case after concluding the final hearing in appeal filed by convict Govindachami.The Bench, which was reportedly seen convinced on the aspect that the victim was raped, however expressed its doubts on whether she was pushed by the accused out of the train, which resulted in her death.The Bench observed: “"The court is convinced...

Delhi HC Upholds CISF Constable’s Dismissal For Befriending Pak Girl On Facebook [Read Judgment]

He had also created an exclusive Gmail ID to talk to the suspected undercover agent, given her his personal details and also indulged in highly inappropriate talks about the Forces over Facebook.In the case of Balkar Singh vs. Union of India & Ors., the Delhi High Court through Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice V. Kameswar Rao upheld the dismissal of a CISF constable suspected of...

High Courts may get 25 new Judges by the weekend

Nearly 25 new Judges may be appointed to various High Courts of the country by the end of this week, days before the hearing of a petition alleging delay in execution of the collegium’s recommendations before the Supreme Court.The fresh appointments will reportedly be made to at least six High Courts, based on the recommendations made by the Supreme Court collegium in April-May. The...

Why Is Aadhar Card Mandatory For Availing Of Minority Students' Scholarships: Delhi HC Asks Centre [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre asking why it has made submission of Aadhar Card mandatory for students from minority communities for availing of various Centrally-funded scholarships such as Pre-Matric Scholarship, Post-Matric Scholarship and Merit-cum-means-based Scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA).The petition filed by...

ITC Gets Upper Hand Over Britannia In Biscuit War [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Cour has granted Britannia four weeks’ time to phase out the existing stocks of ‘NutriChoice Digestive Zero’ biscuits with the impugned packaging.The High Court of Delhi on Tuesday issued a temporary injunction restraining Britannia from using the packaging of ‘Nutri Choice Digestive Zero’ biscuits in its present form, saying it was prima facie “deceptively...

Law Ministry To Discuss BCI’s Draft Rules On Foreign Law Firms’ Entry

The Ministry of Law and Justice has decided to convene a meeting to discuss draft rules for the registration and regulation of foreign lawyers and law firms in India framed by the Bar Council of India under the provision of the Advocates Act, 1961. The proposed meeting will be held on 16th September.The meeting will be held in pursuance to the government’s proposal to open legal services...