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Party Alleging Bias Need To Show Only Reasonable Likelihood Of Its Existence And Not Absolute Proof : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
"Bias connotes a state of mind, and establishment thereof is, therefore, necessarily an uphill exercise. It is for this reason that the degree of proof, where bias is alleged, is somewhat diluted, with the law requiring, not absolute proof of bias, but a reasonable apprehension of a real likelihood that bias exists".
Parliament Passes Bill To Merge UTs Of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, & Daman & Diu [Read Bill]
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union territories) Bill, 2019, by voice vote. The Bill introduced by the Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah proposes to merge the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, which presently has only one district with the UT of Daman and Diu, which has two districts. The Bill was passed by the Lok...
NCLT Admits RBI's Petition Seeking Initiation Of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Against DHFL [Read Order]
The National Company Law Tribunal on Tuesday admitted a petition filed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seeking to initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process against the crisis hit Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd, a Financial Service Provider under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Coram of MK Shrawat, Judicial Member and Chandra Bhan Singh, Technical Member...
Parliament Clears Bill To Limit SPG Protection To Prime Minister & Immediate Family Of PM
The Rajya Sabha today passed the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019, by voice vote. The Bill was introduced in the house by the Minister of State G. Kishan Reddy to amend the provisions of the Special Protections Group Act, 1988, which provides for constitution and regulation of the Special Protection Group (SPG). The Bill seeks to restrict the facility of SPG security,...
Extracting Services From Employee Without Paying Remuneration Amount To Beggar Prohibited Under Article 23: Karnataka HC [Read Order]
Karnataka High Court while quashing a circular issued by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation denying allowances for over time job said "Extracting services from an employee without paying the remuneration therefor amounts to begar prohibited under Article 23 of the Constitution of India." Justice Krishna S Dixit while quashing a circular issued in 2015, said "The right...
Industrial Units And Buildings That Are Part Of Such Units Won't Come Under RERA: Maharashtra RERA [Read Order]
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority last month held that Industrial Units or buildings part of such units will not come under Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.Member BD Kapadnis was hearing a complaint filed by Techno Dirive Engineer Pvt Ltd contending that they had booked two units in the Renaissance Industrial Smart City project by Renaissance Indus Infra Pvt...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Six Additional Judges To Bombay HC [Read Notification]
Ministry of Law and Justice on Tuesday notified the appointment of six additional judges to the Bombay High Court. The appointees are- (i)Mukund Sewlikar (ii)Virendra Singh Bisht (iii)Denadwar Ugrasen (iv)Mukulika Jawalkar, (v)Surendra Tavade (vi)Nitin Borkar This takes the strength of total judges in the Bombay High Court to 71, although the sanctioned strength of the High...
Lok Sabha Clears The Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 [Read Bill]
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019, by voice vote. The Bill introduced by the Minister of State for Shipping, Mansukh Mandaviya, seeks to restrict the use of hazardous material on ships and regulates the recycling of ships by establishing a National Authority. Ship recycling refers to dismantling of a ship to recover the components and materials...
Delhi HC Allows Advance Service Of Paper Book Via Email In Cases Under Ordinary Original Civil jurisdiction
The Delhi High Court has announced that a service of advance copy of paper-book to the opposite party via email will be an accepted form of service While filing fresh suit/arbitration or other filings in the Ordinary Original Civil jurisdiction . The announcement has been made pursuant the recommendations made by the judges at the Original side. Considerably, the filing counsel will...
Delhi HC To Hear Plea Against Disclosure Of Identity Of The Victim In The Recent Rape Cases
A PIL has been moved in the Delhi High Court, asking the court to take action against the media revealing the identity of the victim in the aftermath of a recent rape case in the State of Telengana. The plea argues that such exposure of names, addresses, pictures, work details, etc of the victim and the accused persons, violates section 228A of IPC and the law laid down by the...
"Shocked The Collective Conscience Of Society"; Bombay HC Confirms Death For Five Who Killed Three Men, Acquits One [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court on Monday confirmed death penalty awarded to five men convicted of killing Sandeep Thanwar, Rahul Kandare and Sachin Gharu in 2013. One of the accused, Ashok Navgire was acquitted by the Court due to lack of evidence.Division bench of Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice SK Shinde heard the confirmation case and pronounced the judgment which ran into 133 pages....
Delhi HC Issues Notice On A PIL Challenging The Notification Requiring 25 Years Of Experience In Law For Technical Members Of NCLAT
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a PIL challenging the validity of the notification requiring 25 years of experience in law for a person to be considered for a post of Technical Member of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal. Filed by India Awake for Transparency, the plea also seeks an order declaring every action taken in pursuance of the...