Delhi HC Restrains Jet Airways Owned Jet Lite From Alienating Approx Rs. 180 Cr In Terms Of A UK HC Decree [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Friday temporarily restrained Jet Lite (India) Ltd. (a subsidiary of the Jet Airways), from dispossessing, alienating its assets, to the tune of an international decree passed against it by a UK court. The Single bench comprised of Justice C. Hari Shankar ordered, "the judgment debtor is restrained, till the next date of hearing, from alienating or...

Plea Seeking Setting Up Of Standard Procedures For Arrest: Delhi HC Gives Liberty To The Petitioner To Move Appropriate Forum In Case Of Any Violation Of Arrest Procedures

Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to be issued to the Central Government to formulate standard procedures for arrest and ensure that the same shall be circulated in every police station. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has given liberty to the Petitioner to approach the appropriate forum on case there is...

[Covid-19] All Pending UG, PG Final Semester Exams Cancelled In Odisha; Read Alternative Evaluation Scheme Here

In view of the Covid crisis, the Higher Education Department of Odisha has cancelled the undergraduate and postgraduate final semester examinations for all State Public Universities and Autonomous Colleges, except for medical/ paramedical and pharmacy courses. Through a notification dated June 18, 2020, it is intimated that final year students whose examinations could not be...

Gujarat HC Issues Notice On Plea For Waiver Of Fixed Electricity Charges During Lockdown [Read Petition]

The Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the state government and the power distribution company in the state- Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL), in a batch of petitions seeking waiver of fixed electricity charges for the lockdown period. The petitions have been filed by KB Ispat Pvt. Ltd. and ten other companies, stating that the benefit of waiver of fixed...

A Robust ODR Ecosystem in India Will Have A Potential of Reducing The Load on Courts : NITI Ayog CEO Amitabh Kant

The Indian Dispute Resolution Centre conducted a webinar on the topic "Online Dispute Resolution: Opportunities and Challenges". The keynote address was delivered by CEO of NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant. The webinar also saw the participation of Richard Wilmot-Smith, QC, Barrister-Arbitrator and Head of 39, Essex Chambers, Shobana Iyer, Barrister-Arbitrator, Swan Chambers, and Tanmaya...

ISCKON A Well Known Trademark; Bombay HC Restrains Clothing Manufacturer From Using Trade name 'ISCKON' [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Friday granted permanent injunction against a clothing manufacturer from using the trade name ISCKON and declared that the International Society For Krishna Consciousness (ISCKON) is a well known trade mark in India within the meaning provided in Sections 2 (1)(zg) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. Justice BP Colabawalla heard the commercial IP suit filed by...

Police Officer Of DSP Rank Has No Authority To First Inquire Then Register FIR In Case Under SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court earlier this month held that a police officer of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police has no authority to first inquire then register FIR for allegations of caste abuse under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act, 1989, on the contrary, it is his duty to register the FIR first then investigate. Justice Prithviraj K Chavan...

Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Which Had Allowed A Wife To Get The Details Of Her Husband From The Passport Office Under RTI [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has stayed the order passed by the Central Information Commission wherein the Central Public Information Officer of the Passport Office was directed to divulge the information about a man under an RTI application filed by his wife. While issuing notice to the Respondent, the Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla held that there shall be a stay on the operation of...

[Automatic Vacation Of Interim Orders] Is Article 226(3) Directory or Mandatory? Gauhati HC Refers Issue To Larger Bench [Read Judgment]

"This provision hits at the very heart of the inherent and discretionary power of the Court to grant appropriate relief in exercise of judicial review, if this provision is to be considered to be mandatory in nature."

High Courts Weekly Roundup

Week Commencing June 22, 2020 To June 28, 2020 Allahabad High Court 1) [UP Memorials Scam] Allahabad HC Refuses To Quash Sanction For Prosecution Against Assistant Engineer During Procurement Of Pink Sandstone During BSP Rule [Ajai Kumar & Anr. v. State Of UP & Ors.] The bench comprised by Justice Anil Kumar and Justice Manish Mathur refused to quash the sanction...

Child Rights Violations Amidst Lockdown: Calcutta HC Directs Investigation Into Trafficking In Garb Of Child Marriages [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court, taking strict stock of child rights violations amidst the lockdown, recently pulled up the state police on several accounts. Taking note of the affidavit of the Home Secretary, the Calcutta High Court observed that while there have been no instances of child trafficking, however, child marriages during this period in most of the districts have been...

Bar Council Of Kerala Creates History By Conducting First Ever 'Virtual' Enrolment Ceremony

The Bar Council Of Kerala made history while it conducted a 'virtual' enrolment ceremony on Saturday.785 Law Graduates, wore the lawyer's robes and enrolled as Advocates yesterday in a ceremony held through video conferencing. The video conferencing was done through Cisco Webex Platform. The candidates were divided into several groups and batches and were allotted with a specific time slot...